Status Update:
I removed the old LED's. Boy was that a bit more of a hassle than I expected but they're off. I ended up destroying the leads on them in the process so I replaced them with a pair of LED's that I had from the physics lab I took in college. One of them is green which I'm guessing might have some impact on the frequency range handled there but I'm hoping it still works.
The pots didn't seem to be touching the back but I still put some electrical tape across them for good measure.
That out of the way. It is now acting very temperamentally. I took desoldered DC jack and took the rest of the guts out of the enclosure. When I hooked a 9V battery and a guitar cable up to try and turn it on and start testing the IC, the power started going in and out and seemed to be doing so at first in response to the input and output jacks being moved or fussed with. At first, I was able to move one or the other and get it to stay turned on. This stopped working after I tested the third spot on the IC. Below are more photos and the voltage readings for the first three spots on the IC. I have to believe that something is touching something it shouldn't and that it's causing the whole thing to short out but I don't see it and can't figure it out.
IC:
1 = 7.51V
2 = 4.13V
3 = 2.02V
https://photos.app.goo.gl/4QvwUKW1pJBEbM1H6https://photos.app.goo.gl/TU6oH9VeWRg9uxvb8https://photos.app.goo.gl/f6JETszK57pEcAMQAhttps://photos.app.goo.gl/mHkeZpVbsHSHTz5v8Please let me know if other photos or info would be helpful. Thank you!