Build Your Own Clone Message Board

Thanks in advance for help and guidance! This is my first pedal project, and I've been very impressed with parts/quality/instructions. I'm sure this is my fault, just not sure what's up.

1. A detailed explanation of what the problem is. (not just, “It doesn’t work, help”)

When attaching a 9V battery, and plugging in the guitar, I get all three light phases working correctly (orange, green, blue), but the sound is almost non-existent, depending on the mode: In orange mode, it is very very quiet, in green mode it is loud and crunchy (not a good fuzz sound), and in blue mode it is inaudible, except you can sort of hear the octave effect when played loudly on high pitch notes. I believe bypass mode works.

2. Pic of the top side of your PCB.

Top PCB:

3. Pic of the underside of your PCB.

Bottom of PCB:

4. Pic that clearly shows your footswitch/jack wiring and the wires going to the PCB

Jack Wiring:

5. A pic that clearly shows your wiring going from the PCB to the pots and any other switches

PCB to Pedal Wiring:

6. Is bypass working?

Yes.

7. Does the LED come on?

Yes.

8. If you answer yes to 5 and 6, what does the pedal do when it is "on"?

Mostly inaudible, very crunchy on green setting.

9. Battery or adapter.(if battery, is it good? If adapter, what type?)

Battery.

Can you get me a better up close view of the top of the board?

Let's focus on one side of the effect at a time. The fact it all lights up and passes some sound is a good sign. On the compressor setting (orange) what happens when you adjust the trimpot?

adjusting the trim pot seemed to make it marginally louder (still really quiet) on the orange/compressor setting. I will take a better photo tonight and upload it then.

Here is a better image of the top of the PCB:



Also, to reiterate: the bypass works fine, and the potentiometer does increase the volume on the compressor from very quiet to quiet

Thanks again for any assistance on this!