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Whoops sorry the I did mean that I am using 5457. And it's measuring 1.5 vgs. Opto is installed correctly now. I am getting the correct voltages at the 5088s and the ICs.

Any ideas at all? I'm kind of at a loss. I have tried 4558s, TL072 and NE5532/P. I have verified in range 2n5952's I just don't know what to say. The pedal seems to work/compression too but no swell. I've tried tuning/tweaking -- barely anything at all.

The vactrol was definitely in backwards. I turned it around and bow in getting the correct readings in those 2n5088s!

Unfortunately, still no discernible swell effect. I've tried Brian's method for tuning it but I'm not getting anything. Any ideas or tips for running it troubleshooting?

So I installed the vactrol backwards?

I'm basically get 0 volts on R1 (1k) and R4 (15k). It's like 0.0045. I'm not getting any voltages on the vactrols either. Here are some photos up close of the area. From what I can tell R1/R4 are connected together so the solder is connected together on the back. I tried to circle some areas where I thought there may be an issue? But I'm not sure. It seems clear that there is very little if any voltage getting to those 5088s.

Any chance the 5088s are dead or maybe a short there too? It just seems to me odd that the pedal works pretty much fine except the swell effect.

Okay! I made the tool to measure my 5457 and most of them were just fine. See the attachment. This leads me to believe something else is wrong. So, I checked my solders again and then took some measurements.

I have highlighted a few areas where I am getting odd measurements. Any ideas? The compression seems to be working fine on the pedal. Just no swell whatsoever. Also, the level is REALLY weak. I either have to dime the guitar out or use drive pedals to get any appreciable volume gain. Even with level all the way up.

I've tried Brian's method to tune the pedal and I'm not getting anything like in the YouTube videos.

Thank yoU! Very helpful!

The tractor beam is looking for 22pf mlcc but I only have 15pf and 27pf. Do you think it's okay to use one of those and if so, which would you use? Or should I bite the bullet and just buy the 22s?

Crud. Turns out I put that OPA134 into my VFE miniMu.

So, could someone help me understand how I would use one of the THOUSAND TL072's I have? I understand it's a dual opamp vs the TL071, which is a single opamp. Does that mean I only need to connect one side of the IC to my circuit? Does it matter which side?

I'm looking to install a Boss style PSA jack to replace the original positive tip 2.1mm jack. Do I just flip the wiring on the jacks? I.e., tip (+) wiring (on board w/ resistor) now goes to the barrel wiring of the Boss PSA and the sleeve (-) of the 2.1mm now goes to the tip of the Boss PSA?

Are there any changes to the wiring that goes to the lugs of the input/output jacks?

I think I have an OPA134, which according to Google is an alternative to TL701? Same pin out?

I ordered a breadboard with Va, Vb, Vc inputs. I guess for now I'll build one on the breadboard. Is Vero board what I'd build if I wanted something more "permanent" but shy of creating an actual PCB?

I only have the TL072. I'm a little confused on v+ and v- and how they both have +/- in and out. v+ = positive? v- = negative? I assume that + and - from the battery? My knowledge is growing in this area but I'm still admittedly ignorant.

One last photo

Okie dokie! I put together a board. No idea if it works. What I do know is that there is continuity between every single point on the board. I'm thinking that is because a lot of the copper trace intersects with different components. Do I need to cut all of the copper traces and just let the circuit be "point to point" through the components?

https://tagboardeffects.blogspot.com/2012/07/jfet-matcher.html