operatiiions

mark 3 of the operations series. (aka, mark 3 tonebender, twilight recipe)

The smoother, more saturated tone bender version, much more in line with modern fuzz sounds.

The tonebender series are the best circuits I have had the pleasure of encountering and working with in my life (personal opinion). I constantly plug these in for pure joy. I always enjoy every second with them until they become yours.

These tone benders ROAR and are all unique in their own ways! No two builds come out the same, and that is the beauty of them.

Used in the late 60s and 70s to get that heavy rock and roll roar out of an amplifier, notably used by Mick Ronson, Daniel Ash, and many, many more.

Sola Sound introduced the MK3 around 68-69, but the circuit was sold and branded under many names. Often many of these were built with inconsistent parts, using whatever was available, leading each unit to have its own sound.

the construction process

to build a serious tone bender is a true, commitment and to me, a ritualistic undertaking.

No playing around or settling for mediocrity whatsoever.

Each pedal is constructed with the highest quality modern components I am able to source. For resistors, I only use modern production parts, caps generally are a mix of modern and NOS, with each build varying.

You can not simply throw any transistor set into the circuit and call it a day. 

Each build has the transistors live auditioned on the exact circuit board it is going to live in. It takes time to find the right group of transistors.