I think a lot of people just think cleans when they think of Fender amps, but Jim Marshall heard more than that in the tweed Bassman. I LOVE my Diezels, Bogners, Boogies, and Marshalls, but I LOVE my Fenders, too.
SF Twins are probably the best value ATM, but the SF Super Reverbs aren't far behind. The Rivera-era "II" series are sleepers, when they're healthy, they can be amazing.
My current Top 12 (that's two louder, innit
- '64 6G6B Blonde Bassman (JTM-45 Killer)
- '61 6G9A Blonde Tremolux
- '57 Reissue 5E5A Tweed Pro
- '67 Blackface Super Reverb
- '73 Silverface Pro Reverb
- '57 Reissue 5E3 Tweed Deluxe
- '65 Reissue Blackface Twin Reverb
- '59 Reissue 5F6A Tweed Bassman
- '62 6G7A Blonde Bandmaster
- '62 Reissue 6G2 Brown Princeton
- '76 Silverface Twin Reverb
- '65 Reissue Blackface Deluxe Reverb