General Guitar Gadgets ITS8 Volume Question

[mattpas]

I just finished my GGG ITS8 and had a question.
I built it with symetrical clipping and when I have it in symetrical it is not as loud as it is when it is in the middle (clean boost) or using the 2 LED clipping path.
The clean boost and LED clipping path are about the same volume.
Is this normal?

[23]

I built one using asymetrical clipping two germ diodes and one si and the diode side is louder than the 2 LED side and should be, check to make sure your diodes are facing right other than that, I have no idea why...

[MmmPedals]

Yes the LED should be louder than the clipping diodes. It also makes sense the clean boost is louder (should prob be the loudest). Unless there is a HUGE difference in volume it sounds ok.

[boogietube]

Just finished one, and I'd already built another a while back. This is normal operation.

[23]

Then why is my asym diode clipping louder than the LED"S ? I asked this question to the GGG guy and he stated that the 2 germ 1 si would be louder than the LED's...? More gain as well right?

[jayp5150]

@23, if the total forward voltage of your diodes combined is more than the LEDs, then they will be louder. Same reason that single LEDs are louder than single silicon diodes.