Tonebender 3-in-1
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 5:27 pm
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.
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.
The Italian Vox and Mk 1.5 share transistors (kind of like the 1966 with its 1966/Super Bee settings).
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."
I purchased this from the original owner that ordered this custom Tonebender directly from Dave in early 2005 and received it in July 2005.
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.
The Italian Vox and Mk 1.5 share transistors (kind of like the 1966 with its 1966/Super Bee settings).
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."
I wish i'd been around for these custom build's 
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- and yes it is a disease! - I've no doubt whatsoever - the same deal as with crack but not quite so damaging physically - I'm saying nothing about the addictiveness 
