Elijah-Baley
Active member
Hello,
I'd like to build once a Fuzzrite Germanium transistor version. But every time I stuck because I don't know where I can find a pair of good transistors.
The original transistor are:
Q1 - 2N2613 - PNP - hfe over 120 and Q2 - GN408 hfe about 65.
Catalinbread Fuzzrite has a 2N404 and GT308A.
I seen some DIY pedals with two AC128 (hfe around 100-200, but it wasn't sure), SFT337 and 2SB415, a pair of MP42B (hfe 100 and 50), ECG102 and ECG158.
I read that a pair of germanium transistors with the right hfe should be fine, but this is still not so easy, because this transistors are rare not always selected by hfe.
I used to buy from Musikding and Banzai Music.
Musikding, though has selected transistors, has also a very low availability, nowdays. Maybe I can find Q2, the lower hfe one, there. While the higher hfe transistor, over 120, maybe Banzai has one, but with them is better to ask if the item is in stock. Could be available one or two others transistors, but with a large range of hfe, and considering the costs I don't want to buy a bunch of useless transistors.
Du you have some European source where we can find a good pair of transistors for this pedal?
Thanks!
I'd like to build once a Fuzzrite Germanium transistor version. But every time I stuck because I don't know where I can find a pair of good transistors.
The original transistor are:
Q1 - 2N2613 - PNP - hfe over 120 and Q2 - GN408 hfe about 65.
Catalinbread Fuzzrite has a 2N404 and GT308A.
I seen some DIY pedals with two AC128 (hfe around 100-200, but it wasn't sure), SFT337 and 2SB415, a pair of MP42B (hfe 100 and 50), ECG102 and ECG158.
I read that a pair of germanium transistors with the right hfe should be fine, but this is still not so easy, because this transistors are rare not always selected by hfe.
I used to buy from Musikding and Banzai Music.
Musikding, though has selected transistors, has also a very low availability, nowdays. Maybe I can find Q2, the lower hfe one, there. While the higher hfe transistor, over 120, maybe Banzai has one, but with them is better to ask if the item is in stock. Could be available one or two others transistors, but with a large range of hfe, and considering the costs I don't want to buy a bunch of useless transistors.
Du you have some European source where we can find a good pair of transistors for this pedal?
Thanks!