Right. I've just moved up to London and have a budget of around £1000 to spend on an amp for the (small) bedroom.
I have had a Mesa Boogie DC10 combo for a few years. A awesome amplifier, but inappropriate for me because it was simply too loud. I never really had it above 2/10 on the master so never hit the tube 'sweet spot'. Also it had the wrong type of distortion for me. I am a big fan of Slash's tone - that kind of fuzzy Marshall EL34 crunch - so the Mesa's 6L6 type distortion was a little smooth.
A Marshall combo would therefore seem the choice, but this is inappropriate because the smallest one would be 50w which I think would be too loud. Also, Marshall's build quality is not the best.
So can anyone suggest any alternatives? At the moment, Cornford, Rivera and THD seem to be the thing I'm looking for. I want enough volume to be able to keep up with the band in our medium sized practice room, but not too much so the sound is poor at bedroom levels. I think about 20-40 watts may be about right.
I have room for nothing larger than a 2x12, so could always go for a head and 2x12 cab, but the smaller the better really.
Can anyone suggest any models/other amp-makers that could give the sound I described above? Maybe the Cornford Hurricane or Rivera Chubster 45? Has anyone got my type of tone out of these?
Many thanks for any suggestions,
Charlie
EDIT: BTW, I have an LP standard with Mule neck, Crawler bridge.