EH Hogs Foot lacking boost

[gutsofgold]

I have a vintage Hogs Foot here that when fully cranked is only slightly above unity gain. It's one of the first edition ones using this schematic...

http://fuzzcentral.ssguitar.com/schematics/moleschem.gif

I swapped out the original 2n5133 for a 2n5088 and it did not make much of a difference. Are these things just not that loud? If I wanted to mod it for more volume what would be my best bet?

[theehman]

I'd check the electrolytics.  It should have plenty of volume.

[PRR]

What is the Collector DC voltage?

Shim the 43K to get Collector voltage above 1V but below 8V. I do not know what is "right". (I suspect the originals were all over the place.)