I personally would save my money ..in regards to a gain pedal, as the SVMKII has more than enough gain .. and instead I would purchase something to shape the gain more to your liking and in this case I would choose the Boss GE-7 or the MXR 10 Band EQ .. and put it in your loop you will be amazed at the tonal variety you can create and how tones that you already like can sound that much better with the kind of fine tuning an eq offers. Just my 2 cents. Sorry I know my comment isn't that helpful if you have your heart absolutely set on getting one the aforementioned pedals.