i have the exact same amp!!! I have a Johnson J-station also, so I try to use that, which kinda helps, but i really like the tone i get from it. Also, putting the gain up and not usin the second layer of distortion should help a little I play a Squier strat and a jackson rhodes on it, which I think both do the job pretty well and sound great through the amp.

just curious- What kind of playin do u do? like what gigs and stuff like that. I stay at home and play with a CD. The farthest i've gone is playin in a few talent shows (im 15)