Anasounds Full Story

The Anasounds Full Story is a fuzz pedal with a twist: instead of one fixed circuit, it holds small interchangeable circuit boards called Tone Cards, and each card entirely changes the pedal's circuit and personality¹. The pedal traces the history of what Anasounds calls the legendary massive disto-fuzz created in the United States in 1969, the fuzz/distortion pedal born in New York City that became the gold standard for massive gain and infinite sustain¹². Two cards sit inside at once, giving two fully independent fuzz channels that can be stacked or used separately³⁴.

Anasounds describes the result as a huge, scooped sound for simple riffs and infinite sustain for lyrical solos².

A two-channel fuzz built on Tone Cards

The core idea is the Tone Card: a small electronic card that can be interchanged inside the pedal and entirely modifies its circuit¹. The Full Story holds two at once, a Main Fuzz slot and a Secondary Fuzz slot, each with its own footswitch, its own settings and its own Mid toggle¹⁸. Guitar World described the arrangement when the pedal launched: players open the wooden-topped enclosure and install their choice of cards, then hit the footswitch of the corresponding slot to engage the fuzz of their choice, with the two channels stackable³.

The two built-in fuzzes of the regular version are voiced differently. The main fuzz is inspired by the first Russian version of the massive disto-fuzz from the 90s, but with deeper mids, while the secondary fuzz is inspired by the very first version released in 1969, with less bass². A Mid switch radically changes the character by bringing in the midrange, turning a big riff sound into a lead voice².

The manual names two switchable modes: Lead fuzz, a mid boosted setting for clear lead tones and solos that sit well in a mix, and Massive rhythmics fuzz, a mid scooped setting with powerful lows for huge rhythm parts and fat stoner riffs¹.

The controls and footswitches

The regular Full Story has two footswitches, one per fuzz slot, with three independent settings for each circuit⁴³. The right footswitch activates the card in the Main Fuzz slot and the left footswitch activates the Secondary Fuzz card¹.

The manual also notes that, unlike other fuzzes, the Full Story can be placed anywhere in the signal chain: boost or overdrive pedals can shape the signal before it, and Amp in a Box pedals can act as a cranked amp feeding it⁹.

Power

The Full Story runs on a 9V DC negative center power supply only, with a maximum consumption of 124mA¹. That draw is high for an analog fuzz, so it needs a proper pedalboard power supply rather than a small battery-style source.

History: a 1969 New York fuzz in seven cards

The Full Story began as a limited edition pedal that retraced the history of the legendary fuzz through seven historical versions¹. Anasounds says the concept started with a 2020 episode the company made for the YouTube channel PALF about the history of the Big Muff⁷. The maker studied many fuzz and distortion units from the seventies and nineties to define seven colors, and describes the result as massive sound and infinite sustain with no compromise in fidelity compared with the vintage pedals⁷.

The seven cards of the collector's edition are each styled on a legendary model, and Anasounds pitches them by player¹⁰⁷:

• Ram's Head: "Need infinite sustain that would make David Gilmour proud? That's what the Ram's Head is for!"⁷
• Red & Black: "Need Jack White-style aggression? The Red & Black will be perfect for that!"⁷
• Green Russian: "Need greasy garage riffs à la Black Keys? The Green Russian obviously!"⁷
• Black Russian: "Feel like playing stoner? Easy, just pull out the Black Russian!"⁷

Later cards went further back. The first Tone Card in the full pack is based on the first version released from 1969 to 1972, with a scooped sound and huge bass; Anasounds' version brings back some midrange and slightly lowers the bass for precision and modernity¹¹. The second takes the characteristics of the first blue and gray Russian version from the early 90s, with mids lowered a bit more for a slightly dirtier sound that reacts well with the Mid switch¹¹.

Versions and editions

The Full Story has appeared in several forms:

The collector's edition differs from the later versions in more than its cards. It has three footswitches giving seven possible combinations, plus a booster that only exists for that version⁸. The booster section has its own illuminated volume potentiometer, a silver selector offering four voicings from a classic treble booster to a more midrange focused boost, and a trimpot that adjusts impedance to match different pickups¹⁰. Its middle footswitch activates the Main Fuzz card and its left footswitch the Secondary Fuzz, associated with three small illuminated knobs¹⁰.

Guitar World reported at launch that the collector's edition, including the pedal and all seven Big Muff-style Tone Cards, was priced at €399 and sold out direct from the manufacturer, with Anasounds saying third-party retailers would have some stock worldwide³.

The Tone Card range has since grown beyond the original seven. With the two newer Full Story versions came seven new cards: three by Anasounds and four in collaboration with other brands⁸. The range now covers the collector's edition versions of the classic circuits, Anasounds' own creations, and the collaboration cards, all compatible with the Full Story pedal range¹¹¹³. There is also a kit with additional components for building your own unique sounding circuit¹³.

On bass

Anasounds says the Full Story works just as well with a bass or a guitar, with the seven cards developed for the best possible low-end response without changing the original sound and playing feel on guitar⁴. Bass players looking at the wider pedal landscape can compare it against other options on the bass pedals page.

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