Hello folks,

I just modded my Boss MT-2 Metalzone to the Diezel Mod specs, but I keep seeing 2 different values for C42 cap posted in various posts online.

The posted values are either:

C42 - 0.1uf

or

C42 - 1uf

Which one is correct? I currently have .1uf in the pedal. If I change it to 1uf, how will it change the sound?

Thanks!

I built this pedal on vero according to this layout :

I believe it follows the schematic posted here in the 1st post.

Everything works well and I like it very much, but the output level is low, barely unity volume with level pot full CW.
I tried to bypass the output buffer with my probe thinking the issue could be there but it's the same.
Anybody built it, any idea ?
Thanks

Can you post a schematic as well, a vero layout doesn't tell us much.

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