Find something old, tubey, and Fender. Really.
About 25 years ago, I found a 1964 50 watt Bassman head for $200. Two channels, tone, and presence (aka how much do you want to cut your head off) controls. I bridge the 2 channels and crank everything else, except the presence control is at about 50%. I don't need to touch anything but the controls on the guitar.
It's the LOUDEST 50 watts I've ever heard in my life. The tone is so rich, and so beautiful. I built my own custom speaker cabinet, with a 30 watt 15" and a 120 watt 12". The 15 runs hot, the 12 runs cold. I can run either individually or both at the same time. The 2 speakers create a gorgeous natural chorus effect and a TON of bottom end... think the intro chords from Mary Jane's Last Dance.
Controlling feedback is almost effortless. Other folks often use some sort of overdrive pedal with the more powerful Fender amps, but even the ####ty old pickups on my '68 Fender Mustang can overdrive this amp.
If only I could get 10,000 people in the practice room...
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...Rob
The American Dream isn't an SUV and a house in the suburbs;
it's Don't Tread On Me.
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