- I only play single coil loaded guitars
- I'm not a channel switching guy, all I want is an overdrive channel reacting to picking dynamics and the guitar's volume knob. When I'm rolling down my guitar's volume knob, it does not have to become pristine clean but just cleaner, with just a little crunch for rhythm work.

- I'm looking to fatten up my single coil pickups. Although I'm not into Carlton and Ford, I do enjoy a lot Matt Schofield strat tone. His tone is a real single coil FAT tone.

- Either an EH Holy Grail or Boss Fender reverb sitting on top of the amp using short cables is all I'll need in the loop. (In saying that, I'm hoping that the Kleinulator or the D'lator are not mandatory)

Thanks for your suggestions and help.

Please get a Dumblelator or some sort as well. I think they play an important role in getting the right sound out of a Dumble style amp. I never really liked my OTS until I got a Fuchs Verbrator. They really seem to balance out the amp, tightening the low end and smoothing up the high frequencies.

That being said, be ready to experiment with speakers, tubes etc. to get the sound you're looking for. What works for others may not work for you. And yes, give it some time. I'm getting more and more fond of my OTS, it just seems to sound better and better through time while at first I felt a bit disappointed...

For advice which OTS to get I'll leave you to the others..

If your looking for Scofield tones I can tell you this: He is famous for using stock unmodded blackface era' Fender Super Reverbs. His Bludo amp is a dead nuts Larry Carlton clone of a 100w Dumble ODS Bluesmaster/Ripper. He also uses a custom (modded) Two-Rock in a "Custom Reverb Signiture" chassis. The amp is supposed to have NO overdrive channel (Single channel) and just ftsw' able FET with "Skyliner Specs" w/ verb. Also he is infamous for using oval ported 4x10 T-R cabs which I think contributes to his sound greatly.

 As far as the trimmers go the HRM is not a bunch of tweaking. All you have to do is turn the amp loud (not gigging levels but louder) for 10-15 minutes and hit some notes on the guitar, tweak trimmers to taste. Actually the trimmers will be set when you get it and you may not even want to touch them for months (or even a year or so). I've had my amp for a year and I have not touched the front panel settings in months (touched the trimmers twice since I've owned the amp). These are not amps that have to be tweaked gig to gig or room to room. Let the amp break in for a bit, once you like your tone set it and leave it alone.

 The Bluesmaster PI (phase inverter) is Marshall/Bassman influenced and breaks up a bit earlier which gives the amp a certain character of sorts. My amp has the "Skyline EQ" unlike the stock HRM BM btw. I'm not telling you to get one, I'm just suggesting you may like the adjustability of an HRM. I've never played a standard non HRM OTS so I can't tell you about one. I will tell you that I can nail the Scofield tone with my 100w BM and a Strat with Lollers "Blackface" pups in it.

Just a note about internal trimers. The non HRM OTS has one as well. But Nik has a mod to place it on the back panel. However once you have set this..........

I only touch the OD trim when I reach round the back and turn it in error looking for the speaker sockets or the impedance selector. Maybe I should take the knob off.

I saw Scofield over the summer (Opened up for Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeski) and He had the Two-Rock and a 4x10 cab. His tone was killer.

 From his website:

 Currently I'm playing a 100 watt "Version 2" Custom Reverb Signature through a special Two Rock 4x10 cabinet that they built for me. This amp has been exceptionally reliable on the road. It sounds huge, has great clarity and responsiveness to picking dynamics, and is both very revealing and rewarding to play through." 

 You can see the Bludo here: