Good you read that man... there are a lot of brads that make solid state, price range depends on the size (power) of the amp and brand, you can get some pretty nice stuff over crate amps, maybe Line 6 stuff you might dig, Peavey has some good amps too, personally I own a Laney HardcoreMax amp, small 30 w, but has integrated reverb, so to start is ok, there are some Marshall combos you might wanna try but I can't give advice on those cause my experience with Marshall combos is not good, but some players swear over their Marshalls.

Sometimes you can get some pretty cool stuf on eBay if you ahve good experience with them, me... It';s hard cause Mexico postal service sucks so I don't give them a chance to handle that part.