No you are not alone, at first I was using red 1,, but changed 2 preamp tubes for lower gain and went back to ultra 2.. and with the SD1 found a great spot for me..I see, you also like the Red Channel, but with the Gain set fairly low. I always found the Green Channel too deep and Compressed, especially when some kind of Boost comes into play. Red Channel just sounds better, even if you don't use all the Gain. So I was not alone with that opinion.
Cheers
Mitch