Pedal Type: Modulated Analog Delay
Controls: Time, Mix, Mod, and Repeats Knobs; Feel Push-Button Switch
Bypass Layout: High-Quality Buffered Bypass Switching
Power Requirements: 9VDC Negative Center Only (Battery power not supported)
Current Draw: 100 mA
Dimensions: 1.5” W x 3.75” L x 1.75” H (38.1 mm W x 95.2 mm L x 44.4 mm H)
The Pigtronix Constellator delivers a rich, warm palette of 100% pure analog delay echoes by utilizing premium new-production replicas of the legendary Panasonic MN3005 Bucket Brigade Device (BBD) microchips. Operating over internal +15V power rails generated from a standard power lane, this ultra-compact utility pedal maximizes electrical headroom while completely avoiding digital artifacts or cold mathematical code. The BBD chip architecture houses 4,096 individual internal "buckets" to pass your signal organically, yielding dark, pillowy repeats that naturally degrade over time and break into a highly musical, tape-like saturation when pushed to their operational limits.
Fine-tuning your spatial environment is managed via an intuitive four-knob matrix that integrates seamlessly with a dedicated Feel push-button switch. The Delay Time control sweeps smoothly from a crisp slapback echo up to 600ms of structural space, while the Mix knob manages your absolute wet/dry balance. To inject swirling motion into your repeats, the Mod control alters the overall depth of an internal LFO modulation network. Pressing the mechanical Feel button instantly restructures several LFO parameters simultaneously, allowing musicians to seamlessly alternate between a rich, shimmering Chorus sweep (switch pushed in) and a deep, pitch-warping Vibrato lilt (switch out).
Advancing the master Repeats knob fully clockwise pushes the analog bucket-brigade feedback loop into continuous, dramatic self-oscillation. Because the internal MN3005 chips retain exceptional headroom, these building waves maintain absolute structural thickness without clipping or turning into harsh white noise. Real-time manual manipulation of the Time knob allows the player to pitch-shift the self-oscillating pads up or down, creating spacey, cinematic laser swooshes and evolving soundscapes optimized for experimental rock or avant-garde tracking.
Positioning the Delay Time knob near its counterclockwise minimum while setting the Repeats control low isolates a tight, highly responsive vintage slapback delay. The dark voicing of the analog component loop rounds off sharp high-frequency transients from single-coil pickups, adding depth, weight, and an organic room-like atmosphere. This tracking configuration sits perfectly beneath rapid country hybrid-picking lines or old-school rockabilly riffs without muddying up your amplifier's core input stage.
CONSTELLATOR REQUIRES A NEGATIVE TIP, 9VDC POWER SUPPLY. CONSTELLATOR DOES NOT TAKE BATTERIES. POWER CONSUMPTION IS 100MA, AND THE ENCLOSURE MEASURES 1.5" X 3.75" X 1.75". DO NOT USE MORE THAN 9VDC. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR AND YOUR WARRANTY WILL BE VOIDED. YOUR NEW PIGTRONIX PRODUCT IS WARRANTED TO BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP FOR 1 YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE.
Pedal Type: Modulated Analog Delay
Controls: Time, Mix, Mod, and Repeats Knobs; Feel Push-Button Switch
Bypass Layout: High-Quality Buffered Bypass Switching
Power Requirements: 9VDC Negative Center Only (Battery power not supported)
Current Draw: 100 mA
Dimensions: 1.5” W x 3.75” L x 1.75” H (38.1 mm W x 95.2 mm L x 44.4 mm H)
The Pigtronix Constellator delivers a rich, warm palette of 100% pure analog delay echoes by utilizing premium new-production replicas of the legendary Panasonic MN3005 Bucket Brigade Device (BBD) microchips. Operating over internal +15V power rails generated from a standard power lane, this ultra-compact utility pedal maximizes electrical headroom while completely avoiding digital artifacts or cold mathematical code. The BBD chip architecture houses 4,096 individual internal "buckets" to pass your signal organically, yielding dark, pillowy repeats that naturally degrade over time and break into a highly musical, tape-like saturation when pushed to their operational limits.
Fine-tuning your spatial environment is managed via an intuitive four-knob matrix that integrates seamlessly with a dedicated Feel push-button switch. The Delay Time control sweeps smoothly from a crisp slapback echo up to 600ms of structural space, while the Mix knob manages your absolute wet/dry balance. To inject swirling motion into your repeats, the Mod control alters the overall depth of an internal LFO modulation network. Pressing the mechanical Feel button instantly restructures several LFO parameters simultaneously, allowing musicians to seamlessly alternate between a rich, shimmering Chorus sweep (switch pushed in) and a deep, pitch-warping Vibrato lilt (switch out).
Advancing the master Repeats knob fully clockwise pushes the analog bucket-brigade feedback loop into continuous, dramatic self-oscillation. Because the internal MN3005 chips retain exceptional headroom, these building waves maintain absolute structural thickness without clipping or turning into harsh white noise. Real-time manual manipulation of the Time knob allows the player to pitch-shift the self-oscillating pads up or down, creating spacey, cinematic laser swooshes and evolving soundscapes optimized for experimental rock or avant-garde tracking.
Positioning the Delay Time knob near its counterclockwise minimum while setting the Repeats control low isolates a tight, highly responsive vintage slapback delay. The dark voicing of the analog component loop rounds off sharp high-frequency transients from single-coil pickups, adding depth, weight, and an organic room-like atmosphere. This tracking configuration sits perfectly beneath rapid country hybrid-picking lines or old-school rockabilly riffs without muddying up your amplifier's core input stage.
CONSTELLATOR REQUIRES A NEGATIVE TIP, 9VDC POWER SUPPLY. CONSTELLATOR DOES NOT TAKE BATTERIES. POWER CONSUMPTION IS 100MA, AND THE ENCLOSURE MEASURES 1.5" X 3.75" X 1.75". DO NOT USE MORE THAN 9VDC. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR AND YOUR WARRANTY WILL BE VOIDED. YOUR NEW PIGTRONIX PRODUCT IS WARRANTED TO BE FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP FOR 1 YEAR FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE.
