B-52 AT-100! I love it! awesome clean and distorted tones. the combo version, the AT-212, costs about $750 USD, which is about $800-$825 CAD, so a little out of your price range, but I think it'd be worth it. if not, well, can't go wrong with a XXX, I love mine! I haven't tried out a valveking yet, but if PRS says they're good, you can know that they really ARE good! Marshall tube amps are really versatile and great sounding too, though I haven't tried the hybrids, the solidstates are OK, but nothing compared to their tube amps.