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I've never seen a PedalPCB project with the knobs oriented upside down like this. I imagine every build will orient the pots the other way round unless specifically noted. The schematic and ground pads would be good indicators as well.

These are some beautiful noises. Much approved

Looks very pro. Is that a 10mm LED? What color is the light? Stepping on that would be a dream come true.

Electrical tape is another option that keeps some grip too.

A quick word to the wise on those clampy PCB holders you have pictured, be careful because the teeth can bite and scrape through the masking exposing the copper pours beneath. Generally not an issue but it can open the door to some problems. Mine have some rubber nubs that I use to avoid this.

Could be the angle but one of those caps that's laying down looks like it's bulging. +1 for inspecting the electros.

Your attempt beats my first one by a longshot outside and in. I completely agree it's a weird zen feeling as you watch the circuit complete itself before your eyes.

Can you verify your input signal is soldered to the 3PDT breakout? I assume it is but I can't tell from the photo. Can you see flow through on any of the socket posts?

I believe germanium diodes in soft clipping arrangements can cause some level issues due to leakage. But the klon uses hard clipping and should be relatively immune to that issue. Did you test the diodes?

Didn't even realize that I had compared the schematic of the Lollar to the lightspeed rather than the Timmy... Brain was on Autopilot.

Haven't got there yet. Comparing schematics there are several differences in the mach1 and lollar. Fixed mids vs. variable. Asymmetric vs. symmetric clipping. How the Tone vs. High is implemented. Opamp choice. Not a hard circuit to breadboard if you want to dive on in.

Maxon SD-9 anyone?

I assume you checked the values for your components. I can't read your resistor stripes or cap values. I don't see any solder on the component side of the 4n7 cap which is fine but maybe something to check if your reflow didn't fix it.

did you adjust your trimmer? mine has some noisy spots on the trimmer but once i got it dialed in it went away.

I really like the foot switch indicators and labeling. Clear and clean

As long as it was in spec I don't think that would do anything. You can read up on mlccs here and get some opinions about using them in the audio path but for my money I can't hear a difference. How do the circuits sound different?

Unfortunately stewmac doesn't provide a schematic, though they do say that the project is an original clone and they don't seem to allude to any mods, but you could go off of the project instructions to see if there are different cap choices and then try to figure out which is which. Unless you...

Looks similar to the dual effects loop switch.

I'll hunt a bit more but if I don't find one I'm confident in I will hit you up soon. I appreciate it!

I would get that one too but it's out of stock and not estimated back in till May. I've read there's an almost identical one from neutrik but I'm still tracking that one down.