Bright sounding Germanium Fuzzface?

[Roe]

What is the best brightest sounding Ge FF you are aware of?

I need something that works with P90s, PAFs and plexis that can cut thru the mix (or at least not disappear completely)

I'm not looking for Si FFs, thanks

 

[BobPoyser]

you could try a Boss graphic after the FF.
Boss has the best Q factor but any graphic may do.

 

[CEFlint]

MojoHand Crosstown is a Germanium/Silicon hybrid. Maybe not what you're wanting, but it'll do what you're asking. Great sounding fuzz with many guitar/amp combinations.

 

[L0ki]

The tone knob on the Crosstown will brighten it up a whole lot.
The Body knob will get you plenty of Ge wool or smooth it out, depending on what you want.
It'll clean up with the guitar Vol knob, too.

 

[jimihendrix1117]

The Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face is pretty bright IMO. The Chase Tone Fuzz Face replica I have is a bit brighter than my Dunlop red fuzz face also. The Chase Tone is my favorite fuzz pedal that i have hands down.

 

[shoepedals]

I made a byoc kit with 2n338 transistors a while ago. Works great with humbuckers IMO

 

[vintage66]

The Dunlop Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Face is pretty bright IMO. The Chase Tone Fuzz Face replica I have is a bit brighter than my Dunlop red fuzz face also. The Chase Tone is my favorite fuzz pedal that i have hands down.

The Hendrix is silicon.

 

[vintage66]

Analogman TI/UK is on the bright side for a ge.

 

[jimihendrix1117]

The Hendrix is silicon.

VERY true. Sorry, was not paying attention.

 

[HughesP]

Earth Quaker Devices Dream Crusher is a great, bright ge fuzz face. LOVE that pedal with humbuckers and p-90s.

 

[e-flat]

Are you trying to find something that keeps the fat low end of a Fuzz Face, but with more "cut" in the highs? Or would you like something with less low end ?

A two transistor Vox Tonebender style fuzz would be an option if you want less bass and a brighter tone.... More mid focused IMO. The circuit is very similar to a Fuzz Face, but input & output cap values are brought way down resulting in a less wooly low end. I liked this type of circuit a lot when I used to play an SG with PAF type pickups... I love a Fuzz Face for low output single coils though.

 

[Lolaviola]

Are you trying to find something that keeps the fat low end of a Fuzz Face, but with more "cut" in the highs? Or would you like something with less low end ?

A two transistor Vox Tonebender style fuzz would be an option if you want less bass and a brighter tone.... More mid focused IMO. The circuit is very similar to a Fuzz Face, but input & output cap values are brought way down resulting in a less wooly low end. I liked this type of circuit a lot when I used to play an SG with PAF type pickups... I love a Fuzz Face for low output single coils though.

Yeah. A Tonebender mk 1.5

 

[rummy]

MJM London is working for me.

 

[2061X]

The Sunface with either the TI/UK or the high gain white dot NKT275 transistors is quite bright.

However, I tend to like the much darker red dot NKT275 Sunface better with my SG with '57 pickups ... YMMV

 

[la noise]

Bright Ge FuzzFace?? Isn't that an oxymoron??

 

[4styx]

If you have an OD kicking around ,stack it(guitar>low gain OD>FF). Heresy I know,but it works great for what you're after.

 

[MoonshineMan]

Chase it with a treble booster.

 

[Roe]

Are you trying to find something that keeps the fat low end of a Fuzz Face, but with more "cut" in the highs? Or would you like something with less low end ?

A two transistor Vox Tonebender style fuzz would be an option if you want less bass and a brighter tone.... More mid focused IMO. The circuit is very similar to a Fuzz Face, but input & output cap values are brought way down resulting in a less wooly low end. I liked this type of circuit a lot when I used to play an SG with PAF type pickups... I love a Fuzz Face for low output single coils though.

actually, I prefer less bass, or cleaner bass, than a typical fuzz face. I will try to see if I can check out the tonebender - is this the mk 1.5?

EDIT: I see it's 1.5 - thanks

 

[pedrozepelim]

Earthquaker Devices Dream Crusher

 

[Smow09]

Another dream crusher vote here. It brings the noise AND cuts.