Mk 1 Tone Bender: Building My Own Clone Part One

DIY copy of Vintage Tonebender fuzz by Sola Sound. First of two videos.

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[lofi73]

Did i get this right:You used an OC75 for Q1 and ac125´s for Q2-3??

Are´nt those OC75´s hard to track down?...(And expensive)

[blondegraemey]

Yep, you are right both times. G

[jmterning]

Hey, I'm a beginner pedal maker, but I was wondering where you buy the plastic circuit board and the electronic components.

[blondegraemey]

I bought it from Maplins in the UK. G

[Maiki50400]

Hello, is it possible to use PNP-trannies and a power suply, or is it absolutly necessary to use NPN then?Thank you! Cool informative videos!!!

[blondegraemey]

You can use PNP transistors with a power supply but you must reverse the polarity and make sure you do not power NPN Negative ground pedals from the same power supply. G

[Strychninesonics]

Hi! Great channel! I have a question I was hoping you could answer if you have the time.

What kind of decal did you use for your MKI clone? I've done my own inkjet water decals for pedals but never white on a darker surface.

Hope you can shine a light on this :)

[lofi73]

@blondegraemey Do you buy tested transistors or bulks and test them yourself?.How much leakage would be good for this circuit and how is it measured??.

P.s.:Great video.I would love to build a pedal like that if i had knowledge and skills

[lofi73]

Btw:That semiconductor analyser must be a swell tool too have!!

[upc04539]

@TR1VO5 It's more expensive to buy fuzz. I built a Fuzz Factory for under 30$ when the original from Zvex sells for 275$ and over depending on the model you get. Fuzz are pretty easy pedals to make and require very few parts. Zvex sells for a lot because his FF pedal can make a lot of weird stuff and his pedals looks cool. But the parts are inexpensive to get.

[TR1VO5]

i think it's more expensive to built a fuzz than buy an fuzz. but it seems to be fun.

[MiTsu32bs]

What is this?

[TommyNegeal]

This is cool!