I think distortion and fuzz are crutches for most of the guitarists on this forum. I love compression on a clean electric tone, and it has nothing to do with any inadequacies in my playing. It's the way I like a guitar to sound.
for the record, I said nothing about compressors and inadequacies. I said they are the work of the devil
lets face it, no one sells their soul to the devil for inadequate playing!