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Jamming, Bigger gigs:- 30-50 watt valve amp with a 2X12 (Fender Blues Junior, Blackstar Artisan 15 both very good)
Sound wise, you have to decide what you like. Their are probably 4 classic sounds (with much variance between them) and they would be Fender, Vox, Marshall and Mesa Boogie. Modern Multi channel amps generally have switchable voicings, so you will typically see (tweed ie fender style) brit ( Marshall ) ect on those channels. These are obviously more expensive. Mesa level gain (with the exception of the Loanstar series) will be well above what you are looking for.
Classic ES 335 into Fender tone would be Chuck Berry, Classic ES 335 into Vox, Noel Gallacher, ES 335 into Marshall Cream era Clapton. There are obviously massive variations between models of amp, speaker choice ect.
The other option is a digital modeller. Axe FX or Kempler second hand would probably be the way to go, although Line & at the cheaper end of the market are a lot more realistic sounding than they used to e.
Used they're cheap as chips.
Otherwise I'd be thinking Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue with a pedal for more dirt.
The best-sounding new amp I've played recently.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
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Fender Hot Rod Deluxe - the Mk3s are superb amps and even the gain channel is "ok", although to my ears they sound better on the clean channel with a really good overdrive pedal in front of them.
I loved the sound and feel of it, and the simplicity is exactly what I really want - I admit I haven't bought one yet, because I'm not actually in a gigging band playing electric guitar at the moment. But it's top of the short list if I do.
Oddly enough I prefer the MkII - OK it has the famous shortcoming of the abrupt volume control tapers, but it just sounds better to me. I was working on a III today, and it actually sounds *worse* at comparable low volume than the II does, even though it's easier to get it to that volume… if that makes sense! If anything the volume it starts to sound good at is higher than with the II.
And I hate the nasty cheap-looking black control panel too .
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein