Fet Diodes

[WGTP]

I measured a J201 and 2N7000 as diodes and they were slightly higher than std. silicons.   Would they have a slightly higher clipping threshold?

[will]

Hi WGThickPresence,

Yes they should. However, whether they sound better or not is subjective. If you want to raise the clipping threshold you can always double up the diodes.

Give it a try! I find in some circuits I have tried all sorts of combinations before I was happy with the circuit.  It really depends a lot on the circuit. In some circuits, like the muff fuzz, I have found the 1N60 Ge diodes caused a gating effect that I need to include a cap to eliminate. Where the si or led's worked better for me with out the cap.

Regards,
Will

[aron]

Put the J201 etc... in a feedback loop like the Tube screamer type circuit. Tell me what you think.