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And a decent takeaway.
Only trouble is I now want something I can plug my tele into with maybe a TS and some reverb in front and just play away. I should have all bases covered by then. I really like modelling for high gain stuff, less so for the more natural, nuanced playing I also like to do.
So a few years ago I started using a 70's Selmer T&B that I had access to and that was it! Depth, warmth, clarity etc., etc.
Just makes me wish I'd discovered this years ago when you could get 'classic' valve amps for peanuts when everyone was getting all the latest solid state stuff!
Since then I have mainly played through either Fender or Vox transistor guitar amps (for home use). So, now the common problem - as I really really want to find a valve amp that is small enough to use in my attic (as in small enough with a volume and a gain in order to get a little crunch or saturation).
I tried a Vox AC10, but it was still so powerful that I couldn't achieve a good sound at low volume. I tried a vintage Fender Super Champ, and whilst it was good for home, it needed a level of technical curating that was not for me.
So, am currently playing through a Vox AV15, which is actually very good, and I get the versatility found in the transistor or hybrid amp for low volume - although it still does not quite have the chime/warmth that I crave.
TTony - your rehoused BJ III seems to be the ticket for you, albeit sounds like you are using pedals for your sound. Would you or anyone else have any other contemporary recommendations (I did wonder about the now defunct Princeton Recording amp ?) ?
I find it strange that the major manufacturers do not seem to be targeting this market...
I went a bit silly and bought a really expensive amp that's a ridiculous pedal platform. I was liking the sound of a blackface princeton reissue, I'm sure you could swap some preamp valves to give more headroom?
I listened to an online clip of a Lazy J yesterday, and boy that sounded like just the job if I wanted to spend north of a grand (which I don't really) - hence I see a possible gap in the market for the majors ?
But, it seems like it'd be a whole lot easier to find a pedal that gives the sound - at any volume - you want to create than to find an amp with the in-built capability to create that same sound, again, at any volume.
And, if on another day you want a slightly different sound than the capability built into the amp. swapping pedals is a lot easier than swapping amps.
Logically - use a clean amp for the basic foundation/platform, and then add pedals to taste?
I picked up an Ibanez TS 9 and sadly have not bonded with it, as everything turns to mud. So have been using my old faithful Rat (which I have had for 30 years - it is still going strong) - So, yep, perhaps I need to try some clean Fender chime as a blank canvas behind some pedal overdrive/distortion.
I do hanker for natural saturation though...
I can feel a "beat the Lockdown" trip to PMT might be needed (and there's the other challenge, where to actually try out half a dozen different tube amps).
That gets me as far as I want to go ...
... this year anyways!!
Thanks for the suggestions on the previous messages - my optimum sound is a Fender chime pushed into overdrive, so not particularly focused on Marshall gain.
Will definitely try the Blues and Pro Jr amps...
If you havent already got something similar I can send you mine for a few weeks, see if you like it before paying out for one (they are only about £30 tbf)