BA482 diode equivalent for Bootleg?

[jeffwhitfield]

Lord knows I’ve got plenty of those!

The circuit also has a 1N4002 instead of a 1N4001 for clipping for seemingly no reason; I’m starting to think that mayhaps this JHS design is full of arbitrary component decisions...

Arbitrary decisions? Wha? No way!

 

[Chuck D. Bones]

Not much difference in the 1N400x diodes at the low currents we run in pedals. I think JHS applied the EHX rule: put in whatever you have, it'll be good enough.