Thanks again everyone for the input. Pedals will be down the road a bit. I want to get the hang of playing clean first and move from there. I've only been learning a few months. This guitar was a total impulse buy. Last in the warehouse at a good price. I've thought about a Marshall too Carolyn but nothing within my budget right now used or new except those mini MS-2/MS-4 models. They only crank out 1 W and I want more than that.