Hi John - Thank you for your posts - the anecdotal one and the informational one!
Re: soaking - yeah, I kind of knew that it messed them up, but the sound is SO nice … and if Sonny Boy Williamson does (did 
) it, it’s good enough for me! GREAT story, thanks (do you remember what song you played? … I’m sure you do)!!
Interesting perspective on the clicky thing, comparing it to fret noises. The guy in the vid seems pretty good, but he still has a big click (let’s see what the forum sensors do with THAT one!). I’m guessing he plays live and doesn’t record then, based on what you said, that the biggus clickus can be controlled.
Thanks again … I’ll probably drop a few on a Chromatica … the price of a few bourbons, right? 