I own a number of Carvin products i.e LB75 bass,CT6 guitar,BX500 bass am. I had a chance to play a Carvin Steve Vai Legacy 3 amp and I really was blown away at the clean channel. For me,a guitar amp MUST have a great clean channel. Whereas this amp will fulfill your needs for out and out distortion or creamy overdrive,I find that the clean sound is phenomenal! If this pedal sounds as good as the amp itself sounds,YOU’VE GOT YOURSELVES A REAL WINNER!!!
With some people like myself going small,this pre amp will go great in my F/X return loop.