CONSTELLATOR AND SPACE RIP PEDALS

TESTED BY DAVE HUNTER

ARGUABLY THE CUTEST cadre in all of the pedal brotherhood, the mini pedal has been with us for several years now. But rarely has anyone packed as much into it as Pigtronix has with its new series of stubby wonders. The company has a strong reputation for instilling its minis, including the Philosopher’s Tone Micro and Octava Micro, with clever features and deep-think designs. Thus, each of the new offerings delivers more than you might expect to find on even a standard-sized pedal.

We tested the Constellator Modulated Analog Delay and Space Rip Analog PWM Synthesizer, a pair of four-knob wonders stuffed into small metal enclosures. While the diminutive pedals have no room for a battery, the savings in real estate means you can fit about 30 of them on the average pedalboard. (The new range also includes the Moon Pool Tremvelope Phaser, which was not available for review at the time of writing.) We tested both pedals into a tweed Deluxe-style 1x12 combo, a Friedman Small Box head and 2x12 cab (with the Constellator delay both in front and in the effects loop), and a Fractal Axe-FX III with studio monitors. Our guitars were a Gibson Les Paul, a Fender Stratocaster and a Novo Serus J.