Benson Amps Stonk Box Fuzz

Benson Amps Stonk Box Fuzz

Like the Germanium Fuzz before it, the Stonk Box attempts to take a classic 1960’s fuzz design, and bring the sound into the modern world without bringing any along the flaws and inconsistencies of the original. In this case, we set our eyes on the MK1 fuzz (which is itself a modified version of the very first fuzz ever). We kept the original controls (FILTER and VOLUME), and added a TONE control and a TRIM control to expand the palette of sounds available. Buffer and pedal order friendly (but with no pickup simulation, we had to tweak the output circuit this time). The original circuit is considered one of the hardest of the classic fuzzes to get right because of the difficulty in transistor selection...with our patented technology we can do it easily and consistently...for the first time ever!  

Highlights

• TRIM is a gain control right before the two amplifying germanium transistors.
• FILTER manipulates both the gain and the bias point of the first gain stage. 
• TONE is a low pass filter at the end of the circuit, carefully designed to act almost like a tilt EQ to balance the bright attack and full body of the sound, made possible by the original circuit being WAY brighter than the bypassed guitar signal.
• VOLUME is the output level...which we’ve increased many orders of magnitude from the original.

Specifications

• Pedal Type: Fuzz
• Power: 9V DC Center Negative
• Current Draw: 100mA
• Bypass: True bypass
• Weight: 355 g 

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