I find myself using my OD-3 Overdrive pedal simply as a tone pedal more than a distorion pedal. I often have the drive right down, with the level cranked up, so that I control tone and overdrive levels by using the volume control on my guitar much more effectively than going through the amp alone; it really allows you to get a "cranked" sound at lower volumes. I am a big fan of powerful mid-range frequencies, I guess I am a jazz man at heart; I love the tone of archtops, and as I only have a squier strat, I work quite a bit on my tone, lol!