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neckred
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tone bender

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one of the coolest sort of fuzz pedals, but they're not very popular



which is silly, because lots of great guitarists have used or use a type of tone bender



Homme, Page, etc



there's three main types, MKI, MKII, and MK1.5



MKI and MKII are very similar circuits with 3 germanium transistors, plenty of gain to go around



MK1.5 is closer to a germanium fuzz face, with two germanium transistors, and better clean up ability, but less gain



so, if you're looking for a nice fuzz, but don't dig a fuzz face or a muff, a tone bender could be right for you, especially if you dig Kyuss and QOTSA
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