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Well I use SS amps a lot, over 30 years of SS gear, before that all tube.
I have used 3 different Polytones,2 different Peavey Bandits, a Fender Stage 100 and 2 different Pritchard Amps.
I love the Pritchards, they never let me down. The sounds from my Pritchard amp have been heard all over the world and I've only scratched the surface of what the amp can do.
Also have used tube amps hundreds of them. I've owned literally dozens of Fender amps. I am totally in love with all eras of Fender amps. From the 40's
and right up to now. Point to Point or PCB. Great stuff.
What I use on a given day depends on what I need for the job at hand or whats at hand at the job.
If you use effects you already have lots of SS in your signal path.
It all depends on how you use the gear you have available.
Its possible to make great sounds with Either SS or Tube amps.
If I can I'll record some of the shows I do in Canada in the next few days and post a link. Then you can tell me if my Pritchard Amp sounds good to you folks. The next record I'm doin' will be SS.
The last record was Tube.
Last gig was SS.
You need both. If I'm traveling I like the SS gear, it takes the bumps better.
Its fun to combine a SS amp with a tube amp. For a while , years ago I liked to use a Polytone MiniBrute with a BF Deluxe. Sounded great.
I have a gig in Montreal this Saturday night, 2 twin reverbs, the next day , I'll be in the studio recording classic rock sounds on a SS Pritchard. When I tour the record most likely the concerts will be played on Tube gear , mainly because thats what the rental companies provide.
This is a rambling post, I guess my point is that it seems silly to think that Art is unable to transcend the gear.
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