1965 Tone Distorter TD-00 (issue 0.2)

Tone Bender MKI replica circa 2007.

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1965 Tone Distorter TD-00 (issue 0.2)

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Old flavours, new box. Documenting past creations. Images shown here are the batch from September 2019, which consisted of 8 x units finished in satin black with a gold screen print and 13 x units finished in admiral grey hammertone with a black screen print. All had 2 x Philips black glass OC75's and a single Texas Instrument 2G374.

What no side switch? This is correct. It was making my tuning of the pedal a little erratic at times. Vintage replication? Or my own take on things!? The solution - The 1965 Tone Distorter TD-00 is tailored for the vintage replication, the Super Zee SZ-13 is me poking around with this prehistoric fuzzer. Simple.

There is a web page for the 1965 here pointing out the obvious to those that know, not so obvious to those that don't. In a nutshell, I've seen a bunch of vintage MKI's and this is them manifest into one object. The vintage units all differ in one way of another but I'd say as a general summing up of things (based in information known thus far) this 1965 is closer to the later dry letter transfer model, which had a slightly decreased output cap, therefore has a bit more midrange cut and shove, which I prefer. More punchy than muddy on the lower end of the spectrum.

Any huws. The 1965. 13 years later. :party:

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Re: 1965 Tone Distorter TD-00 (issue 0.2)

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All right! It was the original 1965 that brought me to the into the DAM world, and I finally got one this year - thanks for your dedication to the original and best, Captain! The universe would have been a lot less fuzzy without your efforts!
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Re: 1965 Tone Distorter TD-00 (issue 0.2)

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I love my black '65, thank you for the inspiration it brings :party:
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Re: 1965 Tone Distorter TD-00 (issue 0.2)

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Has anyone posted sound samples of these yet?
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Re: 1965 Tone Distorter TD-00 (issue 0.2)

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:paranoid: Where are some naughty pictures in the background?
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Re: 1965 Tone Distorter TD-00 (issue 0.2)

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Definitely want to hear some sound samples :badteeth:
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Re: 1965 Tone Distorter TD-00 (issue 0.2)

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Funky Druid wrote: Thu Oct 24, 2019 6:13 am :paranoid: Where are some naughty pictures in the background?
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Now we are talking! :badteeth:
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Gotta love some boob
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Re: 1965 Tone Distorter TD-00 (issue 0.2)

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Hi all! I'm new to the forum. Are any of these units still available or is this production run sold out? Thanks in advance!
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