Heptode Virtuoso The Heptode Virtuoso is a boutique recreation of the original Maestro® PS-1A Phase Shifter, as used in the 1970's by keyboardist John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) and guitarists Steve Howe (Yes) and Ernie Isley (Isley Brothers), among many others. Footswitches below three colorful LED's select SLOW, MEDIUM or FAST phase. The effect ramps up or down when changing from one speed to another and like the original, sounds superb with guitar or keyboards.

Simply listen to No Quarter (Led Zeppelin), Starship Trooper (Yes) or Who's That Lady (Isley Brothers) to experience the classic sound produced by the original PS-1A.

The Virtuoso's modern accruements include a footprint that is pedal board friendly, can be powered by either a 9v battery or AC Adapter, is true bypass (relay based) and has a much improved signal-to-noise ratio.

Heptode spares no expense in developing pedals using only the very best components and technology:

• Surface mount technology
• European made two layer PCB
• High quality Lumberg i/o jacks
• High quality Schurter dc jacks
• True Bypass switch (relay based)
• Finest qualty resistors, capacitors, IC's, transistors, etc. from Kemet, Murata, Yageo, Nichicon, Cornell Dubilier, STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments
• Finest quality wiring from AlphaWire

Controls:

• Slow Phase (Blue LED)
• Medium Phase (Amber LED)
• Fast Phase (Red LED)

Specifications:

• Six stage analog phaser
• Fully analog signal path
• Power: 9V battery (included) or AC Adapter (DC 9V negative center pin - not included)
• Current draw: 45 mA typical
• Dimensions: 6.0 inches (W) x 3.5 inches (D) x 2.7 inches (H)
• Weight: 17 ounces

Full 2 year warranty

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Maestro® is a registered trademark of Gibson Guitar Corp.

Heptode nor European Musical Imports has any affiliation whatsoever with Gibson Guitar Corp.