not usually
They have a warehouse in Colorado
Sometimes stuff ships from there but lately it gets shipped to there from overseas and then ships from Colorado...
I’ve read one of the original tested 99hfe for the 2n404 and the hFE for the 2n3565 is 199hfe...
I’ve made a few with around those specs and they came out good...
This is the buffer section
I wouldn’t leave the hp/lp (high peak & low peak) out of the circuit if I were you... a lot of people thinks that stands for high pass and low pass but it’s not a filter switch...