Hizbender

Traced by greybench over at FSB in October 22, we give you the Stafford Maxon Hizbender 1944T.

Anything but a Tone Bender as the name may suggest, it's actually based the MXR Distortion+ but topped and tailed with buffers.

You know what? It just works. If you like your bits buffered this is a great alternative to the Dist+ or OD250. The germanium clipping gives it a nice growl.

If you want the PCB without parts there's a link for that at the bottom of the page.

Partial kit: PCB, all board-mounted components, pots.

Full kit: As above, plus footswitch and appropriate daughterboard/components for your selected bypass type (see Downloads section for details of those), jack sockets, DC socket, battery snap, hook-up wire, LED.

Enclosure (pre-drilled) is available as an option with full kits, and will not take a battery. Knobs are not included.

Builds are only available with full kits including enclosure. Please choose appropriate knobs.

Inspired by: Hizbender

Difficulty: Easy

PCB size: 50 x 33mm

Knobs required: 2

Enclosure: 1590B

Direct-Connect compatible (4-way)

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