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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.
Depending on the position of the Grit knob, the diode-clipping can provide everything from subtle
overdrive to overflowing distortion. 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 source