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2N2219

Si NPN BJT TO-39 TH.2 circuits use this part.

Datasheet · from onsemi.com

Substitutes Si NPN transistor

Matched on material, polarity and the limits below from the transistor parameter database. Pinouts and packages are not in that data: check the datasheet before you drop one in, and expect gain to change the sound.

This part

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N2219	100	30 V	800 mA	0.8 W	250 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2N2222	100	30 V	800 mA	0.5 W	250 MHz	129
TIS92	100	40 V	400 mA	0.625 W		4
ZTX649	100	25 V	2000 mA	1 W	150 MHz	2
MPSA05G	100	60 V	500 mA	0.63 W	100 MHz	6
2N1711	100	50 V	600 mA	0.8 W	70 MHz	15
MPSA06G	100	80 V	500 mA	0.63 W	100 MHz	1
2N3700	100	80 V	1000 mA	0.5 W	100 MHz	4
2SD1616A	135	60 V	1000 mA	0.75 W	100 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N2538	100	30 V	500 mA	0.8 W	250 MHz
2N3300	100	30 V	500 mA	0.8 W	250 MHz
BFX97	100	30 V	800 mA	0.8 W	250 MHz
BSW52	100	30 V	800 mA	0.8 W	250 MHz
BSX74	100	30 V	800 mA	0.8 W	250 MHz
2N2789	100	35 V	800 mA	0.8 W	250 MHz
2SC4707	100	30 V	500 mA	0.8 W	300 MHz
BSW54	100	40 V	800 mA	0.8 W	250 MHz

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	God City N.E.W. Buzzaround Vero18×14 Verified 2N1306 · 2N2219 God City N.E.W. Buzzaround	God City N.E.W. Buzzaround	Fuzz	Dirtbox Layouts	—	4	—	23
	N.E.W. Buzzaround 2N2219 Baldwin-Burns Buzzaround · 1590BBM	Baldwin-Burns Buzzaround	Fuzz	God City Instruments	1590BBM	5	$10.00	33