snack shack Q2 trouble

[Dangerhawk]

so, if I take the Tranny out of the socket, and jumper the "base" to the "collector", then the signal path reaches the end of the circuit. not distorted, but a complete signal path!  but once I put a tranny in that socket (2n3904) signal stops at Q1 and theres a lot of RF.  Is something wrong with my signal path from Q2's emitter?  I'm confused. and need to figure this out today. HELP!

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[jkokura]

Perhaps your transistor is backwards? Either that or it's broken.

Jacob

[Dangerhawk]

I've tried about 3 different 2n3904's, both forwards and backwards. They all work in the Q1 position. But nothing works in the Q2
Position.