{"product_id":"squarewave-supa-mk1-fuzz","title":"SquareWave Supa mk1 Fuzz","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSquare Wave Tone Bender MKI\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePure, raw Tone Bender MKI. No improvements. No modern conveniences. No apologies. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome fuzz circuits are meant to be refined. The \u003cstrong\u003eTone Bender MKI\u003c\/strong\u003e isn’t one of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Square Wave build is all about capturing the primitive, explosive character of the earliest British fuzz boxes – the kind of sound that can be thick and singing one moment, then gated, spitty and completely unhinged the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere are \u003cstrong\u003eno modern modifications or clever updates\u003c\/strong\u003e here. No external power jack, no attempt to make the circuit more polite and no redesign to make every setting behave perfectly. It’s built for players who want the peculiar response and raw personality that made an original MKI such a legendary fuzz in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThat MKI Sound\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tone Bender MKI occupies its own place in fuzz history. Compared with the smoother response of later Tone Benders and Fuzz Face-style circuits, the MKI can feel more immediate, aggressive and unpredictable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExpect \u003cstrong\u003ethick saturation, ripping attack, primitive compression, ragged harmonics and beautifully broken decay\u003c\/strong\u003e. Depending on the guitar, settings and how hard you hit the strings, it can move from huge sustaining fuzz into splatty, almost gated textures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s not designed to sound polished. \u003cstrong\u003eIt’s designed to sound exciting.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCarefully Selected Transistors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe circuit uses \u003cstrong\u003eEastern European germanium transistors selected for gain and leakage characteristics similar to those found in vintage units\u003c\/strong\u003e. In a circuit as temperamental and transistor-dependent as the MKI, those characteristics are a huge part of the sound, feel and decay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is not simply a generic germanium fuzz dressed up in a vintage enclosure. The component selection is specifically aimed at achieving the response and attitude associated with a great old MKI.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBattery Only – Just as It Should Be\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pedal is \u003cstrong\u003ebattery powered only\u003c\/strong\u003e. There’s no 9V DC socket and no modification to accommodate a modern pedalboard power supply.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat might be less convenient – and that’s precisely the point. The goal here is authenticity rather than convenience: keep the circuit simple, keep it uncompromised and leave the MKI character intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHand-Finished Enclosure\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach pedal is finished by hand in \u003cstrong\u003egold with a genuine hammered texture\u003c\/strong\u003e, giving it the appropriately old-school look of a piece of obscure vintage gear rather than another mass-produced stompbox.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaw, vintage-inspired Tone Bender MKI circuit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEastern European germanium transistors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTransistors selected for vintage-style gain and leakage characteristics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThick, aggressive and highly characterful fuzz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRipping attack and ragged harmonic texture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpitty and gated characteristics at the extremes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo modern circuit modifications or improvements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBattery power only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo external DC power input\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-painted gold enclosure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal hammered finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy This One?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBecause sometimes the flaws are the feature.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you want a perfectly behaved germanium fuzz with modern power, predictable cleanup and a dozen useful sounds, there are plenty of other pedals to choose from. This isn’t that pedal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is for the player chasing the \u003cstrong\u003eraw, primitive and slightly dangerous feel of a proper MKI\u003c\/strong\u003e – without paying vintage-collector money for an original.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SquareWave","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63414937813322,"sku":"16478","price":2199.0,"currency_code":"SEK","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/9910\/7402\/files\/squarewave-fuzz-pedal-squarewave-supa-mk1-fuzz-1257364466.jpg?v=1788780973","url":"https:\/\/tgt11.com\/products\/squarewave-supa-mk1-fuzz","provider":"These Go To 11","version":"1.0","type":"link"}