"I’ve got a couple of Analog Man pedals—an Astro Tone Fuzz..."

Used for the studio recording of "Takoma", as stated by producer Mikey Coltun in this May 28, 2024 Guitar World interview.

What effects did Mdou use for the sessions?

“In terms of pedals, we had a TC Electronic PolyTune 2 and an EarthQuaker Devices Acapulco Gold. I had the latter modded for an internal trim pot to not blow amps – Mdou tends to just turn the knobs on pedals all the way up so I needed to find a boost, but not too much, since the EarthQuaker pedal has a lot of headroom.

“There was the Union Tube & Transistor Shiny pedal, our signature [Champion Leccy] Rockstar Fuzz V1 – this pedal is almost always on as his preamp for slight crunch – and the Boss PH-3 Phaser and a Boss DD-7 for slapback delay.

“I took a few different DI signals from Mdou. There was a clean guitar without pedals, DI with pedals, and a DI with an amp simulator, which was just used for headphone monitoring. With the clean DI, I did use a few different Analog Man pedals such as the King Of Tone and Astro Tone Fuzz through an old Vibro Champ – that’s what you’re hearing on Takoba.”

Gifted to Dickinson, as specified on the official product page.

I brought one to Luther Dickinson when The Black Crowes were back in CT in fall 2010. He didn't seem too interested but when he plugged it in his eyes lit up and his tech put it right on his board. He used it on the first song for an awesome solo and it sounded amazing through his loud Fuchs amp. His smile and thumbs up made me very proud. After using it for a few weeks, Luther wrote : The Astro Tone is the best, most usable Fuzz I have ever used and caused me to take the Sunface off my pedal board! The KoT is still onboard for cleaner boosts, of course. You are the best! In 2016 he emailed me back and said he's still loving it on stage, and using the Sunface on his new album with Nma.

In an Instagram post captioned "loops of summer," Warren Defever is shown using the Analog Man Astro Tone fuzz pedal.

In this Instagram video of Bagnall's pedalboard, the Analogman Astro Tone fuzz pedal can be seen.

Luke Weiler of Positive Mental Trip is a huge fan of Analog Man guitar pedals. He has a black and gold Astro Tone Fuzz pedal that he has used for some recording sessions for the 2019 Positive Mental Trip album. He has also used this pedal during recent Loud and Conscious People recording sessions along side the J Rockett Archer IKON stacked or into the 2 notes Le Clean tube preamp.