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I'll post some if it doesn't work after I investigate some more

I probably shorted something out on the back side of the PCB, there's no other reason I can think of why swapping two resistors would kill the sound, especially since it let sound through when the resistors were wrong...

Swapped resistors, no sound now. Something's probably shorting out somewhere or I fried something. Or the circuit board is cursed. The investigation continues!

I'll check that too

Holy smokes, that might be it! I'll check and report back. I changed C1 to 68n to give it some more bass... I think it sounds much better that way, especially if you play single coils.

Here's some pics, wanted to upload with the post but my camera was dead at the time.

I'm just built a Bluesbreaker and it's not working. Both the volume and drive pots are acting as passive volume controls, so there isn't any volume boost at all with the volume knob all the way up, it's the same volume as when it was being bypassed. I know Bluesbreakers don't give much of a...

I built the Windmill overdrive (Catalinbread WIIO) and I'd like to adjust the clipping... it clips a bit too hard for my taste. Which resistors should I adjust to make the clipping a bit softer? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

So I got this from that diagram... any jumpers I need to wire in?

Hey guys, I'm looking to build a signal switcher... one signal in, three signals out via a single three-way toggle. How might I go about that? Thanks!

It's the MK1 (PedalPCB Tone Vendor MKI). hfe is pretty low at 31. Just wondering if there's an easy fix like increasing the gain pot value before I go ahead and swap transistors for something hotter.

So I built a Tone Bender with some MP40 transistors and it sounds a little weak and not as sustainy as I'd hoped (predictable). Any tips on how to get more gain out of it without changing the transistors?

I used GT108G transistors and I do not have any more of them. I have also used MP40s for Tone Benders and I think they work great too!

Built the windmill a few months back, sounds good but it's a little dark. Here's what I want to do: 1. Add more treble 2. Cut more bass Basically, I want to expand the range of what the pots do by swapping capacitors rather than the pots themselves. Any ideas? Thanks!

The only thing I don't like about the original bluesbreaker is that you have to pretty much crank the volume to get it to unity when the gain is set low. I'd just like it to have a bit more volume boost possibilities.

Thanks for the suggestions, guys. I will report back once I'm done with my next build!

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Any suggestions on how to get more volume out of a Bluesbreaker?

Got it working, thanks everybody!

I'd post pics but my good camera is currently out of commission. That must be the problem, I got it from Tayda. I just ordered the right one one from Love My Switches so I'll report back once I get it swapped out. From the schematic, it looks like the presence switch is dependent on the contour...