Re: This should be fun. Beano boost.
This be where you gets the infoz.
"Up to mid 2008, we usually used selected British (not the terrible USA version) Newmarket NKT275 germanium transistors which we used in our SUNFACE fuzz as we had a lot of them in stock. We also got some Mullard black OC-44 transistors to try from a supplier, as most people are using these in their rangemaster clones. With careful selection, I A-Bd them and they sound very close to the NKTS but not as quiet. So we use these OC-44s sometimes now. The OC-44s don't look like the old yellow or glass Mullards, nobody has the real deal NOS Mullards. We heard from someone in the UK that in the 1960s some Rangemasters came with NKT transistors.
In 2008 we got a batch of transistors in from the UK that are perfect for the Beano Boost. These are CV7003 which is the military version of the OC44. We also have some cool old 1960s USA made General Electric transistors that we use, Chuck from moe. seems to like these a lot. We ran out of the NKT275 transistors in 2011, they were a little low gain for the Beanos but a lot of people liked them. The OC-44, CV7003, or GE transistors are perfect for the Beano Boost, so we use those transistors now.
We also have some really cool 1960s Japanese 2SB transistors that we are using for our standard germanium (non NKT) Sunfaces. These are a little brighter and fuzzier than the NKTs, and cannot get totally clean. The 2SB is a little darker and woolier than the TI/UK. We also have some awesome 1960s General Electric USA made germanium transistors, a 2N type, that we often use. We use either of these in the generic germanium option of our mods..."
Boo-yah!!:headbang:
