yeah the clean on the DRRI is amazing. the amp is just so responsive. im literally going to clean up my blues junior either tomorrow after work or wednesday (my day off) and plan to sell it. i modded it to sound more full and a bit less boxy, but i just dont need two small amps. about mic'ing the amp for gigs...thats all fine and dandy cause everything is always mic'd on stage, but what about rehearsal? if i cant hear myself at rehearsal then its pointless. i cant really comment on how it takes pedals yet cause my main pedalboard is at my drummers house right now. ill go pick it up tomorrow to mess with it and see if using it for my band would even be a possibility with my current board. if not, im pretty happy with my bassman....though it doesnt really compare to the DRRI. it works for my band though. and yea, the blues junior isnt even in the same league. i mean they sound absolutely nothing alike.