Thanks, glad you like my socks, Dave :P
Pity those Tech21 pedals have cab sim on the out that can not be deactivated.
It deactivates its self (supposedly).
gwEm, I don't think it deactivates itself. Maybe it's less dulling than other amp sims though. I read in several places that it doesn't sound good in front of an amp, too compressed, but that it sounds great into an amps FX return (or a tube poweramp=> guitar cab), which is exactly what I intend to do with it.
The new character series pedals (Rectifier, Orange and Hiwatt) all have extra buttons for cab sim deactivation. I wonder if that will ever come on the Liverpool.