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Runt
Not bright enough, need more high end/treble
tried various guitars and amps - side by side to a Rat i own....still dark
No substitutions

Can someone lease advise me on what parts to start messing with to get some more treble in a stock Runt.

Thanks

Very cool box, great job. I dig those knobs allot. Where might they be found?

That is the greatest name ever......laughed out loud.

Not sure how or why I decided to start my pedal building venture in A boxes, but I'm hooked.

These are my first 3 working builds (snarkdoodle didn't pan out) and they all sound great.
I am a novice and pretty dumb when it comes to the actual circuit, but thanks to all the amazing info here I'm sure I will be learning the ropes soon enough.

Left to Right
Hipster - Very usable fuzz for me. It does not want to be in front of the chain though. It gets very thin and trebley sounding.

Thunderpuss - Awesome!

Runt - Sounds better than either Rat I've owned. it's a little on the dark side, but I'm sure a part change somewhere will help.

Thanks for all the help!

Sounds like you have a short at the output. Take your DMM and measure continuity from lug 2 to ground -- it'll probably beep. Check that R6 is the right value. inspect carefully for solder bridges. Make sure your output is connected. Make extra sure the pot isn't wired backwards.

Tantalum or electrolutic shouldn't matter and would not cause intermittent problems. Intermittent problems are usually a soldering issue. But leave it as-is for now.

Thanks Jon.
No continuity across 2 to ground.
I do get the beep from 2 to Out, but no signal pass through or sometimes very faint signal.
R6 is 1M
I've been over the board 4 times with a jewelers glass, no bridges and all connections look good
output is hooked up and pots are correct.

The pots have a swell to them when being turned......delayed effect. I have also noticed that even when using the probe off of 3 the effect isn't stable. It to has some swelling and outright overload going on.
Not that this explains any of my original problem, but I'm wondering if the IC is bad to start.

First off, Hello and thank you to everyone here. This place has been a huge help in getting me started.
And I would like to thank Jacob for the tester instructions. That is easily the best thing I've soldered and something I am sure I will spend ALLOT of time using.
Although I wish my first thread was a build report, it is in fact a need for knowledge.
I know just enough to get in trouble..........and then I start messing with stuff.

Project: Snarkdoodle
Problem: No output.
When i check it with the audio probe, I get full effect at the #3 lug of the volume, but nothing At #2 or the out of the board.

I was getting intermitent signal at C5, where I had used a 10uf Tantelum, so I replaced with an electrolytic. That seemed to get the effect all the way to the #3 lug, but nothing from there.

Again, I am building with very little knowledge on the actual inner workings of the circuit. I can solder and build with confidence, but as far as component to component workings.........I'm working on it.

Thanks - Denzil

Note when making the Red Llama, you need to the left and middle boost pads or it will not work.
(Brian said it first, but it's kinda hidden in the forums)

Thanks,
Ben

WOW! Thank you. I have been killing myself trying to figure out why I couldn't get it to work.

Mine for some reason isn't loud at all, any suggestions on where to look for this type of problem?
The pedal sounds great, just not loud.

thanks