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Even more than in the field of early electric guitars, the dawn of effect pedal is both full of myths and poorly documented - though everybody has an opinion about everything it seems. Who came first, what are the original components and circuits, what is the genuine sound?
And people who possess original pedals are of course reluctant to tear them apart to check what's inside - as you can see here (and you can read the whole Fuzz Central website while you're at it) early circuits were protected by a layer of paint...
And also makers had no reason to be consistent in their buildings, there were no standards, everybody was experimenting with new sounds (is it a legend or the Kinks really recorded 'You really got me' after slicing the speakers of their amps to get their infamous fuzzy sound?)
Anyway, I've been reading many things about the Tone Bender - sometimes contradictory - so this is my version of the facts: the Vox Tone Bender was built in Italy - like Vox's guitars - by a company called Jen, using the Tone Bender circuit provided by Sola Sound to several companies for their pedals, such as Marshall or Rotosound.
The original Vox Tone Bender was based on the MKI.V - the second version of the circuit - but there's been several later versions of both the circuit and the pedal, but since this one doesn't sport any indication, I assume it's an early model, said to have inspired the Fuzz Face.
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- Pedal Time 2! Dallas-arbiter Trem Face
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- Pedal Time! Dallas-arbiter Fuzz Face
guitarz.blogspot.com Everybody is much probably familiar enough with the Fuzz Face so I don't have to recall that it's one of the earliest effect pedals, released by Ivor Arbiter in 1966, that the round case was inspired by the base...
- Fuzz Pedals Demo - 16 Different Fuzz Pedals
I appreciate that this guy took the time to hook up all these relatively available Fuzz Pedals to let us hear them all side by side. He doesn't change any of the controls while playing so you have to imagine there is some flexibility in the...
- Vintage Fender Fuzz/wah/volume Pedal In Tucson Area For $100
There is a whole cult of Fuzz pedal collectors out there (you know who you are) but I am not one of them. I have several Fuzz Pedals and they get a little use - but not that much unless I am recording overdubs. But that is just me. This is a true vintage...
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Pedal time! 1967 Vox Tone Bender
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Another great vintage fuzz pedal (yes, I'm quite into pedals lately, and mostly in fuzz boxes), the Vox Tone Bender.
Even more than in the field of early electric guitars, the dawn of effect pedal is both full of myths and poorly documented - though everybody has an opinion about everything it seems. Who came first, what are the original components and circuits, what is the genuine sound?
And people who possess original pedals are of course reluctant to tear them apart to check what's inside - as you can see here (and you can read the whole Fuzz Central website while you're at it) early circuits were protected by a layer of paint...
And also makers had no reason to be consistent in their buildings, there were no standards, everybody was experimenting with new sounds (is it a legend or the Kinks really recorded 'You really got me' after slicing the speakers of their amps to get their infamous fuzzy sound?)
Anyway, I've been reading many things about the Tone Bender - sometimes contradictory - so this is my version of the facts: the Vox Tone Bender was built in Italy - like Vox's guitars - by a company called Jen, using the Tone Bender circuit provided by Sola Sound to several companies for their pedals, such as Marshall or Rotosound.
The original Vox Tone Bender was based on the MKI.V - the second version of the circuit - but there's been several later versions of both the circuit and the pedal, but since this one doesn't sport any indication, I assume it's an early model, said to have inspired the Fuzz Face.
© 2012, Guitarz - The Original Guitar Blog - now in its 10th year!
- Brian Eastwood "bender Distortocaster" Melted Strat With "gouranga" Finish On Ebay Uk
guitarz.blogspot.com: ...from the ridiculous to the... errmmm... ridiculous. (But at least these guitars are made to play well). And what could be wilder than a Bender Distortocaster from Brian Eastwood? Other than a Distortocaster with a wacky paint...
- Pedal Time 2! Dallas-arbiter Trem Face
guitarz.blogspot.com: While we're on a pedal trip, I'd like to add my own Dallas Arbiter pedal into the mix. Mine is the Trem Face, which I bought at a car boot sale in the early 90's. For a long time, it was pretty obscure and became almost...
- Pedal Time! Dallas-arbiter Fuzz Face
guitarz.blogspot.com Everybody is much probably familiar enough with the Fuzz Face so I don't have to recall that it's one of the earliest effect pedals, released by Ivor Arbiter in 1966, that the round case was inspired by the base...
- Fuzz Pedals Demo - 16 Different Fuzz Pedals
I appreciate that this guy took the time to hook up all these relatively available Fuzz Pedals to let us hear them all side by side. He doesn't change any of the controls while playing so you have to imagine there is some flexibility in the...
- Vintage Fender Fuzz/wah/volume Pedal In Tucson Area For $100
There is a whole cult of Fuzz pedal collectors out there (you know who you are) but I am not one of them. I have several Fuzz Pedals and they get a little use - but not that much unless I am recording overdubs. But that is just me. This is a true vintage...