cheese source

Lovetone “Cheese Source”-style stompbox — Big Cheese fuzz + Brown Source overdrive in one box

Built with the twilight magic touch, to make this classic circuit the best it could possibly sound.

A loving, gig-ready homage to the late-’90s UK boutique classic. The original Lovetone Cheese Source paired two of their most sought-after circuits—Big Cheese (iconic, velvet ripping fuzz with a 4-way mode switch) and Brown Source (harmonically rich overdrive/boost)—in a single enclosure. Originals are rare and pricey; this build captures that voice.

If you are after a truly vintage sound that works across a huge range of music, and is a piece of functional history, look no further.

On the fuzz side (big cheese), each 4 modes activates a new fuzz texture that feels like its own story to be told.

On the overdrive (brown source) the 4 way mode knob activates increasing layers of thickness and fullness as you turn it clockwise.

Build details

• Quality film caps/metal-film resistors
• Low-noise wiring
• True bypass switching
• Circuits wired in series with the brown source into the big cheese
• Standard Boss-style power: 9VDC center-negative 100ma or more works perfect(no battery).
• Enclosure: 1790xx/1590xx landscape style with top jack