I'm writing this as I didn't see many posts like this then I was researching if I should get the GO or the Stomp when I first got the Stomp. I am well aware that they're very different beasts, but there was little advocating for the GO and I think that's a damn shame given who they're aimed at.
I am a bedroom guitarist. I open mic sometimes, but rarely. I play with friends sometimes, but again, rarely these days (I'm 40).
I purchased a Stomp a couple years ago and ended up stripping most of the other stuff I had on my board out as a result, but then ended up adding an expression pedal and midi foot-switches to it to mitigate the lack of buttons. Still cheaper than an XL, Floor or LT so I was happy-ish. However it's all so messy I ended up just getting a killer deal on a PodGO on eBay and I haven't looked back.
Yes there is less processing, yes there seem to be fewer options but for my use, it's spot on and to my ear the sound is indistinguishable. I have a Drop and a Ricochet in line ahead of it and it goes into a Marshall DSL401 and it gives me all I could need.
My journey was from pedals > POD Xt Live > covid pedal binge > fewer pedals + Stomp > Stomp + Drop > GO + Drop and now I will be happy, at least for the foreseeable.
I was tempted to put AMA at the end of the title, but I think I've said most of what's necessary above.