Keeley launches No420 Custom Shop edition of Compressor Mini

April 20, 2023 · 3 sources

Keeley Electronics launched a special Custom Shop edition of its Compressor Mini on 20 April 2023, according to MusicRadar, which reported the release during NAMM 2023¹. The No420 Custom Shop Compressor Mini is refinished in orange, with an illustration of a guitar effects mini-pedal smoking what looks like a non-regulation cigarette¹.

The pedal keeps the Compressor Mini's two-knob layout. Level controls output volume, and with an onboard preamp it can push the pedals in front of it and your guitar amp, or be set at unity gain; Compression controls how much compression and sustain is in the signal¹. The footswitch turns the pedal on and off¹. The Compressor Mini has an Auto-Blend that ensures clarity and definition at subtle or heavy levels of compression, and a transient release time tuned to perform with single-coil or humbucking pickups¹. In the mini format, this Manhattan-style compression has been voiced to work with single-coil and humbucker alike, and features an automatic tone recovery circuit that means you don't lose any high-end when you're putting the squash on your signal¹.

The pedal is true bypass, takes a 9V DC pedalboard power supply and draws 10mA of current, and is made in the USA¹. The No420 Custom Shop edition is $129¹. The first batch has sold out, and another will be shipping on or before 2 May, MusicRadar reported¹.

The Compressor Mini itself was introduced in September 2021. Guitar.com reported it as a two-knob, all-analog pedal with an auto-blend feature, an Automatic Tone Recovery circuit and a built-in preamp, available in Black Neon and a limited-edition Arctic White for $129². Guitar World reported the same $129 price for both versions, with the Arctic White limited to 1,000 units³.