I agree. The LBx sound kinda muffled on the burn channel (be interesting to hear in the flesh). I think the peavey would be the best choice for any at home recording guitarist given its features ... but i also agree with the demo dude when he says the EVH just has that "something" about it (that crunch channel sounded fantastic)....I think the word is MOJO
I really wish they had done the controls like a hot rod 25 with separate gain/volume controls for each channel, but I'm sure at the end of the day it came down to hitting a price point.