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MP16B

Ge PNP BJT TH.1 circuit uses this part.

Substitutes Ge 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
MP16B	45	15 V	20 mA	0.2 W	1 MHz

Used on other boards here

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT	Boards
ACY41	50	18 V	500 mA	0.26 W	1 MHz	5
2N1382	50	25 V	200 mA	0.25 W	1 MHz	1
MP41A	50	30 V	150 mA	0.15 W	1 MHz	2
AC125	50	12 V	100 mA	0.5 W	1 MHz	1
NKT213	50	18 V	250 mA	0.2 W	0.5 MHz	12
MP20A	50	20 V	300 mA	0.15 W	2 MHz	1
2G374	60	25 V	100 mA	0.15 W	1 MHz	1
OC82DM	30	16 V	10 mA	0.17 W	1 MHz	4

Closest by the numbers

Part	hFE min	Vce	Ic	Pc	fT
2N611	45	15 V	200 mA	0.18 W	1 MHz
ACY29	45	15 V	200 mA	0.2 W	0.9 MHz
2N322	45	18 V	200 mA	0.225 W	1 MHz
ACY28	45	15 V	200 mA	0.2 W	0.8 MHz
AC517	45	20 V	200 mA	0.16 W	1 MHz
2N138	44	12 V	150 mA	0.15 W
ACY55	50	15 V	500 mA	0.22 W	1 MHz
2N1955	50	18 V	200 mA	0.2 W

Faceplate	Circuit	Based on	Category	Vendor	Box	Knobs	Price	BOM
	Latent Lemon Hurts (trace) 2N3904 · MP16B Latent Lemon Audio Hurts	Latent Lemon Audio Hurts	Fuzz	Naegele Audio	—	3	—	29