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So I am having a really frustrating issue for which I am sure there is an obvious answer I am simply too dense to see. When the pedal is engaged the thing sounds fantastic, but when it's switched into bypass mode it hardly allows any (but does allow some) sound through. I thought my switch was...

I built this pedal from a Musikding kit (they didn't have the boneyard edition) for my dad. I am not super familiar with optical compressors, but this one does not seem to be working right. The LED did not appear to be lighting up so I removed it and tested the LED and it worked fine. I socked...

I realised I don't have any 330p caps laying around for this build. I do have 390p caps. How big of a difference would it make to just use the 390p cap? I am basically an idiot when it comes to understanding circuits so not sure what it would do to the tone if anything. Any help is appreciated...

I built the Son of Ben and used what are probably not genuine J201's. I got the biasing close but not quite on Q1, however, Q2 and Q3 were in the low 3v range. The pedal sounded good, but I was hoping I could make it better, so I ordered the surface mount J201's. I installed them today and got...

I didn't figure the thread on how to bias the Son of Ben trim pots was the place for this question, so I thought I would start a new thread. I have finished the Benson, but when it came to Q2 and Q3 I have some odd voltage readings. Neither Q2 nor Q3 when all the way up reaches anywhere near 9v...

I am at a bit of a loss as to what is going on with my build. I am a total newbie, this is my second build, and am still trying to understand how to read a schematic let alone know what I have done wrong. Many thanks! The pedal allows sound through when off. When on, sound continues to be...