Tools, Tones and Toys for Guitarists
The Bumble Buzz is based on the Kay Fuzztone, which is a simplified Univox Super Fuzz. It’s a collaboration between Union Tube & Transistor and Third Man Records (Jack White). There are no knobs; just stomp and go. Raw octave fuzz…. UNION TUBE AND TRANSISTOR BUMBLE BUZZ – VERO LAYOUT UNION TUBE AND TRANSISTOR BUMBLE BUZZ – … Read more
Basically the Marshall Supa Fuzz is a Sola Sound Tone Bender MKII, but with some different capacitor values and it uses Mullard OC75s for all three transistors. It sounds killer, and cleans up really nicely using the volume control on the guitar. When you hear the fuzz, it’s hard to imagine the clean sound, the fuzz … Read more
The Colorsound Tone Bender Distortion, one of the lesser known Tone Benders – which also happens to be a recent D*A*M collaboration with Colorsound (Macari’s Music), who released a faithful reproduction using original circuit boards after some were found in a basement. More information can be found on the D*A*M forum which is a very handy … Read more