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MMBT5088

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
MMBT5088	300	30 V	50 mA	0.3 W	50 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
MPS3704	300	30 V	800 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz	2
2N5089	400	25 V	50 mA	0.31 W	50 MHz	136
2N3391	250	25 V	100 mA	0.2 W	70 MHz	1
2N5210	250	50 V	50 mA	0.31 W	30 MHz	5
2SC732	200	30 V	100 mA	0.3 W	40 MHz	4
BC184	240	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	4
BC183B	240	30 V	200 mA	0.3 W	150 MHz	1
2N6429	400	45 V	200 mA	0.625 W	100 MHz	1

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2SC587A	300	35 V	30 mA	0.3 W	50 MHz
2SC1963	300	25 V	200 mA	0.27 W	70 MHz
KSP6521	300	25 V	100 mA	0.625 W
BSW88B	250	30 V	100 mA	0.3 W
BSW89B	250	30 V	100 mA	0.3 W
2SC711	300	25 V	50 mA	0.2 W	75 MHz
BFW40	300	45 V	30 mA	0.5 W	60 MHz
BFW40A	300	45 V	30 mA	0.5 W	60 MHz

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	Greener ICL7660S · MMBT5088 · RC4558	TWA Source	Overdrive	Sheepylove	—	4	€10.00	50