If you care about your tone, you really should give this box a try. It is a wonderland of boutique tones for all of your preamps and amp simulators. Since I got it, my guitar recordings sound so much better -- very lifelike and 3D. If you own a Synergy system, any UA Stomp pedals, Fractal/Helix stuff, or any of the other amp-in-a-box devices (from Victory, Friedman, Two Notes, etc), this is a great match. However... I'm using it mainly for home recording. I don't know how useful it would be in a live situation, and it's NOT a load box, so it can't go directly after a tube amp head.