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Up for sale is an original, legendary Canadian-built Diamond CPR-1 Optical Compressor.This unit is from the highly coveted legacy era in Nova Scotia, featuring an intact factory serial label stamped with a low 4-digit serial number: #3720.The Diamond CPR-1 is widely considered one of the greatest, most musical guitar compressors ever created. Unlike traditional VCA or OTA-style compressors that aggressively squash your notes and chop off your low end, the CPR-1 utilizes a studio-grade Vactrol opto-isolator circuit. It behaves like a high-end studio mastering limiter, smoothing out your overall dynamics while keeping your guitar's natural percussive pick attack completely intact.The secret weapon of this pedal is the post-compressor "Tilt" EQ network. At the noon center-detent position, the EQ is completely flat. Turning it clockwise simultaneously boosts chimey highs while cutting muddy low-end, allowing you to add immediate sparkle to single-coil pickups or easily tame a dark amplifier.Condition & Technical Specs:Chassis & Baseplate: Very clean cosmetic condition with crisp factory lettering.Serial Label: The original handwritten factory serial sticker (#3720) is 100% intact, safe, and perfectly legible on the bottom of the enclosure.Functionality: 100% fully operational. The pots are smooth and quiet, the true-bypass switch engages instantly, and the iconic bi-color status LED cleanly transitions from green to red to visually display your compression depth.If you are looking for an ultra-transparent "always-on" tone sweetener to make your clean platform sound wider and more three-dimensional, this legacy CPR-1 is the gold standard.Will be sent via ebay simple delivery or the global shipping program if you are an overseas buyer.No box with this one, what you see is what you get.CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE ORIGINAL DIAMOND PEDALS & OTHER COOL GEAR!Will be sent fully tracked and insured via Royal Mail.