Thoughts on higher hfe germ fuzz faces.

Locrian99

Locrian99

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Obviously I can socket/breadboard which I’m going to do anyways. Just curious on what others have experienced with q2 hfe being 150-170. How much have you raised q1?

Normally i do 70-85 q1, 120-135 q2.

Have you ran into bias issues?
Im assuming its a bit more compressed?

Just curious on experiences here.
 
For DIY fuzz face, I think breadboard is essential. I have made Si Fuzzes with hFE like this, and I think the thing to watch for is the circuit going into oscillation feedback at high Fuzz setting. My humble opinion (ask me physical chemistry, if you want not-humble opinions) is that the cure is to put a series resistor inline with the Fuzz controls capacitor to ground so there is always some resistance to ground.

Be willing to play with any of the resistors (beyond the standard "bias" resistor for Q2, and maybe tweak the input and output capacitors to adjust the bass.
 
gtfields13 said:
For DIY fuzz face, I think breadboard is essential. I have made Si Fuzzes with hFE like this, and I think the thing to watch for is the circuit going into oscillation feedback at high Fuzz setting. My humble opinion (ask me physical chemistry, if you want not-humble opinions) is that the cure is to put a series resistor inline with the Fuzz controls capacitor to ground so there is always some resistance to ground.

Be willing to play with any of the resistors (beyond the standard "bias" resistor for Q2, and maybe tweak the input and output capacitors to adjust the bass.
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I use a trim pot with a bias pot. I will throw one on a breadboard, I’m just curious what people have experienced with them.
 
I really like the Si Fuzz Faces with higher gain but the Ge Fuzz Faces I've really enjoyed going the opposite direction with low gain hFE in the 50-70 range for both.
 
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