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2N3905

1 circuit uses this part.

Substitutes Si 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
2N3905	50	40 V	200 mA	0.31 W	200 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2N4125	50	30 V	200 mA	0.31 W	200 MHz	7
2N2907	35	40 V	600 mA	0.4 W	200 MHz	22
2N5138	50	30 V	100 mA	0.2 W	40 MHz	1
2N5401	60	150 V	600 mA	0.31 W	100 MHz	1
2N4403	100	40 V	600 mA	0.31 W	200 MHz	4
2N3906	100	40 V	200 mA	0.31 W	250 MHz	113
BC560	110	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	150 MHz	1
2SA1015Y	120	50 V	150 mA	0.4 W	80 MHz	2

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N5382	50	40 V	200 mA	0.36 W	200 MHz
BC291	50	40 V	100 mA	0.36 W
2SA1518	50	50 V	500 mA	0.3 W	200 MHz
2SA1519	50	50 V	500 mA	0.3 W	200 MHz
2SA1520	50	50 V	500 mA	0.3 W	200 MHz
2SA1521	50	50 V	500 mA	0.3 W	200 MHz
2SA1526	50	50 V	500 mA	0.3 W	200 MHz
2SA1527	50	50 V	500 mA	0.3 W	200 MHz

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	Sweetheart Fuzz 2N3905	LTD. Darling Fuzz	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	3	£24.00	22