Benson Amps releases compact Jeez Fuzz Germanium fuzz

November 13, 2026 · 2 sources

Benson Amps has released the Jeez Fuzz, a compact version of its temperature-controlled germanium fuzz, as reported on November 13, 2026¹².

The Jeez Fuzz uses the same temperature-controlled circuit as the original Benson Amps Germanium Fuzz, introduced in 2021, but moves it into a compact enclosure¹². The original came in a landscape format 1590BB mid-size enclosure with three controls: Volume, Gain and Impedance¹². The Jeez Fuzz replaces those with Volume, Tone and Gain¹². Impedance is no longer a knob; the report notes that it can be controlled with the guitar's volume knob¹².

The circuit's central feature is a heater and sensor arrangement that holds the two 2N404 germanium transistors at a steady operating environment and bias¹². The report describes this as keeping the transistors at their optimal bias operating point, and says a bias control was traditionally used to offset temperature effects on biasing¹².

The Jeez Fuzz is sold out on the Benson Amps webstore, where it typically sells for $279 when in stock¹². The report states that a few units remained at Andertons in the UK¹².

The report's author writes that the compact format is the one he had wanted for the Germanium Fuzz, but that his overall preference remains for external bias-controlled Fuzz Faces because of how bias affects timbre, character and voicing¹². He also notes surprise at the number of 2N404 transistors still in circulation, citing Boss's acquisition of roughly 3,000 pairs for its TB-2W Tone Bender¹².