I didn't mean it that way that a boost wasn't so important, I just couldnt part with that much cash for a single pedal. Particularly when you can get something just as a good for a lot cheaper.
It's the same with guitars. There are so many good options now days that it's not necessary for me anyways.
You're a bit screwed now ( joking
) then since you don't need a boost what with that Marshall 9000, you gonna sell that pallisades?
Interesting you said the SD-1 thinned out the tone. This was exactly like picking an overdrive on my Boss GT5 and boosting the MP1 in the FX loop. The GT5 is an all analogue drive section. The over drive I used was called Vintage Over Drive. Not exactly sure what model of boss over drive it was supposed to be. To compensate however I used the EQ to add a little more bottom end back in again. I recorded half my albums guitars using this set up (and I might be going back to it as an FX unit has not worked out for me).
I'm not a pedal guy so to speak, I consider pedal guys guy's with board with about 4-10 pedals on there into an amp, but live I use a Boss GT5 and whichever preamp I'm in the mood for in the loop. In studio it was the same until recently but now I might have to swap it all back again to the GT5.