The Alesis Guitar FX Multi-Effects Pedal gives you a gaggle of great guitar sounds and more. Eleven amp simulations (including an acoustic simulator) are cross-matched with three cabinet sims for authentic sounds that run the gamut, from dry and clean to lush and ringing to raw and screaming.
Also contained in this little blue meanie is a set of 30 effects (nine available at once) and a very convenient feature you don't see in every multi-effect unit--adjustable signal routing. For years, guitarists have known that, for example, a wah-wah pedal sounds very different when placed before your distortion pedal, as opposed to after it. The Guitar FX gives you eight different configurations for the nine effect modules, exponentially increasing the range of tones you can achieve. In addition, the expression pedal input allows you to vary many effect parameters as you play. Introduce reverb as you play, or take the chorus effect out for the bridge.
The simple, two-knob interface makes dialing up custom sounds easy, and you can save them in one of 40 user memory spaces. And there's a tuner built in, making the Guitar FX the only box you need to carry with you.