Personally Id use the clean into for a mid eight or break in a hard rock song. I mean you could start with the overdriven guitars and then I think youd appreciate the clean parts more as a mid eight, they might feel more refreshing that way.
Man if makes me wana record stuff again but its too much hassle. Id sit for hours with my four track trying to get simple guitar parts just right... I must sound like a crap guitarist huh :(
