that’s a perfect sum up of the general go-to rules, yeah.
don’t be too shy @joergkutter , you know how it works now and you’re totally legit when you say such things 
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Agree, all I would add are maybe some examples (i.e. stuff you might want before the preamp so it gets overdriven too if you overdrive the preamp). Like the good example with Modulation effects being last and post-preamp there, especially reverb.
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As long as it does everything you need, absolutely. I like having a dedicated tuner pedal, so I’d add that. Some people add a dedicated preamp/DI pedal to get an XLR out (the HX Stomp has a balanced 1/4" TRS out which is just a simple adapter cable to XLR, but it’s one more loose thing to keep track of so people don’t always like it).
The built-in effects don’t always do everything exactly the way you want them so there’s still legitimate reasons to use dedicated pedals for some effects, especially if you really like the way a specific pedal sounds. I’ve found after playing with a couple of multi-FX capable amps that the “generic” (from NuX) or single-branded (from a Boss Katana amp, which replicates Boss pedals specifically) effects aren’t always what I want, so my preference is to pick and choose pedals from a bunch of different brands which are all the best (to my ear, that I’ve found so far) at what they do for the sound that I want - right now that’s seven different brands out of the eight pedals I have on my board. I haven’t tried the HX so I can’t say if it tries and, if so, how successfully it replicates different versions of the same effect, but it’s something to be aware of when considering multi-fx vs a rainbow board.
If you can be happy with the multi-FX unit’s effects, you’re saving yourself a bunch of money, space, and effort by not needing to try all sorts of different pedals and carry big boards to gigs.
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Not a thing. We, regularly, raise threads from the dead.
This is it. @joergkutter has it right.
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Very well stated, joergkutter!
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Thank you all for the vote of confidence!
I have learned from the best 
(After all, I started this thread more than 5 years ago because I was (mostly) clueless!!)
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Anyone have experience with the Boss GX100? Curious if anyone who has tried that and an HX Stomp would rate the two. I saw Boss just released the GX10 which is just a sized down 100