You’ve put a lot into this manXcat. I wish I hadn’t removed my post. You see, after reconsidering, I felt there was no gain in being contrarian with a gentleman such as yourself.

But I always appreciate a good talk on gear. I like learning about it, messing with it etc. For me, it’s part of the fun. And just for the sake of our discussion - and sorry Panu, not trying to take your thread down this gear “rabbit hole” - my favourite setup right now is running the G3n into a Vox VM50. The little Vox is essentially a clean head with only gain/tone/volume. I run that into a Peavey 4x12 cab. Sounds great for now and I’ll stick with it until I get bored with it and want something new. Then it’s all for the local swap...