Buscemi, you're right: playing through the modded pedals (particularly the DS-1 and Pepperminted Fuzz Face) is when you *know* where the money went. The good service, it seems, is just a bonus.
Thanks for the welcome, KAJI. I hadn't heard much about the TR-2 mod...in fact, until I did a little Googlephonics Research, I didn't even know that many players hear a volume drop in the stock version. I'm gonna have to check that out before tonight's session. Evidently there're some tone suckage issues as well. Hmmmm...