I get seriously tempted by these Laneys. However, unlike a lot of the guys on here, I don't really 'do' metal. I guess the hardest distortion I would want would be something like Dave Navarro's with Jane's Addiction, or Billy Corgan with the Pumpkins. But mostly I use less gain than that. Do you think a Laney would still be an appropriate choice (changing from a JCM800)?