We have covered other distortion pedal builds before, and they have used germanium transistors to obtain a ‘creamier’ sound – you should be able to swap these cheap ones for uprated models ...

Guitars “We were able to up the gain and the volume on tap way past the levels we would normally get”: ThorpyFX’s Hanami fuzz pedal is packing NOS germanium ... of usability beyond extremes with mild ...

Rock in the new year with a guitar pedal you built yourself ... [Doug’s] rendition uses the warm sounds of germanium transistors in a design that produces professional results.

Crazy Tube Circuits has released a limited edition twist on its Unobtanium preamp/overdrive pedal, the amp-in-a-box ... it adds OC45 germanium transistors to the K-style drive for more gain ...