Depends on what I want to use it for....
I use the Bugera 333XL and I'm starting to like it more since it has not had a hiccup in months since I rewired the Transformer clip wires. I reduce it to a 1X12 for some reheasals where I need reduced power and more edge. It just has all the sounds I've been wanting for years and the clean channel overdrives nicely
Other amps I've liked/lusted after for awhile....
- Peavey Classic Chorus 212
- Peavey Stereo Chorus 212
- Carvin X60b
- Carvin X60h
- Carvin X100b
- Peavey Classic 30
- Fender Princeton Reverb
- Mesa-Boogie Heartbreaker
- Mesa-Boogie Triple Rectifier
- Marshall JCM2000 Triple Super Lead
- Peavey Bravo 112
I really like thick, crisp, crunchy distortion, so then I know there's more to use if I need it, and I love stereo chorus amps. I like the cleans on the Roland Jazz Chorus 212 but I HATE the distortion channel, I can see why all of The Fixx's "Reach the Beach" album uses clean toned guitar, the distortion on the JC120 sounds like a badly executed transistor fuzz to my ears.
On the other end of the spectrum, I'm not a big fan of VOX's AD series cleans, there's a certain shade of midrange that just does not sound like the sound I want, it's not bad, it's just not what I want.
Then you have horrid all around, like the junky ol' Peavey Backstage 30, a late 70's, transistor based amp that sounds like an ice cream truck speaker, the distortion is barely available, while the cleans sound like a milk carton with a speaker on it. One power surge and all your transistors go dead.
