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I think ICBM has covered all the important points:
for clean you'd need 50-100w really (Robert Cay, SRV, John Mayer)
for breaking up 30w-50w
for very overdriven 15-30w, but of course a lot of guys with very OD'd tone use a big amp since they use a lot of time-based FX in the FX loop, and get all their OD from pedals or the preamp, so they'd want 50-100w again
speaker drivers do vary in efficiency enough to effective double the amp power, and a 4x12 is louder than a 2x12 is louder than a 1x12, is louder than a 1x10
Placement of your speaker cab will also make a large difference, and open backed cabs are more efficient I think, and spread the sound more effectively
My HT-20 head is loud enough through a 2x12 with V30s. Quite dark voiced so needs the highs turned up and an EQ pedal helps, but sheer volume is not a problem (rock/punk/gothish band, 2 guitars, bass, drums). I don't use a lot of gain, so usually gain on 9 o'clock, volumes on around 2 o'clock for pub gigs - plenty loud enough. I use the clean channel on a few songs as well, which is starting to have some hair on it at that volume if you hit it hard, but it's perfectly adequate I'd say. I don't think I've got any reason for anything much more powerful for my purposes and the way I play.
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Yes, in the loop. On topic though, my point was that the 20 watt amp is loud enough - voicing is a matter of taste (and I do like it!).
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"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