PNP Rangemaster passing signal without power

[duck_arse]

please. show us the circuit diagram you are working to. if feeling brave, show also the breadbord in action. something ain't right. post voltages, obvs. polarity counts.

[patricks]

Working now!

I replaced the transistor with a 2N392, hFE 156 and it biased up nicely, so job done

I'll use the other lower gain transistor in a low gain fuzz face out a harmonic percolator (cos I need moar projects  )