Bough it after trying a vintage one (80's ?) from a friend, compared them side by side and the sound is the same.
To me it's all about sound quality, I wanted an Overdrive for Blues/Rock, Country/Rock, Classic Rock - clean, very well defined, easy to use and transparent to the guitar's character - with my telecaster, stratocaster and Les Paul guitars I could have exactly what I wanted, the best I have tried so far !
It will always stay in my pedal board - I used it with JCM800 & Fender Supersonic amps, it worked like a charm.
Strong construction, features are appropriate, it does extremely well what I need with a lovely sound quality. Not for extreme drive, perfect for classic tones!
I'm extremely pleased with it !!!