I got the HD500 when it first came out and had it for a month. I was having some trouble with getting certain sounds, which was probably more about me than the HD. Anyway, I ended up returning it to the store. I tried an Eleven Rack for awhile, but I really needed something that was floor based for gigging. I looked pretty hard at the Boss GT-100 (since I've always been a Boss guy) but didn't like it as much as the HD. Now that Firmware 2.0 is out, I felt it was time to give it a try again. So I picked up a new HD500 at my local music store today! Now I can't wait to get home!!!!