Wednesday, November 20, 2024

BALMORAL ELECTRIC: Set of Tone Benders (MKI, MKII, MKIII)

Just to offset the amplifier posts for the pedal folks - here’s a set of three Tone Benders that I just finished.  By a set I mean a MKI, MKII and a MKIII - and no I did not include a MK1.5.    



The layouts and info on how to build these can all be found on the blog.  Standard MKI on phenolic, Sola Sound MKII and the MKIII uses the D*A*M Fuzz Sound layout with stock values.  

Off-board wiring for positive ground with the battery draw and LED can be found here and if you want to get a really fancy, tips on cable lacing can be found here.

Tone benders

The enclosure is a Hammond Eddystone available from RS.  Instructions for how to do a battery cut-out using simple hand tools can be found here 

Tone benders

Tone benders

Tone benders

Tone benders

Tone benders

Tone benders



4 comments:

  1. It's too neat, I really like it. It's even better than many "handmade boutique" pedals that cost several hundred dollars. I'm almost embarrassed to put my own "messy layout" on my blog.

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    1. Thanks Ding - I'm sure your messy layout sounds just fine, and probably doesn't look as bad as you make out. You have a blog as well?

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  2. Those came out fantastic! Would love to hear a sound sample if you have time. I don't think I've ever built a mkIII, hmmmmm... :-D

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    1. Thanks. Sorry - no decent sound samples, apart from a clip on my instagram with a MKII. They've all been shipped to a customer.

      You should build a MKIII. By far the easiest in terms of transistor selection and the results are always satisfying.

      The MKI was a little beast and ran very quiet. Zero noise, care of Q3 acting as a noise gate.

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