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BC560

1 circuit uses 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
BC560	110	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	150 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
PN2907	100	40 V	600 mA	0.4 W	200 MHz	4
2N4403	100	40 V	600 mA	0.31 W	200 MHz	4
2SA1015Y	120	50 V	150 mA	0.4 W	80 MHz	2
2N3906	100	40 V	200 mA	0.31 W	250 MHz	113
BC557B	200	45 V	100 mA	0.5 W	75 MHz	1
BC307B	240	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	130 MHz	3
2N3905	50	40 V	200 mA	0.31 W	200 MHz	1
2N5401	60	150 V	600 mA	0.31 W	100 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
BCX51-16T	100	45 V	1000 mA	0.5 W	140 MHz
BC350A	110	45 V	100 mA	0.3 W	125 MHz
2SA1238	100	50 V	150 mA	0.5 W	160 MHz
BC51-16PA	100	45 V	1000 mA	0.42 W	145 MHz
BC51-16PAS	100	45 V	1000 mA	0.42 W	145 MHz
2N4028	100	60 V	1000 mA	0.5 W	150 MHz
2N4029	100	60 V	1000 mA	0.5 W	150 MHz
2N3504	115	45 V	600 mA	0.4 W	200 MHz

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	Modulay BC560 · PT2399 · TL072	—	Delay	JMK PCBs	125B	6	$12.00	64