Pedal Type: All-Analog Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) Guitar Synthesizer
Controls: Rate, Tune, Mix, and Sub Knobs; Shape (Sawtooth/Square) and Octave Switches
Bypass Layout: True Bypass Switching
Power Requirements: 9VDC Negative Center Only (Battery power not supported)
Current Draw: 100 mA
Dimensions: 3.75” L x 1.5” W x 1.5” H (95.2 mm L x 38.1 mm W x 38.1 mm H)
The Pigtronix Space Rip delivers aggressive, cutting-edge synthesis by transforming your raw instrument input into a multi-octave analog synthesizer wall. Stepping completely away from digital modeling or simple pitch-shifting approximation layers, this pure analog design utilizes a cutting-edge tracking engine engineered to follow your fastest single-note lead passages with absolute precision. The high-performance architecture replicates both your exact pitch and pick dynamics in real time. This allows your instrument to drive an internal Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) to emit ferocious, synth-bass growls and tearing textures that drop traditional guitar characteristics entirely.
The core design relies on Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) synthesis to keep the internal audio waveforms in a state of constant, accordion-like movement. The master Rate knob regulates the LFO speed driving this modulation, generating thick, fluid chorus textures and spinning sonic motion across your tracks. A dedicated Shape toggle switch allows musicians to instantly shift the primary oscillator voice from a biting, brassy sawtooth wave to a hollow, percussive square wave. The interactive Tune knob provides fine-tuning calibration of the internal synth voices against your input line, allowing you to settle on flawless pitch tracking or lock in creative, dissonant intervals.
Setting the Shape toggle to a square wave while pushing the integrated Octave switch down drops the entire synthesis engine two full octaves below your instrument's raw register. Turning the Sub knob clockwise blends in a secondary sub-oscillator voice to build an uncompromised, ground-shaking analog bass profile. This monophonic tracking application functions beautifully under slow, syncopated rhythm loops, turning standard string tracking into a massive synth engine that anchors your recording mix.
Flipping the Shape control to a sawtooth voice while advancing the Rate knob past noon introduces a fast, wobbling timbral texture optimized for vintage sci-fi or retro video game sound designs. Setting the master Mix control to a parallel parameter lets you layer your clean guitar attack right beside the tearing synth envelope. This preserves your natural pick transients while painting an expressive, thick, and synth-forward lead profile that carves straight through heavy backing tracks.
THIS PEDAL OPERATES ONLY VIA AN OPTIONAL 9VDC ADAPTER WITH A CENTER-NEGATIVE POLARITY CONFIGURATION. POWER CONSUMPTION IS 100MA, AND THE ENCLOSURE MEASURES 3.75" X 1.5" X 1.5". THE UNIT DOES NOT SUPPORT INTERNAL BATTERIES. DO NOT USE MORE THAN 9VDC, AS DOING SO RISKS FRIED INTERNAL COMPONENTS, COMPONENT STABILITY FAILURE, AND WILL VOID YOUR FACTORY WARRANTY.
Pedal Type: All-Analog Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) Guitar Synthesizer
Controls: Rate, Tune, Mix, and Sub Knobs; Shape (Sawtooth/Square) and Octave Switches
Bypass Layout: True Bypass Switching
Power Requirements: 9VDC Negative Center Only (Battery power not supported)
Current Draw: 100 mA
Dimensions: 3.75” L x 1.5” W x 1.5” H (95.2 mm L x 38.1 mm W x 38.1 mm H)
The Pigtronix Space Rip delivers aggressive, cutting-edge synthesis by transforming your raw instrument input into a multi-octave analog synthesizer wall. Stepping completely away from digital modeling or simple pitch-shifting approximation layers, this pure analog design utilizes a cutting-edge tracking engine engineered to follow your fastest single-note lead passages with absolute precision. The high-performance architecture replicates both your exact pitch and pick dynamics in real time. This allows your instrument to drive an internal Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) to emit ferocious, synth-bass growls and tearing textures that drop traditional guitar characteristics entirely.
The core design relies on Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) synthesis to keep the internal audio waveforms in a state of constant, accordion-like movement. The master Rate knob regulates the LFO speed driving this modulation, generating thick, fluid chorus textures and spinning sonic motion across your tracks. A dedicated Shape toggle switch allows musicians to instantly shift the primary oscillator voice from a biting, brassy sawtooth wave to a hollow, percussive square wave. The interactive Tune knob provides fine-tuning calibration of the internal synth voices against your input line, allowing you to settle on flawless pitch tracking or lock in creative, dissonant intervals.
Setting the Shape toggle to a square wave while pushing the integrated Octave switch down drops the entire synthesis engine two full octaves below your instrument's raw register. Turning the Sub knob clockwise blends in a secondary sub-oscillator voice to build an uncompromised, ground-shaking analog bass profile. This monophonic tracking application functions beautifully under slow, syncopated rhythm loops, turning standard string tracking into a massive synth engine that anchors your recording mix.
Flipping the Shape control to a sawtooth voice while advancing the Rate knob past noon introduces a fast, wobbling timbral texture optimized for vintage sci-fi or retro video game sound designs. Setting the master Mix control to a parallel parameter lets you layer your clean guitar attack right beside the tearing synth envelope. This preserves your natural pick transients while painting an expressive, thick, and synth-forward lead profile that carves straight through heavy backing tracks.
THIS PEDAL OPERATES ONLY VIA AN OPTIONAL 9VDC ADAPTER WITH A CENTER-NEGATIVE POLARITY CONFIGURATION. POWER CONSUMPTION IS 100MA, AND THE ENCLOSURE MEASURES 3.75" X 1.5" X 1.5". THE UNIT DOES NOT SUPPORT INTERNAL BATTERIES. DO NOT USE MORE THAN 9VDC, AS DOING SO RISKS FRIED INTERNAL COMPONENTS, COMPONENT STABILITY FAILURE, AND WILL VOID YOUR FACTORY WARRANTY.
