Schumann PLL

Ultra rare pedal. We bought this off Reverb 7 years ago. We've copy and pasted the original info below as there's some interesting details that are specific to this pedal. Has only ever been used in the studio and if you look up the original listing you'll see the condition is virtually identical to the day we bought it.

We are in the EU a lot at the moment so can send anywhere in the EU without any of the brexit related issues.

Can ship practically anywhere else but message for rates etc

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Here is an opportunity to own one of the rarest most sought effects pedals ever made.  "it's not easy to explain everything it does but put most simply, it's a square wave generator that's controlled by an input signal (guitar, synth, drum machine, etc). the 'signature' of the sound ultimately lies in the tracking circuit which is of itself an amazing thing. from my experience, most analog tracking circuits of this nature suck (MS20, sherman filterbank2, analogue systems pitch-to-CV) but the PLL gives unprecedented control over how accurately or inaccurately you wish it to track a signal, and can cause wonderfully lively twitches and bumps of the pitch (if you want). and though it can become chaotic, it'll still be in key (or not, if you want). i'd describe the sound it generates as highly shapable harmonic-specific distortion. germanium overdrives act upon the squarewave and it's multiplier and divider to add 'beyond fuzz factory' fuzz. the overall tone depth is determined by the levels of the square wave (root) and harmonics (mult and divider). the post-mix waveshaper does alot to tone-down or amp-up the front egde of the sound after you get your harmonics dialed in. there's still other stuff you can mess with to alter the sound (like playing your instrument) but that's it in a nutshell."This particular unit is owned and was purchased directly from Shumann by a friend of ours.  This Schumann PLL is from the original owner and was purchased from John Schumann at Main Drag Music in Brooklyn New York when it was located on North 5th Street. As you can see in the pictures it is serial number 13. It was handwired, handpainted, and designed by John Schumann by himself. John Schumann also called the owner of the pedal a few weeks later and wanted to do a filter mod on the outside of the metal casing that makes this unit not just rare, but a one of a kind. All of the pedals in this family have been tested and work like the day it was purchased. It has some cosmetic imperfections, but it was never perfect since many of the labels are paper glued onto the metal painted pedal. Please note that this pedal will ship from Sweden.  He went directly to Shumann for the drone mods that make this a one of a kind 'Deluxe' Shumann PLL.  Included is the insanely rare Drone option, turning this into your Eastern guru pal.  Also included is the Momentary switch (On this early version more feature laden unit it is called a Interrupt Divider Pedal) and Power Supply.  THIS UNIT IS FUNCTIONING PERFECT, AS DESIGNED WITH NO ISSUES.  Please note the tape on the end of the drone pedal helping to keep it strong.  Here's more from Shumann: The PLL is an analog harmonizer that turns your input signal into a square wave and then has a multiplier and divider that adds intervals to your note.

Two harmony notes are controlled by the loop function which controls how it tracks your original note.

• makes one note into a chord
• make any triad out of one note
• makes it sound like there's someone else playing along with you
• set the loop control to decide how it follows your playing
• the three notes are a three-channel mixer that gets into a master volume
• uses a +12 -12 bipolar power supply

Comes with the MOMENTARY switch accessory. This lets you mute the two harmony voices momentarily or turn them on momentarily.