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Tone Bender Inspired Fuzz

Wilson Effects Fuzz MKIII

Indiana's Wilson Effects have been revamping their pedal line in 2021, and the Fuzz Mk III is their improved version of the classic Tone Bender evolution. The most noteworthy feature of this NOS Germanium fuzz is its 6 position rotary switch (Squish) that activates different capacitors to give the fuzz…Click on the title for more

Wilson Effects Fuzz MKIII

Formula B Pedals Mini Bender Combo

Italy's Formula B is developing a reputation for high quality, hand-built effects inspired to classic circuits, and the Mini Bender is their latest creation: a dual voice Tone Bender-inspired pedal that can recreate the tone of the classic vintage Mk 1.5 and the Mk 2, here called "Pro II," featuring…Click on the title for more

Formula B Pedals Mini Bender Combo

Mason FX Love Bender Mk1.5

Pedal collectors may want to take a hard look at this Bender MK1.5 by Virginia's Mason FX Pedals, makers of beautiful-looking and great-sounding hand-made stompboxes. This pedal adds a Bass control to the usual 2-knob configuration of the Tone Bender (Volume and Attak - i.e. Gain) to tame the effect's…Click on the title for more

Mason FX Love Bender Mk1.5

Telesonic Professional MKII Germanium Fuzz

The Telesonic Professional MKII Germanium Fuzz is a quality, hand-crafted Tone Bender clone made in Russia with Alpha potentiometres, Soviet vintage NOS MP15A germanium transistors matched by leakage and hfe. It has a Bias trimmer inside the box. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwHTA8UWtBs Click on the title for more

Telesonic Professional MKII Germanium Fuzz

Expresso FX Fuzz Bender MKI & MKII

Built in the UK and equipped with two OC75 and one OC76 NOS transistors, the Expresso FX Fuzz Bender MKII is a high-end, made-to-order tone bender replica with top-quality NOS parts. The company lets you handpick the enclosure, knobs, and additional quality-of-life mods such as an external bias knob. You…Click on the title for more

Expresso FX Fuzz Bender MKI & MKII

Animals Pedal Sunday Afternoon is Infinity Bender Fuzz

Japanese company Animals Pedal brought some playful names and graphics to the stompbox game, but also some excellent circuits at an affordable price. Their new Sunday Afternoon is Infinity Bender Fuzz perfectly reflects the quirky nature of this builder: a collaboration with Matthew Holl of Wren and Cuff, the pedal…Click on the title for more

Animals Pedal Sunday Afternoon is Infinity Bender Fuzz

JDM Pedals Hot Plate Fuzz

The JDM Hot Plate Fuzz is a modern take on the Tonebender Mk3 with a few extras. It features vintage PNP Germanium transistors and a voltage inverter to easily daisy chain other pedals. The main mod to the original circuit is a passive mid-bump switch that thickens the tone and…Click on the title for more

JDM Pedals Hot Plate Fuzz

Red Noise Germanium Stone Blender

For mysterious reasons, multi-mode fuzz pedals are somewhat rare. With its unassuming four-setting Diode rotary switch, the Red Noise Germanium Stone Blender is precisely such a thing - and a powerful one at that! Although the circuit is based on a Sola Sound Tone Bender, the four modes deliver tones…Click on the title for more

Red Noise Germanium Stone Blender

BLAMMO! Electronics Tomb Sender Ge Fuzz

A modern take of the venerable Tone Bender MkIII, the BLAMMO! Electronics Tomb Sender is a Germanium fuzz with an extra gain stage for more output and a beefed-up EQ section. The toggle switch in the middle of the pedal operates a simple noise gate that removes the background noise/muck between…Click on the title for more

BLAMMO! Electronics Tomb Sender Ge Fuzz

JHS Pedals Bender Fuzz

The JHS Pedals Bender, from the Legends of Fuzz Series, is a faithful recreation of the Sola Sound Tone Bender MkIII "onomatopoeia." Read the story of the pedal at the bottom of the page. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cZtTxyH7Rs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS38M7LTLaY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWpu8YSDsWM In April of 1965, a new device changed rock 'n' roll forever. From…Click on the title for more

JHS Pedals Bender Fuzz

Catalinbread Blood Donor Fuzz

An updated mod of the company's Katzenkonig, the Catalinbread Blood Donor is the fuzzy circuit marriage of a Tone Bender MKII and a Pro Co Rat, reimagined. Besides improving the pedal's noise floor compared to the original, the company mostly focused on making it more extreme and flexible at once:…Click on the title for more

Catalinbread Blood Donor Fuzz

Pine-Box Custom The Skin-Walker

Pine-Box Custom is a Memphis based pedal builder that specializes in gain pedals and fuzzes featuring illustrations of screaming old white men at times featuring sea creatures in their mouths (it's true!). The Skin-Walker is their new release for 2019 and it's a take on the Tone Bender circuit with added…Click on the title for more

Pine-Box Custom The Skin-Walker