definitely going to do a bit more listening to try to decide what direction i want to go. probably end up going for a diy kit of some sort. i'd rather make music than do gobs of research trying to figure out my own mods and what not.
I have had really good experiences with Madbean pedals. Good build docs and good pcbs.
There has been threads about this in the past - pedal making designs on the net vary from reasonably good to absolutely abominable. Do a bit of research before you dive in.