Originally Posted by: fuzzb0xyes blackstar are good amps so are fender and jet city. It all comes down to personal taste and the sound you are after. The other guitarist in my old band had a jet city 20 watt valve amp and it was stunning, he never had any problem with volume levels at practice and if it wasn't loud enough at gig's we'd get the sound guy to put a mic on the amp. How much is your budget to buy an amp and would you prefer a combo or half stack?