So from doing music over 15 years now, we went through alot of gear, i mean a real lot. So here are some of Cathaoir's Picks of amps/ amp heads he feels are quite good. All shown are amps he actually used through the years.
The Laney AOR50, great head, powerful, full sounding, with low, mid, high and gain boosts via pull knobs on each!
The peavey ultra, was great for recording but not so great live as not that loud, but great tone if you use active pickups
The marshall jcm2000 100 watt, Cathaoir Still uses and had a nice full tone, responsive controls and good effects loop, a standard to use in the studio or the road.
Lab seris L5 combo?
Yes very old solid state, huge transitor amp combo, good dark sound, the open back gives a bit more color to the sound, very nice solid amp.