Thanks for the info Spacey! I like simple. I use a distortion, delay, chorus,and wah with my hot rod deluxe. That's what I use.
I mentioned to the band leader how nice it seemed that the guitar player just hit one switch and he had just the right sound for that particular song, lead, fill, with the right delay, distortion, and effect. He told me it took 5 years to get it that way and that was if it worked right that particular night.
With the price of the HD500 I might as well go for the gusto and get a good pedal board.
The band doesn't run stereo so I don't see the point of a stereo setup. I will have to mic my amp. The other guy plugged into the board L & R. The band leader likes that and said he could find me a HD500. I told him to hold off till he's heard my setup. With all the new fangled stuff out I need to do some checking out but may be better off using what I got. It sounds fine but I think I need to add a gate.