Williams Audio Professional MK1.5 Tone Bender

Williams Audio Tonebender MK1.5 s/n 048 10/’22 (OC71, CV7355)

Truly great tone bender fuzz from Williams Audio. Bought/imported new directly from Nick a few years ago. Fat fuzz sounds!

Pedal is in great shape. This one has a battery on/off switch tonpreserve battery life.

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Info from the website:

The Williams Vintage Tone MK1.5 is a very faithful recreation of the legendary, rare as unicorn horn, Tonebender MK1.5 fuzz pedal. Originally built by Sola Sound in the 1960's, the MK1.5 Tonebender is likely the least known of the Tonebender family due to it's very short existence.

Very similar circuit to the class Fuzz Face, but just enough differences in there to make sure it is not just another Fuzz Face but a very worthy member of the Tonebender family.  Full fuzz is lovely and warm, some nice singing sustain on notes but not in the same way as a MK11.  The clean up with the guitar volume pot is amazing, really blew me away as this is such an important and sometimes overlooked part of a truly great Fuzz pedal.  The Attack pot winds down nicely to lovely, soft fuzz sounds, still with great control from the guitar volume pot.  The tone of the pedal is 'chewey' with many characteristics of the MK11 of which it shares much of the circuit.  For a really great, nearly out of control fuzz, just put this baby in front of a tube amp with the pre-amp cooking, just so good. 

Features:

• A pair of NOS germanium transistors carefully matched and tested and selected for low leakage and low noise.
• A selection of the very  finest capacitors including Hunts, Wima and Mullard etc. All hand tested and selected for tone.
• Highest quality electrolytic capacitors.
• Carbon Comp resistors throughout.
• Neutrik Sockets, Alpha pots and a high quality Stomp Switch
• True-bypass
• Strip board soldered, like the original
• Tough Grey Hammerite painted Eddystone / Hammond box
• Bulgin style chicken head knobs.
• LED Indicator
• Hand-Labeled Design
• Individually numbered / signed Pedal 
• Life-time warranty on all Williams Audio parts and work