I never wanted to plug into a bunch of crap like a guitar player w/ a bunch of boxes on the floor but my buddy @ the pawn shop said 'dude just try it out and bring it back if you don't like it.' Well I was totally blown away and had to go back and pay for it (@ the goodbuddy discount). HAD TO!!! Theres really way more options/effects than I actually use or have space to list here, but everyone will find something they like, and the effects sound great, they're fairly easy to access, program and edit. Basically you pick a pedal and choose an effect, tweek it, then you can save it to ANY of the 3 pedals then when you need it, just step on it. You have 8 banks of 3 pedals each, press a button to go to the next bank of 3 pedals. 8x3=24 effects pedals with saved settings but find I really only use bank #1 of 3 pedal/effects. Heres my preferred use in order of importance; tuner/volume pedal, pedal#1=clean which about 20% of the time I will rock the volume pedal all the way forward untill it 'clicks' and boom,-instant wah wah. Works great to boost mids just to cut thru without rocking it back and forth(WAH WAH sound, but then that is fun too). pedal#2 chorus, pedal#3 wah with delay and use the guitar volume pot to mimic keyboard swells which works great to fill out space in a 3 piece band. Thats really all I use but the no-hands-required tuner/volume pedal alone is worth its weight in gold. Good tip; put it in your effects loop for a good clean sound and excellent dynamics. I found it doesnt like the front of the amp, maybe just me or the gain of a great Ampeg SVT3 is too much but it clips if you plug into it and then into your amp. Take your time, try EVERYTHING and you won't be disapointed. ROcK IT!!!!