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Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone

Item ID: PhilosTone

Compressor/Sustainer/Distortion Pedal with Blend, Treble EQ, Ratio, and Threshold Controls

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Sustain and Compression plus Distortion, When You Want It!

Plug into the Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone compressor/sustainer pedal and make your guitar come alive! You can make your leads scream more, tame transient spikes in your rhythm-guitar work, or just make your axe sound richer overall. The Philospher's Tone pedal gives you a treble EQ knob, a blend control, threshold and ratio controls, and even smooth diode clipping (when you want to add that perfect touch of distortion). Best of all, you can drastically increase your guitar's sustain with virtually no noise, so this compact and pedalboard-ready box is perfect for your rig!





Pigtronix Philospher's Tone Sustain Pedal Features:
  • Incredible sustain with virtually no noise
  • Adjustable threshold and ratio put you in complete control
  • Blend control allows you to combine compressed and uncompressed signals
  • Smooth diode clipping distortion gives you natural overdrive
  • Treble EQ lets you easily brighten or smooth out your tone
  • Super-compact, pedalboard-friendly chassis
  • True-bypass switching
  • Pigtronix 18VDC adapter included

The Pigtronix Philospher's Tone pedal gives you incredibly flexible sustain - straight from your pedalboard!
Specification Detail
Type Compressor/Distortion
Inputs 1 x 1/4"
Outputs 1 x 1/4"
Power Supply Included Yes
Height 1"
Depth 2.4"
Width 4.4"
Weight .4 lbs.
Manufacturer Part Number CSD

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Reviews

based on 6 reviews

Philosopher's Tone

by Ron Smart from Monument, Colorado
February 25, 2013
Music Background: Hobbyist
Wanted a way to create a really solid tone for my set up and had zero clue how to do it. After a bunch of costly trial and error on my own, went to Sweetwater where my Sales Engineer, Greg Savino, su... read more [+]ggested getting the Philosopher's Tone and combining with an Ecstasy Red Overdrive Pedal. I was able to get a great tone out of my setup without blasting the volume through my amp, (Made my wife extremely happy.). Sweetwaters Sales Engineers, (Greg Savino is mine, did I say that?), are the best. Greg helped me purchase a recording set up and these pedals. They listen carefully to what you have as far as a your rig and tailor a solution that will work for you. Thanks Greg! close [-]

Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone

by Mike R. from Warren, RI
March 5, 2012
Music Background: Pro Musician
Wow - This is the best compressor out there. You also get distortion and a treble EQ. Just try it and you'll wonder how you ever got along without it. GREAT PEDAL and worth the price!!!!

Philosophers stone rocks

by from
February 13, 2012
Music Background: gigging Pop-rock R&B Band
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Philosopher's Tone makes the difference

by Brian from Hampton, VA USA
May 9, 2012
Music Background: Guitarist, recording engineer, project studio owner
Great tone box. If you have a one channe amp this would be like adding a second channel with some crunch in it. It also acts as a great boost box. The grit is not really a distortion in my opinion ... read more [+]but does provide some nice color to the tone. I gave it a 4.5 because I would have prefered this pedal in a portrait format instead of landscape. The cable input and output orientation is a little annoying. close [-]

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by: Mitch Gallagher
There's a familiar slogan that was used by Apple in the late '90s: "Think Different." is... read more »
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