Benson Amps Jeez Germanium Fuzz Effects Pedal

Benson's own take on germanium fuzz instead of another vintage clone. Two 2N404 germanium transistors with Benson's built-in heating system, which brings them up to temperature in about 30 seconds and holds them there so the pedal sounds the same on a cold night or a hot stage. High-headroom input and output stages mean it doesn't care what's in front of it and drives an amp hard and clean. Low on the Gain knob it's a full-range clean boost, through the middle it's treble-booster and vintage overdrive territory, and at the top it's thick germanium fuzz that cleans up with your pick attack.

• Circuit: two 2N404 germanium transistors, temperature-controlled
• Controls: Volume, Tone, Gain
• Tone control is pre-gain, like a vintage amp: flat at noon, boosts or cuts treble going into the transistors
• High input impedance and low output impedance
• Four-color LED shows the heater status (white, yellow, aqua, green)
• Power: 9V DC, center negative
• Made in Portland, Oregon