Germanium Diode Filters? (was: EMS Schematics)

[Christopher_List at Sonymusic.Com]

  > I have an EMS-esque filter up at http://www.seanet.com/~costello.
  > Apparently the design is very close to the EMS filter,
  > with the exception that it uses op-amps in certain areas
  > where the EMS used discrete circuits, and it has been
  > designed to run off +15/-15 supplies, instead of the +12/-9 in the EMS.

  Hi guys,

  This filter is a diode-ladder filter. I was wondering;

  People use germanium diodes in fuzz-boxes to get more tube-like
  distortion - yes? My understanding is that this is because they don't
  have as sharp of a cutoff between on and off as silicon diodes. What
  would be the eefect of making a diode filter with germanium diodes?

  I know very little about germanium diodes - so feel free to beat me up if
  this is a silly idea...

  - CList