Human Gear Animato Distortion Pedal

The Human Gear Animato is a pretty rare box from the Far East. Human Gear, the brand, actually makes a large array of boxes, yet the brand is relatively unknown. Unknown, that is, until Muse’s Chris Wolstenholme got ahold of one and used it as his always-on tone. The brainchild of Human Gear is Hiroshi Yagi, and the company’s pedals have stuck to a few design tenets: Aesthetically, they’re all the same—relatively no-frills. They’re a dull yellow—think MXR Script Distortion+—and feature a plain black font for model name, controls and jacks. The insides of all Human Gear pedals are built to withstand the apocalypse, as the circuit boards are fortified within large bricks of epoxy, making them impervious to cloners and whomever else. The Animato is a pretty dynamic fuzz with the same controls as a Big Muff—though it’s not a Big Muff. Utilizing a germanium front end, the Animato can get spongy before the silicon section shreds the signal. The Tone control is much improved, as it is a tilt type—the same kind found in immeasurably expensive hi-fi tube amps. The price might turn some players away, but it is a pretty original sound.

The condition of this pedal is very good. Cosmetically It does have some paint chips however most their pedals have this problem. Its only cosmetic however the paint chips easily. Functionally is perfect.

• Ripping Distortion
• Controls: Volume, Tone and Distortion
• Really great distortion pedal
• True By-Pass
• Made in Japan