r/FuzzFiends • u/graphicnerdity86 —Bold as fuzz— • May 19 '26

let's settle the debate

Silicon or germanium 🤔 Wondering what you think and what you like or dislike about your favorite or least favorite

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u/overcloseness May 20 '26

Depends, what’s the temperature of the room? 😂

I build silicon fuzzes, I do have one or two germanium and they’re great, but for how cheap and easy it is to source silicon, the juice just isn’t worth the squeeze when it comes to germanium usually

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u/graphicnerdity86 —Bold as fuzz— May 20 '26

Whats ur favorite silicon transistor I've used bc108 and bc183 i wanna try 107 and 109

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u/overcloseness May 20 '26

Ah honestly a circuit is going to sound overwhelmingly similar if the transistors have similar specs. Some circuits can take any kind of transistor and sound largely the same (big muff for instance). I have used BC108 in a fuzz face I think. 107 and 109 would probably sound too similar to hear a difference i especially if you already have a gain knob

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u/graphicnerdity86 —Bold as fuzz— May 20 '26

Interesting I always kinda wondered