Myles,
I realize recommending amps is very subjective,
but who cares, I'd like your subjective recommendation.
What combo amp would you recommend (2 channels - 3 would be best) to achieve the holy grail - a squeaky clean Fenderish sound, a crunchy Marshall sound, and a smooth, sustaining, articulate solo sound, between $500-$1000 (used amps included)?
Or do you recommend getting a Fender amp and front-ending it with stomp boxes, and if so, which amp and which overdrive/distortion stomp boxes?
Or do you recommend getting some sort of modeller?
You probably get this question all the time - logic would dictate that in order to get the clean Fender sound, you go with that, because that's harder to create with stomp boxes than overdriven sounds - but who knows, I just want YOUR opinion...
There has been a lot of talk on this thread regarding Rivera amps, any low end models which might fit the bill?
Thanks,
Pete