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I know this has been asked before but I also know sources can change with time.. any recommendations for a place to buy a good matched set of silicon transistors for a fuzz face build? not looking for clean up as much as that good high gain fuzzy sound. willing to pay a bit more for a pair that is already matched. thanks!

nom nom with matched 2n5952s from general guitar gadgets.
guts came out really clean too, will post a pic soon.
built for a friend.

I just finished building a combination pedal using Madbean's Zero Point Micro running into Grindcustom's Tenebrion Reverb. I used the long brick for this build as I was going for kind of an ambiance machine. This was my first time using a board from Grind Custom FX, but it will not be the last. Very quick shipping considering Canada to Texas, and the board was very high quality.

I made a quick demo to show some of the more feedbacky-washy-ambiancey-ness.

Pending a paint job.

*Edit: link fixed, thanks micromegas!

I have built 2 different NPN silicon fuzz faces from different vero layouts and on both I am unable to bias the Collector of Q2. The lowest I can get is 6.7V and that's with a 100K pot!!! The fuzz sounds strange and super gated and nothing like any clips of a fuzz face I've ever heard. Because it has happened with 2 different builds I'm thinking maybe it's an offboard wiring problem? Has anyone else had this problem?

I was wondering what the general success rate of Loophole builds was? How many have built one? Were you happy with the result (what should I expect?) Any problems I should look out for? What level of difficulty are talking?

I have built probably  a hundred different fuzzes, distortions, boosters, delays, octave, and weird noise things, but I feel like I am approaching unknown waters with this looper, not to mention it's a bit more of a $$ loss if it fails. I am looking to get something in the ballpark of the ZVex Lofi Loop Junky, and I am considering adding the vibrato mods by JakeFuzz (awesome). I saw that Haberdasher is selling boards (awesome), and Small Bear Electronics has the chips in stock.

I've read the other forum posts, but any additional information/warnings/encouragement/anecdotes is welcome. Thanks

There's no rocket science going on over here, but I wanted to report a simple mod I implemented in my recent Runt build to switch between two preset gains. I ran the wiring for Gain from the PCB to a 3PDT stomp switch, and then I ran each of the 2 switch states to it's own 100kA pot. By hitting the 3PDT switch, you switch gain pots. Because pins 3 & 2 on the gain pot are connected, you only require 2 wires for each pot, allowing you to hook up a "status indicator" LED to know which channel you are using.

Again, pretty simple stuff, but I found out that it really works great. The RAT circuit sounds so good at low and higher gains that being able to switch between them while playing is really useful (and negates the need for a separate OD/boost for my needs). The simplest solution is often the best, right?