Digitech Whammy True Bypass

[zapme]

I'm trying to convert my whammy to true bypass switching....the bypass is horrible.

http://www.rodrigoconstanzo.com/whammy-mod/

I followed this guide but i am loosing signal some how.  I can setup a dirty amp and plug directly into the amp and have great gain then i plug into the pedal and loose probably around 30% gain.  I used my multimeter to check that the traces have been completely cut and that is not the issue.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

[jkokura]

Have you ensured both of your cables are working correctly? Perhaps one of your patch cables has an issue.

Jacob

[rullywowr]

Jacob has a good point. In addition, It's possible to damage a 3pdt by over heating it when soldering. Try bypassing it hardwired and see if the low sound still develops.

[zapme]

Yup ive tried numerous guitar cables and two switches....i think im going to have to cut more traces on the input and output jacks.  They are trs.  I can plug a cable into the pedal and use a multimeter connected to the tip of the cable and touch the ground connector and it has common signal between all 6 connection points on both input and output jacks.  I don't get it.  I might just have to suffer with it or add an external true bypass looper on my board which sucks because that pedal already is stealing a lot of room.

[jimilee]

Well step 6 and 7 say to cut the input and output traces.

[zapme]

i followed the instruction exactly cutting those traces. 

[rullywowr]

i followed the instruction exactly cutting those traces.

Did you check for continuity with a dmm after cutting?

[zapme]

yup i checked the cuts....im wondering if there is a resistor or cap leaking some clean signal to ground somehow but i can't find a schematic anywhere.