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2N2613

Ge PNP BJT TH.10 circuits use this part. Listed as: Germanium transistor, PNP - TO1; Q1: germanium PNP transistor.

Substitutes Ge PNP 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
2N2613	120		50 mA	0.12 W	4 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2N508	120	16 V	200 mA	0.2 W	2 MHz	2
NTE102	90	16 V	150 mA	0.15 W	2 MHz	3
SFT337	100	15 V	100 mA	0.15 W	1 MHz	3
OC46	80	20 V	125 mA	0.083 W	2 MHz	1
SFT308	70	12 V	100 mA	0.15 W	6 MHz	2
2N527	80	30 V	500 mA	0.225 W	2 MHz	2
2N1309	80	15 V	300 mA	0.15 W	12 MHz	1
2N408	65	18 V	70 mA	0.15 W	6.7 MHz	5

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
OC410	110	5 V	40 mA	0.11 W	5 MHz
2N3428	125	30 V	500 mA	0.2 W	5 MHz
2SA459	120	14 V	200 mA	0.15 W	2 MHz
2N522	120	8 V	200 mA	0.2 W	8 MHz
NKT144	100	12 V	25 mA	0.125 W	3 MHz
NKT108	100	20 V	500 mA	0.075 W	4 MHz
ACY38VII	125	15 V	100 mA	0.15 W	1.5 MHz
2N1471	100	12 V	200 mA	0.2 W	3 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Fuzzrite - Germanium Version Turret board2×6 2N2613 · 2N408 Mosrite Fuzzrite	Mosrite Fuzzrite	Fuzz	Amplified Parts	—	—	—	12
Mosrite Fuzzrite Germanium Vero13×9 Verified 2N2613 · 2N408 Mosrite Fuzzrite Germanium	Mosrite Fuzzrite Germanium	Fuzz	Dirtbox Layouts	—	2	—	13
Goya Panther Fuzz 2N2613	—	Fuzz	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	3	—	18
Maestro FZ-1 and FZ-1a 2N2613 · 2N270 Maestro FZ-1 and FZ-1a	Maestro FZ-1 and FZ-1a	Fuzz	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	25
FZ-1A 2N2613 Maestro FZ-1A	Maestro FZ-1A	Other	PCBWay: Glory to Ukraine	—	2	—	10
Buzz Tone Fuzz 2N2613 · TC1044 · TC1044SCPA Selmer Buzz Tone · 125B	Selmer Buzz Tone	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	3	$8.00	28
Mosrite Fuzzrite germanium Vero16×11 Verified 2N2613 · 2N408 · 7660S Mosrite Fuzzrite Germanium	Mosrite Fuzzrite Germanium	Fuzz	Tagboard Effects	—	2	—	16
Mosrite Ge Fuzzrite Vero17×9 Verified 2N2613 · 2N408 Mosrite Fuzzrite Germanium	Mosrite Fuzzrite Germanium	Fuzz	Tagboard Effects	—	2	—	12
Selmer Buzztone Vero19×11 Verified 2N2613 Selmer Buzz Tone	Selmer Buzz Tone	Fuzz	Tagboard Effects	—	2	—	14
Mosrite Fuzzrite Vero 2N2613 · 2N408 Mosrite Fuzzrite	Mosrite Fuzzrite	Fuzz	turretboard.org	—	2	—	12