Ceriatone low-watt/smallbox mods?

[CaseyCor]

Has anyone here ever played through one of the lower wattage Ceriatone Marshall clones? The 18 watt, 18 TMD/EF86, 20w Lead and Bass, and the 36 watt. I've always thought it would be really cool to get one of these and mod it. Turn it into a low wattage hot rodded Marshall. I really want the modded Marshall sound to combine with my Mesa for my Rhythm tones, and use the mod for my leads. I like lower wattage amps, getting that modern high-gain sound at lower volumes when it's necessary. I can play as loud as I want at home, but I play at a variety of different places, so having a low wattage amp would be preferred.

Has anyone here done anything like that? And what mods would I be looking for? I know I need an effects loop installed, either solid state or tube buffered. I wonder if I should just send it to Friedmen for the Brown Eye with Saturation Switch That would be awesome, but expensive for me.

 

[CaseyCor]

Here's the schematic for the 36 watt if anyone is interested.

http://www.ceriatone.com/images/layoutP ... iatone.jpg

 

[troublehead]

If you want hot rodded Marshall at low volume, save a ton of money and get a Blackstar HT-5. Those amps you listed are going to be LOUD before they hit the sweet spot. In fact, your Recto will probably sound better at lower volumes than those.