.... but why is it so important thet we use germaniums in fuzz faces?
why cant we just use the common silicon transistor?

You can, it just sounds different. Read RG's technology of the FF at GEO.

In fact some Fuzz Faces were built with BC108C transistors, which ARE silicon.  The originals (i.e. earliest issues), however, are built with Ge trannies, and people seem to prefer the sound of them more.  They DO sound different.  Of course the ultimate fork in the road is whether it is *your* kind of "different" or not.  If you have put one together with Si-only and it makes you happy, that's all that really matters.

Ge's are a finicky lot.
 You can always try a 'hybrid' ge/si like the easy face, trimpot Q2's collector and you should be able to get different types of tranny's to bias in Q1 or Q2 positions...

Another good reason for using germanium transistors in FFs is that it gives the audience something to listen to (the radio) when you stop playing...

QuoteAnother good reason for using germanium transistors in FFs is that it gives the audience something to listen to (the radio) when you stop playing...

Someone reported at this forum that Jimi Hendrix himself was on his FF.

My experiences with germanium ones are minimal, but a good (?) silicon ff can sound almost as good, some like it even more.

Quote from: Ge_WhizAnother good reason for using germanium transistors in FFs is that it gives the audience something to listen to (the radio) when you stop playing...

:lol:  :lol:  :lol: !

Take care,
-Peter