As far as your problem goes....
you stated you heard sweeping, with the touching of the wrong trace? So it sounds like the circuit is doing it's thing. If you are having issues with bypass, too, it sounds like the wiring.
As far as the wiring::
So the +9V would go to Pin 3 going Left-to-Right, Looking at the board Solder-Side Down.dcountry13 wrote:Here is the verified layout that worked for me. The 5.1 Zeners look like the diodes (Red w/ Yellow line showing orientation) have Blue "Z" indicators. The values may be debatable as with any reverse engineering job goes because of discrepancies in sources.
I used toneman's numbered board, the schematic, boris' hand-drawn layout & wiring, my7of9's PCB clean-up & etching skills and Geekmacdaddy's BOM & inspiration.
I wired it using the usual 3PDT method outlined here (Offboard wiring #5 http://www.tonepad.com/getFile.asp?id=76).
If you are looking at my parts layout the solder pads across the bottom, left to right, 1-6 are:
1. Output Jack.
2. Effects/Circuit/Board Input.
3. 18 volt power supply.
4. Input Jack.
5. Effects/Circuit/Board Output.
6. Ground.
The Battery Ground would go to Pin 6 going Left-to-Right, Solder-Side Down.
See if my pics help. Black is Ground, Red is +9v. I soldered the Ground for the Battery/18v Source (9v to 18V charge pump in my case) to the component side of Pin 6 and the solder side goes to the Switch, to control the LED.
Can you send pics of your wiring (jacks, too) and the wiring diagram?
I'd like too see another working one.
I don't want to seem to be speaking out of turn, but I am not technically inclined, just a guitar player looking for the right tone, and this seems to be a well-informed group with great technical expertise. Also, it seems that a clone has an advantage to the extent that 18V adapter might be workable (I hate having battery-powered items on my board) and/or to the extent that expression pedals or custom trimpots might add to the tone possibilities and tweakability sluttage. 
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