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Zoolander . 

YES!! this is now full of firsts. First time I did a 3pdt for the first time. THEN my first 1590a. all that on my first Vero build

wow that is a piece of art.

Thanks guys, I like the sound but would like a bit more bass in it. But then I guess it wouldn't be a treble booster.

The transistor is a AC194

I was happy building on the PCBs but this feels more like DIY. Now I see why people here were interested in something to hold their work steady. I got some blue poster tack and it cut my cussing down about 75%. I was soo happy to hear that guitar when I plugged in.

I am planning on building this one next
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C1oPXPC5cQM/Utqd7Vs2-bI/AAAAAAAAF8o/UFrFe-oqA_I/s1600/Lotus+Pedals+Snowjob.png

I am working my way up to build another Paisley type drive, a Blues Driver, and this cream tone.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gkqXaaryuSE/UdBgBlZQUEI/AAAAAAAAFsI/O7LiVIW8V-Y/s944/G2D+Cream+Tone.png

Yay! I got a delivery today and built my first Veroboard build. I am still waiting on the stomp switch and haven't boxed it up, but I am so happy that it works 
It is a Rangemaster NPN treble booster.

Looks great, I would go with Black/Silver knobs Kinda like a Marshall or even this:

If I knew what I was doing a bit more I would to have a light blue enclosure with Brown letters and knobs.


My build process is the same except after the build is fully completed I spend a full night of just me and the wife.

As for "the Tone" I have built mostly fuzz and Overdrives, and cannot seem to find that one sound that is perfect for some country style chords. I was able to dial this one in during my first test. Now I just have to learn how to play the guitar a little better 

I posted a 10% one a while back EB666444 . its good till march. I buy from them on ebay once and a while and they send a code.

I FINALLY got it!!

This is a great effect. I ended up getting the board together in no time once I had all my parts. Tested it quickly and then to bed. Next day I hooked up the stomp switch and it sounded perfect till I turned up all gain volume, and tone. This loud squeal came out. I checked all my resistors and volts and everything as fine. Anyway it ended up being something with the stomp switch or board. Changed that and BAM it is perfect. Even with all the dumb problems I had I will end up building another one of these one day. It is the tone I was looking for. Again please disregard the cheap paper/tape decals. I also had an issue with the drilling, so I ended up drilling a piece of Plexiglas and used it to hide my botched drilling.

In case anyone is following this I ended up connecting the board directly to the input and output jacks and it sounded fine. I know it is the stomp switch or board now. I am going to desolder the switch and try fix it up, if not I will just put in a new switch.

Well I went over the soldering one more time including the stomp switch, all pots, and power and ground wires.  Tried some lower drain j201s I had. Then cut the j201 leads so they are flush to the sockets.

At this point Im going to leave this alone till my IC comes in.

If anyone has any other ideas please let me know.

Sorry guys I need more help. I have a pastie drive that sounds great at low volumes. However, when I turn up the gain and tone and have the Mids switch in the bottom position I get this loud squeal. I tracked it down with an audio probe and it starts on the middle lead or source of the Q1 j201

I followed the Build instructions except the IC1 I used a TL072CN in place of the JRC4580 (I have one on order)
http://home.comcast.net/~gprause/BuildDocs/Pastie_V1.1_Build_Doc%20V2.pdf

Here are some things I tried:
Took off LED
Changed IC
Tried many other j201s and even a couple 2n5457s

Here are my voltages:
Q1 G 2.97
     S 4.59
     D 9.03
Q2 G 2.97
     S 4.73
     D 9.03

Here is IC
Positive  4.52     9.04
              4.65     4.52
              4.43     4.52
                0        4.51

The 0 on the IC seems strange to me. I also wanted to know if the direction of the Mids toggle matters (1MD6T1B1M1QE) I am getting a darker sound when it is switched up and the middle has a bit more "sparkle" then the bottom is a super bright sound, and that's why when I turn up the tone and gain it gets this loud squeal (that also can be changed as I move the gain and tone)

The other thing I noticed was that using the probe it is clear on the input, but once it starts to squeal at Q1 if I press my finger on the "Tip" solder lug of the input jack it clears up.

Here are some pictures.


I circled where the Q1 transistor is. I also put tape over that spot thinking the solder might be touching the toggle switch.

Yep, the Triangle and the Rams Head. I only built 4 to date, but so far those are my top two.

Sorry it is 9v on the drain. I had my numbers backwards. I tried other j201s and 2n5457s but I get the same issue. I am going to go back and check the soldering and do an audio probe tonight.

I substituted a TC072 low noise in place of the JRC4580 that they ask for in a "Pastie Drive"
http://home.comcast.net/~gprause/BuildDocs/Pastie_V1.1_Build_Doc%20V2.pdf

The J201s both measure 9.02 Gate, 470 Source, and 2.98 Drain. I am getting some squealing when I dime the grain and Tone Only when the Mid switch is Down completely. I also noticed that I get some feedback if I am facing the pedal with the Guitar again only when the mid switch is down.

I have some JRC4580s coming in, but I am wondering if there is something else causing the issues?