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Just finished my build and I'm not getting the expected effect. Bass only switch leads to no output. When ringer on I'm getting fuzz. Any ideas? Would this be from installing the two germanium diodes backwards?

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You have many suspect looking solder joints. I can even see the hole in the PCB on some of the joints. A quality solder joint should cover the entire solder pad and be cone shaped from the solder pad up to the end of the soldered lead. Any misshapen solder joints (thorn shaped for instance) will need to be re-flowed to get the desired shape.

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I'll try that but I did test the resistors and caps as I installed them with my continuity. I had success with the phase royal. Thank you for replying.

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I flowed and checked all with continuity tester. Still getting the same effect, which is fuzz when ringer engaged, no output when bass only engaged. Any ideas? I'll add that there was no cap that read precisely 30pf, it was 50pf but I doubt that's the problem. Both LEDs work, both outputs. Very frustrating because I had no problems with the phase royal or the od1.

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1. IC1 doesn't look like it's seated correctly in its socket.

2. Does your mix knob work, in so much as if you turn it counter clockwise you get dry unaffected signal, but if you turn it clockwise, it goes mute? This would be when you have the ringer off. With the ringer on, are you able to mix between ringer and dry signals?

3. The ringer is supposed to be fuzzy. It's a fuzzy octave up.

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Thanks for replying.
1. Ic1 appears to be seated correctly from my end.
2. Yes, no sound when ringer off and mix goes counter (clean when full clock). Ringer on gives full fuzz when counter and full clean when clock.
3. So no clean octave bass only.

Lmk if you have any recommendations. Thanks.

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With a complicated circuit like this with multiple issues, you really should go at it with a SIGNAL TESTER or AUDIO PROBE. You need to listen to the signal path to hear where the ringer is getting distorted and where the wet signal mix is dropping out.

Some things to check:
For the fuzz in the ringer - make sure the resistors biasing the transistor are the correct value. That would be R19 thru R22 and Q1.

Voltage readings can help. Make sure that you are getting -9 volts DC from pin 5 of the MAX1044. Make sure that all op amps have 9 volts on pin 8 and -9 volts on pin 4.

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Your soldering looks pretty bad. Your problem sounds like a simple bad solder joint. Can we see another shot of your reflowed PCB? Also, you have a lot of long lead ends sticking out and bent down. Make certain that none of them are touching the solder joint next to them.

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Got it working. Thanks!

Reflowed again. Saw some problems when I looked closed after taking off my glasses.

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