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I will check those out along with the 65 PRRE.
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If you're looking in the Princeton/Deluxe size and power range check out a Bugera V22 first; while it's got a bit of a British accent as it comes from the factory (albeit cleaner - more "posh" if you will - as well as a couple hundred less expensive than the similar Vox AC15), that's easily rectified (pun intended) with a speaker/tube swap. Good thing if you're just getting into tube amps is that it's exceptionally low-maintenance - the Infinium circuitry not only alerts you when your tubes are going on the fritz, but allows you to swap power tubes at will without the need for a bias job (simply put, matching/optimizing the new tubes to the amp's circuitry - about $100+/- in my neck of the woods); unlike the Princeton/Deluxe you've also got the option of powering down for home practice and balancing the pre-gain/master, to dial in the exact tone you want with as much clean headroom/volume as you need. May not be your cuppa tea - you can't please everybody - but objectively speaking there's a lot going on for under $400 street, and it's well worth a try on that basis alone...
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I like the smaller Vox amps. Nice cleans and nice overdrive. The Vox AC10 is very affordable ($450) and gets a lot of love over at the Tele forum. You can get the Vox AC4HW1 (with discount) for about $640 (awesome hand wired amp)!
Another option is a 5e3 fender Tweed Deluxe build. You can get a chassis build from someone like Jim at Lil Dawg amps for only $580, a Lunchbox for $650, or a 1X12 (with Mather cab!) for $980. These boutique builds are superior to the mass produced PCB + MDF amps in many ways...IMO. If you go with the chassis or lunchbox version you will have to either buy or build a 1 x 10 or 1 x 12 extension cab. Put a Weber or Warehouse speaker in it, and you are only out about $150. OTOH, both the PH and PRRE are also good choices. |
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I agree that there are a lot of options if you go with hand built by small builders and they are generally better in most regards but a 5E3 would not be one of my picks for clean tones. Small builder amps also lose value like crazy. Fenders hold value extremely well (comparatively).
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Strat is the most versatile guitar out there. Good for anything. |
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Here's a demo
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