This is my sixth boutique overdrive/distortion/fuzz pedal in the last three months. It costs P12,250. I think there must be some point of exasperation with these things but as long as they are made by people who know what good sound is I think there is no saturation point. This pedal is handmade by Scotty and has top notch workmanship. Though the front facade is great with some kind of aluminum anodized panel, the rest of the box is just unfinished. Though I understand this maybe his aesthetic choice, it still does not compare to Legendary Tones TMB's black sparkle finish. Scotty has excellent personal service and he makes you feel important which I doubt that other mass produced brands make you feel.
Basically its a distortion pedal in the early RAT vein as claimed on the website. So this is not for you thrash, death metal heads. It has four controls, gain, volume, tone and feed. Gain is a push-pull pot that moves you from distortion to subtle fuzz. What is unique to this pedal is that the feed control is highly reactive to the tube amp that you plug into. It changes character by blending old fuzz character and newer distortion. It really is hard to describe but it can be subtle to very effected depending again on your guitar and amp set up. There is an extra footswitch called cheese to boost the sound but it never reaches super high gain territory.
So how does it sound? Its clear without any harsh highs. It punches. It can sound big and focused. I would say this is the ultimate pedal to marry to a Les Paul. This was tested with a Gibson R8 Historic Les Paul with Greco Super Real Doubles pickups. Yup it perfectly balances the mid range nature of the Les Paul and adds clairty and Pick definition that Les Pauls usually lack. Also, it compliments the rich overtones that only a set neck Les Paul can give and I mean the overtones really come out. Plugged into Arie's Yamaha solid state amp, it instantly turned into ZZ Top's La Grange on the Les Paul. We were shocked. Lead lines were smokey and fat but with the correct level of presence. Power Chords just rumbled with a special bell like ZING that I have not heard from any overdrive/distortion pedal.
But... this pedal is not plug and play. You have to tweak. Also because of its focused/clean sound, it does not add much overtones thats why it sounds great with a Les Paul because the overtones are already there in the guitar. P.S. this is a Historic so I cannot say for other run of the mill Les Pauls.
This is a definite recommendation for people tired of their boss, ibanez, digitech and modded pedals. They actually sound muffled and flat compared to the PROANALOG. Do the major manufacturers have anything close to this? Wala. I doubt that they will everl because of the specially selected Mullard Germanium OC used. This is what you are paying Scotty for. You are relying on his ears to match/tweak the whole circuit together.