@sam: ahh cool, you have it on bread too...
yep cathodes/anodes ...i'll sort that,

the SWTC tames it a lot for the better for sure, non squeely...

is your gain pot scratchy?.... i'll meter mine in a bit.
''violence to the DC conditions''

i'll check for violence too..

edit:
@paul: whilst diddling the gain pot i get...0.63-2.54v..
edit:
sam, i put my gain pot the same as yours now, but still scratchy...
