If you're looking for a good all-around pedal that can even do amp simulations and work as a great piece of practice equipment for those times you can't use an amp, I'd highly recommend the ZOOM G9.2tt. On top of amp simulations, you get many different types of wah, modulation, delay, reverb, cabinet simulators, and you can even program in some mathematical functions to work together with some of the effects. As a warning though, it's very difficult to get a sound as clear and crisp as one you would get from using an amp + high quality mic. Here's the best I've managed to achieve so far:
http://picosong.com/RAUdAs far as my ideal setup, I'd use:
Gibson Les Paul
Marshal AVT or JCM amp
BabyCry + Delay pedals
Some kind of modulation pedal
This post was edited by sMACKTRiCKz on Jul 26 2013 01:29am