I have never tried the Tonerider pedals, but from clips I've heard they sound good and they're really nice priced so they would be my best bang for the buck bet as well.But like Telerocker says, the Emma Reezafratzitz is an excellent pedal and it can cover a lot of ground. Emma also makes an overdrive pedal called Stinkbug. I have only tried the Stinkbug once, but it's a real killer.