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budget ?
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
[/stuck record, but they really are that good.]
"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
The old Laney VC series is worth a shout in my view. I have a VC30-212 which is growing on me the more I use it. Does weigh 28kg now but still manageable. I generally use it on the clean channel and let the pedals do the work. Drive section is 4xEL84s so while it definitely isn't a VOX it is sort of in that ballpark. Look around and you can find them for well under £200.
I've had a Bandit as my workshop amp for 10 years. Almost every day I switch it on in the morning, turn it off in the evening and it just works. Lots of customers comment on how good it sounds.
The only maintenance it needs is the ocasional squirt of contact cleaner due to the dusty environment of my workshop.
I do like the fender tone and they take pedals really well. I have been looking at a fender twin reverb and having the deluxe as a back up....because you know...GAS
Bought mine to leave in my mates barn where we rehearse. It’s been out to a couple of gigs too, when I have been aware of flights of stairs at the load in/out.
Just about everyone who hears it comments on how good it sounds. I still find it remarkable how relatively 'under the radar' these amps still are - I think they're just ignored because they're not valve and not 'cool'. I honestly prefer mine to most valve amps, even ignoring the cost and weight advantage. I do still own a Mesa, but it rarely comes out of its flightcase now...
"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
I’ve also had two Laney VC30s. Lovely amps but very different sounding to the Fender much brighter, much less bass.
I also had a Blues Deluxe - wasn’t for me, seemed to have a different midrange to the Hot Rod. A bit more cloudy, and I suppose I was after blackface clarity.
Now I remember it, I also had a Supersonic 22. Lovely sounding thing. Sold it because the hiss annoyed me (and my wife in particular). Totally useable for band use though. I’ve been temped to buy one again several times.
Anyway @Andybolly I’m currently in a similar situation to you, but hoping to get something lightweight so I can leave the HRD at home. I hate to DI so the pedal amp solution would have to include buying a speaker cab.
Asking for a friend* who has one but doesn't use it all that often.
FWIW to the OP I'd also recommend one as a backup amp. Sounds really good, not very heavy, inexpensive.
"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
Also worth a look is a h&k statesman, clean channel is very clean but takes pedals brilliantly. Dirt channel is great. Used that for more gigs than my hot rod mk4