EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Fuzz germ tranies replacement?

[JebemMajke]

I think I want this muff in my collection. But 2N1302 are a bit expencive. 7 euros per piece. Could someone suggest some high gain npn Germanium transistors?

[LucifersTrip]

2N1302's aren't really high gain. The ones I've had don't have gains much over 100.
http://transistor-spravochnik.ru/description/2n1302/739

I'm sure you can use any NPN ge's with hfe 70+ as long as the leakage isn't really high

[karolisd]

I've built a hoof clone using russian gt404 transistors. They had leakages over 500ua, but still sounded good in the hoof clone.

[JebemMajke]

It's hard to find gt404. I've placed ac187 in a civil war muff and it sounded great. But the leakage was nasty and the sound would die after 30 minutes of playing.

[kodiakklub]

mammoth has AC187's for 5 USD each. they are pretty high gain. havent tried seeing how long they last, but why would they die? burning them up?

[JebemMajke]

They, the transistors, would not die, the sound would die ... would get cleanish after 30 minutes or so, would get . And after a 5 minute rest or so it would work again, but for a limited time, my guess is their leakage is pretty nasty. Any way AC187's are 70 euro cents in my country. Pretty cheap.