I've never used the direct outs. I will say the headphones out sounds great; BTW these also take pedals like a champ. I sold my AxeFx2, the rack case, the Fractal foot switch and 2 Friedman ASM-12s when I got this and haven't looked back. I play Friedman's, Bogners, Soldanos, Diezels and this is...
Jdub - Try running the Bogner and the Soldano in stereo. Trust me on this one. Back in the day I ran a Bogner 100b and a SLO 100 together and it did not suck.
#26 has arrived safe and sound in Oceanside CA. Briefly played it in front of my SLO (loved it) and will try it in front of my Friedman BE100 tonight. First thought is I shoulda bought 2. Thanks Wayne for doing this and I am looking forward to more pedals from you in the future.
That VH4 looks familiar (still got it) I remember when you sent me a picture of the Les Paul on the right it made me gas for one like it. I should've bought one back then. Congrats on getting a killer new one!!!