Which multi FX?

[JJretroTONEGOD]

I think the POD XT Live is the best multi fx out of your list, they are amazing. I used to use the Boss GT3, which absolutley kicked ass in so many ways! Multi fx are a great studio tool. I've found the GT8 to be way too complex for my taste. I sold the Gt3 to get seperate pedals, which I now prefer, but it's took time to get all the pedals I want, seperate pedals seem better sound quality and are more unique.

[pagan7]

Good to hear you're enjoying your GNX3000 Doadman and I'm glad I reminded you about them. I'm sure that with some in depth editing of your own patches you'll find that  the GNX3000 is capabale of some fabulous tones even without your HC. Personally I've never found mine to have a problem with "fizz" and I wonder if the AlnicoV Nailbombs on my RGT42  might  make  for less fizz than the ceramic ColdSweats on yours.
I also don't use the preamp section of my amp mainly because I find it adds too much of its own "colour" to the amp,cab and effects models I've created on the GNX and also it's not stereo as mentioned in a previous post.
The preamp stage on my Marshall AVT275 certainly adds fizz and colour.
Personally I've never been especially bothered about getting a realistic valve tone , prefering instead to get the tone that's perfect (in my opinion) for whatever I'm playing at the time regardless of whether it sounds like it's amplified by a valve, transistor or wax cylinder played through an ear trumpet.   :P  But horses for courses
For an ever bigger stereo sound I use a much maligned and forgotten tool......a 31 band stereo graphic equalizer.  Stereo out fron the GNX straight into that  and a studio spec stereo power amp to two 2x12 cabs.
I normally use the equalizer set flat and only tweak individual frequencies if the acoustics of a particular room require it.
Anyway have fun with the GNX3000 and HC   Looking forward to some sound clips.