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Any ideas here?
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What's your price range? It depends what you mean by "relatively inexpensive".
My Barber Tone Press was $139, and it's worth every penny. Hard steel case, true bypass, no noise at all, and a whole lot of sustain.
I had the Boss CS-3 before, and it was okay, but was pretty noisy compared to the Barber. I think the CS-3 is $90.
If you're willing to spend an extra $50 on quality, do it.
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Its not my money, hence, I can't ask the inlaws to spend a pile of money on it... Besides, as most know, I use rack gear and a minimum of pedals.
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Well if you use rack gear, then I don't have a recommendation for you.
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MXR dyna comp is pretty good for the money