Maybe I should have been clearer -I was referring to the Klones too. and any transparent overdrive based on the ingenuity in the original Klon circuit.
I think Soul Food is fantastic -especially for it's ridiculous price.
I mean people who hate Klons AND Klones for their transparent and revealing sound seems like they aren't using it in the best application or I guess as JB from Hell made me realize, maybe Klons aren't that great with the non Vintage and Classic Tube amps -like SS, and Modern gain and pre stages.
-but I can certainly see people loathing Klons for the Hype more than for the actual results of a good transparent overdrive.