Ordering parts... What should I build?

[Snare227]

I'll be putting in a big order for some parts today and I wondered if anyone had any suggestions on some good builds.  There are soooo many cool looking things on this board it's hard to choose!  I've built an OCD V3, a Timmy, a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay, and a Mad Professor Sweet Honey Overdrive.  Here is my to do list:

Zendrive
Crunchbox V2
Hotcake
Plexi-Drive
Vemuram Jan Ray
Jetter Gain Stage Red
BJFE Honey Bee
BJFE Little Green Wonder
Clark Gainster
Box of Rock

Any of those just MEH and not worth doing or are they all pretty good?  Any others that you would suggest?  I wouldn't mind a good fuzz for straight up rock n roll, but I don't have any idea about those. I know some of you have put together hundreds of pedals, so I'm looking towards your experience to pick out some of the best sounding projects to dig into.

Thanks!

[IvIark]

Zendrive into Timmy is one of my favourite stacked combinations ever, and I still think the Crunchbox is hard to beat for high gain Marshall like tones.  I still have the originals in my rack and can't see them being replaced anytime soon.

[dodido]

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[Snare227]

Funny you mention that because those are the two I'm building for that very reason.  I hear so much talk about how the JGSR is better than the Zen and back and forth, and then the big debate between people who bought an overpriced Jan Ray only to find out it's a very slightly tweaked Timmy.  I'd like to hear the differences for myself on those guys and put the one I don't like down the road.  

IVIark.. we sound like we like similar drives.  I'm running a real Timmy for the transparent light break up, and a real V2 Crunchbox for heavy Marshall stuff, but I'm still searching for that elusive middle ground.  I wouldn't mind doing an awesome fuzz either but I'm not well versed in those.  

[dodido]

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[Freppo]

I've built the Timmy, Zendrive, Box of Rock and loads of other pedals.
All good stuff, but there are some underdog circuits that has really surprised me.
Several that I never heard of before I started building.

These get my highest recommendations:

Way Huge Red Llama
Menatone Red Snapper
Fairfield Barbershop
Himmerstrutz Fetto

Oh, and +1 on the Crunchbox. It's amazing.

I think that the Zendrive is a bit overrated IMHO... I like it. But I had to put a 18v charge pump and an expensive IC in mine before I was satisfied with the sound.

Not really a fan of fuzzes, except for Roger Mayer Spitfire. Love it.

[Ross]

The Punk Panther is absolutely astonishing for such a low parts count, it's currently my favorite overdrive.  I second the Zendrive (especially at 18V, where it really seems to open up. I also really like the SD1, but the Gainster gets you into that ballpark. If you have JFETs, build some of the Catalinbread amp-in-a-boxes. The WIIO, SFT and DLS are incredible.

[alex.s]

I think every guitarist should have a Rat! Oh, and some kind of Big Muff :)
Fuzz wise, I'm a fan of the Mayer Octavia and Meathead Deluxe, as well as some Devi Ever designs for wilder, higher gain tones (the Shoegazer with the TP and SM is a great, simple build). Perhaps you could consider some 60s style, glass shattering fuzz (Companion/Orpheum/Fuzzrite), simple circuits and a classic sound. The Catalinbread Merkin is another good take on that flavour.