Reliability How has it stood up over time? It's MXR... it should last. General Your general opinion of this product. Nice little compressor for the price. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? It's Red

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? The chassis is built like a tank, switch and knobs feel solid. I am not using a battery, so the backplate screws are not an issue for me. General Your general opinion of this product. This is a pedal effect, not meant to replace a full blown compressor. However, as an effect, it's great. It clamps down on the dynamics, without killing the attack, and gives you all the sustain you want. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? Not a guitar, but the knobs are smooth the the switch solid. Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Neutral. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Box looks good! Action How was the action out of the box? NA.

Quality Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? It is very well made. MXR doesn't cheap out, even though this is a fairly inexpensive piece. Reliability How has it stood up over time? Great. Solid. Tough metal chassis. General Your general opinion of this product. Quality. Get it. Playability and Feel How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? N/A Tone Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? Nice, smooth compression and sustain. A little extra gain on the top of your signal, but it's not distorting at all. I like it because I think it adds a bit more harmonic kick tot he signal. Finish How did the stain or paint job look? Simple red metal powder coating, but it's very sharp. Action How was the action out of the box? N/A