All thougth lordofthestrings has my deepest respect, and is by far one the most knowledge man i know when it comes to guitars and equipment (and hes canadian), also im a 100% tube man myself, there are times when S.S. will do the job. Try before you buy and dont be close minded, however i still beleive as stated before tube is the best. My friend once recommend that i get Slient solid state! :confused: :confused: :confused: