4049 was Re: [sdiy] parts suppliers

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From: "harrybissell" <harrybissell at prodigy.net>

> The 4049 may not work as well in linear apps as the 4069.  The transistors
> in the 4049 are not a matched pair... they can (iirc) sink much more
current
> than they can source.  The one time I tried a linear circuit with them, it
> oscillated
> at the crossover point... causing me to have to redesign the whole damn
circuit.

Well, thanks to Peter Snow being an awesome fellow, I have a few 4069's as
well! Anderton used the 4049 for his "tube-sound fuzz"...I wonder what a
4069 would sound like in there. I think I'm going to find out :)

Of course, the fact that they AREN'T matched probably contributed to the
tubish qualities, shaping the waveform different above and below the 0v
line. Isn't it odd, I seem to find myself looking for components with
inexacting, "flawed" characteristics a lot (re "hunt for vactrols", "oooh, I
found  j201's for cheap" etc). This is fun.

-Darren