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2SB56

Ge PNP BJT TH.1 circuit uses this part.

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
2SB56	80	25 V	150 mA	0.15 W	0.5 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2SB54	80	20 V	150 mA	0.15 W	0.5 MHz	5
ASY33	90	30 V	300 mA	0.15 W	0.5 MHz	1
2SB22	95	25 V	75 mA	0.17 W	0.4 MHz	2
2G381	75	20 V	500 mA	0.25 W	1 MHz	5
2N527	80	30 V	500 mA	0.225 W	2 MHz	2
2G374	60	25 V	100 mA	0.15 W	1 MHz	1
OC46	80	20 V	125 mA	0.083 W	2 MHz	1
2N526	65	30 V	500 mA	0.225 W	1 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2SAB38	85	25 V	150 mA	0.15 W	0.8 MHz
2N1379	85	25 V	200 mA	0.25 W	0.4 MHz
2SAB37	80	20 V	150 mA	0.15 W	1 MHz
2SAB34	85	20 V	150 mA	0.15 W	0.8 MHz
2N363	90	30 V	100 mA	0.17 W	0.6 MHz
NKT229	85	20 V	500 mA	0.3 W	0.5 MHz
2N569	70	25 V	300 mA	0.15 W	0.8 MHz
2N321	80	20 V	200 mA	0.225 W	1 MHz

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	Shin Ei FY-2 Germanium Fuzz Vero12×9 Verified 2SB56 Shin-ei FY-2 Germanium Fuzz	Shin-ei FY-2 Germanium Fuzz	Fuzz	Dirtbox Layouts	—	2	—	14