I saw your post and might have a suggestion for you. I recently went "amp shopping on a budget" myself. I tried out some "Classic Names" and everything else in between.

I tried the Behringer V-tone GMX 212 combo, and fell in love. It is a 100 watt 2x12 2 chanel combo. It is a analog modeling amp, with 3 amp models, 3 speaker simulators,and many many built in affects (That can be tweaked and stored).

It has 98 adjustable presets, and an presence knob to tweak the highs a bit more. it also has more plugs in the back than I will ever use, with line in & out,
loud speaker outs (For hooking into a cab) tape in and out (you can hook in a tape or cd player and play along) aux. with adjustable volume, slave inputs, loop, and midi port.

Since it is analog it has a sweeter warmer sound, similar to tube like sounds, both channels have a drive knob so you can tweak from just a hair distortion to full shred on either chanel.

Or go all acoustic if you like. So far it has been realy user friendly.

The price new is $275.00 I believe. So far I have been realy happy with it. You might want to test drive it and see what you think.

Good luck hunting!

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