Is that Godson Song sample from a studio album? Remember that compression isn't necessarily part of the original guitar signal chain, if it's a studio recording. You might be hearing a rackmount compressor/limiter used in the mixdown phase, like a Manley, Pendulum, Tube Tech, Crane Song... there are lots of ways to get very smooth, creamy compression in the studio. And it will sound much better than a guitar pedal. I think I'm hearing that "expensive" compression sound in the clip.
When I use compression in recording electric guitar, I always do it in my recording software (with UAD-1 plugin compressors), because it sounds better to me than any pedal, and I can't afford the big boy studio toys like rackmount tube compressor/limiters.
I know this won't help if you're trying to put together a live rig (unless you have a lot of money to throw at it, and roadies to haul the gear around), but I thought I'd mention it.
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