Unlike the BlackHatSound the clean up from the guitar volume is very different. Turn the bias further clockwise and the attack becomes more spitty and 'stop start' until no signal will pass.īass boost / stock switch does pretty much what it says on the tin. This is the point where the transistors are switched off, however the moment you touch the strings they come to life. To dial the classic MK1 voice, mute the strings and turn the bias control till the background hiss just fades. Stay clockwise for thick, chewy, loud open and dynamic fuzz, as you turn anti clockwise the fuzz will increase and Mids will start to come forward, continue anti clockwise, for brighter cutting MK1 territory. The bias control is the key on this pedal, With careful dialling you can find all sorts of sweet spots. The tone is very much classic ToneBender*, think Mick Ronson on Ziggy Stardust. Using a matched pair of super rare vintage 'New Old Stock' TO106' ME c1016 RedDot silicon transistors from Aug 1975, and a single RCA 2n3053 from 1977 I have enough of these transistors for over a thousand units, so theres no chance of running low soon. Using my own tweaked version of the Mk2 circuit, but voiced closer to the MK1. This fuzz is my homage to the Solasound Tonebender*. ( 'Tonebender' is a trademark of Solosound Ltd - they are also awesome). Have a listen to the demo and see for your self. I can honestly say that with carefully chosen and measured components the actual differences between Si and Ge in this circuit are much more subtle than you would believe. With fixed fuzz or 'attack' this pedal can cover ground between both the MK1 and 2ĪHHH Silicon. Built using JB and Vishay capacitors, Lumburg jacks and alpha pots. both usable and distinct.īuilt point to point using a very sort after combination of vintage silicon transistors, and high spec new components. With an added external bias control, this is a circuit where the hot or cold biasing can make a huge difference to the tone. This is my homage to the solosound ToneBender MK2 Fuzz circuit. Again, I'll look into those trannies sometime this evening for you.Pedals will show of out of stock until a batch is released, subscribe to my mailing list to get the model, time and date of the next drop. (Another fun trick in a Muff fuzz is to add a secondary DPDT Stomp Switch to remove the final "make-up gain" stage after the tone stack to get a bassier Jumbo Tone Bender type fuzz.) Start w/the highest gain and work from high to low as you go thru the stages for a more tight, controlled fuzz. Transistors are cheap tho Jonsey, you could just socket your board and swap em out as you see fit. I'm going by memory and haven't built a pedal in over 2 yrs now. I think the trannies I found that I liked best were 1086's, but I'll have to double check. If you are trying to get that Germanium soft-clipping sound, just use Germanium diodes in a multi-gain stage (like a muff) circuit for the clipping diodes. They need isolated power to prevent issues (they don't play well w/other pedals and shared power supplies).Īs far as NPN's go, I've personally found Silicone to be more useful (FOR ME) than Germanium. Not a big fan of PNP's myself for builds.
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