Thanks that makes sense. Think like Fripp! Another thing I realized today is I don’t really need to hit the front end of the Muff with the OCD to get what I want. With that OCD switched off it is much better (but it’s still definitely there. I’ll try that tap dance at practice and see how that works before putting a volume pedal in there. I’m still interested in the noise gate option but I use a lot of cleaner edge of break-up tones and I’m afraid that will be compromised.

I appreciate this forum! Jay