Free The Tone SILKY GROOVE SG-1C-CS

The Free The Tone SILKY GROOVE SG-1C-CS is a compressor pedal built by the company's Custom Shop, produced in a limited run of 150 units to commemorate the release of the SILKY GROOVE in the standard series¹. Free The Tone says it inherits the sound of the Custom Shop series SILKY COMP and refines it into a more natural, smoother sound¹. It is designed for both guitar and bass, compressing without sacrificing the instrument's sound character or the fine details of finger touch and picking nuance¹.

Controls and how it works

The SG-1C-CS keeps the control layout simple: an ATTACK control and a SUSTAIN control for the compression function. Free The Tone designed both with gentle curves that avoid abrupt changes, making them easier to dial in than controls that bunch up their response at one end of the sweep¹.

The pedal also carries Free The Tone's HTS (Holistic Tonal Solution) circuit, which the maker says prevents degradation of sound quality even when the effect is off¹. For a player, that means the pedal should not color the signal when bypassed.

Power and connections

The SG-1C-CS offers two power options, which is less common among current compact pedals¹:

• A DC 9V input jack for an AC adapter¹
• A 9V size 006P type battery¹

Connections are two 1/4-inch standard phone jacks, one input and one output¹.

Where it came from

The SG-1C-CS descends from the SILKY COMP line. The original SILKY COMP / SC-1 ended production in 2018, a discontinuation Free The Tone described with regret²¹, and the SILKY COMP SC-1-CS Custom Shop version was also discontinued that year³. The Silky Groove SG-1C in the standard series followed, and the SG-1C-CS was built as a Custom Shop commemorative model marking that release¹.

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