Benson Germanium Fuzz

 Project # 0019 Benson has done it again with another must have pedal for anyone's board. This touch sensitive germanium fuzz is temperature controlled to ensure a consistent sound in all types of situations. The Benson Germanium Fuzz is available in Solar White and Studio Black.   From Benson: THE BASICS The Germanium Fuzz is a fuzz pedal. The knobs change the sounds. IMPORTANT: after plugging it into power (9vdc only), it will take 2-3 minutes on average to sound correct. Good time to tune your guitar and grab a beverage. The color of the LED indicator light might change. Don’t turn the internal trimmer. THAT’S IT. Read on only if you want some excellent primary source material for an online fuzz thesis… This pedal is designed around two germanium 2N527 OR 2N404 Germanium Transistors. They have been graded for gain and leakage and carefully matched to sound their best. They are set up in the ubiquitous 60’s circular fuzz topology, and tuned for good sound, and include some addition