Just an update on the Digitech. I found someone locally with one for sale, went & messed with it, bought it. After playing with it for a while & arriving at the best hook up for my system I LOVE IT! The guitar effects for reverb, chours, even a leslie speaker emulation are fantastic. The ease of use for vocal harmony is great and add a given warmth to vocals not otherwise attainable.
Would I recomend one? Yes. As long as it is used, not over used for the vocal effects. The only thing I will say even mildly negative is they are a bit pricey to buy brand new. If I were playing out solo a lot and had the money to invest new would I still buy one today? Yes. Lucily, as a broke musician I found one used. LOL.
Many thanks to all who answered my poll on the equipment.