Dan M

I assume you checked the foot switch with your meter in both positions?

This is a pretty good setup. https://tagboardeffects.blogspot.com/2014/09/test-box-20.html?m=1

Correct Correct, Omit. It switches on the pedals LED by completing the LED circuit to ground. So you can omit it.

@Robert can correct me if wrong: There were multiple versions of the original pedal. Check out this post...

On these 1n34a's, the blue band side is the cathode side. That is a wider than normal red band, sorry about the confusion. On any...

D1 and D2 are back to back pairs. So it will work if both are pointed correctly or both are pointed incorrectly. So if you align...

Like you noted, from about 0 to 9, the gain control doesn’t really do much. Only from 9 to 10 do you get something recognizably...

I expect mouser has an equivalent, but maybe with different packaging or lead length. Maybe this one...

Pretty much any 47n film or ceramic that you can fit in the spot will work...

I was almost certain step 3 would be visual inspection for unwanted connection :p, then if found nothing repeat from step 1. :ROFLMAO...

If we call the two posts in the center A and B, and we call the pins on the outside 1-8. Then A will contact 1,2,3,4 and B will contact...

That doesn't sound like a power supply issue, that sounds like a short in the board that is letting current cook everything. I can't...

Correct. For example, the picture in the Aurum document is the typical way that pedalpcb shows the footswitch wiring.

Welcome to the forum. For a first build, I would avoid: 1. Soldering an FV-1 chip 2. Very crowded boards (until you get used to...

Does the LED light up?