This pedal goes from mild to wild, and the boost can be used as a clean boost independantly of the overdrive itself.

Also, it is just so much more handy having the boost on a footswitch for lead boosts

Brian Wampler seems to be very proud of the gain boost feature on his pedals so there has to be something to it that I can't figure out

And i don’t feel like it sounds 80’s or VH-ish - it just sounds like me turning all the controls on a rich and delicious amp to 11.Gainy while having a “lush” and vocal quality to it