Info: BOTD and the Stratoblaster
I loved my BOTD but only really found the stratoblaster side to be unique and useful… the “mutron” side was super easy to replicate with an eq pedal boosting and the buffer is redundant in my board. The stratoblaster was super interesting though, it seemed to be a slightly “dirty”, or as farm describes it, gritty boost. I bought/built the GGG stratoblaster DIY kit and… it’s exactly the same. The build was really easy and should be doable by anyone who has soldered before. If you’re on the fence about a BOTD or they’re just too expensive, I highly reccomend you at least try out the GGG or similar (there is someone who builds pretty much the exact kit and sells it assembled on here iirc). It was $45 shipped to my door, and probably 1-2 hours of work depending on experience.
It’s definitely not a “better” pedal than the BOTD, but if you wont use the 2 other features, it’ll save you money and the stratoblaster side is essentially the same exactly.