Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
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
Here’s four different versions of the DAM Fuzzsound, all of which are a mix of the MKIII & MKIV Tonebender. From the captain: Fuzz Sound MKIV (used to be badged as the MKIII) Basically a pimped out version of the Tone Bender MKIII and MKIV but with more tonal scope, more muscle and packing space … Read more
Well I’ve been in a bit of Tonebender kick lately, so I decided to do a bunch of MKIII & MKIV variants. The Rotosound Fuzz was built by Sola Sound in the late 60’s and is based on the MKIII Tonebender.
From blistering, octave-tinged fuzz all the way down to dirty, fat overdrive with a turn of your guitar’s volume control, the Raincoat has a sound all of its own. Is it an overdrive that does fuzz? A distortion that does overdrive? A fuzz that does it all? We have no idea. All we know is, … Read more
Not much info on this one, not even who actually made it. Found the schematic years ago over at DIYSB where it was reversed with the help of none other than dino. Figured I’d tale a shot at a vero since I did so many other wahs.
Found an old schematic of Standard Hemmo Fuzz, which has two outputs. One for cleanish boost and second for fuzz. Drew it as described and added diode clippers as notes suggested. Added volume pots for both modes, 2PDT stomps for mode select and basic bypass. Some of you might find this rather usable…
Here is a simple layout for a nice pedal from the 70’s. The schematic I’ve used is available here.
“Starting with the same germanium transistors as the much-loved original Sputnik, but with slightly different specs, we added a few slight tweaks to get very close to the sonic details of the original circuit. Many of the other parts in the Sputnik II are different but of same or similar value, including many vintage and … Read more
