Hmmm.......actually i wld recommend yet another Line 6 multi-efx: the PodXT Live. I feel that while the Floor Pod Plus does the multi-efx job very well, it still doesn't offer the full package. I'd prefer this over the Plus. Another option wld be the Vox ToneLab LE(newer) or ToneLab SE(older by a year) I've tried the SE and i can seriously tell u, it gives the GT-8 and XT Live a run for their money. The only minus abt the SE its that it is MONSTER! If ur gonna be carrying it around often, i'd say get a more compact multi-efx like the Zoom G2.1. If ur gonna occasionally jam and gig but want a full rig, the XT Live or the ToneLab(whichever version). Jus my 2 cents.