Using Super Reverb reverb send as cascaded gain stage

[Choan]

Any thoughts on using a Super Reverbs’ reverb tube circuit for an extra ‘cascaded’ gain stage? I have a super I’ve converted to a 2x10, and it has the rob robinette ‘lead channel’ mod done to the normal channel. While I love some fender reverb, the tank and connections always go bad and I’m tired of fixing it. Could the reverb tube signal path be repurposed as a parallel, overdriven gain stage, blended in with the reverb knob? I’m not a pro engineer so waxing philosophical.

[Carlsoti]

With some figgerin', you may be able to turn it into something like a Garnet-style Herzog circuit. Double bonus points if the amp already has a pedal activated reverb on/off button.

[Willabe]

Look at the 1st Mese Boogie amp. That's what he did.

[HotBluePlates]

Any thoughts on using a Super Reverbs’ reverb tube circuit for an extra ‘cascaded’ gain stage? ...

I tried it back in the 1990s.  I thought it sounded like crap.

YMMV, and of course you might add some components to EQ this path to sound better than what I experienced way back when.

Look at the 1st Mese Boogie amp. That's what he did.

Notice also that Randy didn't stay at that simple approach, but continued to refine circuits to generate preamp distortion for another four and a half decades.  It appears he thought there was ample room to improve on this approach.