Building 10x ToneBenders w/ all Tungsram AC125

[buildafriend]

Hey folks,

Boards came in from China yesterday for my ToneBender clones. the first prototype works great 

I used all Tungsram AC125 transistors with an hfe close to 75.

What order of hfe have you found preferable for your builds? I'm doing my transistor matching now and I figured I'de swing by this forum to see what you guys prefer. I mean from low gain in q1 to highest gain in q3, all matched, highest to lowest.. what do you like vs what is "proper.."

[blackieNYC]

Consensus on this forum (you can search it) seems to be around 60-70, 60-70, 100-120 for 1,2,&3
Double check this though: the leakiest in Q1?

[buildafriend]

Thanks for the reply!

I ended up populating them all while I wait for a few pots in the mail.

I did about 60-80 for q1, 85-95 for q2, and 100-105 for q3.

I didn't check the leakage on q1, how important is it? I could always back them out and replace them with ones with lower leakage...  I would need to know what range of leakage people aim for. My tests are done with the atlas DCA 55 and I have about 200 more AC125s.