Fender - Hammertone Distortion - Distortion Effect Pedal

Hi,So, there's so many pedals on the market, but then it has to be said that some aren't worth using. I have a big box of them under my bed lol!Of course it's totally subjective, it all depends on your amp, whether you place your pedals in front of your amp or in the effects loop. Whether you have a drive channel or use a pedal to drive etc.I place mine in front of my Blackstar tube amp, the pedal is set up for both channels, clean and driven, so you have to be subtle or the drive channel is just mud. But then the subtle settings really work well with the clean also!!!I'm only on 2 on the fuzz dial.I'm set up for a Britpop type sound, this pedal changes that into a more 60's vibe. (Which was what I was after.)I LOVE the contrast and it's subtle, it just changes the mood of what ever you're playing, without a massive jarring.The tone is indeed a tone dial!It changes the tone, not just 'more' of the same, you could spend quite a while exploring the tone along with more or less fuzz. And then the level will line you up with your clean signal again.It's very versatile, I'm hardly exploring it, I already have the tone I was after. The tone I was hearing in my head!I've tried other fuzz pedals but they can tend to take over, and kill your amp's natural tone.I don't like the octave, it's too in your face, I don't even know what to do with it?The pedal is VERY well built, sturdy and it has a click on/off, rather than clickless, which you don't notice really.I'm REALLY happy with it, but then of course it suits my set up. I'm only creating a subtle change but then it opens up new possibilities, progressions based on new sweet spots that sound boring/generic without the pedal. Yeah, often less is more!I think that sometimes there IS a bit of a mainstream view. You know, like that everyone likes the MXR phase 90 script, it's become a classic go to.I reckon that this pedal will one day be known as one of the 'good ones'.And it's affordable!I only gave it four stars because I understand that there are classic fuzzes out there, although costly.And I don't know enough about fuzz to rate it properly.I've only tried a boss version on the ME 80 pedal board, and a cheap knock off!For me this has just opened up a lot more possibilities.Happy I am...