"If that's the case, then you and I have very different interpretations of the word "fine"! "
Right on Blue Bear! I did the same thing too with my first four-track. I used whacked out guitar effects on my singer's vocals. And 7 years later, they sound even worse than I remember!
Less vocal effects, the better I say. I'm one who likes to hear the singer's natural vocal when even possible. Give me raw Motown vocals, Bob Dylan, Bono (sometimes).
A lot of today's musicians use effects when it's not even really needed. Technology can go too far in my opinion. Don't worry so much about the effects, if you can't even write a good song.
Don't put your vocals through a guitar pedal.
M.