It's my first tonebender, so I don't have any previous experience to compare.
The whole attack range is useable. I heard that the tonebenders don't clean up as magically as the fuzz faces do, but this comes close, and is also very responsive to touch in lower attack or guitar volume settings. Sounds great in both my small and big Oranges, and before light drive pedals. Amazing build quality as you expect from EQD.