I do believe it's a keeper. I like being able to change IRs...huge feature. With the promise of frequent firmware updates and the excellent service from Atomic, I think I will hold on to it and see where this thing goes. You may be surprised to hear how close my Amplifire patches and my S-Gear patches sound. If you like S-Gear you'll like Amplifire and if your not to impressed with S-Gear I would move on up to a Kemper or AxefxII.