I dunno - the line 6 delay is probably too complicated - there is a lot to tweak. I'd reckon it might be too much for someone new to show up and learn, especially since there isn't much soundcheck. Also - they just flat out DO NOT work in the FX loop of any amp I've tried (Couple of Marshall, ENGL, Mesa, Matamp, Peavey) The DD-3 is good - very easy to use, but a bit of a pain to get the timing right. I'd recommend something with a tap tempo. The T-Rex Replica delay is a great unit, but is pricey (about 200). I'm saving up for one to replace my boss dd-2 which is an old analog pedal, but the lack of tap tempo is killing me on it. I sold my DL4 cos it sounded bad. You need to get the delay all set up in the loop too - sound best then. As for your blown Marshall head.... how come you're sending it back to Marshall? Is it a warranty repair? Surely there is a local amp tech who can fix it, or some kind of Marshall approved tech. A blown tranny isn't actually too big a job. Expensive part though. Running the amp with no load is a big no-no. You've probably got less than a minute before something blows. Even having it on standby won't stop it. The Powerbrake should work as a dummy load though. As for FX pedals into clean sounds, Flash is right - sounds awful. ZOOM stuff is the worst. Last time deadenstereo were up another band were plugging in the big Boss ME-6's or whatever and they still sounded shit. Folks don't realise that the boss distortion and overdrive pedals are meant to compliment a certain amount of power amp compression and drive in a cranked valve amp. Yeah - do you run the speaker cables all the way out to the sound-desk, then back to the stage?