Horne - Zonk Machine

The Horne is a my take on classic Zonk Machine fuzz unit, similar to Tone Bender MKI's primitive character but with a different approach. Obese low-end of MKI gives place here to lovely midrange push with wah-like bite, perfect for tight riffing and anywhere where punch and clarity is preferred over bass content.

There are many ways to 'tune' these circuits and Horne series presents quite greasy, warm tone with elegant balance of smoothness and bite. There's no aggressive sputter or ice-picking trebles. Transistors are biased for gorgeous, quick and crackling gating with some of 'sonic waste' artifacts at decay. This feature make it perfect for humbucker-equipped guitars, but if natural gating behaviour is what you look for - it will deliver with any pickup. And instead of turning every guitar into a sheer wall of fuzzed-out sound, it does keep the instrument's character really well.

This standard enclosure version, in comparison to wedge series, sounds a tiny bit more mellow and it doesn't let the famous bacon-frying sizzle (which is present in wedge version).

Circuit is assembled on extremely rare tagboard Zonk version and spots all the good stuff - current batch comes with OC75, CV5416, OC43 transistors, styroflex & Philips/Vishay & ERO caps, carbon composition resistors, Hammond enclosure and heavy duty hardware, round-top knobs as original Zonks[!], etc.

Please note if you're outside of UE, pedal will be shipped without battery.