That happened to me in the 90s. Right hand crushed under two tonnes of frozen fish cartons on pallets. Amazingly nothing broke, but all the meat in my hand was pulverized and the muscle that runs my thumb burst out and was hanging in the breeze. They told my wife back then they wanted to amputate because all the nerves would die. They decided to make two big cuts to let it bleed, instead of swelling killing the nerves. A week later they operated a second time and would not let me out of hospital until I could move a finger. Six months of daily physio and my hand worked again. Not quite right and finger picking is messed up, but better than having a pirate hook.
Oh man, he’s soooooo much better than that. No stampy feet by 10am, no demanding chocolate all day AND he can buy you a pint a lunchtime. Every home should have a Dan.
@@ThatPedalShow I wish America did pints 🍺 at lunch time. Maybe it’s because we don’t have enough Dan’s....” Fancy a Tone Bender demo and a pint? Yes, please :) Btw, the Dan Drive is easily my favorite of the bunch but they are so damn hard to find. I really would like one with those psychedelic paint jobs. Mick....how does one go and if acquiring a Dan Drive besides looking in Reverb...are they custom order? Thank you, if you have time to answer, if not thank you anyway for being so awesome and the awesome content you release. You’re new vlog on the least amount of gear necessary is my favorite TPS episode of all time ( no offense to Dan ) but those are the best tones I’ve heard from you and the best for blues I’ve heard. They Modded Keeley TS, the Klon and the Dan Drive is magic.
My favorite fuzz... Tone Bender! I like to build 'em myself. You get killer tones with just few parts. Very easy DIY-projects. There's also a special feeling trying out different transistors and searching for them online. MK2 and 3 are my favorite ones.
Fellas, thank you. I have learned more about my gear in the last two years watching your show than I have in the last 20 years prior. I've sold amps and pedals that I didn't use much, and now own and get more out of the gear that I do have. Huge thanks. Keep it up.
“Macari’s is important to the Tone Bender story...” That’s like saying, “Jesus of Nazareth is important to the story of Christianity” 😜 Good job, guys 🍺 🍺 🙏🏼 So long, Macari’s (1958-2020) Sola Sound lives on in Sussex🤘🏼
Just dropping in to say the Sunbender MK IV from Analogman (thanks, Mike!) is one of the best pedal purchases I’ve ever made, and is definitely the best bender variant I’ve owned by miles and miles!! Try to have one on the show when you can guys! Love this episode!
Dan takes on the clean amp (I'll use this as a personal reference, but I'm glad if it's usefull to somebody) Rainger Freakenbender 08:29 Pigdog Prosecutor: 13:52 Creepy Fingers Hold Tight: 18:55 Kingtone MiniFuzz GE: 28:06 Dan Drive Secret Machine: 31:24 BAE Audio Royal Tone: 41:42 Union T&T Tour Bender: 47:57 JHS Bender: 54:36 Reeves Electro BlackHatSound: 58:39
This is EXTREME click bait for me! These are all amazing pedals! One family branch of Fuzz, and I would be excited to have them all. I have the King Tone Mini Fuzz Ge...which really is an awesome pedal. You also get the Fuzzface branch as well. Secret Machine, Tour Bender, the Prosecutor...really ALL of them Truly, all you need is Fuzz! (Going to get that shirt!)
He mentioned he'd love to be on the show and meet Dan & Mick, and TPS guys said they love him and would take him as a guest. The question is just the current world situation.
@kimbiwa video call! Id be happy with it. Uncle Larry is such a consummate player hes managed to be absolutely compelling through an iphone in a garage so Im sure via any medium it'd be engaging
I, like lots of players, find Fuzz a most troublesome effect. I love it. But I find what works when I muck about alone doesn't always sit well with a band, especially with keyboards thrown into the sonic mix. I've settled on the Wampler Velvet Fuzz, which is a very particular smoothed out version. I like the Dan Drive and JHS best out of those. Great show as ever chaps, thanks for being a constant source of inspiration.
for those worried about the cost of even some of these boutique Tonebender clones, this is a SUPER-simple circuit, and ideal for a DIY project. The circuit and components are readily available online, as are various kits. I built my own Mk II, with ZERO previous experience, in a few hours over a weekend. Great way to learn about the pedal and how it works, too.
I have not much improved with fifty years of practice, and I do tend to burn stuff. I am looking for some sockets, or better yet someone more adept, to try making something with some random Ge transistors I dug out of the pile. I figured that I can bias anything some way, matching gain to position. It's going to do SOMETHING. I made a two transistor booster for a friend in 1975 that he put under the pickguard and it actually worked. I had no idea what I was doing.
hoboroadie FYI, this can just as easily be made with silicone transistors and the change in sound quality is minimal and it will be far more reliable and predictable. JHS has a great video about that on their channel.
One Tonebender builder who I think is great, and still building by hand in England for a very reasonable price is Williams. I think costs of these will only go up as the transistors become even more scarce, but Williams seems to be able to produce them for now at a decent price. I recently got his MkI clone and it absolutely rips. I have no affiliation, just thought it worthwhile mentioning. Every pedal on the show tonight sounded fantastic. That Black Hat just slays.
Agree - I also have a bunch of pedals from him, and they all sound killer. Artwork can't compte with e.g. Dandrive, but they are reasonably priced and have acceptable shipping times (so far).
@@markusm.8302 I've never been all that worried about artwork anyway :). If a pedal sounds good then I'm happy. FWIW - I think the enclosure etc.. on the Williams is fine, but I've never had the pleasure of seeing a Dandrive or other in the flesh. I live in Perth, Australia and stuff like that is basically non-existent here.
The Name Drop horn is dead, long live the Name Drop horn! Bring back the horn! After an hour of Tone Benders I am much more sure I don't like the sound of them. Except maybe the Union Tube and Transistor Another great show thank you again and again for the wonderful content. Just watching y'all brings joy
I can see why humbucker lovers used tone benders into cranked marshals. The strat did well, but it didn’t sound natural to it. The mini fuzz and Union sounded most useable across both guitars and amps to me, very impressive
Love the ubiquitous "Oh Maaan" out of Dan every time he's asked "Which ONE?" 🤣 Thought Mick sounded best on the Union into the clean. It was very Mick-ish. Dan, seemed comfortable with all, but the Dan Drive into dirt seemed to stick out for Dan...possibly because his names on it & it is TPS orange.
Real interesting how some really shine with either buckers or coils. Dan on the Union Tour-Bender was sublime - that was a Les-Paul strangulation worthy of the great Spider of superior fuzz tones, Mick Ronson himself (& I have to say, his rig - a Marshall Major, dimed, with fixed wah --- man, some of these pedals, I'm itching to hear that!). It was also awesome to hear our boy Josh is building one of THE best Fuzz pedals on the market right now. His interpretation is perhaps the best on the ear - I might have to choose the JHS for recording. But I felt the Tour-Bender was the most interesting and dynamic of the bunch. Though I get the chance to try and test a lot of stuff - not to the extent of you guys. This channel is crazy, I adore it. Came quite late to the party - wish I'd found you sooner. This is top shelf content - and to an old tone-chaser like myself, it's a gift. Bless you and thank you.
Love Brad and Creepy Fingers. He is super responsive, has a wealth of fuzz knowledge and easy to work with. I have his take on a Buzzaround that makes the EQD Park Fuzz feel tame. Vampire Boost is next on the list.
I got a bit of inspiration and appreciate the demonstration of how to play fuzz. I dug the bend-slide up-bend - I will try to learn that trick. Here at home I have a Tone Machine clone and a blue Fuzzface mini. I'm finding that by comparing the two I'm discovering things about both - how the knobs work. I had just cranked the gain and set volume on unity and stopped there, but there's more to discover. The knobs do the same things, but one may do it more obviously than the other. Anyway, lovely video, gents! Thanks!
This is the episode that really hooked me on TPS. It's also largely the reason I now own a Freakenbender - and yes, it sounds glorious with a jazzmaster. Definitely a bucket-list pedal for me
I don’t know if you guys have done this before, but I’d love to see a show comparing the basic types of fuzz, ie a tone bender, a fuzz face, a muff, maybe something a bit more modern and different as well, picking kind of “achievable” examples of each, with this kind of format, humbuckers, single coils, and a dirty and clean amp. Fuzz is a bit of a maze for me. I’ve tried (and bought) several of them, but I just can’t find my happy place. Yet I always love how they sound when you guys play them.
Great great episode. More! MORE!! There are many new Fuzz Modern examples worthy of being shown. You did justice in using one clean amp and a Marshall dialed dirt amp. Humbucker and single coils. You guys rock.
Thanks fellas, for uploading, this vid....it definitely makes it the start to a lovely weekend. Cheers Mick and Dan! Greetings and Salutations from California "aka 'The Nanny-State.'"
Dan, when you were playing the T&T, that was some of the most passionate and creative playing I have seen from you on this show. It makes me want to get back to “that” place!
Ah, cheers mate, I think that sort of thing just goes to show what can happen when you feel really connected, it can bring stuff out in your playing that you didn’t know was there
Fu Manchu has been a love of mine for at least a quarter century. I was aware of Creepy Fingers and thinking of them just the other day and now get to hear one. As I'm writing this you speak of Robbie Robertson and The Band witch I have a personal connection to them.
Excellent timing guys I just decided yesterday to put all my Fulltone fuzz pedals up for sale and replace them with modern quieter versions. And first thought was the SoulBender for a Reeves.
I think JHS are pretty much helping old skool guitar shops going. Intasound is the last shop we have here now. The big boys don’t play ball anymore with Mom and Pop shops so you don’t get access to Fender, Gibo etc but you do get other interesting brands you wouldn’t get anywhere else.
William not my experience of modern Fender at all. I have a 72 Reissue Thinline Telecaster and. Classics 70s Reissue Strat. I love both of them to pieces. Having said that I have a Revelation RJT60 Deluxe that equals it. I discovered them on a visit to aforementioned Intasound. Picked it up on eBay for £250. £400 new and it's a limited run. P90s are fab on it. Great guitars are easy to come buy these days.
I was listening to Led Zep's BBC Sessions yesterday and could hear fuzz being used in a lot of it. He also used it a lot in It Might Get Loud. I think he used fuzz more than people think (people say it is just amp crunch). But no fuzz demo ever sounds like Page to me. His tone did not have so much low end fart going on. I figure he must use it sparingly. people say MKII, but who knows.
Not even a fuzz fan, but you guys are converting me! Please do more videos where you make "Lego" boards for different kind of effects! Keep up the great videos and sounds!
The minute Mick put that creepy fingers with all the controls at 2 O'clock it all made perfect sense! Another cracking episode making me feel warm and fuzzy. Cheers lads!
Excellent pedals. I have a BOG, and after trying out the Page Bender and Hellbender, I might just get one of them. Love the BOG, as it can get the sound of a nice Ge or Si, while also having no issues with any wah. I want to try the Ramble FX Tone Bender V3 first, which has similar features, as well as a toggle for Mk1.5 or MkII Pro options.
Fab episode! A Mk II variant I like is Magnetic Effects’ Solar Bender. It has a mix of silicon and germanium transistors. Also has Tone & Bias controls. Works well wherever you put it in an effects chain. Cleans up somewhat but not as well as the UT&T and JHS pedals in this ep.
Brilliant show, as always, guys! I've mainly played in classic/melodic/hard rock/metal bands, and I've never even dipped a toe into fuzzy waters. Thanks to all I've learned from you two, I shall be launching myself into the deep end with at least half a dozen purchases covering the main fuzz food groups. Thanks for continuing to help me make better-informed choices whilst thoroughly entertaining me in the process. My brother lives in Vancouver, and I suspect I'll be asking him to have a wander over to the east side. Thanks again. Education has never been so enjoyable and rewarding.
This episode of That Pedal Show has been certified by the official BigJohnny stamp of approval. This exclusive achievement can be obtained only by featuring at least 7 fuzz pedals in one video, and even then it is extremely rare, sort of like Chet Atkins’s club of certified guitar players.
I half listened to the episode this morning while applying for a job and it was so good like that that I'm now watching the whole thing again. So good and so many moments I just want to scream YEAHHHHH! Also, I don't know about anyone else, but this has not solved the issue of which tonebender to get. They all sound awesome.
The trend of FUZZ over the past 5/10 yrs baffles ! Were is all the great guitar music that all these new breakthrough inventions and improvements in gear is producing ? NO speakers on stage NO interest ! LOVE That Pedal Show ! Big fan , Please don't misconstrue mates .Springtime here in the Adirondack Mountains and itching to be getting back to gigging !
Ah, where the lovely spruce comes from. Nah Jed, music stopped in about 1994. Or at least rock’n’roll did. Coincided with games consoles and young people staying in and wanting to get to level 9 instead of going out, getting drunk and having sex with each other. I’m all good with it. No need for any new music. It’s all been made. Hahahahaha
Can't believe I missed this fuzz episode, I normally don't miss any fuzz episodes cause they almost bring out the magic in both of you. And it really shined through in this one. Many times it seemed like your " middleman" was gone.
I have a Vox AC15C1, and I use to had a Xotic SL Drive and a Boss Blues Driver. On the Top Boost Channel, with full channel volume, and full gain on the BD-2 (easier with the SL Drive), it reproduces a fuzzy sound which I remember I enjoyed so much, a lot of fun. In a Fender Custom Deluxe Reverb '68, on the Custom Channel, with Bass on 9, Treble 6-7 and Volume at 9.5 or so, it produces a buzzy sound so cool. Is not a fuzz sound as it should be but I wanted to share these two tones. Cheers! P.D.: Hey, I just remembered a crazy buzzy sound from a Mini Marshall amp when the batteries are low, it also produces that buzzy sound like the Custom Channel on the CDR '68.
Tonebender was the first pedal I ever built (and eventually melted/destroyed). That zippy A power chord when I first fired it up is forever etched into my brain though....
I know you can’t include every pedal under the sun , but I was hoping you would get round to the Ramble FX Twin bender that was on Chris Bucks board . I remember you both liked it and warranted further investigation ? The thing for me is it has a control to vary the input impedance amongst other things , plus it has fantastic cleanup as demonstrated by Pete Thorns review . Maybe one for a future live show if you can get hold of one ?
It took me a while to get around to watching, but wow! The last three were my faves, with the Union T&T as the winner! Dan's playing seemed to reflect that he was feeling it as well. Unreal!
Yeah the Tour-Bender was my fave too - and I really liked the JHS. But yeah, if it had to be one, that Union was something special. It has to be special for me to dig so deep for a pedal - I would for this, though it looks tough to even find one right now - but I might look into the JHS - IF I deem it beats out the Keely, which looks so interesting to me. Andertons have them both in-store, so... it's gonna be a good day shopping, at some point!
I highly recommend the Wilson Effects Fuzz, based on a Tonebender. It's got a load of really useful controls for shaping the gain and also a bass and treble cut like on a Timmy, handy if you need to tame it a little bit for your setup.
Hey guys. Really appreciate all the effort you guys to in making all these shows for us. I finally cracked after watching too much TPS and went out and bought a Marshall (JCM 800) and a Hamstead Artist 20 in the space of two weeks! Aaargh! I would love to see you guys try out this pairing on the show- it sounds unbelievable! Keep up the good work!
Despite the fact that I love Steve Jones, Sylvain, James Stevenson, et al, seeing JDB playing his White Les Paul Custom was the tipping point that pushed me to get one. 🤘
It's a real shame Macari's had to close their London store last month. Another piece of history gone from London due to crazy rents and now Covid 19. At least they will keep going in Hayward's Heath and keep producing the Colorsound/Sola Sound pedals.
One Pedal is missing here. But it's very rare.. only 1500 units :( One year ago I bought a EQD Black Ash (modded silicon Tonebnder mk3). In my opinion: the Black Ash gave me everything that I ever wanted from a Tonebender. Lots of Volume, a practical Toneknob and a high variety of sounds ranging from overdrive qualities up to wild Fuzz!
You always post just in time for my Friday break :) Life doesn’t get better than getting paid to eat breakfast and watch you guys rock out and then head home to practice my new knowledge all weekend!!! You’re the best :)
That Pedal Show Everything bagel and veggie cream cheese!! The drink will have to wait until after shift, I’m a driver driver by trade ;) Bloody Mary and Fuzz pedals sounds like a good weekend though!!!
Awesome- this is the show I've been waiting for! There's so many benders out there, you guys could easily do a part two and part three- keep bending buds!
I thoroughly enjoyed the Union and DanDrive, but they all sounded brilliant. I really loved the use of both clean & dirty amps w/both HB & single coils. Just a very cool and tasty episode. Thanks for putting in the time on this and I hope you’re all well, love YOUUUUU!!! -Aaron
That feeling when Dan and Mick use a pedal you own on 3 shows now! I bought my Memory Lane Jr. because of you guys. Love it. Dotted 8ths. Howe did I get on without them? Keep the horn? Your choice. Is there anyone left that hasn't gotten a honk?
Based on Dan's and Mick's review and demo of the Union Tube & Transistor "Tour Bender" I went out and bought one. What a bloody great pedal! I've only ever used overdrive and distortion pedals, but this fuzz filled a gap I didn't know was missing in my pedalboard. Thanks, lads! Now let's hope they find a new batch of germanium transistors and re-release the "Sone Bender".
Great show guys. For those who use clean pedal platform amps, it might be fun to do a show about using a fuzz into an overdrive to mimic the sound of a dirty amp. Maybe show which drives work best for that with which fuzzes. Forgive me if you have already done this. Stay healthy.
Hi gentlemen, Thank you for such an informative and educational episode. I'm not a fuzz person and have yet to find one that I would play through let alone purchase and put on a board. That said, this episode was helpful in discovering that the units used today all sounded better (to me) through my studio monitors when the guitar was the Les Paul and the amplifier was the Victory. Of all the units you demoed, with I think a very nice variety, the Union Tube and Transistor was, to me, the least annoying, and I say this not because I am Canadian. I own both single coils and humbuckers and despite being a big fan of Teles and Strats, by your hard work, I see that I am missing nothing for those guitars, and in my case, on any guitar or amp. Your closing suggested that for non fuzz folks this episode was like pins in eyes, and while I still find no use for fuzz, your hard work makes me a more informed musician so thank you kindly. Also a belated thanks for recommending the JAM Rattler. Mine arrived last week after being backordered here in Canada and it is really glorious especially when used into my Marshall Custom Super Lead. I can now get those tones I want, without deafening volume and neighbours calling the police. Cheers!
@@ThatPedalShow You are very kind. I would say the same in return for you fellows. Both of you are true class acts. Would you consider a comparison as was done today but for rotary pedals? I like the sound in the H9Max, but the user interface was designed by sadists and I dislike having to use a phone and bluetooth to work with a pedal.
I think we need an episode on the King of Tone stacking with King Tone effects into the Tone King.
They could call that Episode the Royale with cheese.
@@likez2jam solid reference lollol
YES!!!!! I need that in my life!😂
You guys were very instrumental in my recovery from a devastating hand injury, Thanks for what you do!
Glad to hear you’re on the mend Tim. Hopefully there’s some triumph in your adversity in there somewhere. Best to you sir!
That happened to me in the 90s. Right hand crushed under two tonnes of frozen fish cartons on pallets. Amazingly nothing broke, but all the meat in my hand was pulverized and the muscle that runs my thumb burst out and was hanging in the breeze. They told my wife back then they wanted to amputate because all the nerves would die. They decided to make two big cuts to let it bleed, instead of swelling killing the nerves. A week later they operated a second time and would not let me out of hospital until I could move a finger. Six months of daily physio and my hand worked again. Not quite right and finger picking is messed up, but better than having a pirate hook.
Always fun watching Dan’s unbridled enthusiasm. He’s like a child on Christmas morning. Good stuff.
Oh man, he’s soooooo much better than that. No stampy feet by 10am, no demanding chocolate all day AND he can buy you a pint a lunchtime. Every home should have a Dan.
@@ThatPedalShow Available at the store or no?
@@ThatPedalShow I wish America did pints 🍺 at lunch time. Maybe it’s because we don’t have enough Dan’s....” Fancy a Tone Bender demo and a pint? Yes, please :) Btw, the Dan Drive is easily my favorite of the bunch but they are so damn hard to find. I really would like one with those psychedelic paint jobs. Mick....how does one go and if acquiring a Dan Drive besides looking in Reverb...are they custom order? Thank you, if you have time to answer, if not thank you anyway for being so awesome and the awesome content you release. You’re new vlog on the least amount of gear necessary is my favorite TPS episode of all time ( no offense to Dan ) but those are the best tones I’ve heard from you and the best for blues I’ve heard. They Modded Keeley TS, the Klon and the Dan Drive is magic.
THAT'S MY PIGDOG!! (Man, the feeling of pride when TPS show rocks one of your boys in the show)
Ramble FX Twin Bender is a great shout as well. Clean up is crazy good. EQ settings, Bias control, etc
They’re crazy expensive now. Will not buy a fuzz pedal for more than half my amp’s price, sorry. 😢
@@lookbovine looks like one sold this month for only $150 on Reverb. One active listing for $199.
My favorite fuzz... Tone Bender! I like to build 'em myself. You get killer tones with just few parts. Very easy DIY-projects. There's also a special feeling trying out different transistors and searching for them online. MK2 and 3 are my favorite ones.
Would you build one for a player?
If so, I'm interested
Hey if your ever feeling lie, you’d sell one I’m all in!
Fellas, thank you. I have learned more about my gear in the last two years watching your show than I have in the last 20 years prior. I've sold amps and pedals that I didn't use much, and now own and get more out of the gear that I do have. Huge thanks. Keep it up.
5 mins in and I absolutely know that this vid will be added to my 'guitar cork sniffer' playlist
The only thing I can compare myself with Bukovac is that we both love this show !!!
Props to Simon for the accuracy of his masking on the JHS Bender!
“Macari’s is important to the Tone Bender story...” That’s like saying, “Jesus of Nazareth is important to the story of Christianity” 😜 Good job, guys 🍺 🍺 🙏🏼 So long, Macari’s (1958-2020) Sola Sound lives on in Sussex🤘🏼
Actually Maestro, Vox, Roger Meyer are all equally important. Also they just moved out of Denmark st right? Or did they move out completely?
The macari's of USA was Manny's music. I am very happy I went to Mannys before it closed
Just dropping in to say the Sunbender MK IV from Analogman (thanks, Mike!) is one of the best pedal purchases I’ve ever made, and is definitely the best bender variant I’ve owned by miles and miles!! Try to have one on the show when you can guys! Love this episode!
Dan takes on the clean amp (I'll use this as a personal reference, but I'm glad if it's usefull to somebody)
Rainger Freakenbender 08:29
Pigdog Prosecutor: 13:52
Creepy Fingers Hold Tight: 18:55
Kingtone MiniFuzz GE: 28:06
Dan Drive Secret Machine: 31:24
BAE Audio Royal Tone: 41:42
Union T&T Tour Bender: 47:57
JHS Bender: 54:36
Reeves Electro BlackHatSound: 58:39
I'm going to grab a cup of coffee, some donuts and watch TPS
*we are
Making coffee right now. Donut in hand
MY MAN. Me too.
My Friday routine right here, lol
Yep, Every Friday!
This was such a satisfying display of wailing cacophony, it makes me that much more anxious for the long-promised octave fuzz episode.
This is EXTREME click bait for me! These are all amazing pedals! One family branch of Fuzz, and I would be excited to have them all. I have the King Tone Mini Fuzz Ge...which really is an awesome pedal. You also get the Fuzzface branch as well.
Secret Machine, Tour Bender, the Prosecutor...really ALL of them
Truly, all you need is Fuzz! (Going to get that shirt!)
Called it, love those Union pedals and now I need a tour bender!
Please do a show with Tom Bukovac!!!!!! He was rocking’ a TPS shirt in his new Homeskoolin’ episode!
That is too awesome for words!
That Pedal Show That would be out of this world amazing if that could happen.
He mentioned he'd love to be on the show and meet Dan & Mick, and TPS guys said they love him and would take him as a guest. The question is just the current world situation.
@kimbiwa video call! Id be happy with it. Uncle Larry is such a consummate player hes managed to be absolutely compelling through an iphone in a garage so Im sure via any medium it'd be engaging
I, like lots of players, find Fuzz a most troublesome effect. I love it. But I find what works when I muck about alone doesn't always sit well with a band, especially with keyboards thrown into the sonic mix. I've settled on the Wampler Velvet Fuzz, which is a very particular smoothed out version. I like the Dan Drive and JHS best out of those. Great show as ever chaps, thanks for being a constant source of inspiration.
for those worried about the cost of even some of these boutique Tonebender clones, this is a SUPER-simple circuit, and ideal for a DIY project. The circuit and components are readily available online, as are various kits. I built my own Mk II, with ZERO previous experience, in a few hours over a weekend. Great way to learn about the pedal and how it works, too.
I have not much improved with fifty years of practice, and I do tend to burn stuff. I am looking for some sockets, or better yet someone more adept, to try making something with some random Ge transistors I dug out of the pile. I figured that I can bias anything some way, matching gain to position. It's going to do SOMETHING. I made a two transistor booster for a friend in 1975 that he put under the pickguard and it actually worked. I had no idea what I was doing.
hoboroadie FYI, this can just as easily be made with silicone transistors and the change in sound quality is minimal and it will be far more reliable and predictable. JHS has a great video about that on their channel.
One Tonebender builder who I think is great, and still building by hand in England for a very reasonable price is Williams. I think costs of these will only go up as the transistors become even more scarce, but Williams seems to be able to produce them for now at a decent price. I recently got his MkI clone and it absolutely rips. I have no affiliation, just thought it worthwhile mentioning. Every pedal on the show tonight sounded fantastic. That Black Hat just slays.
Agree - I also have a bunch of pedals from him, and they all sound killer. Artwork can't compte with e.g. Dandrive, but they are reasonably priced and have acceptable shipping times (so far).
@@markusm.8302 I've never been all that worried about artwork anyway :). If a pedal sounds good then I'm happy. FWIW - I think the enclosure etc.. on the Williams is fine, but I've never had the pleasure of seeing a Dandrive or other in the flesh. I live in Perth, Australia and stuff like that is basically non-existent here.
Also my 2-cents... I love the horn. Its a lovely part of the show's charm. I vote to keep it!
Dan playing the Reeves, you can tell how much he was really feeling/digging it.
So cool to watch.
The Name Drop horn is dead, long live the Name Drop horn! Bring back the horn!
After an hour of Tone Benders I am much more sure I don't like the sound of them.
Except maybe the Union Tube and Transistor
Another great show thank you again and again for the wonderful content.
Just watching y'all brings joy
I miss the horn not gonna lie
They are like a fire breathing violin
Love it super musical not so much a sound as a tool
The spitty broken muff is a sound I hate unless used in a riff or song
Love black keys and jack white tho
One mans trash
I can see why humbucker lovers used tone benders into cranked marshals. The strat did well, but it didn’t sound natural to it. The mini fuzz and Union sounded most useable across both guitars and amps to me, very impressive
Love the ubiquitous "Oh Maaan" out of Dan every time he's asked "Which ONE?" 🤣
Thought Mick sounded best on the Union into the clean. It was very Mick-ish. Dan, seemed comfortable with all, but the Dan Drive into dirt seemed to stick out for Dan...possibly because his names on it & it is TPS orange.
Real interesting how some really shine with either buckers or coils. Dan on the Union Tour-Bender was sublime - that was a Les-Paul strangulation worthy of the great Spider of superior fuzz tones, Mick Ronson himself (& I have to say, his rig - a Marshall Major, dimed, with fixed wah --- man, some of these pedals, I'm itching to hear that!). It was also awesome to hear our boy Josh is building one of THE best Fuzz pedals on the market right now. His interpretation is perhaps the best on the ear - I might have to choose the JHS for recording. But I felt the Tour-Bender was the most interesting and dynamic of the bunch.
Though I get the chance to try and test a lot of stuff - not to the extent of you guys. This channel is crazy, I adore it. Came quite late to the party - wish I'd found you sooner.
This is top shelf content - and to an old tone-chaser like myself, it's a gift.
Bless you and thank you.
Love Brad and Creepy Fingers. He is super responsive, has a wealth of fuzz knowledge and easy to work with. I have his take on a Buzzaround that makes the EQD Park Fuzz feel tame. Vampire Boost is next on the list.
I got a bit of inspiration and appreciate the demonstration of how to play fuzz. I dug the bend-slide up-bend - I will try to learn that trick.
Here at home I have a Tone Machine clone and a blue Fuzzface mini. I'm finding that by comparing the two I'm discovering things about both - how the knobs work. I had just cranked the gain and set volume on unity and stopped there, but there's more to discover. The knobs do the same things, but one may do it more obviously than the other.
Anyway, lovely video, gents! Thanks!
It’s funny to me that people complain that you guys use “expensive” or “unobtainable gear”.That’s what the beauty of this show is.
Something your showing is why WE who try to play the blues love fuzz turned down great job guys
This is the episode that really hooked me on TPS. It's also largely the reason I now own a Freakenbender - and yes, it sounds glorious with a jazzmaster. Definitely a bucket-list pedal for me
I don’t know if you guys have done this before, but I’d love to see a show comparing the basic types of fuzz, ie a tone bender, a fuzz face, a muff, maybe something a bit more modern and different as well, picking kind of “achievable” examples of each, with this kind of format, humbuckers, single coils, and a dirty and clean amp. Fuzz is a bit of a maze for me. I’ve tried (and bought) several of them, but I just can’t find my happy place. Yet I always love how they sound when you guys play them.
Great great episode. More! MORE!! There are many new Fuzz Modern examples worthy of being shown. You did justice in using one clean amp and a Marshall dialed dirt amp. Humbucker and single coils. You guys rock.
Dan with the awesome Wolfmother riff, love it!
Fuzziest episode yet! :-) I'm surprised no one's released a fuzz pedal with actual fuzz on it.
Lawrence Gillespie look up an old fOXX Tone Machine!
Thanks fellas, for uploading, this vid....it definitely makes it the start to a lovely weekend. Cheers Mick and Dan! Greetings and Salutations from California "aka 'The Nanny-State.'"
Dan, when you were playing the T&T, that was some of the most passionate and creative playing I have seen from you on this show. It makes me want to get back to “that” place!
Ah, cheers mate, I think that sort of thing just goes to show what can happen when you feel really connected, it can bring stuff out in your playing that you didn’t know was there
Fu Manchu has been a love of mine for at least a quarter century. I was aware of Creepy Fingers and thinking of them just the other day and now get to hear one. As I'm writing this you speak of Robbie Robertson and The Band witch I have a personal connection to them.
Excellent timing guys I just decided yesterday to put all my Fulltone fuzz pedals up for sale and replace them with modern quieter versions.
And first thought was the SoulBender for a Reeves.
you have good taste sir.
Politically motivated
I think JHS are pretty much helping old skool guitar shops going. Intasound is the last shop we have here now. The big boys don’t play ball anymore with Mom and Pop shops so you don’t get access to Fender, Gibo etc but you do get other interesting brands you wouldn’t get anywhere else.
Modern Fender and Gibson are trash. Just bought a Navigator that thing is a clone of a 50's strat.
William not my experience of modern Fender at all. I have a 72 Reissue Thinline Telecaster and. Classics 70s Reissue Strat. I love both of them to pieces.
Having said that I have a Revelation RJT60 Deluxe that equals it. I discovered them on a visit to aforementioned Intasound. Picked it up on eBay for £250. £400 new and it's a limited run. P90s are fab on it.
Great guitars are easy to come buy these days.
William not heard of Navigator before.
Intasound in Leicester? It's been too sad to watch the others go in recent years...
Ben Davies agreed. Bought stuff from all of them at one time or another.
I was listening to Led Zep's BBC Sessions yesterday and could hear fuzz being used in a lot of it. He also used it a lot in It Might Get Loud. I think he used fuzz more than people think (people say it is just amp crunch). But no fuzz demo ever sounds like Page to me. His tone did not have so much low end fart going on. I figure he must use it sparingly. people say MKII, but who knows.
Mkii is the one people always mention with page, he also used a univox unidrive, probably more im not the Page guy
definitely a mkii, then he used a rotosound fuzz which was still made by solasound and pretty much the same circuit.
Perhaps a Marshall 1959 with the EQ dialled in treble and presence on 10 and bass on 0 had something to do with it
Roll off the guitar volume, the low end becomes more balanced and the clarity comes back.
Not even a fuzz fan, but you guys are converting me! Please do more videos where you make "Lego" boards for different kind of effects!
Keep up the great videos and sounds!
Watched all the way through!
Well done, guys!
The minute Mick put that creepy fingers with all the controls at 2 O'clock it all made perfect sense! Another cracking episode making me feel warm and fuzzy. Cheers lads!
Really look for Deep Trip Hellbender when I saw the orange colors on the floor, they should make it.
Excellent pedals. I have a BOG, and after trying out the Page Bender and Hellbender, I might just get one of them. Love the BOG, as it can get the sound of a nice Ge or Si, while also having no issues with any wah.
I want to try the Ramble FX Tone Bender V3 first, which has similar features, as well as a toggle for Mk1.5 or MkII Pro options.
Have one and it's been on my board ever since I got it.
Agreed!!!
Their Page Bender does more of those Mk.1.5 , lower gain sounds.They make some great pedals.
Mark Ferguson they have the Page Bender and the Hellbender. The Hellbender is based on a mkii, lots and lots of gain on tap.
Just ordered a JHS Bender. Can’t wait to get my mkiii on!!!!
Between this and Rhett Schull’s recent YT band performance I have completely fallen in love with fuzz.
Fab episode!
A Mk II variant I like is Magnetic Effects’ Solar Bender. It has a mix of silicon and germanium transistors. Also has Tone & Bias controls. Works well wherever you put it in an effects chain. Cleans up somewhat but not as well as the UT&T and JHS pedals in this ep.
Oh this is an episode I've been awaiting for a LOOOONG time! Would have loved to seen a Way Huge Havalina in there, but you can't have it all!
Brilliant show, as always, guys! I've mainly played in classic/melodic/hard rock/metal bands, and I've never even dipped a toe into fuzzy waters. Thanks to all I've learned from you two, I shall be launching myself into the deep end with at least half a dozen purchases covering the main fuzz food groups. Thanks for continuing to help me make better-informed choices whilst thoroughly entertaining me in the process. My brother lives in Vancouver, and I suspect I'll be asking him to have a wander over to the east side. Thanks again. Education has never been so enjoyable and rewarding.
This episode of That Pedal Show has been certified by the official BigJohnny stamp of approval. This exclusive achievement can be obtained only by featuring at least 7 fuzz pedals in one video, and even then it is extremely rare, sort of like Chet Atkins’s club of certified guitar players.
Love love love this episode. Tone Benders have been my favorite fuzz for a long time and it's awesome to see a nice variety of TB flavored fuzzes.
Sad to hear Macaris in London closing the door.
Also, this episode makes me want a tone bender.
oh no, I just heard about this : (
Cheers for the love of Canada! We love you too :)
Yeah! Maybe not so much East Van though
I half listened to the episode this morning while applying for a job and it was so good like that that I'm now watching the whole thing again. So good and so many moments I just want to scream YEAHHHHH!
Also, I don't know about anyone else, but this has not solved the issue of which tonebender to get. They all sound awesome.
I'm the guy who doesn't like fuzz. Yes, it was as painful as you described. Yet, I watched the whole thing because you guys are awesome. 👏👏👏
Thank you! See, now THAT is true love. And we love you man!
Aaaahhhh nice! Mike’s Sunbender 1.5 with the lovely Mullard OC 72Ds would have been a great addition! But that Prosecutor ... man alive ...
Yesss! I've been waiting for this episode for so long! Guys we need a Rangemaster episode too now to cover all the bases! Add it to the list pls 🤘
I love you guys and this may be the most audibly jarring episode
The trend of FUZZ over the past 5/10 yrs baffles ! Were is all the great guitar music that all these new breakthrough inventions and improvements in gear is producing ? NO speakers on stage NO interest ! LOVE That Pedal Show ! Big fan , Please don't misconstrue mates .Springtime here in the Adirondack Mountains and itching to be getting back to gigging !
Ah, where the lovely spruce comes from.
Nah Jed, music stopped in about 1994. Or at least rock’n’roll did. Coincided with games consoles and young people staying in and wanting to get to level 9 instead of going out, getting drunk and having sex with each other.
I’m all good with it. No need for any new music. It’s all been made. Hahahahaha
Great review, but I am curious why you didn't include the Keeley Fuzz Bender?
It’s OK to let the horn go. Fun while it lasted, but if you’ve stopped having fun with it then that’s a sign.
Nice video. Wish you would have incuded the Ramble FX Twin Bender.
Can't believe I missed this fuzz episode, I normally don't miss any fuzz episodes cause they almost bring out the magic in both of you. And it really shined through in this one. Many times it seemed like your " middleman" was gone.
I have a Vox AC15C1, and I use to had a Xotic SL Drive and a Boss Blues Driver. On the Top Boost Channel, with full channel volume, and full gain on the BD-2 (easier with the SL Drive), it reproduces a fuzzy sound which I remember I enjoyed so much, a lot of fun. In a Fender Custom Deluxe Reverb '68, on the Custom Channel, with Bass on 9, Treble 6-7 and Volume at 9.5 or so, it produces a buzzy sound so cool. Is not a fuzz sound as it should be but I wanted to share these two tones. Cheers!
P.D.: Hey, I just remembered a crazy buzzy sound from a Mini Marshall amp when the batteries are low, it also produces that buzzy sound like the Custom Channel on the CDR '68.
Tonebender was the first pedal I ever built (and eventually melted/destroyed). That zippy A power chord when I first fired it up is forever etched into my brain though....
I bought the Freakenbender last year from Macari’s. You can hook up an expression pedal to it in Freak mode and do cool filter sweeps.
I know you can’t include every pedal under the sun , but I was hoping you would get round to the Ramble FX Twin bender that was on Chris Bucks board . I remember you both liked it and warranted further investigation ? The thing for me is it has a control to vary the input impedance amongst other things , plus it has fantastic cleanup as demonstrated by Pete Thorns review . Maybe one for a future live show if you can get hold of one ?
It took me a while to get around to watching, but wow! The last three were my faves, with the Union T&T as the winner! Dan's playing seemed to reflect that he was feeling it as well. Unreal!
Yeah the Tour-Bender was my fave too - and I really liked the JHS. But yeah, if it had to be one, that Union was something special. It has to be special for me to dig so deep for a pedal - I would for this, though it looks tough to even find one right now - but I might look into the JHS - IF I deem it beats out the Keely, which looks so interesting to me. Andertons have them both in-store, so... it's gonna be a good day shopping, at some point!
Now you have to make the battle of the 2 transistors fuzz episode.
Epic show as usual.
I chuckled when Mick said "unobtanium". That's an oooold episode reference 😂
Oh man, the Union had me all afflutter. What a glorious noise! And I vote to keep the horn! Cheers!
I highly recommend the Wilson Effects Fuzz, based on a Tonebender. It's got a load of really useful controls for shaping the gain and also a bass and treble cut like on a Timmy, handy if you need to tame it a little bit for your setup.
Hey guys. Really appreciate all the effort you guys to in making all these shows for us. I finally cracked after watching too much TPS and went out and bought a Marshall (JCM 800) and a Hamstead Artist 20 in the space of two weeks! Aaargh! I would love to see you guys try out this pairing on the show- it sounds unbelievable! Keep up the good work!
Goodness us! What a glorious noise you must be making!
I miss big pedals. They are just so cool.
love your stories giving context to the pedals and the stories you tell with your guitars (and pedals)...sooo inspiring!
Fun fact about Macari's: that's where James Dean Bradfield (from the Manics) got his famous white Les Paul.
Despite the fact that I love Steve Jones, Sylvain, James Stevenson, et al, seeing JDB playing his White Les Paul Custom was the tipping point that pushed me to get one. 🤘
It's a real shame Macari's had to close their London store last month. Another piece of history gone from London due to crazy rents and now Covid 19. At least they will keep going in Hayward's Heath and keep producing the Colorsound/Sola Sound pedals.
Excellent! The Bender is my favourite of the JHS series. This is right up my street 😁
One Pedal is missing here. But it's very rare.. only 1500 units :(
One year ago I bought a EQD Black Ash (modded silicon Tonebnder mk3). In my opinion: the Black Ash gave me everything that I ever wanted from a Tonebender. Lots of Volume, a practical Toneknob and a high variety of sounds ranging from overdrive qualities up to wild Fuzz!
As I mentioned on Insta, I have the tourbender and oh boy!!! Its the best tonebender I've ever played
Thank u folks so much...I really needed a Tone Bender episode today.
Not a fuzz fan, and you aren't converting me 😂
Still love the show guys, even when you give me fingernail on chalkboard sounds.
Fair to say Dan thoroughly enjoyed himself 🤩
You always post just in time for my Friday break :) Life doesn’t get better than getting paid to eat breakfast and watch you guys rock out and then head home to practice my new knowledge all weekend!!! You’re the best :)
Hooray! Heuvos rancheros with a Bloody Mary we hope.
That Pedal Show Everything bagel and veggie cream cheese!! The drink will have to wait until after shift, I’m a driver driver by trade ;) Bloody Mary and Fuzz pedals sounds like a good weekend though!!!
Love this episode. I only wish you included the Keeley Fuzz Bender....but you can't have everything.
Exhaustive and informative episode. Really enjoyed. Loved that Reeves, and the Creepy Fingers, and.....
TPS is really at it’s best when there’s a Colorsound pedal in the thumbnail.
Awesome- this is the show I've been waiting for! There's so many benders out there, you guys could easily do a part two and part three- keep bending buds!
Yes! This is the episode to wake up to! You made my week boys.
I thoroughly enjoyed the Union and DanDrive, but they all sounded brilliant. I really loved the use of both clean & dirty amps w/both HB & single coils. Just a very cool and tasty episode. Thanks for putting in the time on this and I hope you’re all well, love YOUUUUU!!!
-Aaron
That intro gave me whiplash :-)
That feeling when Dan and Mick use a pedal you own on 3 shows now! I bought my Memory Lane Jr. because of you guys. Love it. Dotted 8ths. Howe did I get on without them? Keep the horn? Your choice. Is there anyone left that hasn't gotten a honk?
Dan playing Wolfmother!!! Woah!!!
After your last show on tonebenders I got myself a Lovepedal Bonetender...and I love it! Great video as always, keep it up!
Bonetender! Awesoms
Based on Dan's and Mick's review and demo of the Union Tube & Transistor "Tour Bender" I went out and bought one. What a bloody great pedal! I've only ever used overdrive and distortion pedals, but this fuzz filled a gap I didn't know was missing in my pedalboard. Thanks, lads! Now let's hope they find a new batch of germanium transistors and re-release the "Sone Bender".
Awesome! Glad you dig it Frederick. They make lovely stuff!
Dan fully representing Wolfmother riffage!
Great show guys. For those who use clean pedal platform amps, it might be fun to do a show about using a fuzz into an overdrive to mimic the sound of a dirty amp. Maybe show which drives work best for that with which fuzzes. Forgive me if you have already done this. Stay healthy.
Great idea Michael, thanks! Hope you’re well man - we’re all good here.
“The way the Creepy Fingers feels .. so, so great”
.. Cue meme of Danish Pete’s head exploding while watching this.
You guys need to investigate Basic Audio pedals. Such amazing designs.
Hi gentlemen, Thank you for such an informative and educational episode. I'm not a fuzz person and have yet to find one that I would play through let alone purchase and put on a board. That said, this episode was helpful in discovering that the units used today all sounded better (to me) through my studio monitors when the guitar was the Les Paul and the amplifier was the Victory. Of all the units you demoed, with I think a very nice variety, the Union Tube and Transistor was, to me, the least annoying, and I say this not because I am Canadian. I own both single coils and humbuckers and despite being a big fan of Teles and Strats, by your hard work, I see that I am missing nothing for those guitars, and in my case, on any guitar or amp. Your closing suggested that for non fuzz folks this episode was like pins in eyes, and while I still find no use for fuzz, your hard work makes me a more informed musician so thank you kindly. Also a belated thanks for recommending the JAM Rattler. Mine arrived last week after being backordered here in Canada and it is really glorious especially when used into my Marshall Custom Super Lead. I can now get those tones I want, without deafening volume and neighbours calling the police. Cheers!
Ross, thank you as always for the feedback, but more so for just being a decent human being. Thank you!
@@ThatPedalShow You are very kind. I would say the same in return for you fellows. Both of you are true class acts. Would you consider a comparison as was done today but for rotary pedals? I like the sound in the H9Max, but the user interface was designed by sadists and I dislike having to use a phone and bluetooth to work with a pedal.