NPD: Sola Sound Tone Bender MKII

These new pedals are using Mullard OC78D transistors, and frankly, it sounds amazing. Perfect for early Zeppelin with both my Les Paul and Telecaster.

Is it as good as the Behringer?

Congrats!

I have a tonebender 1.5 build, it sounds pretty awesome (just lower output than guitar-amp).

Your rig is threatening. Even that fat curly cord. Almost too much. Just about right.

Nice. I've owned two of David's MK-II builds, one in the big enclosure looks yours and a compact one, and they both sounded glorious. I bet it pairs great with that Marshall.

If you don't mind: Did you order it from Macari's or buy it on the secondary market?

Congrats and HNPD!

Duane_the_tub said:

Nice. I've owned two of David's MK-II builds, one in the big enclosure looks yours and a compact one, and they both sounded glorious. I bet it pairs great with that Marshall.

If you don't mind: Did you order it from Macari's or buy it on the secondary market?

Congrats and HNPD!

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I bought it directly from Macari's.

They make a reg size one? Interesting.

For any owners of this model - if you dime it as intended is there a volume boost?

searswashere said:

They make a reg size one? Interesting.

For any owners of this model - if you dime it as intended is there a volume boost?

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David Main's contract with Macari's only allows him to sell his D*A*M builds in Asia, so they can only be acquired elsewhere on the secondary market (kind of like Yamano LPs). Here is the one I had:



Great pedal that I enjoyed for years, until I obtained the nastiest MK-I ever built and this got bumped off my board.

would I be correct that it sounds best going into an amp already overdriven (or at least on edge of breakup) and not necessarily clean?

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These new pedals are using Mullard OC78D transistors, and frankly, it sounds amazing. Perfect for early Zeppelin with both my Les Paul and Telecaster.

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I can't see the head but those two guitars and that stack would be enough for me for the rest of my life.

DeafDumbBlind Kid said:

I can't see the head but those two guitars and that stack would be enough for me for the rest of my life.

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I believe OP built a 1959hw stack in quick order

DeafDumbBlind Kid said:

would I be correct that it sounds best going into an amp already overdriven (or at least on edge of breakup) and not necessarily clean?

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DeafDumbBlind Kid said:

I can't see the head but those two guitars and that stack would be enough for me for the rest of my life.

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The amp is a Marshall 1959HW. Yeah, I'm completely satisfied with my amps and guitars, I'm very fortunate to own what I have.

I haven't tried the Tone Bender into a completely clean amp, I usually have my Marshall set to 6-8 on the high treble channel, so there is a fair bit of drive already, and it sounds glorious.

Fantastic. That's the sort of Fuzz I want - Mick Ronson, mid-Sixties Stones and Yardbirds, early Zeppelin. I have my eye on the Warm Audio WarmBender for Christmas.