To be completely honest, everyone that comes through here can argue this or that - multi vs. single - tube vs. solid state and all that other schmootz, what it's really going to come down to in the end is "what do YOU want YOUR sound to be like? - and what kind of flexibility do YOU want to have with YOUR rig?"

Take YOUR guitar to the store run the items you're interested in through YOUR setup, tweak the settings to YOUR liking and go the direction that YOU are most comfortable with.

It doesn't matter if you end up with Brand X Super Effects Box or you run your ride through an toaster oven - if that's the sound you're after, more power to you.

Think of all the things that you want and need and measure that up to what you don't want - then start your research from there. It doesn't matter how good something is if it can't give you the tone you're searching for. Good Luck.

D.