AC128's swapout for fuzz face build

Started by soupbone, December 22, 2011, 05:32:23 AM

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soupbone

I got some AC128 trannies from pedalpartsplus.com.They've been tested and on the package they came in it says Q1 has a Hfe of 126,and Q2 has a Hfe of 75.Everything I've read about Fuzz Face's say that you should use a lower gain trannie for Q1,and a higher gain for Q2.So..Should i swap them around?

egasimus

Well, whatever sounds better to your ears. You should put some sort of sockets in there so you can experiment.

LucifersTrip

Quote from: soupbone on December 22, 2011, 05:32:23 AM
Everything I've read about Fuzz Face's say that you should use a lower gain trannie for Q1,and a higher gain for Q2.So..Should i swap them around?

yes, if you swap em that would be the more common setup, and you would probably be able to hit 4.5v on Q2's collector easier...
but + 1 to egasimus...it's only your ears that count


always think outside the box

soupbone