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Welcome to The Real Deal
Thank you for entering the realm of Pigtronix. Bob Weir’s Real Deal
pedal is an acoustic preamp. This pedal is capable of re-structuring
the sonic characteristics of an acoustic guitar, producing a rich sound
for any scenario.
The Real Deal pedal has two primary input channels, one for a micro-
phone, and another for a guitar’s piezoelectric pickup. The microphone
channel goes through a high pass filter, and the pickup through a low
pass filter. These filters then meet at the same crossover frequency
effectively giving you all the high end of the microphone and all the
low end of the pickup. Each channel has a volume control before each
filter, as well as full control over their relative phase and crossover
frequency. The in48V Phantom Power allows for the use of
both dynamic and condenser microphones, however the Real Deal can
be used without a microphone as well. With the DUAL SOURCE
mode turned off, the Real Deal can be used with just a single pickup,
splitting the input signal to both channels. Bob Weir’s Real Deal ef-
fectively provides full dynamic and harmonic control over your acoustic
guitar, with or without a microphone.
In keeping with Pigtronix tradition, the controls on the Real Deal have
been tuned to provide the cleanest acoustic tone and an adept range
of musical possibilities. The Real Deal is based off a studio technique
that Bob Weir commonly used to mic acoustic guitar and is an idea
that he came to us with. In a collaboration between Bob Weir and
Pigtronix we are happy to bring you Bob Weir’s Real Deal Acoustic
Preamp.
We hope that the Real Deal will provide you with years of creative
satisfaction.
Pigtronix
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