This thing is made to survive a war, humvee among the pedals. And I am not joking. For the amount of output, is surprisingly quiet. Distortion has a distinctive taste, modern, but you do not need to use it. Low boost adds even more output. It may be too much, but having two separate EQ knobs means you can play around it a lot. It is basically a Tubescreamer that can get a lot more FAT and ANGRY (the distortion is quite useful compared to TS)