Booster Issues

[Canucker]

yet again I'm all asking questions not giving answers guy. I'm having trouble building booster pedals. My issue is that with the two I attempted... http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/DRAGONFLY-LAYOUTS_0/album14/album143/EH_LPB1_001.gif.html
and http://www.aronnelson.com/gallery/main.php/v/DRAGONFLY-LAYOUTS_0/album14/album143/AMZ+MUFFMASTER+VERO.GIF.html
.....the issue is my results aren't booster pedals but just the opposite. When I engage the effect my volume drops instead of increases and its a significant drop. I've tried a few different transistors for each attempt and the results vary but never is it close in volume as my original signal. The fact that I built two different boosts and had the same issue makes me think its not just a wrong value part but some silly mistake....and yes I had a few fresh batteries I ran my tests with (different brands even). 

[mattthegamer463]

One that always gets me, no matter how many times... transistor is backwards?

[Canucker]

I tried various transistors in both positions. As for the Transistor in the AMZ Muff....what direction is it suppose to be? I can't tell based on that image. I know for a fact based on a schematic I found for the LPB that I have had the right transistor in the right position.

[StereoKills]

Make sure you get the right datasheet for the part number AND brand. Occasionally pinouts are different between brands. That one had me stumped a while back.

Also, post your voltages! (http://www.diystompboxes.com/smfforum/index.php?topic=29816.0)