Seymour Duncan 2016: The gain focus

Unlike the conventional sales pitch, Seymour Duncan does not put this forth as a drive unit. It's carefully mentioned as a gain stage unit, meaning, it's something you employ to manifest gain increments which does not necessarily relate to drive or distortion. However, we know too well that a gain push will ultimately result in a driven or distorted output, the degree of which depends on what the manufacturer wants to achieve. I'm really glad that Seymour Duncan had taken time to give us such a pedal because it's as useful as a stand alone unit as it is in a stacked arrangement. I reserve further  comments till I hear this in action & we all know that pretty much of the Seymour Duncan stuff (less some custom shop units) gets here in good time.