Hi Lee!
 > Do you have a personal preference in compressors?  If so, which
-> one(s)?
My alltime favorite compressor is the Spectrasonics 610 which also does
great peak limiting, which is part of the secret in the sound of many
lead guitar parts, such as most of Heart's work in the early days.
More familar to most is the UREI line... 1176, LA2, LA3, etc. I've used
them all quite a bit.
One of my favorites is the DBX160.
 Bonnie *:>
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