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NTE 158 for FF

3/26/2000 6:06 PM
josh camp	NTE 158 for FF has any one here tried these for the ffaces? this, i believe, was recommended by j. orman. i tried these in the circuit, but they don't seem to work very well - they want to work - when i really hit the strings hard i hear , for a split second, a distorted sound - then back to no sound. matter of fact - maybe i f-ed up the circuit - but whenever i use , for both transistors, two germaniums - can't get much of a distorted/fuzzy sound at all. mind you that any Ge txns i use are withinin the recommended hfe range. i've used the 2n388's, ecg100's, etc. no luck -can anyone shed any light here?

3/26/2000 6:06 PM

josh camp

NTE 158 for FF

has any one here tried these for the ffaces?
this, i believe, was recommended by j. orman.

i tried these in the circuit, but they don't seem to work very well - they want to work - when i really hit the strings hard i hear , for a split second, a distorted sound - then back to no sound.
matter of fact - maybe i f-ed up the circuit - but whenever i use , for both transistors, two germaniums - can't get much of a distorted/fuzzy sound at all. mind you that any Ge txns i use are withinin the recommended hfe range. i've used the 2n388's, ecg100's, etc. no luck -can anyone shed any light here?

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