Unprecedented touch sensitivity and overall range of distortion tones is achieved through multiple gain stages, and active EQ, perfectly balanced to give the musician enhanced control and expression using picking dynamics alone.  The PolySaturator excels at gritty, edge-of-overdrive tones, but crank up the gain and you will be assaulted by face-melting ultra-high gain sounds that will please shredders and shoegazers alike with impressive string to string clarity and F.A.T. tube sound.  Our new JRC4558D powered EQ circuits provide 12 db / octave active filtering over three distinct audio bands.  This powerful EQ structure combined with our solid-state of the art approach to tube emulation, allows the musician to dial up wildly diverse and satisfying textures of analog distortion.  For those guitarists who are looking to graduate beyond outdated overdrive designs, the PolySaturator presents a flexible and affordable alternative that will outperform any other boutique or mass production distortion pedal available.

Sound Samples and More Info

What truly sets Echolution apart are the Multi-Tap toggle switches which introduce any combination of five additional echoes at musical fractions of the master delay time.  Normally, the values of these fractions are based on quarter notes and triplets but using the PHI switch realigns all of these fractions to values based on the Golden Ratio.  The Golden Ratio is a naturally occurring spiral rhythm that is found throughout the universe.  It is observed in the shapes of galaxies, sea shells, DNA, the Egyptian Pyramids as well as in the work of many great musicians.  Chorus (pitch) and Tremolo (amplitude) modulation of the delay signal are controlled by a single analog LFO.  Independent depth controls allow both types of modulation to be blended for rotary speaker sounds and other warped effects.  An Expression pedal input for changing the delay time gives the musician even further physical control over the Echolution’s time and pitch bending capabilities.

Other thoughtful features include a stereo blend control that mixes the pure analog input signal with the echo signal, a Trails switch that allows echoes to fade gradually after the effect is bypassed and an input Drive control, which can push the echoes into massive saturation.  True stereo outputs provide breathtaking 3D sound when used with two amps or direct into a mixer.  The Echolution contains a Loop feature that freezes the content of the delay line and repeats the captured audio. When the loop function is engaged, all of the modulation and multi-tap functions remain active, allowing you to warp and manipulate the sample beyond all recognition and then back again to its original sonic form.  The Echolution can also operate its delay line in Reverse for backward sounds that are truly psychedelic.  Reverse and Loop Functions are both switchable via a two button TRS remote switch.  Echolution is a musical instrument that will expand your mind and your music.

Sound Samples and More Info

The BLEND control allows you to mix in a clean sound for undulating volume swells when using the ATTACK / DECAY functions or for super transparent compression sounds when combined with the Sustainer function.  The VOLUME control allows you to boost the effect's signal level significantly above unity gain.  The Attack Sustain is an interactive pedal, that relies on the player's touch to determine when the attack and/or decay cycle will begin.  The TRIGGER input jack allows the touch sensitive Attack and Decay functions to be controlled by an external source such as a band mate or drum track.  This side chaining technique results in some exceptionally bizarre and cool interactions between the rhythm of the trigger source and the amplitude of your instrument.  Creative circuit design allows the Attack Sustain to mimic bowed string, horn and synthesizer textures without altering the essential "tone" of your instrument.  Designed in conjunction with effects guru Howard "Mick" Davis, the Attack Sustain is a 100% analog design.

"Back in 1978 I designed the Attack Decay for Electro-Harmonix to answer the need for a tape-reverse effect pedal.  It did that and much more, and its price has since gone through the roof.  It was not polyphonic however; it could only track single notes.  In 2006 I created the ATTACK SUSTAIN as a state-of-the-art, polyphonic upgrade, and it can do far more than the original Attack Decay.  This is a true amplitude-envelope synthesizer for guitar, far more versatile and easier to play than its predecessor.  I'm proud of it!" -- Howard "Mick" Davis

Features:

- Variable Attack (swell) time
- POLYPHONIC (works with chords)
- Sustainer / Feedback function
- Variable Decay (fade) time w/ auto reset
- High Boost switch enhances overtones
- Harmonics and High Boost for INSANE TONE!
- Trigger input for external rhythm source
- Top Quality Design, Components and Workmanship
- Master Blend and Volume controls
- Pigtronix 15VDC power supply included
- True Bypass and 100% Analog
- Made in NYC, USA!

Sound Samples and More Info

The Octava is wired in series before the Overdrive and Fuzz, allowing the pedal to produce a unique type of gated, knarly grind that is absolutely devastating.  A buffered output provides a clean signal for parallel processing, direct recording or a side-chain trigger source for the Pigtronix EP-1.  In keeping with the Pigtronix tradition, our Disnortion pedal is Extremely Low Noise and all of the controls are tuned to provide the widest musical range from each circuit.

Here is some info on each of the circuits in the Pigtronix OFO Disnortion:

Overdrive – We can assure you that there has never been an Overdrive quite like this.  The Pigtronix Overdrive responds to the dynamics of your playing using a propietary, 5-stage gain architecture that retains the natural tone of your instrument, while gradually breaking up as you play louder.  Our circuit is so touch sensitive, it has been described as “...more tube than tube.”  You must hear it to believe it!  From Clean or Gritty Boost right up through Plexi roar, the Pigtronix Overdrive is the most musical Overdrive ever made.

Fuzz – Massive Gain, Full Bodied Sustain and Flexable Tone Shapes define our FUZZ effect.  Pigtronix’s unique version of diode-clipping provides plenty of compression and controllable feedback while preserving the dynamics of your playing style.  The rotary tone control switch provides 6 muscial EQ curves: Bass, Scoop, Treble, Smooth, F.A.T., and Full Range.  The Pigtronix Fuzz can go from Clean Boost to Hair Raising, Shred Fisted, Freak Out Pandemonium!

Octava – This frequency doubler effect makes the notes you play sound one octave up.  A Filter control allows you to achieve singing octave up tones without adjusting your guitar’s tone control.  Stable intervals such as 4ths and power chords result in knarly, tweezed out grind, while other intervals create ring-modulator textures in all registers.  The Octava is wired in series with the other two effects for harmonic filled lead tones and outlandish bizarre crunch.  Combine the Octava with both Fuzz + Overdrive and... fuggetaboutit!

Sound Samples and More Info

EP-1’s "EF trigger" input allows an instrument’s sound to be phase modulated by an external audio source such as a drum machine or laptop beat. This side chain input can even be used as an FX loop for maintaining accurate envelope response when using other effects in line before the EP-1.

The Envelope Phaser also features footswitchable phase inversion, expression pedal speed control for mind bending rotary speaker effects and can even be used as a clean analog fat booster.  Destined to be the modulation effect of choice for many guitarists and bass players looking or that elusive "liquid tone" the EP-1 will also find itself at home in the hands of scratch DJs, laptop musicians and recording engineers.

TRUE BYPASS SWITCHING!  Power supply included.

Click here for Envelope Phaser diagram of features.

Sound clips available here

Click here for a video demonstration of the Pigtronix EP-1.