Made right here in Auckland and beloved the world over. The hotcake hit the shelves in the late '70s and can be found on pedalboards by some all time greats like Nels Cline, Thurston Moore, Kevin Shields, Liam Finn, Noel Gallagher... the list goes on. 
It's got to be one of the warmest sounding distortion boxes on the market, and you need one. It's that simple.