I play a Strat into a wet (Princeton)/dry (Vox AC15) rig. This pedal sounds great at every level of gain, from low gain OD on the one side of the knob, all the way up to a very tasty fuzz/distortion.
It stacks well with my other pedals. It sounds fantastic after a Sun Face (RCA) and Sun Bender 1.5. It sounds great before my other boosts and overdrives as well (Hudson Broadcast, Kinglsey Page, Tumnus), and thickens up the sound without getting muddy. It even cleans up decently with the volume knob on the guitar.
The Analog Man team are fantastic and quick to respond to questions and requests. Thanks!
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Smooth and Chunky
September 11, 2021
Reviewer:
Brett Huhn from Columbia MD
This fuzz works with all my axes. Astrotone and Sunface!! Awesome!! Astrotone into Beano Boost!! Clean to mean Astrotone, w/modern Ibanez S! Yeah DO it This pedal is ‘The UN of Fuzz’ Tone rolled up is old school fun also
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AstroTone delicious fuzz tones
August 28, 2021
Reviewer:
Lew Welch from Australia
What a gorgeous fuzz pedal, especially with the fuzz all the way up and the volume all the way down. With the Price of Tone (boost) going into it, it’s just heavenly. Thanks Mike and team!
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What you're looking for but don't know yet
July 23, 2021
Reviewer:
Sergi P. from Barcelona
Just as described above, I can confirm it worked for me.
I mainly play a LP and want to keep gigging with my so-easy-to-carry Princeton Reverb. Although the Sun Face I got (BART) sounds as desired, great and full, it is not what I seek for some of the parts I play. The AstroTone covers most of what I need. Smooth enough but with enough grit. Friendly among other classmates (I love how it stacks with a POT) and hangs out well with the guitar volume knob.
After looking for reviews, comparisons, and watching a tone of them, I am glad I ordered an AstroTone. You can't see on YouTube how it feels when you play, and how it feels under your finger tips is very important. I almost decided not to get it because of the YouTube videos I watched. It does not sound on your screen the same way it feels and sounds when you plug it to your gear. I am very glad I have it today on my pedalboard.
I hope this helps!
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Perfection? Close Enough!
February 23, 2021
Reviewer:
Doug McLaughlin from Atlanta, GA United States
I bought this pedal because I had consistently heard good things about it and I was looking for a silicon fuzz that wouldn't abandon me in Atlanta summers, as germanium fuzz tends to do. What I didn't anticipate is that this pedal could replace just about every other dirt pedal on my board. That's what it's sounding like, though. I can get lovely sounding OD, Distortion and fuzz, all within the travel of the volume knob on my guitar. My only regret is that I didn't buy one sooner.