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Thanks so much for helping out guys! I really appreciate it!

Thanks! This definitely seems like a good place to start.  I really appreciate it. I'm hoping you are right about a solder bridge. I was probably going a little faster than normal considering I had already made 2 with no problems. Got a little cocky 
When checking the IC2 & IC3 sockets last, am I looking for the same voltages as the regulator? 9V on pin 1 0V on pin 3? Or are they different voltages? If they are different I'd imagine someone has probably already posted them in a another thread. I'll keep searching.

You may have a solder bridge or a whisker of stranded wire shorting to ground somewhere.  I would recommend clipping one lead of your multimeter to a ground point (lug 1 of your volume pot?) and then testing every point on the board that should NOT have continuity to ground.  It's a good exercise and shouldn't really take more than about 10-15 minutes.

If you have to fire it up again before you've found your problem, I'd recommend doing it without the ICs in their sockets.  Test your charge pump (IC1) socket for approximately 9V on pin 1 and 0V on pin 3.  If that checks out okay, add your charge pump and then test all the relevant power and ground points on the IC2 and IC3 sockets for appropriate voltages.

Good luck!

thanks for responding my man. You mean just pull that resistor out and solder in a jumper wire?

For whatever reason, your board is pulling too much current and causing the resistor to overheat. Go ahead and jumper it instead. Make sure you get a good reading on your voltages afterward to make sure they are correct.

I am using there power breakouts from JMK's Testing rig. That is being powered by a standard boss power supply.
Same setup I used to test the previous 2 Sunking Boards I made. Only difference is I wanted to try one of the mods this time.

What are you using as a power supply?

Hey Doodes,

Ok maybe not blown up but I needed to draw you in with a little yellow journalism. I was testing my build yesterday and as soon as I hooked up the board to power, R32 (the 10R 1/2 watt Resistor) would heat up and turn black, essentially burning from the inside out. I realized I didn't have a cap in c8 as I had added a socket in order to be able to dial in the FAT mod. I am not using the THICK mod just the FAT mod. I checked the schematic and realized that that shouldn't have anything to do with it right? I replaced r32, added a cap in c8, and checked out the tranny and that seemed fine as well. I was looking for some advice on how to trouble shoot this bad boy? Mainly cause I can't keep the power hooked up long enough to probe or take voltages without the resistor frying. I was checking out the schematic, could it be the voltage regulator? It was getting late so I didn't switch that out yet. Here are some pics of the board with the fried resistor. Let me know if anyone has any advice, if not I will keep plugging away and see what I come up with. Thanks homies!

This is great! Thanks so much, I am going to give this a shot after work. Sounds like thats the problem!

Hello.    Here's an article explaining Boss PSA vs ACA:

http://stinkfoot.se/archives/726

Sounds like there may be a couple of solutions to your problem!   

Yup, I am using the Boss PSA 120. I actually tried 2 different ones. An older model and a brand new one. I do appreciate you responding.

Are you using an official BOSS ACA power adapter?

If you are not... then that LED will always be dim or not on at all. It is a well known fact that BOSS pedals have a resistor/diode circuit inside that needs to be jumpered if you want to use another PS (like a 1Spot or the likes)

Practice. I always made my own cables but that didn't have to happen to often. until I started really getting into soldering electronics I started to understand the concept of soldering. I still remember the first time I made a good looking shinny glob free joint. It was awesome!! The weller wes51 (the analog one) and Kester solder really did help take my soldering to the next level.
http://youtu.be/eGDBR2L5kzI

Thanks hombre!

Hey! Happy B-day man! 

Haven't go to fire them up yet. We've been pretty slammed at the studio. Its been pretty much wake up, go to work, go home, go to bed, wake up, wash and repeat   
Its my birthday today, so maybe they will let me off early to go home and play around with these bad boys! I will send you some nudies once I crack her open 

Much interested in the gut shot of the CE1

Have you played them?

Man, I want that CE-1 for my Fender Rhodes so bad! I have been gasing for one for some time. I had a chance to get one but I jumped on a Roland RE-201 which was a little higher on my gas list. lol

Cody

Wait?

Can we exhange naked pics of that one!

The guitar player in my buddies band has some really cool vintage gear that he has amassed over the years. He told me when you are as old as he his your old gear eventually turns into vintage sought after gear. Anyways he asked me to clean up these pedals that he found while cleaning out his closet the other day. Supposedly Robbie Krieger gave him the CE-1 during a session. I told him I would take a look at them, and suggested that he hold onto them and keep them in as original condition as possible. I can take some gut shots and post em if anyone is interested. I just got em so I haven't had a chance to fire them up and see whats wrong but I will keep ya'll posted!

Well fuckin A man! Even cooler!

Thank you sir, just trying to keep up with you dudes! I still shred on spitfire bearings. Somethings never change. SKATE OR DIE! Or maybe solder or die...

Verah nice!  Love the guts and the spitfire sticker on the Weller.  So fresh and so clean (clean).

Thanks so much amigo!

Awesome, and clean too.

Whats up Party People!

Finished me a sunking II build last night. I'm giving this one to my buddy for his B-day, but I bought a couple boards. I built this one unmodded, but I think I'm gonna build mine with a couple of the mods. Pretty pumped on just the stock version. Trying to keep up on all the Klon Science, but I fear most of it is over my head. Anyways I dig this bad boy and can't wait to build another. Thank you Madbean!!

Yup, I am using the Boss PSA 120. I actually tried 2 different ones. An older model and a brand new one. I do appreciate you responding.

Are you using an official BOSS ACA power adapter?

If you are not... then that LED will always be dim or not on at all. It is a well known fact that BOSS pedals have a resistor/diode circuit inside that needs to be jumpered if you want to use another PS (like a 1Spot or the likes)