This pedal has been my one and only distortion pedal for 15 years. It can literally do any sound you need. I kid you not, many people ask how I get "that" sound, and it's this little box.  Set tone on 9 o'clock, gain at 3 o'clock and output to full, nice, creamy and very responsive. With a tube amp, your otherwise useless volume knob on your axe becomes a tone shaping tool.  Battery lasts for a very long time.