Wizard Amps: Guys swear by them, clips don't do justice. Are there any clips - even of other amps - that come close?

[RaceU4her]

Not to get too far off topic, but I find the VH4 to be incredibly versatile. Cleans are great, and I just stuck on Ch 2 which has a few things in common with a 2203. Gain and saturation just go up from there in Chs 3 & 4. Not that it sounds the same, but it has that in common with both the UL and SLO. While I find the high gain channels extremely satisfying, I'm more likely to get stuck on Ch 1 or 2 on the UL and on the Crunch channel on the SLO. They're not low gain sounds, but the clarity is unreal.

Are there any vintage or new Marshalls or Hiwatts that come close? I'd guess the feel would be different. I've heard some great Wizard clips, but it seems I can cover most of those sounds, at least same ballpark. Anything else feel like a Wizard?

VHT’s are supposedly closest

 

[ChurchHill]

VHT’s are supposedly closest

So then I probably am fairly covered then with my VHT UL. I know it's not the same, but that's what I'd thought might be closest. Thanks!!

 

[LPMojoGL]

I thought I’d love a wizard but I was very wrong. Had a mk2 MTL, sold it

Strange mids and the bright knob made it sound like an AM radio in my rig

Wasn’t modern but wasn’t classic either, caught in no man’s land

Tried tubes, settings, speakers etc, nothing worked

My Headfirst modded Marshalls slay the MTL in my experience and my Rev F recto is also well above the Wizard

All in my opinion of course

Good news is they hold their value pretty well when reselling

I did't care for the 2016 MTL I had, either. Much prefer the Modern Classic.
Not that the MTL was bad. It was super meaty.
But the tight bright MC is way more my thing.
MTL doesn't make the list of my top fav amps.
Modern Classic is top 3, at least.