i know what you mean. i have a couple of tube preamps sitting in the rack that haven't been turned on in like two years i think. i always want more gear, but after having racks full of tube gear and not being happy with my tone i decided that i would ask God to help me get the most from one piece of gear. so far, the eleven rack has been that one piece of gear. i'm not saying that it does everything, but it is pretty good at most things i want/need. the axe-fx does look cool, but i think i'm at a place in life where i need something that i can dial up a little quicker.