I've got a homebrew rat I'm working on. I do pretty well with amplifiers, but my pedal work and study can be pretty shoddy. Unlike a tube, I don't have a clear idea of what each of the pinout voltages and outputs should be. Nevertheless I've got this little number running a 1v sine and it delivers me almost half a volt of output.
lm308 voltages
1 - 8.7v
2 - .8 to 2.7 depending on distortion pot
3 - .8 to 2.7
4 - 0 gnd
5 - no reading
6 - 4.1
7 - 9.2
8 - 4.7
2n5458 voltages
s - 3.2v
d - 9.2
g - a couple mV
I didn't realise I was building the compact layout untill it was too late.