Any ideas for projects with these transistors

Started by Inaki_Font, June 09, 2018, 11:25:25 PM

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Inaki_Font

Hi guys so im kinda new building pedals so far i moded a small clone and built a big muff... im from venezuela an i see on my local shop lots of vintage NOS transistors.. im shure you can build lots of pedals with them but i dont know wich one with wich... here is a list of transistors available

2n3053
2sb324
2n5943
Bc109b
Bc178
Nte101
2n414
2n1304
2n2484
Bc179
Nte176
2n2369
2n4093
2n2608
2n4048
Bfy90
Nte329
Nte 486
Nte397
Nte195a
2n2221a
2sa353
2n4224
Bf200
Nte106
2n4856
2n3500
2n930
Nte395
2n2368
2n4013
2sb492
2n3909
2n4391
2n4859
2n3332
2n486
2n5115
Bf180
Bf115
2n4957
2n3501
2n3499
2n834
2n4223
2sc2267
Nte5643
2sc668

Im interested on making a MK1 tonebender and a fuzzfactory... of all these wich transistors would you recommend me and what hfes i need to look for the builds??? what other pedals i can make with these? if your interested in any i can also sell you.. shipping on dhl to the us is only 5$
  thanks for your help

edvard

Almost any of those will work in most fuzz/distortions you can find a circuit of, just may need a little tweaking to get the bias right.  Some folks will advise you that lower hfe (200 or less) transistors sound better, so search the datasheets of the transistors on your list.  Also, if any of them are Germanium, they may be good for older fuzz designs like the original Fuzz Face or Tone Benders.  In just a short search, it looks like a lot of the ones you found are.  Just as a start, the 2SB324, 2N414, 2N1304, 2SA353, 2n486, are all Germanium devices.

As far as what transistors for which fuzz, I don't see any that are readily recognizable, but depending on the leakage specs, they'll all work more or less with a few adjustments to the circuit.  Remember, the original designers simply used what was cheapest and readily available, and many times circuits were changed due to that rather than the 'mojo' of any certain part. Look up the specs for the original parts and try to find which parts in your list run closest to that.  Or, simply grab a handful of the cheapest ones and do some experiments. 
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