Welp. The good news is I finished upgrading my danelectro 59XT guitar and it sounds amazing.
The canarat is assembled in its new housing ... and not working.
As for the others: The compressor is assembled in its new housing, with its new charge pump ... and not working.
I've not started on the Foxx clone - that was going to be the hard one! I'm determined to get these all done, darn it. That is all for now.