Fulltone SoulBender SB-2
Fulltone SoulBender SB-2 is inspired by the classic 3-knob Sola-Sound Tone-Bender, and it is the second version. The SB-2 is in some ways better than the old Soul-Bender. It uses made-to-order transistors , and these wonderful skinny-tall TO-1 Germanium transistor (with a top hat brim) that have just the right characteristics, including the requisite low gain and low noise just like the vintage Sola-Sound pedals had.
The Soul-Bender improves on the original 60’s design by offering more available volume, a more usable Tone control range, True-Bypass switching with my proprietary “silent switching circuit,” better power supply filtering for less noise, and polarity protection to keep the sensitive Germanium transistors from damage….you cannot fry this pedal if you accidentally use the wrong power supply!
Your SB-2 is roughly half the size of the original Soul-Bender (or Sola-Sound) and the IN & OUT jacks are on the rear of the pedal like the original Soul-Bender so it will fit on even the most cramped pedalboard.
Fulltone SoulBender SB-2 demo video
Cheng Bi (verified owner) –
really nice pedal!