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2SC3378

Si NPN BJT.6 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
2SC3378	55		100 mA	0.2 W	100 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2N3397	55	25 V	100 mA	0.2 W	60 MHz	1
2SC536	60	30 V	100 mA	0.2 W	115 MHz	4
MPSA05	50	60 V	500 mA	0.33 W	100 MHz	6
2SC828	65	30 V	50 mA	0.25 W	110 MHz	27
2SC828A	65	45 V	50 mA	0.25 W	110 MHz	1
MPSA06	50	80 V	500 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz	6
2SC2458	70	50 V	150 mA	0.2 W	80 MHz	10
2N5133	60	18 V	50 mA	0.2 W	40 MHz	26

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2SC80	55	15 V	80 mA	0.2 W	100 MHz
2SC4061K	56	300 V	100 mA	0.2 W	100 MHz
2SC2619B	55	30 V	100 mA	0.15 W	115 MHz
2N3394	55	25 V	100 mA	0.2 W	70 MHz
2SC1349	60	15 V	200 mA	0.2 W
2SC5288	60	6 V	150 mA	0.2 W
2SC5289	60	6 V	300 mA	0.2 W
PN5550	60	140 V	600 mA	0.2 W	100 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
Boss FZ2 Boost/Eq & PedalPCB Hyped Boost Vero19×18 Unverified 1458 · 2SA1335 · 2SC3378 · 2SK118 Boss FZ2 Boost/Eq & PedalPCB Hyped Boost	Boss FZ2 Boost/Eq & PedalPCB Hyped Boost	Boost	Dirtbox Layouts	—	4	—	30
BOSS FZ-2 2SA1335 · 2SC2458 · 2SC3378 · 2SK118 Boss FZ-2	Boss FZ-2	Fuzz	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	4	—	65
BOSS MT2 2SC3378 · 2SC945 · 2SK118 · 2SK184 Boss MT2	Boss MT2	Distortion	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	6	—	52
BOSS TM-3 2SC3378 · 2SK117 · M5216 · M5216L Boss TM-3	Boss TM-3	Utility	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	1	—	28
Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion 2SA1048 · 2SA1335 · 2SC2458 · 2SC3378 Boss DS-2	Boss DS-2	Distortion	Revolution Deux	—	3	—	161
Boss FZ-2 Hyper Fuzz 2SA1335 · 2SC2458 · 2SC3378 · 2SK118 Boss FZ-2 Hyper Fuzz	Boss FZ-2 Hyper Fuzz	Fuzz	Revolution Deux	—	4	—	133