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Could we just use 2 mn3009 in series to obtain 512 stages?

Hi guys.
I have a wonderful Tone Bender mk3 with trannies from SmallBear, but i'm getting tired of it.
I want a mk1 right now, so i was thinking about using those transistors.
I measured, and they read:
Q1 - 76 hfe, 68mA
Q2 - 122 hfe, 48mA
Q3 - 127 hfe, 70mA

Are they good for a mk1? (i mean good for a very good mk1)
(also, aren't they a lot of gain for a mk3?)

Hi guys.
So, i built a ram's head last year, but it never sounded good to me.
A few weeks ago i've subbed the transistors with 2n2222, and that thing is Heaven now.

Then i've built a russian green muff with bc239b, and it sounds like good, but it doesn't feel "right".
These transistors have HFE between 250-280.

What is the "right" HFE for a russian big muff?

Hi guys.
A friend of mine asked to make him a clone of the mutron wah-volume, he's a sonic youth fan.
I don't know much about it, i never tried one.
I'm not sure how to do it, i was thing about removing the optical thing, and sub with something like the Harbinger 2 arrangement driving 2 vtl5c3. But i never tried even that, so, i'm not sure about what to do.

Suggestions and advices are appreciated.
Thanks

If even the 5088 is getting phased out of production, that seems to be pretty much the end of through hole semi-conductors. They're like the most common semi-conductor in use.

I expect the 2n3904 and 2n3906 will hang on for a while.

Maybe. I'll stash some bags though

Ok, i'll be more careful with my bag.
Thanks guys.

Hi guys.
I don't understand, is the 2n5088 out of production?
They seem a lot harder to get

So, i have built an Octavia and it sounds strange, like super-broken.
With the Fuzz control at max it is super-squashed. I was hoping for some Hendrix sounds, but it is much heavier.
The silver lining is that it sounds like what i wished the Superfuzz would sound.
Definitely not a loss.

Hi guys.
I am reworking my pedalboard in a Hendrix/Van Halen direction and i want an octaver fuzz.
Currently I have a Superfuzz (awesome) but it's too much. The first choice would an Octavia, but i'm not sure.
I don't have any experience with the Wyllie Moonrock, but i'm interested.

I'm open to suggestions. What do you think?

Maybe it's a well known video, i don't know, but i found out this comparison between 2 Small Clone, one with the SAD1024 and the other with MN3007.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHEbQtFSqiQ

The schematic is much more simple. It sounds better to me

This might sound naive (and dumb) but this, i like it
I wish there was a pcb, because the original is not true bypass
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u92Vk7FrqS8&list=RDMMu92Vk7FrqS8&start_radio=1

I have a mn3006. It flanges, but like you said, it does nothing more.

I think it will be similar to the Boss BF-2