Benson Amps Stonk BOX vs Death By Audio Germanium Filter
The Benson Amps Stonk BOX and the Death By Audio Germanium Filter are both pedals. The Benson Amps Stonk BOX leans sustaining. The Death By Audio Germanium Filter leans warm and ambient. Current prices: $229 vs $225.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.39% — somewhat different
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$229via Reverb
$225via Reverb
The Benson Amps Stonk Box is a germanium MK1 Fuzz with an automatic thermal bias system that keeps the germanium transistors (2N404 or 2N527) at a consistent operating temperature using analog warmers, eliminating the temperature sensitivity of vintage germanium fuzz. Derived from the very first fuzz circuit ever made, it retains the original Filter and Volume controls and adds Tone and Trim for an expanded palette. The Filter control manipulates both gain and bias point simultaneously, creating a dynamic expander effect at low settings. Buffer and pedal-order agnostic. Handmade by Benson Amps in Portland, Oregon. Regarded as a breakthrough in temperature-stable vintage germanium fuzz design.
The Death By Audio Germanium Filter is a germanium transistor-based filter and drive pedal from the Brooklyn boutique manufacturer, combining the warm, organic character of germanium transistors with filter and resonance effects. The germanium transistors add warmth, dynamic compression, and organic harmonic character to the filter effect, creating a vintage-flavored filter and drive combination. Made in Brooklyn, New York by Death By Audio.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Blues Rock
- Classic Rock
- Ambient
- Experimental
- sustaining
- warm
- ambient