Bazz Fuss output is low

[plexiphile]

   I've been fooling around with Bazz Fuss schematics for a while now. I love the tone, especially from something that is so basic. I test my finished pedals on my little vintage Fender Champ and the sound great.  Noise free, no popping, that great tone.  Then I usually give them away to friends...I love building these things.
   Anyway, here's my issue: When playing these through, say, my 50w Marshall at full band volume, the amps output with the Bazz Fuss is actually lower than the clean signal.  Something I might not notice at low practice amp levels...I always thought I was getting a huge boost.     
   My initial thoughts: I'm using a 10K resistor to protect the LED; it's coming off the 9v+.  Wrong value? Bad placement?  I'm using the General Guitar Gadgets true-bypass 3pdt w/LED wiring diagram...I'm sure I'm following it correctly.  Or could the 100K pot be changed for higher output?
   Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers
Jeff

[stringsthings]

links to the schematic?

[plexiphile]

    http://www.home-wrecker.com/bazz.html

   http://generalguitargadgets.com/diagrams/switch_lo_3pdt_tb_battery.gif?phpMyAdmin=78482479fd7e7fc3768044a841b3e85a


   In the switch schematic, like I stated, R1 is 10K.


    Thanks much!
    Jeff

[MikeH]

The value of your LED current limiting resistor would have no effect on the output amplitude of the effect.  It could be due to a few things- misbiasing of the transistor could be it.  It could also be that it actually is louder, but when you play along with a group, the frequencies from the fuzz get washed out and it becomes difficult to hear your guitar.

[Hides-His-Eyes]

You could stick a booster on the output, but I suspect your issue is more frequency related, and by the time you've added an active tone stack to a bass fuzz, you're pretty much bursting too far out of the constraints of the circuit. IE, you need a different circuit...

[tasos]

it is a good idea to check polarity of the battery...i had the same prob!or the battery might have gone bad....also try replacing it!

[porkammf]

Maybe the diode is feedbacking too much signal, try to put a 10k pot in series with the diode, vary it and see how it affect the output.

[Earthscum]

Aha! Maybe check your diode... I just got the idea to try something, and grabbed a diode that I knew was fried. Distortion, but low output. I tried a Ge diode that I know is bad, as well... low output, and hardly any distortion.

Which BF are you building, and what transistor are you using?