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2N5089

136 circuits use this part. Listed as: BJT transistor, NPN TO-92; BJT transistor, NPN, TO-92; JT transistor, NPN, TO-92; Qty Value Parts; Qty Value Parts.

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
2N5089	400	25 V	50 mA	0.31 W	50 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2N5088	300	30 V	50 mA	0.31 W	50 MHz	374
BC109C	420	20 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	15
BC108C	420	20 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	3
BC239C	420	20 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	1
2N6429	400	45 V	200 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz	1
BC184C	450	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	4
BC183C	450	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	1
BC549C	420	30 V	100 mA	0.5 W	200 MHz	65

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
BSS36	400	25 V	500 mA	0.6 W
2N5249	400	50 V	100 mA	0.36 W
BCW33L	420	32 V	100 mA	0.225 W
2N5235	400	60 V	100 mA	0.33 W
BC318C	400	30 V	150 mA	0.31 W	100 MHz
BC168C	380	20 V	100 mA	0.3 W	85 MHz
BC169C	380	20 V	100 mA	0.3 W	85 MHz
BC278C	450	25 V	100 mA	0.3 W	75 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Ascalon Octave Fuzz 2N3904 · 2N5089	King Tone Octaland	Fuzz	Aion FX	125B	4	$12.50	70
Elysium Ambient Delay 2N5087 · 2N5089 · 78L05 · LM833	Ibanez EM5 Echomachine	Delay	Aion FX	125B	3	$12.50	95
Epsilon Silicon Fuzz 2N5089 · 2N5457	Silicon Fuzz Face	Fuzz	Aion FX	125B	6	$12.50	40
Osiris Distortion / Sustainer 2N5089 · MPSA18	Black Arts Pharaoh	Fuzz	Aion FX	125B	6	$12.50	64
Photon Booster / Line Driver 2N3904 · 2N3906 · 2N5087 · 2N5089	SD Pickup Booster	Boost	Aion FX	125B	2	$12.50	44
Straylight Chorus/Vibe 2N5087 · 2N5088 · 2N5089 · 78L15	Univox Uni-Vibe	Vibrato / Chorus	Aion FX	1590BBS	5	$16.00	133
Straylight Mini Chorus/Vibe 2N5088 · 2N5089 · 78L15 · KSP13	Univox Uni-Vibe	Vibrato / Chorus	Aion FX	125B	3	$16.00	123
Vulcan Octave Fuzz 2N5089	fOXX Tone Machine	Fuzz	Aion FX	125B	3	$12.50	63
Zelus Distortion / Sustainer 2N5089	Blackout Musket Fuzz	Fuzz	Aion FX	125B	6	$12.50	72
Anubis 2N5087 · 2N5089 · BS170 · LM308N	Sunn O	Fuzz	Dead End FX	1590BBS	5	$15.00	77
Kakehashi'S Nightmare 2N3904 · 2N5087 · 2N5089 · 2SK30A-GR	BOSS DB-5 DRIVER	Fuzz	Dead End FX	1590D	5	$20.00	108
Shard 2N5087 · 2N5088 · 2N5089 · 2N7000	—	Fuzz	Dead End FX	1590J	—	$15.00	108
Fuzz Master General 2N5089	EQD Fuzz Master General, an octave up fuzz	Fuzz	Dirt Monger Instruments	125B	3	CA$12.00 out	49
Ache Pedal 2N5087 · 2N5089 · LM308N · PF5102	EQD Life Pedal	Distortion	Effects Layouts	125B	4	$10.00	66
Sasquatch II 2N3904 · 2N5087 · 2N5089 · NPN	Green Ringer + Big Muff	Fuzz	Effects Layouts	125B	5	$10.00 out	83
Widogast Fuzz 2N3904 · 2N5089 · 2N5458 · BS170	EHX Big Muff	Fuzz	Effects Layouts	125B	—	$12.00	79
DOD FX75 2N4125 · 2N5089 · J111 · J113	DOD FX75	Flanger	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	4
Bow Booster 2N5089	EQD Arrows	Boost	Five Cats Pedals	1590A	1	£3.50	13
Carolina Reaper (Hot Sustain Fuzz) 2N5089	—	Fuzz	Five Cats Pedals	—	3	£4.50	30
Inhabitant Fuzz 2N5089	DOD Carcosa Fuzz	Fuzz	Five Cats Pedals	1590B	4	£4.50	52
Micro JTM 2N5089	Lovepedal JTM	Preamp / Amp-in-a-box	Five Cats Pedals	—	2	£4.00	16
Squiddle 2N3906 · 2N5089	EQD Tentacle	Fuzz	Five Cats Pedals	—	—	£3.50	26
Violetear 2N5089 · 2N6027 · PF5102	EQD Hummingbird V2	Vibrato / Chorus	Five Cats Pedals	—	3	£4.50	31
Baa Baa Noir 2N5089	—	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	3	£42.00	44
Baxandall Big Muff Pi 2N5089 · BC549C	Lots of Big Muff Pi variants	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	3	£36.00	53
BeeBaa Fuzz 2N5089	Roland Bee Baa	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	4	£43.20	50
Big Fluffy Pie - Bass Blender 2N5089 · BC549C	Lots of Big Muff Pi variants	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	2	£39.60	50
Cloven Ripper 2N3904 · 2N5087 · 2N5089 · MPSA18	Hoof Reaper	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590DD	1	£62.40	107
Dart Boost 2N5089	Arrows	Boost	Fuzz Dog	1590B	1	£19.20	11
Death Drive 2N5087 · 2N5089 · 2N5457 · BS170	Life Pedal	Overdrive	Fuzz Dog	1590BB	1	£60.00	71
Death Drive - Mini 2N5087 · 2N5089 · 2N5457 · OP07	Life Pedal	Overdrive	Fuzz Dog	1590B	4	£45.60	64
Doom Scum Fuzz 2N5089	Doom Bloom	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	6	£38.40	26
Fuzz Master General 2N5089	Fuzz Master General / SuperFuzz FY6	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	3	£38.40	57
Gloomy Drive 2N5089 · MPSA18	DoomiDrive	Overdrive	Fuzz Dog	1590B	2	£31.20	25
HUGE Fuzz 2N5089 · BC548B	Massif	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	2	£21.60	16
Just The Meat 2N5089	JTM	Overdrive	Fuzz Dog	1590B	1	£21.60	13
Karlito Loves Fuzz 2N3904 · 2N3906 · 2N5089	Karl Fuzz	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	1	£27.60	19
Lightning Strikes 2N5089	FuzzHugger Arc Flash	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	4	£28.80	17
Little Pecker Trem 2N5089 · 2N5457 · 2N6027	Hummingbird / Vox Repeat Percussion	Tremolo	Fuzz Dog	1590B	3	£34.80	28
MaxMini 2N5089 · 2N5457 · J201	Mini	Overdrive	Fuzz Dog	1590B	5	£38.40	32
Micro V Filter 2N5087 · 2N5089 · 4558 · CA3080	Mu-Tron Micro V	EQ / Filter	Fuzz Dog	1590B	3	£39.60	43
Muff Fuzz (Transistor) 2N5089	EHX Muff Fuzz	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	1	£19.20	16
Muffled Gun Fuzz 2N5089	Musket	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	6	£39.60	61
Overstellar Interdriver 2N5089	Interstellar Overdriver	Overdrive	Fuzz Dog	1590B	2	£28.80	20
Pond Scum Fuzz 2N5089	Algal Bloom	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	1	£31.20	20
Ramesses Fuzz 2N5089 · MPSA18	Pharaoh	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	4	£38.40	48
Revelator Fuzz 2N5089 · MPSA18	Revelation SuperLead / SuperBass	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	3	£30.00	31
Shocktave Fuzz 2N5089	Shocktave	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	3	£32.40	30
Snuggle 2N5089 · 2N5457 · BIAS · TL072	Fuck	Overdrive	Fuzz Dog	1590BB	5	£57.60	49
Swamp Trem 2N3904 · 2N5089	Swamp Thang	Tremolo	Fuzz Dog	1590B	2	£28.80	36
Watchman Optical Compressor 2N5089 · MPSA18 · OPA2134 · TC7660SEPA	The Warden	Compressor	Fuzz Dog	1590B	6	£54.00	51
WestWorld Drive 2N5089 · OPA2134	Westwood	Overdrive	Fuzz Dog	1590B	3	£42.00	43
Zap 2N3904 · 2N5089 · NPN GERMANIUM	Zap Machine V3	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	5	£39.60	42
Ampeg Scrambler 2N3904 · 2N5089 · 2N5306	—	Octave / Pitch	General Guitar Gadgets	—	3	$14.00	40
Bp10/Cp10 Compressor 2N5089 · BA6110	Bp10/Cp10 Compressor	Compressor	General Guitar Gadgets	—	—	$14.00	59
Bp10/Cp10 Compressor 2N5089 · BA6110	Bp10/Cp10 Compressor	Bass	General Guitar Gadgets	—	—	$14.00	59
Colorsound Tonebender Mark Ii Professional 2N4401 · 2N5089	Colorsound Tonebender Mark Ii Professional	Fuzz	General Guitar Gadgets	—	2	$13.00	23
DNR 2N5089 · CA3080	Ross Compressor	Compressor	General Guitar Gadgets	—	1	$14.00	50
Ea Tremolo 2N3904 · 2N5089 · 2N5457	—	Tremolo	General Guitar Gadgets	—	—	$13.00	28
Microv 2N5087 · 2N5089 · LM13700 · RC4558D	Musitronics Micro V	Wah / Envelope	General Guitar Gadgets	125B	1	$14.00	38
Roland Bee Baa Booster/Distortion 2N5089	—	Distortion	General Guitar Gadgets	—	4	$14.00	55
Sriracha Fuzz 2N5089	—	Fuzz	GuitarPCB	—	—	$8.95 out	27
Harbinger2 2N5088 · 2N5089 · BS250 · LT1054	Univibe in a wah shell	Distortion	Madbean	—	3	$15.00	115
Business Card 2N5089 · LM386 · PN2907	—	Fuzz	Mask Audio Electronics	1590BBM	3	$9.00	23
Deimos 2N5089 · 2N7000	Mask Audio LARAN	Fuzz	Mask Audio Electronics	125B	2	—	24
YES! 2N5089 · LM386 · PN2222 · PN2907	—	Fuzz	Mask Audio Electronics	125B	2	$7.00	24
F(x)=Fuzzyness ² 2N5089 · 2N7000 · MPSA13	Function F(x) Clusterfuzz	Fuzz	Moonn Electronics	—	3	€5.50	41
Mean Queen 2N5089 · TL072	—	Fuzz	Moonn Electronics	—	3	€5.50	37
Merlin 2N5089	Mellowtone Wizard Fountain	Fuzz	Moonn Electronics	—	2	€4.50	20
Nofrusobek 2N5089 · MPSA18	Black Arts Toneworks Pharaoh	Fuzz	Moonn Electronics	—	4	€5.50	54
Peace And Harmony 2N5089	Harmonic Transformer by Death By Audio	Fuzz	Moonn Electronics	—	1	€4.50	34
Pew Pew 2N5089 · 2N5306	Supersonic Fuzz Gun by Death By Audio	Fuzz	Moonn Electronics	—	5	€4.50	27
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn 2N5089	Interstellar Overdriver by Death By Audio	Fuzz	Moonn Electronics	—	2	€4.50	20
Wave Disruptor 2N5089 · 2N5306	Soundwave Breakdown	Fuzz	Moonn Electronics	—	5	€5.50	36
Black Goat 2N5089	Black Art Toneworks Black Sheep	Fuzz	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	3	€11.90 out	46
Black Musket 2N5089	Blackout Effectors Musket Fuzz	Fuzz	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	6	€11.90 out	64
Carcass Fuzz 2N5089	DOD Carcosa Fuzz	Fuzz	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	4	€9.90 out	49
Chopper Party Device 2N1308 · 2N3904 · 2N5089 · 2N6027	Helicopter Party – Hoof + Grand	Phaser	PCB Guitar Mania	1590DD	11	€19.90 out	149
Crossbow Device 2N5089	Earthquaker Devices Arrow	Boost	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	2	€7.90 out	14
Crystal Sword 2N3904 · 2N5087 · 2N5088 · 2N5089	Blackout Effectors Crystal Dagger High, total 126 components	Octave / Pitch	PCB Guitar Mania	1590BB	5	€14.90 out	121
Death by Overdrive 2N5089	Death by Audio Interstellar	Overdrive	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	3	€9.90 out	23
Doom Boom 2N5089	FuzzHugger Doom Bloom	Fuzz	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	6	€9.90 out	26
Elk Device 2N5089	ELK: Super Fuzz Sustainar and	Fuzz	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	3	€9.90 out	51
Forestal Device 2N5089 · OPA2134PA	Earthquaker devices Westwood	Overdrive	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	4	€9.90 out	52
Fuzz Blaster 2N5089 · BC517	DBA Supersonic Fuzz gun	Fuzz	PCB Guitar Mania	1590BB	6	€9.90 out	27
Fuzz Fixer 2N5089 · MPS2222 · MPSA13	Blackout Effectors Fix'd Fuzz	Fuzz	PCB Guitar Mania	1590BB	2	€11.90 out	42
Fuzz Phase 2N5089 · J177	Vintage Soviet schematics,	Phaser	PCB Guitar Mania	1590BB	7	€11.90 out	80
Goat Reaper Device 2N1308 · 2N2369 · 2N3904 · 2N3906	Hoof Reaper	Octave / Pitch	PCB Guitar Mania	—	4	€14.90 out	103
Green Octaver (Octa-plus) 2N3906- · 2N5089	EQD Tentacle/Green Ringer	Octave / Pitch	PCB Guitar Mania	1590B	—	€4.90 out	25
JFT Phaser 2N5089 · 2N5116 · 4007N · J201	JFT Phaser section + solid-state	Phaser	PCB Guitar Mania	—	7	€14.90 out	141
Life Device (Compact Version) 2N3906 · 2N5089 · 2N5457 · BS170	EQD Life pedal	Fuzz	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	5	€11.90 out	75
Life Device SMD 2N3906 · 2N5089 · 2N5457 · BS170	EQD Life pedal	Fuzz	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	3	€21.90 out	31
Love.45 2N5089	Lovepedal JTM	Boost	PCB Guitar Mania	1590A	1	€4.90 out	16
Mini Maxi Tone 2N5089 · J201	Smallsound/Bigsound Mini	Overdrive	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	5	€11.90 out	38
Ra’s Pharaoh 2N5089 · MPSA18	Pharaoh Fuzz by Black arts	Fuzz	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	4	€8.90 out	55
Seaweed Fuzz 2N5089	FuzzHugger Algal Bloom	Fuzz	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	4	€9.90 out	23
Soviet Drive 2N5089 · 2N5116 · LM324	LEL` DD	Distortion	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	4	€11.90 out	64
Tesla Fuzz 2N5089	Tesla AYZ-025	Fuzz	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	4	€9.90 out	68
Tone Guard Device 2N5089 · MPSA18 · OPA2134 · TC1044	EQD The Warden	Compressor	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	3	€11.90 out	49
Tremolo Device 2N5089 · 2N6027	EQD Hummingbird	Tremolo	PCB Guitar Mania	1590B	4	€9.90 out	30