These Fairfield Accountant compressors

Dominic

Can be very severe and not exactly transparent but what a great general tone enhancer / booster
Very Unique 
Robert Renman of Master guitar Academy does a great review of them..........more Orange Squeeze than Ross type

Wazmeister

If I was down to one last pedal, it would be the Accountant...

I must say, mine has never sounded harsh, and Ive owned two.

Great for a “little bit o hair”

Dominic

I don't mean harsh  tone wise but severe in the compression thump 

Wazmeister

Dom, for me, they are the comps for people who dont like comps...!

Dominic

Don't get me wrong.......I think it's the business Waz

colourofsound

I loved the compression characteristics but it was far too bright for my tastes; and seemed to shelve off low end. Really wanted to like it (had two!) but just couldn't in the end

GavRichList

Yup, very special. 

Only ousted from my board by something.... specialer

Dominic

colourofsound said:

I loved the compression characteristics but it was far too bright for my tastes; and seemed to shelve off low end. Really wanted to like it (had two!) but just couldn't in the end

Anything but bright in my experience

BintyTwanger77

Sold it. Tried a couple of other things. They were alright. Realised my titanic mistake, went back and got another one. It’s a fantastic pedal. Works so well into a BF Fender.

BintyTwanger77

Wazmeister said:

Dom, for me, they are the comps for people who dont like comps...!

This, in a nutshell.