BENSON AMPS
STORKN BOks
It is the third pedal made by Benson using their patent temperature control that allows germanium transistors to work at a fixed temperature. Hendrix used a half dozen Fuzz Face germanium pedals as they would thin out in sound or even shut down on him from temperature changes on stage. I saw him live twice and he kept a spare Fuzz beside the one he had on.The unit can switch between a Tone Bender Mk1 and a Zonk Machine Mk1 for using on down tuned guitars. The layout is Tone, Filter, Bass, Volume and Trim.CONCLUSION ___
Needless to say it uses NOS 2N404 & 2N52t germanium transistors. You get a lot not on the originals to tweak and
dead on reliability. A pedal that is reliable is gigable and
for many that do session playing it matters to also be recordable.
I find it very much a bit over the top and prefer a T-Bender Mk1
but basically stock with its chunky fat, velco sound and us
it as boost pedal because of its very limited sustain.
Or a Zonk Mk2 with its silicon transistor.
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