Very low HFE silicon transistors, what can I use them in?

[eightsevenzero]

I have a ton of Si NPN transistors with an hfe of around 35-50, apart from doing darlington pairs with them are there any other circuits I can use them in as-is?

[kaycee]

Fuzz face would be a good candidate, can pair with a higher gain in q2.

[Vivek]

Look at Valve Wizard's GLASSBLOWER, it uses transistors as a kind of charge pump, to increase headroom in Opamps.

That application does not need extremely high hFE

[Electric Warrior]

Fuzz face would be a good candidate, can pair with a higher gain in q2.

Only when rebiasing. With silicons, the stock circuit requires higher gains.