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2SB596

Si PNP BJT.2 circuits use 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
2SB596	40	80 V	4000 mA	30 W	3 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2SB586	3000	80 V	8000 mA	100 W		1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2SA1069	40	80 V	5000 mA	30 W
2SA1069A	40	80 V	5000 mA	30 W
2SA489	40	60 V	4000 mA	30 W	3 MHz
2SA489R	40	60 V	4000 mA	30 W	3 MHz
KSA1010	40	100 V	7000 mA	40 W
2SA1261M	40	100 V	10000 mA	60 W
2SA663	40	60 V	7000 mA	60 W	3 MHz
2SA837	40	80 V	4000 mA	50 W	5 MHz

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	Roland TB-303 2SB596(O) · 2SB647(C) · 2SC1583 · 2SC2291 Roland TB-303	Roland TB-303	Ring Mod / Synth	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	7	—	266
	Roland TR-808 2SA1015 · 2SA733 · 2SB596 · 2SC828RNZ Roland TR-808	Roland TR-808	Ring Mod / Synth	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	25	—	1122