Parts · Transistors

2SC1815

28 circuits use this part. Listed as: BJT transistor, NPN TO-18; BJT transistor, NPN TO-92.

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
2SC1815	70	50 V	150 mA	0.4 W	80 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2SC2458	70	50 V	150 mA	0.2 W	80 MHz	1
2N5551	80	160 V	600 mA	0.31 W	100 MHz	1
MPSA05	50	60 V	500 mA	0.33 W	100 MHz	2
BC337	100	45 V	800 mA	0.36 W	60 MHz	1
2N1711	100	50 V	600 mA	0.8 W	70 MHz	5
2N3569	100	40 V	500 mA	0.3 W	60 MHz	1
MPSA05G	100	60 V	500 mA	0.63 W	100 MHz	2
2N3700	100	80 V	1000 mA	0.5 W	100 MHz	3

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2SC4207	70	50 V	150 mA	0.4 W	80 MHz
2SC5343-O	70	50 V	150 mA	0.5 W	80 MHz
2SC734O	70	50 V	150 mA	0.3 W	75 MHz
2N3416	75	50 V	500 mA	0.36 W
BC445	70	60 V	200 mA	0.35 W	100 MHz
BCX25	70	60 V	200 mA	0.35 W	100 MHz
2SC2458O	70	50 V	150 mA	0.2 W	80 MHz
2SC4116	70	50 V	150 mA	0.2 W	80 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Horde Howler 2SC1815 · JRC4558	Ibanez TS808	Overdrive	Effects Layouts	125B	3	$6.00	39
Bass Creamer 2SC1815 · 4558	TS9B Tube Screamer	Overdrive	Fuzz Dog	1590B	5	£38.40	51
Fuzz Nutz 2SC1815	Austone Textone Fuzz Nutz	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	3	£27.60	27
FuzzPup Wee Beaver 2SC1815	Wee Beaver	Overdrive	Fuzz Dog	1590A	2	£26.40	26
Heavy Screamer 2SC1815 · 4558	Fortin modded 808 Tube Screamer	Overdrive	Fuzz Dog	1590B	3	£31.20	42
Rattle Crow / Dirty Bird 2SC1815	Rattle Crow / Dirty Bird	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	2	£30.00	27
SK10 Visual Super Product 2SC1815 · 5534 · J201	Ibanez SK10 Visual Super Product	Distortion	Fuzz Dog	1590B	1	£33.60	38
Wee Beaver 2SC1815	El Musico Loco Wee Beaver	Fuzz	Fuzz Dog	1590B	2	£28.80	26
Boogie Fuchs 2SC1815 · JRC4558	Mesa Boogie - Flux-drive	Overdrive	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	4	€11.90 out	56
Arcana Distortion 2SC1815 · TL082	Fulltone Secret Freq	Distortion	PedalPCB	125B	4	$10.00	42
Bubble Burster Overdrive 2SC1815 · RC4558	Octaking Burstphonic PAF	EQ / Filter	PedalPCB	125B	7	$12.00	52
Contact Overdrive 2SC1815 · NE5532	J.Rockett Touch OD	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	3	$8.00	39
Episode Booster 2N5457 · 2SC1815 · TC1044SCPA	Xotic EP Booster	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	5	$8.00	37
Extreme Scream Machine 2SC1815 · JRC4558	Maxon Overdrive Extreme OD808X	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	3	$8.00	41
Gauss Drive 2SC1815 · JRC4558	Mesa/Boogie Flux Drive	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	4	$12.00	56
Hojicha Overdrive 2SC1815 · NJM4580	K-On Azusa Driver	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	4	$8.00	33
Honeysuckle Overdrive 2SC1815 · JRC4558	CKK Scream Honey	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	5	$12.00	47
Little Green Scream Machine 2SC1815 · JRC4558	Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	3	$8.00	40
Mean Green Metal Machine 2SC1815 · JRC4558	Fortin Modded TS808 Tube Screamer	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	3	$12.00	43
Minidrive 2N7000 · 2SC1815 · JRC4558	Fulltone Full-Drive1	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	5	$8.00 out	47
Noise Tank Distortion 2SC1815 · JRC4558D	Ibanez BN5 Black Noise Distortion	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	—	$10.00	44
Oxide Distortion 2SC1815 · CA3260	Ibanez MT10 Mostortion	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	5	$12.00	52
Saturnine Distortion 2SC1815 · JRC4558	Maxon SD-9 Sonic Distortion	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	3	$8.00	36
Tower Overdrive 2SC1815 · JRC4558	Fulltone Robin Trower Overdrive	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	3	$8.00 out	35
Wilhelm Scream Overdrive 2N3904 · 2N3906 · 2N5457 · 2SC1815	—	Fuzz	PedalPCB	125B	3	$12.00	57
Epic Boost 2SC1815 · MMBF5457	EP boost	Boost	Sheepylove	—	2	€5.00	26
OD81 - A super one 2SC1815 · RC4558	Boss SD-1	Overdrive	Sheepylove	—	3	€10.00	41
Teal 2SC1815 · 4558	Landgraff	Overdrive	Sheepylove	—	—	€10.00	41