FloorQ

COMPRESSOR

The Joe Meek Floor Q is a pedal-format optical compressor designed for use with guitars, basses, and other instruments. It’s a compact version of Joe Meek’s studio-grade compression circuit, known for its transparent and warm sound. The pedal features a high-impedance JFET instrument preamplifier input stage with its own input level control, allowing for maximum flexibility. The Floor Q includes a range of controls, including Input, Output, Slope, Attack, Release, and Compress, which allow for precise adjustments to the compression settings. The pedal also features a bright-blue LED indicator to show when the effect is active. The Floor Q is designed to be used with passive pickups, and its optical compression circuit provides a smooth and transparent sound. It’s also relatively quiet, with a noise spec of -94dBu and 19.5dB of headroom before clipping.