The Heavy Moded Silicon Tone Bender MKII designed by John Lyons of Basic Audio is a versatile pedal capable of delivering trademark Tone Bender tones full of sustain and gain. It is designed to be a jack of all trades, with the ability to cover a wide range of fuzz tones from slightly fuzzy overdrive to heavy gated, spitting fuzz. The key features that make this fuzz so unique are its Bias control, which sets the amount of voltage that receives Transistor Q3, affecting the overall tone from being gated and gritty on one extreme, sustaining lead tone in the middle, and clean overdrive sounds at the other extreme. The Fat knob switches in between two input capacitors, thickening the signal straight from the start. The Heavy Moded Silicon Tone Bender MKII has five controls: Bias, Fat, Fuzz, Tone, and Volume. With these controls, users can craft their own gritty and fat tones, and experiment with different transistors to find the one they love the most.

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