The Barber Tone Press
Parallel Compression
The Barber Tone Press: Tone and Sustain with “Plug and Play” Performance.
Bringing together the very best of classic guitar compression and time-honored recording techniques. The Barber Tone Press is a revolutionary performance compression pedal that has no rival...
A remarkable Tonal Breakthrough: How We Did It
In research and development, Barber studied the problems associated with classic guitar compressors and their recent clones and found that, while the clone-makers build pedals with improved components (cleaner switching, in particular) and matched transistors, a few of the major drawbacks of those “vintage” designs still exist. The most glaring drawback of popular classic compressors is that they reverse the guitar’s phase and cause a “pop” that squashes the attack at the beginning of every note. Although we now see some compression units that have attack controls, they leave a bit to be desired as they require seemingly endless trial and error tweaking , and still no true solution to gracefully removing the pop.
Parallel compression is the solution. a Barber innovation that blows away having to deal with attack, ratio and release knobs of other so-called "studio compressors." Barber developed a one-of-a-kind proprietary continuous “blend control” circuit, and combined it with a discrete “Class A” FET mixer circuit to allow you to continuously blend the natural signal of your carefully selected guitar with a “phase-corrected” classic compression circuit. The result? What guitar players have always wanted, unaltered attack and supernatural sustain and resonance. No studio engineering degree required.
• Precision components- Panasonic supply capacitors and metal film resistors
for low noise.
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•True bypass switching with led indicator- this is achieved by using an high grade switch, in addendum Solid 20 gauge copper hookup wire is used between the jacks and switching to create a transparent bypass.
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• Full size pots- for durability and for easy serviceability if needed.
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• Cast aluminum enclosure-our incredibly durable enclosure will last
a lifetime!
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• Double sided pc board with plate through holes-This is the way the
military does it when they want electronics to work FOREVER! all pedals should
be made this way , few are.
NEW FEATURES! Elna silk particulate audio caps, Panasonic and Wima film caps. Enhanced circuit with 2-3db increased available output to help match higher output pickups.
Barber is the pioneer of compression pedals with adjustable blend, the first ever to market a "parallel compressor".
Tone Press only $159.95, replaced by Compact Tone Press.
DC jack included (ac power adaptor not included)
current draw 10ma
4.7"x3.7"x1.1"
This unit was recently updated and there are no plans to discontinue or update further.
