Saturday, May 7, 2022

SOLA SOUND: Tone Bender MKII Professional, Black Fish Skin Hybrid, 0.15" Vero Layout

This is a slightly different hybrid MKII than I have previously seen - this is a Sola Sound MKII built by D*A*M, referred to as the Black Fish Skin version by Macari's Music.  The PNP Silicon transistor is a PNP version of a BC109 / BC108.

I couldn't see the value of one resistor on the photos, so a safe bet would be to try something in the usual range for a MKII, and see how it goes - adjust to taste.  The 10k on the base of Q1 might need to be 100k if you use a different transistor, which is normal for a MKII.


SOLA SOUND TONE BENDER MKII PROFESSIONAL - 0.15" VERO LAYOUT

SOLA SOUND TONE BENDER MKII PROFESSIONAL - 0.15" VERO LAYOUT




2 comments:

  1. What is the benefit of the silicon pnp ? I assume I could turn the caps and put a npn in ?

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    1. Slightly cheaper with silicon, and it will probably sound a little different too. Probably a tad more aggressive.

      You can replace all the transistors with their npn equivalent and flip the caps.

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