Recommend me a Tube Amp

ToneControl

a used Ceriatone Bassman or early Marshall clone, there's a few MJW ones going silly cheap

Evilmags

I'm delighted with my Blackstar Artisan 15. Simple handwired and a really good amp to learn how to get lots of tones from guitar knobs and pickup switches from. I have an HT metal valve pedal for more "multi channel" type playing and a couple of dirt boxes. Gives me cleans and 7 basic gain sounds. I use an OCD clone for glassy gains and a TS 9 for midhump. Each interacts with the amp, each other and the valve pedal. Very versatile set up that can do country, jazz, blues, rock and metal.

thomasw88

Sorry for sounding like a stuck record.. But go try a hughes kettner statesman. Superb clean and a brilliant dirt channel plus boost.

maw4neu

Hmmm . . . I have to agree about the blackstar artisan 15 . . . Hand wired , amazing build quality, awesome tone, not too big, not too heavy, simple and yet amazingly versatile . . . Just a well built quality tool . . . Whats not to like ???? . . In fact between the artisan 15 and the artisan 30 the artisan 15 is definitely the one to go for . . . Ive had both.

Mosfed

Dude - WITHOUT question you have to try the Marshall SL-5 combo.

5 watts of screaming EL-34 based heaven.  We play with a VERY loud drummer and me on bass through an SVT set up and the Marshall has NO problem putting us all in our place.

And in 1 watt mode it's even too loud for the home.  Amazing combo, amazing value.  And I am not even a Slash fan.  With a Strat it nails Hendrix's tones, with a Gibson Jimmy Page, etc.  You really have to try it.

Another good recommendation is the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe - and even better - the Hot Rod Deville.  In a recent Guitarist on boutique amps they did a blind test with a Three Monkeys and another amazing Vox clone and out of there - 3 out of 4 testers chose the Hot Rod Deville.

I have a Blues Deluxe where I replaced the speaker with a JBL that I love.  More clean headroom that the Hot Rod.