American TrueTone : Awesome amp sim(s) in a pedal

10 years ago

My touchstone tone is the Fender tweed sound for blues and rock. This pedal gives me this and more - both DI and into my 15W practice amp. The voice control is surprisingly responsive and you have to be careful with the tone controls but that gives it a great flexibility rarely found in such pedals. Drive goes from sweet subtle overdrive into distortion territory. I was somewhat surprised that the output signal level when used DI is less than I expected but that gives plenty clean headroom.

The battery space is ok but tight and I think one needs to be careful not to damage anything on the circuit board when replacing the battery but that is a minor concern. Otherwise the build is very solid and while I haven't and wont be gigging it (I'm strictly a bedroom muso) the construction appears to be on a par with pedals costing much more.

Well recommended and I'll probably go for the AC Tone next.

Image Harley Benton American TrueTone

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Harley Benton
  • Released in 2011
  • Average price : $32
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