Parts · Transistors

BC338

Si NPN BJT TO-92 TH.11 circuits use this part. Listed as: NPN Transistor 2n5088, 2n4401, 2n2222a, etc Medium to hig; Semiconductors.

Datasheet · from diotec.com

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
BC338	100	20 V	800 mA	0.625 W	60 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
TIS92	100	40 V	400 mA	0.625 W		4
BC337	100	45 V	800 mA	0.36 W	60 MHz	25
2N1711	100	50 V	600 mA	0.8 W	70 MHz	15
MPSA05G	100	60 V	500 mA	0.63 W	100 MHz	6
ZTX649	100	25 V	2000 mA	1 W	150 MHz	2
MPSA06G	100	80 V	500 mA	0.63 W	100 MHz	1
2N3700	100	80 V	1000 mA	0.5 W	100 MHz	4
2N2222	100	30 V	800 mA	0.5 W	250 MHz	129

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N2241	100	20 V	500 mA	0.6 W	50 MHz
BSW83	100	25 V	500 mA	0.5 W
2SC2120	100	30 V	800 mA	0.6 W	60 MHz
2SC2120O	100	30 V	800 mA	0.6 W	60 MHz
2N1420	100	30 V	1000 mA	0.6 W	50 MHz
2N1507	100	30 V	1000 mA	0.6 W	50 MHz
BCW90	100	40 V	800 mA	0.61 W	60 MHz
BCW90A	100	40 V	800 mA	0.61 W	60 MHz

Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
God City Instruments Face Fuzz Vero19×14 Unverified BC338 · PF5102 God City Instruments Face Fuzz	God City Instruments Face Fuzz	Fuzz	Dirtbox Layouts	—	3	—	27
Haunting Mids Fuzz V3 Vero18×17 Unverified BC338 Haunting Mids Fuzz V3	Haunting Mids Fuzz V3	Distortion	Dirtbox Layouts	—	1	—	27
Mountainking Megalith Vero20×12 Verified 2N5088 · BC338 Mountainking Megalith	Mountainking Megalith	Distortion	Dirtbox Layouts	—	5	—	30
Menhir 2N5088 · BC338 Mountainking Megalith · 125B	Mountainking Megalith	Distortion	Effects Layouts	125B	5	$10.00	38
Voice Changer 6322 · BC338	—	Vibrato / Chorus	Experimentalists Anonymous	—	—	—	25
Face BC338 · PF5102 God City Instruments SBD · 125B	God City Instruments SBD	Fuzz	God City Instruments	125B	4	$10.00	41
DOOM DOOM 2N5088 · BC338 Mountainking Monolith	Mountainking Monolith	Fuzz	Moonn Electronics	—	5	€5.50	38
Megalithic King 2N5088 · BC338 Mountainking Megalith · 125B	Mountainking Megalith	Fuzz	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	5	€11.90 out	44
Megalithic King SMD 2N5088 · BC338 Mountainking Megalith · 125B	Mountainking Megalith	Fuzz	PCB Guitar Mania	125B	5	€21.90 out	20
Arkaim Fuzz 2N5088 · BC338 Mountainking Megalith · 1590BB	Mountainking Megalith	Fuzz	PedalPCB	1590BB	6	$12.00	40
Mountainking Electronics Megalith Vero18×12 Verified 2N5088 · BC338 Mountainking Megalith · 1590B	Mountainking Megalith	Fuzz	Tagboard Effects	1590B	5	—	29