The Dytone Guitar Synth is a distortion pedal with a synth character, made by Dytone in Germany. It sits in the distortion category, but its maker positions it as something stranger than a conventional drive: a custom pedal that pushes a guitar sound into territory normally associated with synthesizers.1
Dytone's own description sets expectations accordingly:
"The Guitar Synth is a great and crazy effect pedal. This box is nothing you have heared before. The Guitar Syth makes a crazy wild sound1."
That is the maker speaking, not a reviewer, so treat it as intent rather than an independent verdict. What it does tell a player is that this is not a pedal built to be transparent or to sit quietly in a rig. It is built to be a character piece.
Availability and condition
The pedal is currently sold out, and the most recent listing was for a B-stock unit rather than a new one. According to the seller's own description, the pedal showed signs of use, as did its box, with photographs documenting the condition.1
The Dytone Guitar Synth is sold out as of the latest listing, and the last unit offered was B-stock with visible signs of use.1
Price
The listed price was £99.00 GBP. That is the figure as stated by the seller, in British pounds; no US dollar price is given for this pedal.1
Where it comes from
Dytone is described as a maker of custom guitar pedals, and the Guitar Synth is built in Germany. The product is listed as the "DYTONE Guitar Synth distortion pedal", a distortion with a synth character, and Dytone describes it as "a great and crazy effect pedal" that "makes a crazy wild sound".1
How it relates to other synth pedals
The name "guitar synth" covers a range of approaches. Some pedals in the synth category are tracking designs that convert the guitar's note into a synthesized tone, while others, like this one, are distortion-based pedals that use synth-style character within a distorted signal path. If you are comparing options, it is worth knowing which kind a given pedal is before reading further, because the two behave very differently under the hands.
Sources (1)
- DYTONE Guitar Synth distortion pedal, Godlyke Distributing, Inc.
