Universal Audio UAFX LA-2A Studio Compressor

I’m used to using the UAD LA2A plugin in mixing, on vocals, acoustic guitar and bass, and it’s an incredible plugin, however I never use it in high gain guitars. That said, I bought this pedal to use it with my acoustic guitar. It didn’t disappoint. Sounds incredible. I had been thoroughly exploring the Nux Optima Air for a while and had finally found the perfect IR for the Fishman Sonitone in my Martin and had been recording it and experimenting with a couple of compressor plugins. The UAD LA2A sounded perfect and that’s the reason I bought the pedal. So, well, you know how it goes… I had to test it with high gain, and that’s when my jaw really dropped. It tightened and fattened the massive tone of the Fishman Fluence going through my Orange TH30. I didn’t notice any coloration, thus my title, although I’m not saying there probably isn’t any. To me it sounded transparent. Really great piece of gear. Not only is this my first compressor for guitar, it is also my first UAD pedal, so, a message to UAD: that promotional price of 98 € was perfect. I’ll definitely buy more gear from you at those prices. Great job.