Thanks for the links and replies. The Guitar World article was very informative but my wife wouldn't understand if I bought an amp like that and then paid for it to be modded. Hotter pickups on my Tele could be on my letter to Santa, though.
I'm a pedal junkie so will mess around to see if I can get close with what I have :-)
I wish I had four arms.... Then I could play rhythm and lead at the same time.