Transistor gain and voltage supply question

[Guitarfreak]

If you have a 9v voltage supply and three transistor gain stages, does each stage see only 3v on the collector?

[R.G.]

If you have a 9v voltage supply and three transistor gain stages, does each stage see only 3v on the collector?

In general, no. Transistor stages are often, even usually, connected in parallel across the power supply so they all see the same 9V.

The waffle words "in general", "often", and "even usually" are in there because it is possible to make a three stage transistor setup which uses the power supply in series.

A single common emitter gain stage often puts about half the available power supply (e.g. 9v) across the transistor and half across a load resistor. But any succeeding stages are usually set up to run from the full 9V too.

I have seen single transistor gain stages using as many as six transistors in the single gain stage, but that's very unusual.

For our effects micro-world, no, they'll all be across the power supply and each get 9V, which they'll have about half of on the collector.