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BC167B

Si NPN BJT TO-92 TH.1 circuit uses 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
BC167B	180	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	85 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
2SC1815Y	200	50 V	150 mA	0.4 W	80 MHz	3
2SC2458GR	200	50 V	150 mA	0.2 W	80 MHz	11
CV10440	175	45 V	250 mA	0.3 W	200 MHz	1
BC107B	200	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	14
BC237B	200	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	1
2N6428	200	50 V	200 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz	2
2SC1852	160	50 V	1000 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz	1
BC550B	200	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	150 MHz	11

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N4424	180	40 V	500 mA	0.36 W
BC289B	175	40 V	100 mA	0.36 W
BC280	180	40 V	100 mA	0.36 W	100 MHz
BC280A	180	40 V	100 mA	0.36 W	100 MHz
BCX70RH	180	45 V	200 mA	0.31 W	125 MHz
2SC2634	180	60 V	100 mA	0.4 W
2SC2406	180	55 V	50 mA	0.2 W
PN3417	180	50 V	500 mA	0.5 W

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	Colorsound Fuzz Wah/Fuzz Wah Straight/Wow Fuzz Vero17×17 Unverified BC167B · BC184L Colorsound Fuzz Wah/Fuzz Wah Straight/Wow Fuzz	Colorsound Fuzz Wah/Fuzz Wah Straight/Wow Fuzz	Fuzz	Tagboard Effects	—	1	—	22