When there are soooo many awesome sub octave fuzzed out there... Yes I think your limiting yourself if there is only one sound in the mxr that you like.
Having had experience with one myself... I would send it back and try the oktonojs. The redwitch zeus is also another excellent choice.
No worries mate. I can't wait to see how your new build turns out 😋
I tried to get some shots of the underside so you can gauge the boards thickness. There's 3 caps on the underside whish when you remove/move the pots and Jacks would be the thickest part of the board. Whick isn't very thick!
Best of luck!
I had a boss ve-2 for a whyle and was always happy with the performance.
We ran the keyboards through it and it detects the chords so can generate accurate 3 part harmonies.
Pretty cheap too
I can almost guarantee the noise was caused by high output bass. I had the same glitchy noises when I first got it. Did you try a lower signal going in?
I find the BM sounds better in all cases with the output of my bass down considerably! And entirely eliminates the glitchy noises I was experiencing.