YEah they have good distortions especially if your creative to mix and match with different preamps. They will never be as good as single stomp boxes...cuz emulation doesnt beat orginality. If i was going on tour i would bring stomp boxes but being realsitic and having to lugg **** around its nice to have it in one unit. I promise with the gt 6 you wont be dissappointed...at the very least you will be happy. It can be very trickey though with the gt 6, it takes a lot of time to find the right combos with your amp and no patches ever sound the same cuz of the 'colouring' of others equipment.