“The Year was 1965, The place the back room of Musical Exchange, 22 Denmark Street, London guitarists were demanding a new sound from their amplifier, sound with more distortion and sustain, in walked Vic Flick from the John Barry Seven with an original Maestro Fuzz tone, he requested a pedal with more sustain, I built him a new fuzz box , I called it the "Tone Bender", the first batch/production "Tone Bender" was housed in a wooden box and cost 14 Guineas, Jeff Beck was one of my first customers and used on many singles including "Heart Full Of Soul"”

Gary Hurst - Tone Bender Designer

• Tone Bender Mark I
• Metal Case
• Gold Hammerite
• Dimpled Feet (Stamped into chassis)
• Original All back Jack Sockets on rear of pedal
• Second Series Mark I Circuit
• NOS Transistors (1 OC75 + 2 NOS TEXAS )
• Limited Run