Look for an amp model on your amp that gives a nice clean tone... then either add an overdrive effect or turn the gain up just a bit.
For intonation on the TonePros bridge you can adjust the saddles (where the strings set) forward and backward. This shortens or lenghtens the distance between the bridge point of contact and the nut point of contact. This gives the guitar it's "scale". To find the intonation you tune your string to which ever note it's suppose to be, lets say E.... Then, you fret the guitar at the 12th fret and see how far off it is... if it's sharp, you shorten the scale (move the saddle toward the nut. If it's flat, you lengthen the scale (move the saddle away from the nut). Keep doing this until the note played at open is the same as the note played at the 12th fret. Trial and error really
There are some good budget tube amps on the market these days for good prices. A lot more than there were 10 years ago. I'd say have a look at these amps:
Crate Black Heart
Epiphone Valve Junior
Bugera
Marshall Class 5
Marshall Haze
Even now, there are some good sounding "hybrid" amplifiers... which use solid state power amp sections and tube preamp sections. This keeps costs down as well... Check out the VOX Valvetronix amps... good bang for the buck.
