Details: A Classic Compressor Emboldened with Old-school Bite The Pigtronix Philosopher’s Tone 2 builds upon an all-time compressor classic, brandishing all the optical-style magic of the original with a dramatically enhanced control section. From squashed country-style cleans to screaming never-ending leads, the Philosopher’s Tone 2 shapes your signal’s dynamics with a smooth, round, and midrange-rich response. A full-featured control section consisting of a Volume, Sustain, and Treble switch makes it a breeze to sculpt out your sound, and you even get a Blend switch to balance between your dry and compressed signals. Lastly, the Philosopher’s Tone 2 comes equipped with a footswitchable Grit circuit that emboldens your tone with a switchable selection of germanium-style warmth or stout silicon sonics.Switchable grit circuit Silicon vs. germanium — it’s among the oldest arguments in the stompbox world, pitting the wild, wooly roar of germanium against the tighter, more reliable sound of silicon. If you
