Ross Audibles

built his fame on the Kustom amps he began creating in the mid 1960s. In the 1970s, he went on to launch the Ross Electronics stompbox company, and today his name is perhaps most famous for the number of clones that the company’s delectable gray Compressor inspired. Although Ross’s stompboxes were arguably B-list boxes behind the likes of MXR and Electro-Harmonix, many guitarists belatedly discovered how magical the unassuming two-knob Compressor could sound, while others stumbled upon the raunchy glories of its mustard-colored cohort, the Distortion. Not surprisingly, both effects have become highly sought after on the vintage market, and the high prices they’ve commanded have put