Tonebender 3-in-1

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Tonebender 3-in-1

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I am lifting this from a previous post to give this baby a place here in the "One Off's" section

I purchased this from the original owner that ordered this custom Tonebender directly from Dave in early 2005 and received it in July 2005.

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According to Dave, this is the only pedal he made like this and he told me that it was "one of my all time favs...one of those that I kinda intended to make for myself....never did though."

It's an MKII circuit loaded with OC81Ds and a 1966 circuit loaded with a Mullard OC76 and an AC128. A rotary switch switches between the three different flavors of Tonebender fuzz (Italian Vox, MKI.5, and MKII), which share level and attack knobs. The level switch has a built in battery off switch that clicks when you turn it all the way down thus cutting battery power.

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The Italian Vox and Mk 1.5 share transistors (kind of like the 1966 with its 1966/Super Bee settings).

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Here's a description of the MKI.5 setting given to me by Dave himself:
"The MKI.5 setting is a slightly modified "Super Bee" setting....as you'll find on the stock '66 but modded so its a touch more closer to the original MK I.5. The Super Bee setting is pretty close to a MKI.5. A true MKI.5 is a touch more woolly and not as defined...the Super Bee mode is what I'd prefer a MKI.5 or a good Ge. Fuzz Face to sound like."
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:badlove: I wish i'd been around for these custom build's :bangs head:
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Thats a pretty one! Really enjoy seeing the customs that Dave has done in the past :cheers:
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You are a lucky devil - that's one of my all time favourites - there aren't that many pedals on this forum that I covet (what a dreadful thing to have to admit) but your pedal would be amongst the top five I ever saw Dave make and very possibly my second favourite (that I didn't manage to get myself that is :hihi: )

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mee wants one too :badlove: that is super duper nice...

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nice. :tu:
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Oh my Lord!!! :harp:



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That's my favourite!
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sigh...I remember the custom shop, even remember discussing a custom order with the Cap'n.


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