Insanity pedal does not use J201 it seems.

[TryingToDo613]

Hi guys. The notes say that Aron used J201 FETS in his version but the pinout on them is GSD, notice the G is not in the middle. The layout has the G in the middle, SGD. The replacements I know for J201 have the same GSD. Anyone know what I can use that I don't have to cross leads on? -ph

[bioroids]

What layout do you mean?

[aron]

That's pretty weid. I guess just cross the leads to make it work.

[Connoisseur of Distortion]

on several stompbox builds i have had to cross leads. you can manage.  

[petemoore]

Splay the two 'right leads out right at the transistor body [as your looking at the numbers with leads going down] so that when they cross they bend around each other, needle nose pliers make this alot easier, then if your needle nose have a 'flat vise press' near the jaws, this eases the aligning of the bottom of the leads, sticking just a 1/4'' length of the three leads in to the 'flat press' to make the final bottom bend and alignment for the socket with the 'plier press'.

[Stevo]

Just a thought your local electronics store may have NTE 458 that has a pinout of what you need it will have it on the little bag you buy and they are high gain like the J201..Might work!!!!

[Eric H]

I've always used short pieces of wire-insulation on the legs when crossing them.

-Eric