[sikoniko]

pumpkins use several preamps to get their tones.. i forget most of them, but I do remember seeing the marshall jmp-1 in a pic of billy corgins rack.

The best distortion will always come from an amp. I actually use 1 amp for clean, and 1 amp for distortion and a/b the 2. 1 set of pedals goes on clean, and 1 set goes on dirty. my clean i have a delay, flange and a phase and on my dirty i have delay and phase. this way i dont pedal dance. before a change, setup clean and at that change hit the 1 box, and there is my clean tone with the right effects, and same for dirty. ive also experimented with chorus and reverb.

line 6 dl4 is about the best delay available today but if it is too bulky, go for the boss. you cant get all those cool delays, but you can get by.

stay away from any all-in-one solutions. every one i have heard has always sounded like crap. it will take a tone and make it sound cheap quick.