+1 on your description of the amp tone. I ran it same way with my P bass. Only reason Iβm selling is I have downsized even further to the DI box version the Eden WTDI as Iβm rarely gigging these days and the rehearsal space I use has a floor monitor setup which Iβm happy to play through via my Eden box as the I would miss the tone it gives which is very warm and earthy. I would say almost valve-like.