Origin Effects | Cali76 Compact

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Model Number or Name:

Cali76 Compact

Discontinued
Compression

Circuit Type: Analog

Electrical Components:

JFET Transistor

Component Info: MELF Resistors

Original Price: $225

Excellent Used Price: $290

Genre(s): All Genres

Year Released: 2015

Year Discontinued: 2018

Cali76 Compact Deluxe (2018)

Cali76 Standard (2012 - 2015)

A single combined Attack/Release control takes care of these often misunderstood parameters, guiding you through the most useful combinations while avoiding the less useful ones. Add in a simple high/low ratio switch and you get tons of flexibility without the complexity – instant gratification guaranteed!

The ratio switch provides 4:1 and 20:1 settings. We sourced a number of original 1176 units and chose to match our compression curves to the best sounding unit, which displayed compression curves closely matching those shown in the first Urei manual.

4:1 tends to work best on guitars equipped with humbuckers, as well as bass guitars. The higher ratio setting on the Cali76-C is great for creating pronounced compression effects, such as a country-style squash.

Rugged MELF resistors offer low noise performance and rock-solid reliability.
Film and tantalum capacitors offer tight tolerances and superb linearity.
Carefully chosen transistors biased at relatively high currents yield a distinct signal-to-noise advantage.