Brian May treble booster tran choices/options

[jimbob]

Just for the hell of it i thought about building this- but, i dont have any bc182l..any other common ones that might sound good with this?

http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/v2/diagrams/ge_boost_lo_bm_tb.gif

thanks

[tcobretti]

I built mine using the bc108, bc109, and finally bc182.  All worked well and sounded almost identical.  I finally settled on the bc182 cause it's apparently what brian uses.

That pedal rocks.  I haven't built a RM yet but the like the BMTB so much I want to see what the RM is like.

[Jim Jones]

I just built one of those this past weekend.

I used a BC182 initially and then for giggles tryed a TIP31C (TO-220 package).  The TIP sounds great!  I think I'll try messing with the biasing and see how that effects tone.  I'm not sure how it's supposed to bias but I have about 1/2 V+ on the colelctor.

I always use .01 inpuit caps on my treble booster builds - I can't stand anything smaller than that.

Jim

[brian wenz]

Hello Hello--
     Doesn't that one take BC 182L ??  [low noise]
    I think I've got some of those if anybody wants to trade for something......
   Hey Jim,  isn't it getting close to your big day???
Brian.

[Jim Jones]

Hey Brian,

The big day has come and gone - it was awesome!  We had a great time at Doune - I'll send you a pic or two.

Oh, by the way, the BC182 I tried out was from you.  

Take care!

Jim

[brian wenz]

Hello Hello--
   Crap, I missed the day!!   Congrats!!  [is that the correct word...??]
Did I send you BC 182 or BC 182L ??
Brian.

[Jim Jones]

Thanks Brian!

I believe the ones you sent were 182's - no "L".

Jim