What's a cool [ideally DIYable] compressor?

[sonidero]

I have a feeling no one really understands compression... Greyscales and Mike have the best comments I've seen in our umpteen threads about compression... To me it's like a tuner, it's something that is an accessory to guitar and not an "effect"... A misused or abused compressor can add sound or character to your guitar or a cheap one can impart it's own tone but it's not fundamentally changing the sound... I like opto compression cause it works best for what I like compression to be, and it's seems more natural... Compression when used correctly is like Auto Tune used correctly i.e. your not supposed to hear it...

Silly compression is silly...

[Officer Bukowski]

Yeah I'm not looking to go super squishy, just need a little more compression for this new song I think.

The Compulator was the other circuit I was considering. You pretty much confirmed what I was thinking Mike.

Thanks for all the info! You guys rule.

[sonidero]

Behndy's gonna throw a shoe but I love the Black Finger...