SOLVED Kliche isn't passing signal.

Zahvah

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I completed a Kliche build and it does not seem to be passing signal through. I have tested it and the LED comes on with the footswitch as normal. When off it is silent but does not pass guitar signal through. When on there is a slight noise floor (very mild and acceptable) that increases slightly as I turn up the knobs, but still does not pass any discernable signal.

I have made some small substitutions.
D1 and D2 are now a BAT41 and a BAT46 respectively. I understand this will result in asymetric clipping with a higher threshold, which is fine.
R11 was supposed to be a 422K. I used a 392K because it was the closest thing I had on hand. I do not believe that will affect function.

I used a ribbon cable with the footswitch breakout board. I have checked to make sure the soldering is clean and small. I don't think (?) anything is grounding accidentally. It does the same thing with both a 9v and an isolated power supply. Thanks for your consideration!
 

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Solution
Where is your ground wire from the jacks going? They are insulated jacks so if that wire isn’t connected to ground your circuit isn’t either.

If you have a good ground connection then next step is to check voltages of op amps and then use a audio probe to see where the signal isn’t passing.
Where is your ground wire from the jacks going? They are insulated jacks so if that wire isn’t connected to ground your circuit isn’t either.

If you have a good ground connection then next step is to check voltages of op amps and then use a audio probe to see where the signal isn’t passing.
 
Solution
Well that helped sort of; it helped me find the problem. I checked the ground wires on the jack, they went to the board just fine. Now you see how there's six lugs on the stereo input jack? Three of those become disconnected when the plug is inserted. The spring action of the jack (when plug is inserted) forces the contact up and away from contacting the other lug. Guess which lugs I was on? Swapped to the other side and all is well. Thanks for the suggestion!
 

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