AC TrueTone : VOX-ish toneon budget

To get most of this pedal, you need to run it as a preamp (so in FX-loop return jack) - then it sounds quite alright and VOX-like. Plugging it into an input it can be hit or miss I guess. If you treat it as an overdrive pedal, I would say that there are better options out there. It gets quite thin and sharp sounding at least for me. You can plug it in a direct box or into an interface, however there are no cab sims built in this, so you are going to need one unless you want to sound like garbage. I guess this pedal is for those who do not want to pull the trigger on a VOX-amp, but want to get a similar sound now and then. I have 2 VOX amps hence I plug in this pedal less and less as the time goes on. It just is not that amazing. Good - yes. Good for 30 euros - sure. On top of everything it takes more space than your typical BOSS size pedal.