Developed for Tony Spinner (Paul Gilbert, Toto), Tony's BenderTool Junior is based on a Sola Sound Tone Bender Professional MKII, one of the most revered fuzz pedals from the 60s, used by Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page.
While the original featured three Germanium transistors, this has a hybrid setup of one silicon transistor with two Germanium ones.
A fat, smooth fuzz sound with plenty of sustain is the remit - it's great for long sustained notes that you can coax to take off naturally into feedback, and it sounds like the real deal - we tested it alongside a rare 1960s original with three Germanium OC81D transistors and the sound and feel were close, although the newer pedal had more output.
There's a nice linear clean-up with your volume knob and, while we liked the full-range sound with our single coils, the TMF (Tone Middle Full) knob can make it leaner if desired.