Hybrid vs. Germanium Fuzzes. My two cents......

5/31/2004 7:29 PM

Humbucker

Hybrid vs. Germanium Fuzzes. My two cents...... I was just comparing my DIY all-germanium Fuzz against my Silicon/Germanium Fuzz and I like the Hybrid better. I'm actually surprised by this.     While both are really good, I find that the Hybrid has more gain and more high-end bite but still really fat and beefy sounding, it crunches a lot like a good tube amp. The fuzz cleans up pretty good and doesn't lose treble when rolling-off the guitar's volume knob.     And I'm told that the Hybrid pretty much takes care of the temperature problem.     Something else that I've noticed is that when I use my TrebleBooster before the all-Germanium Fuzz the low-end is totally wiped out and it sounds like a tiny little radio, this isn't a good combination in my book.     But if I use the TrebleBooster before any of my other Distortion/Overdrive boxes or my Silicon-Germanium Fuzz a lot of the low end remains and really sings.     I'm not sure why the all-Germanium Fuzz sounds thin with the TrebleBooster and the Hybrid sounds fine, maybe a difference in impedance?     Anyway, I think I prefer the Hybrid when all is said and done, it's the best of both worlds IMHO.