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OK, based on the Fuzz Face vero posted earlier, I think I can insert the Classic Fuzz's extra cap if I:

a) Extend the veroboard to 10 horizontal spaces.

b) Put a trace cut at b8.

c) Put a .0022uF non-polarized cap at b9 & c9.

d) Wire Volume 2 at b10, Volume 3 at c10, and Volume 1's lug to ground.  (Not sure if positive ground or negative ground - I've never built a PNP pedal before.)

Does all of this square?  Pardon me if I sound like an idiot - this is my first schematic reading session and I'm pretty confused.

So: I am not a breadboarder, nor am I vero plotter - at this point, I'm basically a guy who neurotically checks his solder joints and follows directions well, so my circuit reading skills are non-existent.  (I teach, so I'm waiting for the summer to arrive so I can build them up.)  At the moment, I'm building my brother a Roger Mayer Classic Fuzz, which is (as I'm sure many of you know) just a modified PNP Fuzz Face.  Some of this seems pretty easy; swapping out resistor, cap, and pot values shouldn't be a problem.  However, the Classic Fuzz has an extra .0022uF cap connected to the Volume pot (47k on the Classic Fuzz, 500k on the Fuzz Face) and I don't know what to do with it.  Can anyone tell me where to place it on the attached vero layout?  Or is it something I need to solder onto the pot itself?  Also: AC128s are crazy expensive.  Is there a more available (and cheap) alternative?  And do I need to get matched transistors?

Fuzz Face schematic:


Fuzz Face vero:


Classic Fuzz schematic:

The pot I picked was ill-suited, my 3pdt switch wiring was pretty dodgy, and I had to troubleshoot some grounding issues, but the advice helped!  Witness:



(I have vague plans to name all of my builds after 30 Rock, Simpsons, and Seinfeld jokes.)

I'm currently in the midst of housing a BYOC Confidence Boost in a PPP pre-drilled enclosure using the Madbean standard wiring diagram, but my enclosure has no hole for an LED and, as a result, I need to skip it.  I would also like to drop the battery clip.  How would I go about evading these two things?  I'm kind of green at this, so diagrams are welcome (though not necessarily required).  Thanks!