I use it a lot for lead and heavy riffing. My band plays lots of covers, Cherub Rock (Smashing Pumpkins), Sex On Fire (Kings of Leon) and Dakota (Stereophonics) are just a few songs that benefit from a bit of tone wickin’.

You’re pretty darn sick, dude… 😆

Deluxe Memory Boy, T.Rex Gristle King, that CAE wah maybe…

The DMB looks super sweet. Good to know I’ll have something to spend money on after Christmas.

The slight volume loss is normal if you have the blend halfway up. As you turn the blend clockwise, you’re decreasing the volume of the dry signal and increasing that of the effect. I usually have it at around 10:00, which gives me a good balance. I haven’t noticed any tone loss on my pedal but that might be just that I’m not as discerning about tone as you are.

I don’t think the music’s any worse. It’s just that it’s so much more diffuse and varied than it used to be, and thus you get less and less of these iconic figures.