I'll give you my honest opinion... If your looking for heavy distortion, Dan Electro's not the way to go. & keep in mind that the Amp/speakers you use has alot to do with the sound quallity. You might try a pedal on a store's amp that sounds really good, then take it home to unveil the cursed truth, that the pedal sucks. Humbuckers always improve the sound of distortion too (in my opinion). Anyway...for an old rock, or bluesey sound, Dan Electro might cut it. But I'm a guy who likes a skull cracking distortion, low & heavy. I like it when the artificial harmonics scream.