Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
Request for Phil – one tag board layout for the Park 2 knob fuzz sound. I generally prefer to keep the links below the board, as it looks neater. I don’t mind linking two adjacent lugs on top, as you hardly notice it. One suggestion for this. The D*A*M Colosround Fuzz Sound has a few … Read more
Another Tone Bender MKIII / MKIV variant – is the Park Fuzz Sound. I’d already done a P2P layout, so I thought I should also do a standard vero layout. As maybe one other person and I have used the P2P layout… I guess the most obvious difference is the lack of Fuzz pot – apart from … Read more
Not an auto wah in a normal sense, more like an inductorless wah circuit driven by an LFO. This must be one of the earliest modulation pedals and IMO it is a hidden gem. Lots of murky psychedelic madness can be found in this circuit, especially with a dirt box upfront. Rate and Depth controls … Read more
The Park Fuzz Sound is a two knob Tone Bender MKIII – I guess they thought who turns the fuzz down anyway, and it will save money on knobs and pots. PARK FUZZ SOUND – POINT TO POINT LAYOUT
Smoother sounding than the Mk. II Professional, the Tone Bender Mk. III not only added a tone control, but the circuit was a deviation from earlier Tone Benders. Q1 and 2 create a Darlington pair that amplify the signal, while Q3 is what creates the fuzz. I’ve laid this out for negative ground operation, so … Read more
