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Thanks for the illustration!  Talk about customer service...

Ok - I double-checked the solder joints of Q1, and now I'm getting a signal on the 3rd leg, but it's incredibly weak.  Is something wrong with the transistor?

You guys rock.  Yes, definitely going to breadboard a bit in the future.  Yes, never going to install the board in the enclosure before thorough testing.  Learning a lot so far.

Onto the techy stuff...

Doing the audio probe thang.  I do NOT have signal after the first gain stage.  The second leg of Q1 has signal, albeit a tad quieter, but the third does not.  What does this mean?

Despite what my situation suggests (and the messiness inside the box), this is actually my 4th pedal build 

I've had to hunt down a cold solder joint here and there, but I just can't seem to figure out where the glitch is in this one.  I'll start the rewiring process... if anyone thinks of anything else I should test out in the meantime, let me know! 

Ok... double-checked the DC Jack wiring and it is correct.  It may not have been in the above pictures, but it is now.  LED wiring should be correct now too, also different from earlier picture.

Jkokura - just tested with battery, and it got hot pretty quickly, so this definitely looks like a grounding issue. 

What's the best way to test for where the short might be?  Thanks again guys...

All right...

I updated the LED wiring as per maysink's suggestion, but still no light or sound (except for the clicking).  I will upload pics of that as well as the component side later tonight.

maysink - Thanks for the tip.  Will try that when I get home in a bit and see if that fixes the LED problem.  I was going by a different layout for the off-board LED, so I appreciate the clarification!!!

jkokura - It does?  Looking at the project PDF now, but don't see anything like that.  I'm using Ver. 2 if that makes any difference?

It's also worth noting that the no-sound-only-clipping-when-engaged problem existed before I even added the LED, so I'm guessing it is unrelated?

Thanks for the replies so far!

I've been testing this thing for 2+ hours now and can't figure out what I'm doing wrong.  Here's the details:

Bypass works, but no signal or LED when engaged - just a clicking noise that responds faintly to the volume knob.

Is this a grounding issue?  I've checked the border of the grounded area and cannot locate any traces that have leaked onto it.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Where'd you find the JRC4580DDs?  I can't find these blasted things anywhere...

I know we've already got a GREAT selection of drives to get us started, but I'd love to see something from the Jetter line - preferably the new JetDrive?  Thoughts?