Probably the blues Jr.
Better eq control than the Vaporizer and not geared at gain heads like the Bugera. I say that with no experience with Bugera amps, so take that for what it's worth.
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Re: tube amp
I'd look at the Fender Excelcior. Really nice sounding amp for clean playing at moderate volumes and very reasonable. Short lived model and only available used, but pretty recent.
I like my VHT Special 6 a lot (I have the head version), but it gets crunchy past 2 o'clock or so. Would probably be fine for a small jazz combo for cleans. I play fingerstyle on a few songs and it definitely breaks up at band volumes. Not a bad thing to me. YMMV.
I like my VHT Special 6 a lot (I have the head version), but it gets crunchy past 2 o'clock or so. Would probably be fine for a small jazz combo for cleans. I play fingerstyle on a few songs and it definitely breaks up at band volumes. Not a bad thing to me. YMMV.
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Re: tube amp
The Bugera is a Matchless clone. It's supposed to be brilliant, but I've never played or heard one in real life.shoule79 wrote:Better eq control than the Vaporizer and not geared at gain heads like the Bugera. I say that with no experience with Bugera amps, so take that for what it's worth.
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Re: tube amp
Early Bugera amps had some reliability issues though they do sound great. There's a ton of info about this online, do some poking around and you might find out the years to avoid.
Excelsior is a great suggestion, though count on having a good eq pedal to go with it as there's only so much of eq-ing you can do on the amp. Excelsior does not have an onboard reverb but a vibrato unit instead. 15 inch speaker and gets really loud. I let one of these go, and as much as I loved the tones I was getting with humbucker equipped guitars, single coiled Fenders sounded to me a bit thin and shrill. But that might be just me...
Blues Jr. is my home practice amp that I have had for the last six or seven years. I love it! Great reliability, easy to make work with any guitar I plug in it, and just a good base tone. I have the simplest black version and it's all stock. I have other higher amps (Mesa Boogie and a small '74 silverface) and the Bues Jr. measures up quite nicely with these two.
Excelsior is a great suggestion, though count on having a good eq pedal to go with it as there's only so much of eq-ing you can do on the amp. Excelsior does not have an onboard reverb but a vibrato unit instead. 15 inch speaker and gets really loud. I let one of these go, and as much as I loved the tones I was getting with humbucker equipped guitars, single coiled Fenders sounded to me a bit thin and shrill. But that might be just me...
Blues Jr. is my home practice amp that I have had for the last six or seven years. I love it! Great reliability, easy to make work with any guitar I plug in it, and just a good base tone. I have the simplest black version and it's all stock. I have other higher amps (Mesa Boogie and a small '74 silverface) and the Bues Jr. measures up quite nicely with these two.