BOOST- BENSON AMPS Germanium Boost ...Germanium sweetener, how yummy is it?

BENSON 

GERMANIUM BOOST | 

$200.00 USD

I love boosting with Germanium tones. That can be done with 

transistors or diodes. Transistors create the most dramatic sound 

but are very unstable. They can react radically to room temperature. They will sound different in a cold room then a hot room. Heat is the enemy. Secondly germanium often means weak highs. With a Fuzz 

they exaggerated gain adds rich harmonics that will compensate 

adding highs since overtones are highs. In short a backed 

off Germanium Fuzz can be a better boost as just a boost can be 

muddy. 

Benson have unique way of controlling the temperature of the transistor/diode by using heat to keep it at a fixed temperature 

then biasing the pedal to sound best at that temperature. 

That said it can still have problems with enough highs unless  

getting them by overloading another diry pedal or the amp itself.

            CONCLUSION ___

All that said I still love what a Germanium voice 

does for my sound. I have a Fuzz, a Compressor 

and a Booster that all use Germanium that I love.