Benson Germanium Fuzz

Effect Pedal for Electric Guitar

• The circuit has been tuned so that it can be used as a rich-sounding clean boost, as an overdrive, or even as an aggressive fuzz with some octave overtones.
• This pedal is equipped with two germanium transistors, either 2N527 or 2N404.
• First fuzz pedal with automated thermal BIAS technology
• The bias voltage of the transistors is automatically regulated by a circuit that gently heats the transistors to a preset operating point, ensuring consistent sound regardless of the outside temperature
• When the LED is orange, it is heating up; when it is green, the heater is switched off.

Technical specifications:

• Controls: Volume, gain, impedance
• LED: Effect on
• Footswitch: Effect bypass
• Input: 6.3 mm jack
• Output: 6.3 mm jack
• Power adapter connection: Barrel plug socket 5.5 x 2.1 mm, negative pole inside
• Current consumption: 70 mA
• Power supply with a 9 V DC mains adapter (not included)
• Suitable optional power supply unit Art. 409939 (not included)
• True bypass
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 140 x 100 x 70 mm
• Handmade in USA

Note: Battery operation is not supported. After connecting to the power supply (9 V DC), it takes an average of 2-3 minutes for the sound to be calibrated.