Earthquaker DevicesThe Warden V2 Optical Compressor Guitar Effects Pedal

Hands down and hats off, this is by far one of the coolest and most useful tools in my music arsenal. I never knew what a huge difference a compression pedal (Not a Computer Program) could make regardless of your style in music. Love it!

I bought this pedal because my fav band chon uses it and I’m blown away. I can achieve their fast attack punchy tone and it also opens up a world full of tone. This pedal rounds out your tone tremendously and it’s totally transparent. It has a ratio knob to blend in the tone from the amp or the compresión from the pedal only. Truly a blessing. It gets loud and I’m really impressed with the build quality of the pedal . I would HIGHLY recommend this over a boss compressor. Don’t be cheap and buy the boss one. You don’t have nearly as much knobs to sculpt your tone. This pedal is worth every penny. I have 5 years of guitar experience and this is exactly what i needed to find my tone. If you feel like you’re in a hole artistically invest in one of these and you’ll see how much of a difference this makes

Oh boy, this pedal. This thing isn't going to make you play like chon, but once you get the settings all dialed in, you'll sound like them, plus more. Remember, this is a compressor pedal, so it's not going to do anything crazy, but if you're really trying to make your tone unique, this is a great addition. Seems to like most of my other pedals too, so if you want an incredible compressor, this is your Boi.

One of the finest Op compressors ! Sounds amazing ! Worth the price tag!

I bought it because the guitarists in the band CHON say that it's key to their sound. I barely noticed the pedal when it was on and it just wasn't sounding great to my ear, hardly worth the premium cost. I returned it and bought the KOKKO FCP2 pedal for around $20 and I'm very happy with it. That compressor sounds great to me. I'm not saying The Warden is a bad pedal. Maybe it fits someone else's rig setup much better than mine, but I just cannot fathom how the price is justified when that ~$20 pedal sounds so good.

I was a little skeptical since I've had little experience with compressors but wow. After putting it on my pedalboard, everything about my tone has improved significantly.

I paid 147 dollars for tin box. Beware of open box pedals. Mine arrived missing a screw and non functional.

Very versatile, light tone coloration (a good thing in this case, sounds very nice). I bought a Pigtronix Philosophers Tone because it was a better price and I liked some demos I saw on YouTube, but I found the tone to be brittle and the attack to sound very sharp and unnatural. Returned it within two days and pulled the trigger on this guy. Couldn't be more impressed or satisfied. Very versatile, tone knob is nice to compensate for the semi-sqaushed highs.