USED Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone 2 Compressor Sustainer

Description

This is a used Pigtronix Philosopher’s Tone 2 pedal. The item pictured is the one you will receive. It has been tested and gone over by the experts at our shop to ensure it’s working properly and is free of issues, unless otherwise noted in this listing. Please read the description carefully and check over all photos for condition and wear. We do our best to describe all items as best as possible and note any wear we find, but please be considerate that it is a used piece and it won’t be perfect. We pack all items with care when shipping them. If you have any questions about this or any other piece of gear we have, please let us know and we’ll be happy to help!

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Condition Notes:

– Condition: 9.5/10

– Any wear of note: This pedal is in amazing shape overall and very clean! No real wear of note.

– General notes: This is a killer compressor pedal with a footswitchable Grit function! Keeping the same amazing compression from the Philosopher’s Tone with even more versatility!

– Accessories included: Original box only.

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From Pigtronix:

PHILOSOPHER’S TONE 2

COMPRESSOR / SUSTAINER WITH GRIT

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ENLIGHTENING

Elevating the groundbreaking optical compression of the original Philosopher’s Tone to a new plane of tonal enlightenment, the Philosopher’s Tone 2 is a world-class compressor/sustainer with footswitchable Grit, allowing for more versatility than ever before. Featuring a refined implementation of the overdrive circuit first heard in the limited-edition Gold version of this iconic compressor pedal, the unique germanium distortion found in the Philosopher’s Tone 2 delivers smooth top end and rich midrange response, tailored to perfectly match the characteristics of the optical sustainer driving it. In addition to Volume and Sustain controls, the Philosopher’s Tone 2 features a parallel clean Blend knob that allows musicians to mix their instrument’s original tone with the compressor/sustainer effect when the Grit circuit is bypassed. This mixing technique restores natural pick-attack and allows clean settings with extreme sustain to remain dynamic and musical. When the Grit circuit is engaged, the Blend knob is automatically bypassed, circumventing the compromises of the original unit and imparting a colorful distortion to your sound in both Germanium and Silicon modes. This nonlinear diode-clipping can range from subtle overdrive to overflowing distortion, all without unwanted feedback. A Treble control located just before the master Volume provides 6db of cut or boost at 2kHz for fine-tuning the frequency response of the effect. The Philosopher’s Tone 2 features true-bypass switching and internal 18V power rails for maximum clean headroom that is ideal for use with hot pickups, active bass, synthesizers and other line-level sources. Runs on 9VDC.

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KNOB-BY-KNOB

Volume: Sets the overall output volume.

Treble: Boosts or cuts treble at 2kHz.

Sustain: Sets the amount of sustain.

Blend: Mixes your compressed effect with your clean signal. Note: This control is only active when the Grit footswitch is turned OFF.

Grit: Controls the gain of the overdrive stage. Note: This control is only active when the Grit footswitch is turned ON.

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RARE DESIGN

Generations of guitar players have sought noiseless clean sustain from a compressor, and this was the guiding goal of the research and design behind Philosopher’s Tone, yielding a compressor with an internal 18 volts of headroom and naturally musical tone control.

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THE EVOLUTION OF PHILOSOPHER’S TONE

First released in 2009 and igniting a new following for Pigtronix, the Philosopher’s Tone 2 is a “best of” design, incorporating the best elements of previous iterations plus a completely redefined Grit knob for significantly more versatility.

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MODERN-DAY ALCHEMY

Practitioners of the mystical and ancient art of alchemy long sought an element called the Philosopher’s Stone. They believed, if found, it could turn lead into gold and bestow immortality upon the person who wielded it. Philosopher’s Tone 2 allows players to conjure gleaming sustain, soaring lead tones, and articulation across all six strings.

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