Mr. Malady MKII
The Mr. Malady MKII is my take on the 1966 Tone Bender® MKII.
A groundbreaking three-transistor fuzz circuit characterized by its subtle gating and thick mid-focussed harmonically rich fuzz tone. Like the originals, I tune mine to have a bitey attack with some sputter in the decay.
** These are made to order. Will ship within 2-4 weeks.
** This pedal uses vintage style PNP germanium transistors which are powered by negative voltage, thus the power supply must be an isolated source, such as a 9v battery or 9v power adapter from an isolated source. The power supply cannot be daisy chained with other pedals.
The Mr. Malady MKII is my take on the 1966 Tone Bender® MKII.
A groundbreaking three-transistor fuzz circuit characterized by its subtle gating and thick mid-focussed harmonically rich fuzz tone. Like the originals, I tune mine to have a bitey attack with some sputter in the decay.
** These are made to order. Will ship within 2-4 weeks.
** This pedal uses vintage style PNP germanium transistors which are powered by negative voltage, thus the power supply must be an isolated source, such as a 9v battery or 9v power adapter from an isolated source. The power supply cannot be daisy chained with other pedals.
The Mr. Malady MKII is my take on the 1966 Tone Bender® MKII.
A groundbreaking three-transistor fuzz circuit characterized by its subtle gating and thick mid-focussed harmonically rich fuzz tone. Like the originals, I tune mine to have a bitey attack with some sputter in the decay.
** These are made to order. Will ship within 2-4 weeks.
** This pedal uses vintage style PNP germanium transistors which are powered by negative voltage, thus the power supply must be an isolated source, such as a 9v battery or 9v power adapter from an isolated source. The power supply cannot be daisy chained with other pedals.
What’s Inside:
Built onto authentic Vero board utilizing the exact component layout of the original units.
Vintage new old stock and/or salvaged capacitors intentionally selected for quality and tone
Vintage new old stock and/or salvaged resistors hand selected for performance and aesthetic quality from a mix of vintage Allen-Bradley, Piher, Iskra, and others.
3 carefully matched vintage germanium transistors. Transistors are hand selected by me through a rigorous tuning process. Transistors are chosen based on how they perform in the circuit. I tune all my pedals with integrity to be as close to the originals as possible. I don’t add any modern tweaks to the circuit.
The signal path is wired using high end UK shielded cable like the original units.
High quality hardware including full size alpha pots, Cliff UK style jacks, and a carling footswitch.
Housed in a hand painted Hammond 1590P1 diecast aluminum enclosure (6x3.3.x2). Color may vary.
Metal Circle Electric Co. name plate
Bakelite knobs.
** I tune all my pedals with integrity to be as close to the originals as possible. I don’t add any modern tweaks or “improvements” to the circuit.
** Please note I am in no way affiliated with Sola Sound. I am using their trademarked name as a mere reference to the circuit that the Mr. Malady MKII is based on. For more information about the originators of these wonderful pedals, Please visit Macari's Website