Benson Amp Germanium Fuzz Pedal - Solar White

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Benson Amps Germanium Boost Pedal: Pure Germanium Tone Enhancement

From Benson Amps:

"When designing the temperature-controlled fuzz we tried some weird approaches. One of the things we tried was utilizing a voltage-controlled error-correcting circuit to bias a single germanium transistor. It ultimately didn't work for the fuzz since that circuit is comically sensitive to transistor gain attributes. We did find a place for it though."

Perfect Germanium Clean Boost

It turns out it was PERFECT for achieving a germanium clean boost that (like our fuzz) is impervious to component drift, leakage, and temperature...more so, in fact. We also fixed a couple of other issues preventing the germanium transistor from being used as a convincing linear boost...we increased the input headroom (even a normal guitar signal will drive a germanium transistor into unwanted input distortion without some tweaks) and increased the input impedance (a BJT transistor would normally thin out bass frequencies and interact negatively with whatever flows into it).

Enhanced Musicality and Tone

The result is a germanium clean boost where you can utilize a germanium transistor WITHOUT the weird artifacts that were previously accepted as part of the deal...temperature sensitivity, drift, and suboptimal input impedance and headroom.

It takes about 10 seconds when the boost is first powered up for the error correction circuit to bias the germanium transistor. After that, it gets interesting....we can hear how it makes guitar signals sound more musical...even when set at the same volume as the bypassed tone. It seems to bring out the attack of the guitar while simultaneously smoothing out notes like a compressor but different. It's hard to describe. It appears to cut the bad parts of a signal and enhance the good. It's killer on bass. It helps acoustic guitar pickups sound more natural. And of course, it'll push your amp into a frenzy.

We hope you like it.

Power Supply

This pedal is for use only with a 9vdc Boss style center-negative power supply. There is space for a battery which is activated when a cable is plugged into the input and there is no power supply plugged into the DC jack. Please do not subject this pedal to more than 9vdc or the pedal or power supply could be destroyed.

Warranty Information

2 years excluding modification or damage. Visit www.bensonamps.com for more information.

Specifications

Controls

• Gain
• Volume
• Treble
• Bass

Technical Details

• True Bypass
• Power Supply: 9VDC Boss style adapter or battery, 50mA current draw

Connections

• Input: 1/4-inch instrument input
• Output: 1/4-inch output jack
• Power: 2.1mm center-negative DC input

Size and Weight

• Compact and pedalboard-friendly (specific dimensions not provided)
• Lightweight for easy transport and setup

This pedal ships fully insured with signature required.