i go to the high channel. i bypass the pedal i run straight thru the marshall. i turn all the knobs all the way up. i put my guitar volume all the way up. i only use the main volume control. then i sit right in front of it. i turn it up until i get feed back then bum pit down a half click. then i just sit and play the E string with a pick and my palm for hours. i'm getting pretty fast at it. i can rock out some cool rhythms here. i go out to have a smoke and 2 hours pass before i realize what i'm doing. it feels good to just pound it all out. i ALWAYS walk away smiling.