Fuzz Rite arrived!

amazingrecords
New Member
Posts: 6
Joined: Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:49 pm
Contact:

Fuzz Rite arrived!

Postby amazingrecords » Tue Apr 14, 2009 12:46 pm

Came in today. As noted in the intro section last week--this one appeared too clean to be original. But took her apart and the pot codes are 134 6806 and 134 6801. Centralab pots with 1968 codes as far as I can tell. The short hat knobs are metal with the V and T markings as well as M's on tops. Trannies are RCA 2N408 and RCA 2N2613.
I thought the germanium transistors (are these germanium?) would be warmer than the silicon I've heard, but this one is as nasty and snarly as can be! In time warp condition---hard to imagine how it survived in this shape. Most originals I've seen pics of are usually battered up pretty good.

User avatar
MWaldorf
Site Admin
Posts: 3264
Joined: Sat May 24, 2008 1:21 pm
Location: Alameda, California
Contact:

Re: Fuzz Rite arrived!

Postby MWaldorf » Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:52 pm

Wow, great to hear!
Oy vey - it's MESHUGGA BEACH PARTY - The world's premier Jewish Surf Music Band!

Image

What? Couldn't tell the logo is a link? So click here, what's the hold up? http://www.meshuggabeachparty.com

User avatar
Veenture
Master Contributor
Posts: 4127
Joined: Sat Jan 03, 2009 12:07 pm
Location: The Netherlands
Contact:

Re: Fuzz Rite arrived!

Postby Veenture » Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:53 pm

good job....and congrats!

User avatar
Dennisthe Menace
Moderator
Posts: 4981
Joined: Mon May 05, 2008 8:40 pm
Location: Ft Lauderdale Florida
Contact:

Re: Fuzz Rite arrived!

Postby Dennisthe Menace » Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:39 pm

......very impressive!! ;) ......
make the Mos' of it, choose the 'rite stuff.
.........Owner of 9 Mosrites...
.....proud owner and documented:
1963 "the Ventures" Model s/n #0038
http://www.thevintagerockproject.com/

Mr. Bill
Top Producer
Posts: 678
Joined: Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:15 pm
Location: Chicago, IL
Contact:

Re: Fuzz Rite arrived!

Postby Mr. Bill » Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:07 am

Congrats!

Yes those transistors are germaniums. The design is such that the signal is basically square-waved, so the differences between germanium and silicon will not be as dramatic as in something like a Fuzz Face.

I'm surprised at the 1968 pot date, as I would have guessed the germaniums would have been phased out by then. Perhaps you have one of the last production runs of the germaniums.


Return to “Mosrite Amps & Accessories”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 100 guests