Seymour Duncan releases Studio Bass Compressor in retro housing

March 17, 2026 · 2 sources

Seymour Duncan released the Studio Bass Compressor pedal in a new vintage-inspired housing, Bass Magazine reported on March 17, 2026. The pedal keeps the circuit of the existing model; the report describes the change as "Same studio-grade performance, bold new retro housing"¹.

The compressor has a 3-position mini-toggle affecting Full, Mid or Low frequencies, and a blend knob that mixes uncompressed signal alongside the affected sound¹. Bass Magazine writes that the pedal covers "a full spectrum of compression, from subtle and transparent to tightly tamed dynamics" and that "there's enough clean headroom to use it as a boost for solos"¹. The report gives no further specifications, price or ship date¹.

The Studio Bass Compressor was first introduced in 2015. Guitar World reported then that it is a soft-knee compressor with Blend, Volume, Attack and Compressor knobs and a Low/Full/Mid switch, plus automatic gain compensation and a ratio that rises as the signal approaches the threshold². That report said the pedal was assembled at the Seymour Duncan factory in Santa Barbara, California, and was 100 percent true-bypass². Bass Magazine's 2026 report does not restate those details¹.