I owned a 2013 vh4 and i had to sell it a few yrs ago to fund a guitar and i missed the amp alot and decided to try a vh4 pedal with a dr. Z prescription amp and also with the clean ch on some of my other amps, and its a similar vibe and is prob my fav highgain pedal but its still not the same, the feel was different and the tone wasnt close enough for me, so i ended up buying back my old vh4 a month ago and couldnt be happier. If you wanna get similar and have the diezel flavor then yes the pedal will be fine and is really good, i love the feel of the vh4 and had to get another one.