SillyOctpuss
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There's been some debate about the origin of the NOS components over at TOP tho, some folks suspect they're not what WA claim, maybe relabeled, etc. - not sure what to think of this, especially since WA has been into fishy waters before, but the Bender does sound nice.
They're definitely not using the transistors they claim to be using. In fairness to them they don't specifically state they're using '60s Mullard transistors but when you list NOS OC76/OC75 in your marketing you're heavily implying that's exactly what they are. They're actually using much more recent Chinese made germanium transistors which have been labeled with those numbers.
"Warm Bender uses true-to-spec NOS OC76, OC75, and SFT337 transistors. NOS or “New Old Stock” transistors require extra effort to find, let alone to ensure they accurately meet the performance specifications required to deliver an authentic Bender-style tone"
They might sound fine and measure spot on but it's pretty shady behaviour IMO.
My only gripe, but that's inherent to the circuits, is that both the MK1.5 and MK2 modes are noisy/hissy in my rig.
They could be particularly noisy transistors or very leaky transistors. The higher the leakage the more noise you'll typically get. One of the main reasons people switched from germanium in the first place.