Big Muff Q3 bias resistor

[candidate]

Did actual production units omit the 100k resistor going to ground from the base of the third transistor?  Or was this merely an intentional error on the EH factory schematic from 1975?

[LucifersTrip]

I don't know those details, but you couldn't find the answer here?
http://www.kitrae.net/music/music_big_muff.html

I'm familiar with this schematic with the missing resistor on Q2, but don't know the exact reason for omission. can you post the schematic with the Q3 resistor missing...

http://www.pisotones.com/BigMuffPi/psst/schm-triangle-2.jpeg
http://www.pisotones.com/BigMuffPi/psst/BMP_versions.htm

[Gus]

IIRC Mark H. started a thread about this years ago it might have been at Ampage.

[candidate]

This is the factory schematic from 1975 (not redrawn)



Since this would appear to be a service schematic, maybe they figured any technicians would be able to fill in the blank, but anybody building from scratch might give pause.