Sola Sound
Sola Sound: Tone Bender MKII Professional Hybrid, 0.15″ Vero Layout
This hybrid Tone Bender MKII is a more budget conscious offering from Sola Sound (Macari’s) via David Main of D*A*M and it uses NPN transistors, which is a bit of a bonus. SOLA SOUND TONE BENDER MKII PROFESSIONAL SILICON HYBRID – VERO LAYOUT Watch out for the hard to spot cuts under the 470 ohm … Read more
SOLA SOUND: Tone Bender MKII Professional, 0.15″ Vero
Not strictly my layout, as this is a copy of the original Sola Sound Tone Bender MKII board. This is a little different to most MKII schematics, as it has a 10k resistor from base to ground on Q1, and a 47k on the collector of Q2. I’ve read that this is best for leaky … Read more
SOLA SOUND: Tone Bender MKII, Point to Point Layout
I just realised that I had not posted a Sola Sound Tone Bender MKII layout… I did the Marshall Supa Fuzz earlier, which is kind of same same but the layout caters for larger mojo parts, and even the D*A*M MKII hybrid for a silicon / germanium monster. For completeness, here’s the MKII. SOLA SOUND TONE … Read more
SOLA SOUND: Tone Bender MK1.5, Point to Point Layout
The mysterious Sola Sound MK1.5 Tone Bender, which is pretty much a Fuzz Face, or a Fuzz Face is a MK1.5 Tone Bender – either way… just don’t try and bias it like a Fuzz Face. You can the find history of the Tone Bender on Kit Rae’s Big Muff Page and also on David Main’s (D*A*M) … Read more
SOLA SOUND: Tone Bender MKII Hybrid, Point to Point Layout
Here’s a hybrid Sola Sound Tone Bender MKII using a single germanium transistor at the front, and 2 x silicon at the back – all NPN so it can run off a standard power supply. This is a modern bender, made by David Main from D*A*M, for Sola Sound (Macari’s Music). Apart from … Read more
SOLA SOUND: Tone Bender MKIV, Compact Point to Point Layout
A slightly smaller point to point layout for the Sola Sound Tone Bender MKIV than the other in my post (for bigger mojo parts). Of course you can build any Tone Bender MKIII or MKIV from this layout. SOLA SOUND TONE BENDER MKIV – COMPACT POINT TO POINT LAYOUT NOTE: voltages shown are … Read more
Sola Sound MKIV Tonebender
I think the best description of the differences between the MKIII & MKIV tonebender comes from non-other than the captain: The origins. Tone Bender MKIII, Tone Bender MKIV. Same party different frock. Aside from the obvious differences in the enclosure type of these pedals any true solid definition of which is what in regards to … Read more
Sola Sound Zonk II
Since I posted layouts for the Hornby Skewes Zonk Machine, version 1 and 2, Will Kenworthy posted links to 2 other schematics that were traced and posted over at the DAM forum for a version of the Zonk II under the Sola Sound name back in the 60’s. I figured why not make layouts for … Read more