runoffgroove odie wont work

[przemo]

hi
i have a problem with odie i build the other  day. its working but the output signal is really low and there isn't any gain
i'm using this layout http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/Renegadrian/ROG+ODIE+no+tone.jpg.html

i changed the R4 to 1.5k
and gain pot to 100k

V on the jfets are (battery 8V)
Q1
D-8
S-0.27
G-0

Q2
D-8
S-0.22
G-0

trimpots set to max


sorry for my english its not my native language

[GibsonGM]

1) Are you sure that the FETs are in the right way around?
2) It looks like this one has trimpots to set the bias; they might need to be adjusted.

To understand the circuit better, a link to an actual schematic instead of a layout would be helpful!   I don't see the "Odie" at the ROG website, so can't say much more right now, other than that you don't have any voltage at the gates of your FETs.

[MikeH]

An 8v battery is actually pretty dead.  I doubt it's the main problem in this case, but you might want to try again with a fresh one.