Help with One Knob Fuzz!

[milt]

Hi Guys,

I just finished up the one knob fuzz (the dragonfly vero layout). Looks like I messed up somewhere! The pedal passes signal but the output is lower than the bypassed signal and is not at all fuzzy, it sounds maybe a little more compressed but no fuzz . Any ideas what I should look at?
Thanks a bunch!

[GibsonGM]

Hi Milt,
I haven't seen the schematic (maybe post a link to it next time you ask to make things easier)...if it's a simple fuzz, I'd guess your transistor might not be in the right way.  Check the pinout, and then measure the voltages at battery, and base, collector, emitter and post them with your question. 

That's where I'd start! 

[milt]

Oops. Looks like my polarized caps are installed ass-backwards. This is probably the problem right?
Thanks!

[petemoore]

  Tha's 'a problem
  I would replace the cap, and correctly orient the new one.