Thanks Bob. So often, guitar effects companies get a bad rep. But Zoom has a decent "bang for the buck" if you invest a little more than $99. I can't remeber, but the 1201 is all presets? Or you can chage the effect's parameters? I guess that is why I was looking at the 1204, it had that capability, or so the ad made it look. I'm glad to hear these things are quiet, I certainly don't want to add noise.
Peace, Jim