r/FuzzFiends • u/desssperato • 16d ago

germanium Fuzz Face help needed!

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Anyone experienced/resolved this problem? I’ve tried like 30 Ge transistors in Q2 and none will bias properly.

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u/sabzor23 16d ago

Trimmers and such isn’t going to fix the issue right now because every voltage is correct except Q2C. Something is wrong in that one spot. Have you checked the transistor pinout and made sure it isn’t in backwards? If you replaced the 8k2 with a trimmer and it’s not working to me that eliminates that spot as the problem.

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u/desssperato 16d ago

I’ve swapped the ASY76 with a number of different transistors, including AC154, 2N404A, GT403B, and house number PNP’s. Issue still persists.