Thanks commodore64, I did think of that but opted for the lazy way out. Built a whole new circuit which I will put at the input as a preamp. Seriously... check this out: http://www.madbeanpedals.com/project.../Bloviator.pdf
I took several people's advice and will disconnect the opamp circuit... install a 68k resistor at the input of the first tube stage then install this circuit between the input jack and the 68k resistor. Just trying to figure out the best was to get 9V to it. I've already built the circuit using their pcb for $9 just haven't had time to tear back into the Crate.