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I remember breadboarding this a while ago. I too had to dial back the volume knob a touch for that sweet spot. It’s just the nature of the circuit.

Feel free to submit this as an entry to PHB contest I'm holding now. It will knock the current breadboard leader right on their ass. I'm looking for actual builds and circuits, not memes at the moment.

I’d start with 1M and work from there on a breadboard.

Honor system, but we wont check. We just want people to build. Up to you if you want to submit it. I’m tired of just memes.

You may be overthinking it. If it were up to me I’d add a coupling cap for whatever section you want to put before it (dirt of some kind) and add a bias resistor from 1/2 voltage supply. Instant circuit Lego and a good breadboard candidate.

My inventory build contest. The Player Haters Ball. Despite all the memes on there it’s a legit build contest.

Nice job!!

Not bad for a first stripboard build! The key off board wiring is keeping the wire lengths to a minimum. Oh, and feel free to ignore this, but you should submit this in our contest. You can win prizes!

Vero builds absolutely count! Kudos to you for doing your own layout. I also have issues sometimes with rattle cans. Sand the bare enclosure first a bit, then the primer. A few clear coats on top and then wait a few DAYS to fully cure. You’ll get marginally better results. Or I suck at spray paint.

He's DIY that knows a commercial guy...

But what if that's your day job?

If you really want to get into modifications and find out "what component does what" I would suggest breadboarding an OD along with doing some research on opamps (inverting vs non-inverting) and tone controls. Breadboarding seems intimidating until you do it once successfully. There are tons of...

A Klon is known more for it's EQ characteristics than it's gain settings. Like, if you make a tubescreamer with a mid scoop it's not a TS anymore. Once you start veering away from a stock Klon you'll be walking a gray line. My advice is to see if you like a stock Klon first before going down the...

DIY people are toan chasers. Commercial guys aren't. Very few people, if any, get into DIY with the original intention of making money. It happens to be a byproduct for some.

You can always put the washer on the inside.

Take a look at the Test Kitchen forum. There are tons of breadboarding tutorials with lots of hand holding. Breadboarding is intimidating until you actually do it and then wonder why you were worried in the first place.

Had to do a double take. I thought you soldered all your components on the wrong side of the board. Then I saw it was an Aion build. Either way, nice job.

You'll need to provide some clear pictures of your build, front and back. There could be multiple things going on. Cold solder joint, wrong component value, wiring, transistor orientation, etc. We might see something you can't.

Your charge pump is your first problem. Pins 1 and 8 should be around 9V which you mention above. Pin 5 should be -9V or close to it. Where did you get your charge pump? Could be a fake or got damaged.

Also, that's a pretty sweet audio probe you built.