PRS Guitars Mary Cries Optical Compressor

We recently had the privilege of testing out our first effects pedal from PRS Guitars, the Horsemeat Transparent Overdrive, and it was an absolute hit. Today, we’re looking at a 2nd pedal from Paul and crew, moving in a different direction sonically, but keeping that PRS quality and tone intact. The Mary Cries Optical Compressor is everything you want in a compressor pedal, if you use them, and everything you never knew you needed if you don’t…yet.

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The PRS Mary Cries optical compressor pedal is intuitive and sounds incredible. Based on the storied LA-2A, Mary Cries will thicken your tone, help control signal peaks, lengthen sustain, and push your tone without losing definition or clarity. Depending on your settings, it can be used as a boost as well as a straightforward compressor. The Compression knob adjusts the compression level of your signal – turn counterclockwise for less compression or clockwise for more compression. The Output Gain knob adjusts the overall output level of the compressed signal.

Like all pieces of PRS gear, these pedals were created to be high-end pieces of audio gear, designed by PRS Guitars in Stevensville, Maryland and proudly made in the USA. Considerable time was spent comparing available electronic components, and through-hole soldering enables PRS to utilize the best-sounding parts. PRS pedals are true bypass, so you can stay connected to your amp. When they are off, they are out of your signal chain, and the tone of your instrument can be heard without coloration.

I love the simplicity and ease of getting a great sound almost instantly with the Mary Cries Optical Compressor. With just the two knobs, you can basically plug it in, twist a few times and get a great tone in minutes, or spend hours tweaking to your delight, if you’d like! Really digging this Paul Reed Smith pedal lineup so far – be sure to head to their website for more info on this and all their pedals. There’s one more left in the current release lineup, too, so keep an eye out here and on our social media for that one, coming soon…thanks again to Sweetwater, too, cheers!!

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