I'm skeptical when it comes to many intense-type distortion pedals because they are second to the amp's drive channel. Carl Martin's Hellsgate (it's this spring's Musikmesse debut model...) is a little different because the manufacturer designed it to work with the amp's FX loop feature, meaning; it's gonna bypass your amp's pre-amp section for a consistency in tone. Let's hope it lives up to its claim (once it gets here, of course).
