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Glad to know somebody got something useful out of it. I think it's just the state of modern electronics and not much to do about it. Actually, come to think of it, fitting the ICs into sockets prior to soldering might not be a bad idea just to make things more stable. Transistors--- maybe...

Had more time with this. Like what I feel with most Boneyard circuits, this is tuned to be amp-like. Cleans up amazingly and with beautiful breakup when you back off the guitar volume knob. A LOT of different sounds from this circuit. Treble toggle definitely works, I just failed to grasp...

Really dig the FFFB graphics! I grew up reading those.

That's what I can do. Think about the radittude YOU could do...

Here is the pedal in final form, with the ground loop installed and the transistor array all connected. I chose to put the final power line cap gleaming there in the corner because I like diagonals. It's connected to ground via the mid pot ground looping over the input jack. I could have run...

Wooo.... epic build. Stayed up late til 2 finishing this one. I just got in the problem solving flow and it happened. As usual, I will write way too many words of dubious interest. Sorry it's not just pretty pictures, folks. So, here I have my transistor/fet array and IC. I actually...

...Solved? [edit: oh wait, this isn't troubleshooting, nvm]

Thank you, The artist formerly known as Zanshin (Aikido connection?). Romex is a bit thick to use--I mean you could, but it's hefty and harder to work with. I think GizzWizzKing used something similar in his Distortion+ PTP "WolfMan" build. It was girthy. Good tip on the straightening...

Alright, let's go! We're gonna lay the led line, 9v/5817 line in and jack ins and outs to the 3pdt. Looks sweet... ...and it's so wrong. We can't do that, dude! We have to solder a bunch of stuff for those three tone pots at the top. Also the orientation of the last (mid) pot doesn't even...

PTP isn't "hard," per se, that's a misconception. It's different. But it is super gratifying. I mean you could make some really beautiful stuff, I can tell. [edit: let me rephrase, if I can do it with my "skills," you can DEFINITELY do it with your skills.]

Your wire work is SO CLEAN. Like filthy clean. It's a mystery to me if you haven't tried PTP

I can only say in this case to double check component values and orientations. The cap orientations on this one flip around quite a bit. Resistors are particularly susceptible to misreading as well. Other than that, making sure you have adequate insulation on the pot backs under the board and...

MAAAAN! I really hope it didn't get flagged for return and is now floating around the chaos of USPS

@mybud also redid mine to excellent effect. I don't know if my biasing is ideal, but heck, I can hear compression and the compression is good. I guess the Lenten season is also for the resurrection of botched pedals. I also redid my other SMD catastrophe, the Mojito Deluxe and it's all good...

Well, thank you! It looks more complex and intimidating than it is-- the circuit itself is pretty straightforward and linear. I'm saying this to encourage you and anyone else to give PTP a shot. As GizzWizzKing stated in another conversation, you just gotta wade into it, and it's way more...

My non-technical solution: could just socket the slots and audition what you have in there, since you already have a supply to choose from.

Hahaha... but what you say makes sense! Maybe more IS better! I like the ground loop idea. I might also try just laying down some copper shielding foil and soldering all grounds directly to the "floor." And, I might try attaching everything to the pots and switches to see what shakes out...

So, I recommend doing all of your layout and graphics before you assemble the pedal, because removing a PTP circuit is possible but maybe not ideal. I broke a 9v jack doing it to paint my friend's Corroder build. I tried many, many different ideas for this: landscape orientation, portrait...

Here's my next PTP project, inspired by @GizzWizzKing 's build report of @Nostradoomus ' one-knob version of this @Chuck D. Bones Boneyard circuit, here. I reverted back to the OG layout because as much as I like one-knob jobs, I like switches and potentiometers and doodad parameter controls...

In another discussion I was having troubleshooting why a PTP build's LED wouldn't light up, I noticed that the PPCB schematics variably indicate the CLR on the anode side or the cathode side. Does it matter/is there a preferred best practice? Personally, I always put it on the anode side in...