Philosopher's Gold

compressor + germanium distortion

 

 

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SKU#: GGM2

ALCHEMICAL TONE

Philosopher’s Gold is a variation on the original Philosopher's Tone, featuring the same optical sustain engine with the addition of an optional layer of germanium-enhanced distortion. The unique diode arrangement found in the Philosopher's Gold delivers a smooth top end and rich midrange response, tailored to match the characteristics of the optical sustainer driving it. The clean side of the Philosopher’s Tone remains the same—dial in your Blend and Volume to get your desired signal, and Sustain for compression. What defines Germanium Gold is the Grit control. More than a simple gain knob, Grit acts a blend for the supreme germanium-enhanced distortion folded into the unit.

Features
Features
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Knob-by-Knob

Volume: Sets the overall output volume.

Sustain: Sets the amount of sustain.

Grit: Blends in a Germanium overdrive stage.

Blend: Mixes your compressed effect with your clean signal.

DESIGNED FOR RICH RESPONSE

Featuring the same groundbreaking optical compression of the original Philosopher’s Tone, the design behind Germanium Gold sought to prove a simple theory: Germanium-enhanced distortion would only make this better. Sweet drive and midrange response tailored perfectly to the optical sustainer.

GLIMMERING GOLD

In a niche corner of the cosmos, Marvin encountered a shrine to his previous work on Philosopher’s Tone. What better way to repay the flattery than to leave behind a new offering.

Philosopher's Gold

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MODEL

Model Name
Philosopher's Gold
SKU
GGM2
Function
Compressor Sustainer Overdrive
Category 1
Compression
Category 2
Distortion
Expression
-
Bypass
True Bypass

ELECTRONICS

Voltage
9VDC
Current Draw
100mA
Input Impedance
10M
Output Impedance
150ohms

BODY

Length (in)
1.5
Width (in)
3.75
Height (in)
1.75
Weight (lbs)
0.5

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