Fail: need a little help with blue box mod

[Swimming Bird]

Okay, so I almost love the sound of my Blue Box. I've always almost loved it, so I've tried to make it better a few times, all of which have failed pretty miserably.

Yesterday I tried performing the mod where you remove the C11 cap. As per instructions, I simply removed it (planned on adding a switch later). Well, it now kills all signal when the pedal is engaged.

The only time I've been able to get signal is when I used my finger to bridge the connection. I tried soldering a wire across the points where I took out the cap, nothing. I put the cap back in, nothing.

Help, I've lost my mostly beloved blue box -- anyone with experience of this or ideas please chime in.

[bongomania]

At this time, are you still able to get signal by bridging the traces with your finger?

[Swimming Bird]

Just got home and opened it up. Tried finger contact -- nothing, with or without the cap in.

[Taylor Livingston]

You did something else besides remove the cap then (unknowingly). Time to build an audio probe and start poking around...

http://www.diystompboxes.com/pedals/debug.html

[Swimming Bird]

Okay, will make one shortly.

As another approach, does anyone know the value of C11?

[Taylor Livingston]

Should be .01uf.

[Swimming Bird]

So close but so far.

I've managed to make it work again, but it's stuck in full blend and the gate is pretty much bypassed. Will keep tinkering I guess.

And now output gain is ridiculously high. Unity gain is under 9 o'clock