Disclaimer: Long post ahead.
First I thank all of you for your responses. Thanks to Cliff for chiming in as well (I feel like a celebrity replied to one of my fan emails!).
After exhaustively reading through threads upon threads regarding "fizz" and "sizzle" I've come across some really good quotes that has helped me ease my worry:
"Outside of a mix context...sizzle can be a bit annoying but in a mix it cuts like mad."
"Randy Rhoads... guitar sounds like a friggin buzz saw, but in the mix it is awesome."
"Fizz is good."
I've been playing Rectos tube amps for many years, but always loud and in a band context. Always "heard" something there, but my ears have been so "trained" to hear that amp in the overall mix that I never paid any mind to it. Since my amps always been in the rehearsal room, at home I've always had the "modelers" (ie, Line6 POD, Toneport, Cube mini amp, etc). So at home I've never that the "problem" of fizz (which I'm quickly learning it's not a problem at all).
It wasn't until I found this post from Cliff that I've began to "see the light":
"The whole impetus for V10 was actually due to the Rectos. I hooked up my Dual Recto one day and was A/B'ing to the Axe-Fx. The real amp had this fizz and sizzle on the notes whereas the Axe-Fx did not. If you play a single note you can hear a crackling noise on the decay, almost like frying bacon or something. The Ax-Fx was more smooth fuzz on the decay. I sat there wondering why the Axe-Fx lacked this sizzle..."
So I think with this new point of view in mind, I will continue tweaking and not worry so much in trying to get a "polished, well-behaved sound" (I read that from one of Cliff's post also). I will also post a clip of my tone as it sits in a mix my band recently recorded (they're scratch tracks and you really can't hear the guitars that well, but the bass and drums are there so it should give me an idea on how the guitar sits in the mix). Let me know what you guys think of it and if it cuts through nicely.
Again, thanks all for your comments and suggestions. Much appreciated \m/ \m/
-PJ
PS: I haven't been able to rehearse with the band with v10 yet, probably another reason why I really shouldn't worry so much about it