{"title":"Germanium\/Rare","description":"Here is a list of rare products. Over the course of 30+ years we have built quite the collection of the very best rare components that are unrivaled in todays market. However once they are gone...well they are gone.","products":[{"product_id":"ocd-germanium","title":"OCD-Germanium","description":"\u003ch1 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/djIayIr132s?si=4JNnVk_ZfKtSzbRV\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe OCD pedal is the only pedal that uses 2 x Mosfets configured as hard-clipping to 'Voltage reference\" instead of the usual way: to ground.\" The earliest OCDs used 2 x Mosfets plus 1 x Germanium diode, but very quickly these diodes became harder and harder to find, and they became expensive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRecently I stumbled across a reasonably large stash of the right kind of Germanium diodes so I ponied-up and bought all of them. So I decided to do a run of the ultimate OCD: a Custom Shop offering with a few circuit tweaks using 2 x Mosfets plus 2 x Germanium diodes, and one hell of a beautiful paint job... Metallic Teal with a chrome undercoat! This beauty morphs between blues and greens depending on the light and angle. And what would the ultimate OCD be without a Blue LED? The sound? Great definition, more tube-like feel, a bit wider dynamic range, more sustain, and a more focused single-note tone. And as with all Fulltone pedals... 100% Built in the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fulltone USA","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":49471549505838,"sku":"CS-OCD-Ge-1","price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"B-Stock","offer_id":49471549538606,"sku":"OCD Ge-B","price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/8652\/9070\/files\/OCD_GE_Web.png?v=1727112409"},{"product_id":"69-pedal-mkii","title":"69 Pedal mkII","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis is how you wished your Fuzzface sounded... Fat and Harmonic. And it cleans up like a vintage Fender amp when you turn down your guitar's volume control. The Rolling Stones and the Black Crowes have discovered this trick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you love the first 2 Hendrix releases then you'll love this pedal, with 2 Germanium transistors hand-picked and tested for optimum performance. A Contour Knob lets you dial in Midrange, Harmonics and Sustain, also an Input Bias knob that takes out the \"woofiness\" and gives great Overdrive\/Distortion sounds when its level is reduced. An Internal Trimmer allows for adjustment of Clipping Symmetry, Harmonics, and Tracking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpecifications subject to change at any given moment due to availability... and whimsy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTrue-Bypass w\/LED is standard equipment to preserve tone when the pedal is off!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEric Johnson says of his '69... \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"Of all the pedals I've been sent... I like this one the best!\" (Guitar World magazine)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/8652\/9070\/files\/Photo-164.jpg?v=1709236686\" width=\"536\" height=\"357\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fulltone USA","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":49471535874350,"sku":"69mkII-1","price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"B-Stock","offer_id":49471535907118,"sku":"69mkII-B-stock","price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/8652\/9070\/files\/69MKIIBB.png?v=1709239113"},{"product_id":"soul-bender-v2","title":"Soul-Bender v2","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOur Soul-Bender is based on the legendary Colorsound and Vox Series III ToneBenders made by Sola-Sound\/England in the late '60's that was used by Beck and Page on much of their circa 1968-70 recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEquipped with 3 gain-matched germanium transistor for a FAT, searing lead tone, I also made the Tone control response and range more usable and much less shrill sounding... Full clockwise is SMOOTH sounding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Soul-Bender cleans up when you back-off on the guitar's volume control. This pedal has tons of tonal character and even harmonics and of course, true bypass w\/ LED is included with every one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ev2 is a huge improvement in the way the 3rd transistor is biased, making every single one consistently epic sounding!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/8652\/9070\/files\/Photo-144.jpg?v=1709669478\" width=\"550\" height=\"366\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fulltone USA","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":49471560745262,"sku":"SB2v2","price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"B-Stock","offer_id":49471560778030,"sku":"SoulBender-B","price":199.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/8652\/9070\/files\/SoulBenderNoBackground.png?v=1709669883"},{"product_id":"ranger","title":"Ranger","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Fulltone Custom Shop CS-Ranger. The greatest Rangemaster treble booster clone ever?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHere's why I think it could be:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eProprietary Power supply design allows this PNP (Positive to ground) Germanium pedal to be powered by any standard NPN (Negative to Ground) power supply!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e6-position rotary switch, 6 different sounds, including Rangemaster 1 and Rangemaster 2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSexy amber light jewel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTop-mounted jacks \u0026amp; DC port\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAdjustable Transistor Bias trimmer. Want it soft? Want is hard? Want more or less chime? Just turn it and adjust by ear, there is no wrong setting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt's a TINY pedal (4.75\" x 2.9\") yet there's a battery in it too...grab'n'go.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e100% Hand-Made in Ft. Worth using full-size components.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/8652\/9070\/files\/Photo-20.jpg?v=1709669516\" width=\"567\" height=\"377\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fulltone USA","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":49471559500078,"sku":"CS-R-1","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"B-Stock","offer_id":49471559532846,"sku":"Ranger-B","price":249.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/8652\/9070\/files\/RANGER.png?v=1699934423"},{"product_id":"queen-bee","title":"Queen Bee","description":"\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCS-QB\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat is the Queen Bee?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Custom Shop Queen Bee is powered by 3 x New Old Stock Military “Flying Saucer” germanium transistors in an original design that behaves in an amp-like manner, meaning it responds dynamically to the input from your hands and guitar. Great clean-up by lowering the guitar’s volume knob, sweet mids, clarity, sustain, harmonics...it’s all in there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe #1 and #2 transistors are configured to achieve maximum gain in order to hit transistor #3 extremely hard, creating more sustain and distortion than is possible with the 2-transistor Fuzzes while making the pedal rather low-noise for such a high-gained design. Another thing the Bee has, something no other fuzzes have, is ample MIDRANGE! Fender amp owners will appreciate the Passive Hi-Cut Tone control for taming the treble, and further sonic sculpting is accomplished via a smart, loss-less 3-position Bass switch (placed before transistor #3) tailoring the low frequencies and keeping the bottom-end tight. Looking at this pedal’s signal on an oscilloscope reveals what your ears already knew...a wildly asymmetrical waveform high in second-order Harmonics, culminating in a sweet, rich, commanding voice with tons of sustain. Translation: This pedal will not get lost in the mix. Inside the pedal is a trimmer for adjusting the bias of transistor #3 by a range between 2 and 6 volts DC. My favorite tending to be somewhere between 3 and 4 volts. The trimmer should be adjusted by ear as there are no wrong settings, a slight turn results in a drastic change in sound, in volume, and in compression characteristics. Suddenly firm becomes soft, bright becomes warm, grainy becomes smooth...it’s astonishing what this little trimmer does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs with most Fulltone pedals, the Queen Bee has True-Bypass switching via the Fulltone 3PDT footswitch for maximum signal integrity while the pedal is bypassed. Because the Bee utilizes Germanium transistors it should only be powered with the (included) battery or a “Center Positive,” well-regulated power supply. Do not “daisy-chain” multiple pedals on a single wall wart adapter as this may damage the pedal. Instead the Queen Bee should be connected to its own outlet on a professional-grade power supply that has regulated, isolated\/discrete outputs, in addition a reversed power cable must be used. Fulltone Queen Bees are 100% Hand-Built in the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg height=\"367\" width=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/8652\/9070\/files\/Photo-151.jpg?v=1709669449\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/8652\/9070\/files\/Photo-151.jpg?v=1709669449\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fulltone USA","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":49471559237934,"sku":"","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"B-Stock","offer_id":49471559270702,"sku":"Queen Bee-B","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/8652\/9070\/files\/queen.png?v=1699934382"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.fulltoneusa.mom\/collections\/germanium-rare.oembed","provider":"Fulltone USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}