GGG tuned muff HELP ASAP

[wildebelor]

So I'm on a little deadline and here is my problem.

I've built TWO of these muffs today and one works, the other doesn't.

Here is the schematic: http://www.generalguitargadgets.com/pdf/ggg_bmp_ggg_sc.pdf?phpMyAdmin=78482479fd7e7fc3768044a841b3e85a

I've boiled it down to a problem at Q1 where B and E aren't reading and C is 9V
All resistor values are the same, caps are the same, everything seems fine.
I'm absolutely stumped and I need some help asap so I can pass these pedals on.

I've never been so frustrated in my life! I swear I've exhausted all possibilities and I know its going to be something very simple that I overlooked 

Thank you in advance!

[samhay]

What does 'aren't reading' mean?

[wildebelor]

they are meant to have values however they are both 0.00

for example Q1 is meant to read as follows
E 0.03
B 0.6
C 3.9

but it actually reads like this
E 0.00
B 0.00
C 9.00

[deadastronaut]

triple check your resistor values around Q1...i know its obvious, but its easily done.

and check for tiny solder bridges

[wildebelor]

All values are correct and no solder bridges! 

[samhay]

OK, they are reading a value - it is 0. These are both connected to ground somehow. Do you have a photo of both sides of the board?

[wildebelor]

Top of board: http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g386/wildechildbelor/photo1.jpg

Bottom of board 1: http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g386/wildechildbelor/photo3.jpg

Bottom of board 2: http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g386/wildechildbelor/photo2.jpg

[arma61]

Bottom of board 1: http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g386/wildechildbelor/photo3.jpg

Hi

i'd check about solderbridge on the 4 spots on top-left of the the last 2 "LL"

[R.G.]

Where you suspect a short, turn off the power to the circuit, set your meter to read low resistance and test the resistance between the points. This lets you tell the difference between two points that are at the same voltage because they're shorted, and two points that are at the same voltage because they're open.

In this case, I'd also read the in-circuit resistance between collector and base. If R3 was open, then the base and emitter would both be pulled to ground by their respective resistors (and would show 100K between them, btw) but with no bias on the base, the transistor would be off and the collector would be pulled to 9V by the collector resistor.

[wildebelor]

Found the solder bridge just a little before Arma61 did!
Man do I feel dumb!!!
Way too tired - lesson learnt; don't do this when you're overworked!

Thanks everyone!

[deadastronaut]

yay!...

[arma61]

Great! another happy ending story!!!