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I find that the early 60's Marshalls with the tube rectifiers sound the best ....the JTM-45, to be specific --- what Clapton used with the Bluesbreakers. The Vox AC-30 was just as good, imo. ....especially for that George Harrison tone. But my favorite all-time amps are the pre-'67 Fenders: Tweed (narrow panel) Bassmans and Deluxes, the blonde and blackface Twins, the blackface Supers, Vibroverbs, Deluxe Reverbs, and Princetons .....damn, almost all of them. To me, tone heaven is playing an early 50's Telecaster through a blackface Twin Reverb. ...I just doesn't get any better.

Mr. Mojo your knowledge of guitar amps is impressive to say the least. It seems that the amps of yesteryear were better in many ways than today's amps--at least when gizmos are not factored in. I've heard this many times before. A few years ago I plugged into an old Fender Twin of early 60s vintage and was surprised at how much better it sounded than the Twins of today. Ditto on those Vibroverbs. I also agree about those old pre-CBS Teles and Strats. A few months ago a friend handed me his 1968 strat and I couldn't believe how much better it sounded than my 1973 strat--though my strat is in need of some fretwork. There is a marked difference in the quality of the old axes.

I'll have to drop you a line when I go shopping for my next amp. Thanks for the info.