Aion Aperture build problem

[Signpost]

Alright, here goes. I've built a few pedals and had success. But I did the final wiring on this one last night and I'm not getting any sound at all. Nothing when engaged. Nothing when in bypass. My guess is I mixed up my connections to the 1/4" jacks, since I haven't used this enclosed type before.

My other guess is I messed up the trimpot, because I had issues when I was soldering it. But that wouldn't explain having no sound when in bypass.

Here's the link to the PCB and it's build docs.

Aperture Octave Fuzz / Ampeg® Scrambler

Based on the Ampeg Scrambler, a legendary octave-up fuzz effect with a blend control that makes it great for bass guitar.

aionfx.com

Of course, this is intended as a Christmas present for my father-in-law, so any help getting this figured out today would be awesome.

And no, I didn't test it before boxing it up. I know. Shame on me. I just haven't figured out a good way to go about testing that doesn't make it more of a pain to get it into the box.

But hey, at least it looks cool.

Thanks in advance for any help. I appreciate it.

 

[Signpost]

And boom! It's working. Thanks. I didn't want to just start desoldering and changing stuff around without some confirmation from somebody.

Now I just need to tweak the trimpot and it's all set to wrap up for my father-in-law.

 

[Signpost]

Ha! I actually saw your thread as I searched for help before posting. Was hoping to find pictures of the 1/4" jacks to clarify how to wire them.

When you commented, I didn't realize you were the same person. I know I've definitely learned a lot from the mistakes I've made so far on other builds. So, you helping after having trouble with the same build makes perfect sense to me.

 

[peccary]

If you knew my history with this particular build, you would laugh at the irony of me helping someone troubleshoot it!

@thewintersoldier @Harry Klippton Is this not hilarious?

If anyone here should know this circuit inside and out it's you!

 

[giovanni]

True story: one time I built an electric guitar from a kit and wired the jack with the cables flipped. The guitar sorta worked but the level of hum was off the roof. I fixed it after a quick Google search. Pedals are not as forgiving! Glad it worked out.

 

[JamieJ]

Just got it working. The collector resistor for Q2 was replaced mistakenly with a 4.7M instead of 4.7k.

Now I’ll just take some time and clean it up.

@Big Monk - your updated build report title should be - FUCK YOU CHRIS, IT WORKS!!!