No I get you! I loved the Volcano initially but kind of came off of it after a while, then went looking for alternatives (and found FilterFreak). That's a shame to hear about the Drumbrute - it has always remained my "get this some day" list. Something about it just has that charm for me, but admittedly I haven't spent actual time with it to say whether that's valid or not, lmao.
I agree with you when it comes to the Neutron - while that initially put me off I could see the benefit to it, and that was solely because I was coming from a fairly digital place to begin with so I was far too used to the convenience of endless preset and saving potential. You've inspired me to dig mine out; I've got it on the desk with me at the moment, just need to wire it up and figure out how best I to implement it into the workflow.