Yeah, when I think of surf, it's either pretty clean or all out fuzz. That 60 Cycle Hum youtuber guy is a surf style player and he's all about the dod 250.
You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the workbench
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the soldering's done
Phase 2 and abyss are both fairly easy "next level" projects that I built after my initial string of fuzz and drive circuits. I remember seeing the internal led flashing for the first time being extremely satisfying.
I've bought some trash resistors from slamazon. Thinnest leads I've ever seen. I'm also in boycott mode with Jeffy though so I'm enthusiastically team tayda.