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Description
The two-transistor 'MK1.5' Tone Bender was built by Sola Sound during a period of several months spanning from approximately late-1965/early-66 to mid-1966. The unusual model designation of the 'MK1.5' refers to how the pedal sits, chronologically, between the three-transistor Tone Bender from 1965 (now dubbed the 'MKI') and the three-transistor Tone Bender Professional MKII. A useful way of looking at this model is by considering it to be a transitional Tone Bender, built between the famous three-transistor ‘MKI’ and Professional MKII models.
Compared with the earlier versions of the Tone Bender, the 'MK1.5' was housed in a cast aluminium enclosure, and featured fewer components. These combined factors resulted in a product that was both cheaper and easier to mass-produce and, as a result, the 'MK1.5' is one of the more commonly seen surviving pedals from 1966.
Product specs
| Power | 9V |
| Analog/Digital | analog |
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