I get that not everything we write here necessarily comports with our actual lived experience, but also might be worth it to re-read your old thread from last time, because TO ME, this all reads “the pros of amps never outweigh their cons”. So either currently having a case of rose colored glasses (totally fine), or you were being overly pessimistic in the previous thread (also totally fine…venting is absolutely part of what this place is for).
In terms of “investment”, I think in the long run you are gonna lose a loooooooot less money overall if you just keep a fractal rig and then also have an amp/pedal rig, knowing that the latter may have some flipping involved here and there as you try different amps.
I finally got the JRT 9/15 and was able to use it for four shows over the weekend. I've been all digital for a while so this was the first time I've used a tube amp on a gig in about 7 years! The shows are all '50s music (Etta James, Big Mamma Thornton, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens...
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