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VIRGO
Rock Overdrive
OWNER’S MANUAL
The Celestial Effects™ Virgo Rock Overdrive dual opamp based overdrive circuit. It produces a warm, in your face tone
It can be a clean boost or all out near distortion, sustaining crunchy tones with a plethora of versatility. Built like a tank and
using the best components available, this pedal will keep you rocking for many years to come.
The Virgo is a true bypass pedal and uses no buffers or inline tone circuits in its design. It features two paralleled TL082
opamp amplifiers to achieve its gain. The Virgo does not take over your tone but enhances it transparently. With the gain
set one to one of your guitar signal, you will notice a fuller, clearer tone. With all the controls set to 10, a crunchy,
edgy, harmonically rich tone is produced. Rolling back the EDGE control will smooth out the tone to your exact preference.
There is very little noise filtering in the circuit which allows your guitar’s entire signal to come through. The Virgo is
extremely touch sensitive and responds beautifully to every nuance of your guitar playing. The Virgo features a clipping
diode selector switch for immense versatility. Set to the left, symmetrical silicon diodes are placed in circuit which gives a
nice smooth compressed tone with slightly less volume. Set the switch to the right for an asymmetrical MOSFET and
germanium diode mix which produces a very nice crunchy tone. Place the switch in the middle to remove all diodes and let
all the tone come through unclipped for a larger, more open and vocal tone. The Virgo also cleans up nicely when you
roll back the volume on your guitar.
All Celestial Effects™ pedals are hand built and individually tested in Hudson, MA by a company that cares about quality,
durability and value and we back all our products with our stellar 5 YEAR WARRANTY.
