Mike Piera over at AnalogMan has introduced his first new pedal of 2010 – the AstroTone fuzz. The AstroTone is somewhere between a fuzz and distortion, it acts differently into different amps. The pedal is based on the old mid-60s Astro Amp Astro Tone fuzz and uses the original 1966 Fairchild Silicon transistors, which are not affected by heat like a Germanium-based fuzz. According to Mike, the pedal’s sound is not as compressed as a Fuzz Face, not super thick and saturated, but it is closer to a fuzz than a pure distortion. The new stomp sports three knob controls – Volume, Fuzz and Tone. The AnalogMan AstroTone is available now for $185.