Doing something wrong- LPB1/Micro Amp

[Trooper1911]

Hi every1, sry for bothering you 
I just made a LPB1 repica

This one, to be exact
Did the offboard wiring by this diagram


And now, only thing i get on exit is silenced, a bit distorded sound, the potentiometer taper is backward (as in, when i turn it conter clockwise it gets louder, but still below the regular signal of the bypassed pedal, and when i turn it all the way up, i hear a silent pop and the sound dies)
I also made a MXR Micro amp replica using this layout

and the same offboard wiring, but still nothing.
I checked if the switch was burned by using the multimeter, it works with no probs
here are the photos, tell me if i need to take some more specific ones or anything, i cant figure this out



thanks in advance for your help people

[midwayfair]

Yikes. Okay. First, read the tech help rules thread. It has lots of tips.

For your boost, you've clearly wired the pot backward. That might not be the only problem, but it's why the volume is not working properly.

Did you try either build in a test rig/breadboard before boxing it, and did it work? If you don't have a testing rig (even a simple one), you should build one. It'll save you a lot of trouble in the future.

With that out of the way, you are almost certainly having a ground issue. Something is not grounded that needs to be. No ground, no sound. Get out your multimeter and test that all ground points are connected.

[Trooper1911]

Ok, rewired the pot, it's working now, just...not enough volume boost, whatsoever. When pot is maxed, its pretty much the same as a clear signal, maybe a bit more...'punchy'
I have no breadboard atm, saving up cash to get one. Also, i am testing with bass guitar>pedal>pc setup so that might be an issue maybe?

[nocentelli]

You appear to have a stereo jack plugged into the output: Not sure if this might cause an issue, though: Does the bypass work ok?

[Trooper1911]

Bypass works normally. Stereo jack is in there as 6.53>3.5mm converter, stereo 3.5mm cable goes from there to Mic in on my pc. Will test tommorow with an amp and normal mono cable

[jk-fm]

LPB1 - is the transistor backwards? V+ should go in the collector, signal to base, emitter to ground - check the data sheet for the part you have.

[nocentelli]

LPB1 - is the transistor backwards?

+1 

Check the pinout, passing signal but not amplifying as it should is often a sign of a reversed transistor.

[Trooper1911]

Pinout is good, i just checked it. I used 2n5088 as on schem, and i have 4.95v on collector. I tested it on a guitar amp today, it does boost a signal, but just a bit, not as much as i expected it. :/ I will try repairing the micro amp, i will post images of the board before i put it in the box, if you guys could take a look, i traced it back to the layout and found nothing wrong. I only replaced 15uF capacitor with 22uF, since 15uF can't be found in my country :/, i dont know if that could be an issue


Thank you all for helping