Early Vox Grey Italian-made Tonebender reference (Data Dump)

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Re: Early Vox Grey Italian-made Tonebender reference (Data Dump)

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Pretty neat job, but I am going to say non-factory modification. What do you think?
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Looks like a mod. How does it sound?
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vanguard wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2019 8:49 pm Looks like a mod. How does it sound?
It sounds cool. I suspected that it was a silicon transistor because it didn't clean up the way that germanium usually does. That said, I have not kept any other hybrid Si/Ge fuzzes because there was something that I didn't like about them. There are some nasal-sounding fuzz sounds I like, but they all had nasal sounds I didn't like. This one sounds great, so I am keeping it as it is. To try to describe the sound more, it still sounds like an early Vox TB, but less treble, more sustain, more gnarly, less bleed of the original clean sound, and less clean up.
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Re: Early Vox Grey Italian-made Tonebender reference (Data Dump)

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Hmmm....Roger Mayer modified Jimmy Page Tone Bender?
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2guests wrote: Mon Mar 11, 2019 12:21 pm Hmmm....Roger Mayer modified Jimmy Page Tone Bender?
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Re: Early Vox Grey Italian-made Tonebender reference (Data Dump)

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Heh, interesting. I've had this thing in a junker box for years. Always thought the black UFO was a replacement, looks pretty much identical.

Vox rocking the hybrid vibes before is was cools?!? Random coincidence? Some weirdo going around changing out transistors in Tone Benders for the kicks?

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The Captain wrote: Tue Mar 12, 2019 7:12 pm Heh, interesting. I've had this thing in a junker box for years. Always thought the black UFO was a replacement, looks pretty much identical.

Vox rocking the hybrid vibes before is was cools?!? Random coincidence? Some weirdo going around changing out transistors in Tone Benders for the kicks?


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Wow, wow, wow! Same person modding, or Vox or what? If you want to sell that one, Captain, please let me know.
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Any tips on this one? It looks to me to be original except for the AC125 and AC128. Or do other bits look modded too? Thanks for any help anyone can provide.
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grau wrote: Mon Feb 08, 2021 2:48 am Any tips on this one? It looks to me to be original except for the AC125 and AC128. Or do other bits look modded too? Thanks for any help anyone can provide.
Could you get a crisp pic or two of the solder side? Handsome Vox!
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Re: Early Vox Grey Italian-made Tonebender reference (Data Dump)

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Sure. Here's the solder side and some additional pics.

vanguard wrote: Wed Feb 10, 2021 4:26 pm
grau wrote: Mon Feb 08, 2021 2:48 am Any tips on this one? It looks to me to be original except for the AC125 and AC128. Or do other bits look modded too? Thanks for any help anyone can provide.
Could you get a crisp pic or two of the solder side? Handsome Vox!
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