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2N5308

5 circuits use this part.

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
2N5308	7000	40 V	300 mA	0.4 W	60 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
KSP13	5000	30 V	500 mA	0.625 W	125 MHz	3
BC517	30000	30 V	400 mA	0.625 W	120 MHz	2
2SC1815BL	500	50 V	150 mA	0.4 W	80 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
2N6429	400	45 V	200 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz	1
MPS3704	300	30 V	800 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz	2
2SC1815-GR	200	50 V	150 mA	0.4 W	80 MHz	5

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N999	7000	60 V	500 mA	0.5 W
2SC982	7000	30 V	300 mA	0.3 W	100 MHz
BCX38C	6000	60 V	800 mA	1 W
KSP25	10000	40 V	500 mA	0.625 W
2SC1472B	5000	30 V	300 mA	0.5 W	50 MHz
KSP26	10000	50 V	500 mA	0.625 W
BCPA27	10000	60 V	500 mA	1 W
2N6427	10000	40 V	500 mA	0.625 W	130 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Maestro Brassmaster 2N5308	Maestro Brassmaster	Fuzz	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	1
Maestro Brassmaster 2N5308	Maestro Brassmaster	Ring Mod / Synth	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	1
BrassMaster 2N3392 · 2N5308	BrassMaster	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590BB	3	£45.60	63
BRASSM 2N3391 · 2N5308	Maestro Brass Master	Bass	General Guitar Gadgets	1590BB	4	$15.00	66
BoomBoom 2N3392 · 2N5308	Maestro Brassmaster	Distortion	Madbean	125B	4	$12.00	65