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Loved my Classic 30 as long as I had guitars with humbuckers. When I started to fall in love with single coil sounds, it was hard to get a tone that wasn't too spikey to my ears. I think it is both a circuit and speaker issue. Others love them, and they are the best for the price point. Also surprisingly loud, maybe as loud as the Mesa 60 W (seems to have a really efficient speaker). While others have said how rugged these are, mine was not particularly. Nothing awful, just not in the league with Rivera or Mesa. Would be my last choice on this list if it were being used for single coils. Could come as high as 2nd if it were used exclusively with HB and price was the major issue.
Rivera Pubster is a great little amp. I have only tried, but like a lot. I second what BobbyB said. Good reputation for ruggedness. Downfall (or huge boost) could be the single 10" speaker. Would probably be my second choice on this list.
Mesa, as you noted too loud. And, if you are always looking for that Santana tone, probably can be set up to work great. But, if you are looking for other tones at the same time, a little on the fiddely side. Plenty rugged usually. Would be my 3rd choice on this list.
Richter 5E3. How can you go wrong with this proven circuit? Don't know the manufacturer, but she seems to have a following on the net. If it were me, and I was satisfied by the build quality and potential for future service, this would probably be my 1st choice.
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