Auditioning a dual preamp configuration on my pedalboard

[HamerHokie]

I've been gigging with a THD Type O (50 watt plexi) that I bought from someone on this board years ago.  It does one thing very well, but I need it to do more than one thing.

Right now I have set up my pedalboard with two preamp pedals to alleviate this.  The preamps and other effects go straight into the effects return, bypassing the amp's preamp altogether. Both are Tubesteader preamps, meaning they are tube based.  Both are dual channel. The Roy is designed to be the front end of a Vox AC30, and the Magnezium is designed to be the front end of a Magnatone Super 59, as used by Billy Gibbons.  I've had the Roy for a few gigs now, I just got the Magnezium this week.

The Roy is exceptional.  It's definitely a keeper.  Will know more about the Magnezium after this weekend but I'm not sure it's Plexi-enough for me.  It has an excellent clean channel though.

Edited March 20 by HamerHokie

[HamerHokie]

Update - I played two gigs last weekend with this setup.  The Magnezium is truly a beast and complements the Roy nicely.  The low gain channel of the Magnezium is perfect for Stones-like edge and crunch.  The drive channel is pure Billy Gibbons. I found the drive channel can get out of hand if the gain is set past around 1 pm -  becomes pretty noisy after that point.  But both channels cut through the mix really well, much better in fact than the Roy, which lacks the upper midrange.  I tend to keep the gain settings on  both preamps lower, then punch them up with an overdrive when needed.  

For what I'm doing, these two preamps cover most if not all of my needs.  I might replace the overdrive pedal with a treble booster and see if the system works better that way.