Pedal Type: High-Speed Analog J-FET Noise Gate
Controls: Threshold and Release Knobs
Bypass Layout: True Bypass Switching
Power Requirements: External 9VDC Power Supply Only (Center-Negative)
Current Draw: 20 mA Typical (Up to 100 mA maximum circuit overhead)
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 Gatekeeper Micro delivers a high-performance noise filtering solution engineered to remove annoying 60-cycle hum, amp hiss, and high-gain feedback without clipping your core instrument expression. Built inside an ultra-compact, pedalboard-saving mini housing, the 100% analog design bypasses digital sampling latencies entirely. By utilizing ultra-high-speed J-FET circuitry, the gating architecture provides an immediate 100% attenuation threshold the exact millisecond your playing pauses. This professional layout delivers the smooth transient response and immense headroom previously available only in expensive, rackmount studio processing hardware.
Overcoming the stiff, unpredictable behaviors of basic single-knob noise gates, this micro-chassis features an interactive Threshold and Release interface. The Threshold control coordinates the dynamic signal boundaries needed to open the gate smoothly, adapting easily to hot humbuckers or delicate single-coil setups. The Release knob alters the duration of the gate closure window, allowing players to morph from a sharp, instantaneous clamp to a gradual fade-out that respects trailing notes. To ensure absolute visual synchronization under live stage environments, an integrated Mute LED illuminates immediately whenever your signal falls beneath the threshold, tracking your silent breaks in real time.
Positioning the J-FET gate right after your high-gain overdrive, fuzz, or distortion units unlocks a blistering rhythmic profile optimized for modern metal, progressive djent, and hard rock tracking. Turning the Release control fully counterclockwise sets the gate to clamp shut instantly when you stop picking. This sharp cutoff removes white noise between punctuated riffs, allowing rapid palm-muted segments and complex syncopations to remain tight, focused, and completely silent.
Sweeping the Release control clockwise introduces a looser, more gradual gating behavior tailored for classic rock, blues, or ambient soundscapes. The extended time constant prevents the circuit from abruptly slicing off decaying chords or trailing echo tails from downstream delays. This configuration provides a transparent, natural-feeling noise floor reduction that cleans up your idle signal while fully preserving your hand dynamics and soft fingerstyle passages.
THE GATEKEEPER MICRO REQUIRES A NEGATIVE TIP, 9VDC POWER SUPPLY. THE PEDAL DOES NOT TAKE BATTERIES. THE CURRENT CONSUMPTION IS UNDER 20MA (WITH A MAXIMUM 100MA CIRCUIT OVERHEAD SPECIFICATION). PLEASE NOTE THAT REQUIRING NON-FACTORY HARDWARE MODIFICATIONS OR USING AN INCORRECT POWER SUPPLY WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY AND RISK PERMANENT ELECTRICAL COMPONENT DAMAGE. YOUR PIGTRONIX EFFECT PEDAL COMES WITH A 1-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ON PARTS AND WORKMANSHIP.
Pedal Type: High-Speed Analog J-FET Noise Gate
Controls: Threshold and Release Knobs
Bypass Layout: True Bypass Switching
Power Requirements: External 9VDC Power Supply Only (Center-Negative)
Current Draw: 20 mA Typical (Up to 100 mA maximum circuit overhead)
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 Gatekeeper Micro delivers a high-performance noise filtering solution engineered to remove annoying 60-cycle hum, amp hiss, and high-gain feedback without clipping your core instrument expression. Built inside an ultra-compact, pedalboard-saving mini housing, the 100% analog design bypasses digital sampling latencies entirely. By utilizing ultra-high-speed J-FET circuitry, the gating architecture provides an immediate 100% attenuation threshold the exact millisecond your playing pauses. This professional layout delivers the smooth transient response and immense headroom previously available only in expensive, rackmount studio processing hardware.
Overcoming the stiff, unpredictable behaviors of basic single-knob noise gates, this micro-chassis features an interactive Threshold and Release interface. The Threshold control coordinates the dynamic signal boundaries needed to open the gate smoothly, adapting easily to hot humbuckers or delicate single-coil setups. The Release knob alters the duration of the gate closure window, allowing players to morph from a sharp, instantaneous clamp to a gradual fade-out that respects trailing notes. To ensure absolute visual synchronization under live stage environments, an integrated Mute LED illuminates immediately whenever your signal falls beneath the threshold, tracking your silent breaks in real time.
Positioning the J-FET gate right after your high-gain overdrive, fuzz, or distortion units unlocks a blistering rhythmic profile optimized for modern metal, progressive djent, and hard rock tracking. Turning the Release control fully counterclockwise sets the gate to clamp shut instantly when you stop picking. This sharp cutoff removes white noise between punctuated riffs, allowing rapid palm-muted segments and complex syncopations to remain tight, focused, and completely silent.
Sweeping the Release control clockwise introduces a looser, more gradual gating behavior tailored for classic rock, blues, or ambient soundscapes. The extended time constant prevents the circuit from abruptly slicing off decaying chords or trailing echo tails from downstream delays. This configuration provides a transparent, natural-feeling noise floor reduction that cleans up your idle signal while fully preserving your hand dynamics and soft fingerstyle passages.
THE GATEKEEPER MICRO REQUIRES A NEGATIVE TIP, 9VDC POWER SUPPLY. THE PEDAL DOES NOT TAKE BATTERIES. THE CURRENT CONSUMPTION IS UNDER 20MA (WITH A MAXIMUM 100MA CIRCUIT OVERHEAD SPECIFICATION). PLEASE NOTE THAT REQUIRING NON-FACTORY HARDWARE MODIFICATIONS OR USING AN INCORRECT POWER SUPPLY WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY AND RISK PERMANENT ELECTRICAL COMPONENT DAMAGE. YOUR PIGTRONIX EFFECT PEDAL COMES WITH A 1-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY ON PARTS AND WORKMANSHIP.
