Saturday, June 24, 2017

FUZZ- TONE HUNGRY Hunger Bender ...and a classic revisited

THE TONE BENDER

This was the classic Fuzz that put serious dirt on the map.The MK1 was a higher gain with 3 geranium transistors.
It was based off of the first ever made commercially available fuzz. The Maestro Fuzz Tone. It came about when a repair guy in London's west end was asked if he could give a customer with a Fuzz Tone more sustain.

After doing over dozens of the Fuzz Tones it was obvious to just make his own.

It was replaced with the MK II which was deep and bassy with a very high out put.
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The MK III pulled back the gain and added the first ever tone control to a Fuzz. 

$150.00 USD

Between the EQ and the lower gain a good impression of both v.1 and v.2 could be made plus many original tones.
All 3 have their followers.

The Hunger bender is a religiously made clone of the MK III . Hand wired in the point to point style of the original.
Every original part from new old stock was used. The wire is the same right down to 
cutting each piece to the exact length that went from part to part on the original.

I have had mine for quite awhile. I love this pedal!!!!
Mine was from a special LTD ED. order of bright red ones.



There is a lot more info in the post
FUZZ- SBS
check it out!!!




The purpose here is to give you a taste of the classic boxes that changed the sound of Rock forever.
The second Vid. will give you a broad picture of 
nearly all that was out there in the 60's.

1 comment:

  1. Actually Paul The MkI Tonebender had Three germanium transistors the Mk1.5 was the next stage in the tonebender evolution with 2 transistors (think Fuzz Face circuit)Then the MKII again had 3 gemaniums

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