Hi there, long story short, I've just paid way over the odds for a Marshall JCM600 (£220) and a few months down the line it's broke*, I can't be bothered fixing it since I've been told I'm better off with a new one, but I've also just purchased a Boss MT-2 Metalzone overdrive pedal (£55) to complement it.

I've been advised by a friend just to sell both the JCM600 and the Boss MT-2 and purchase a 60W Roland Cube and use that both at home for practising as well as if I ever get good enough for gigs, it'll be an okay starting amp/combo thingy.

Is this the best thing to do? Should I hold onto the MT-2 pedal? Should I get a different combo? In all honesty, my friend's let me borrow his 15W Roland Cube and it sounds really sweet compared to the distortion on my old amp, really really good, and I assume that the 60W will sound even better again!

Any advice much appreciated, thank you :-)