I can’t speak for the Randall version, but I have one of the Fortin germanium ones. It’s a really cool pedal. Mine isn’t particularly noisy, but I believe these were all done with NOS germanium so I don’t doubt at all that there is some variance with some being noisier than others. You can get some really cool cocked wah tones with it, but it doesn’t have to sound like that either. It has a great feel under the fingers - it has some give but is still tight and fast enough. Also like many germanium pedals and fuzzes, it does not love buffers in front of it. But yeah, it’s a great pedal that’s very usable and has a different character than the usual suspects.
