Thanks for the reply.
Yes i am new to guitar playing,new to tube or valve amps,
and new to this Forum....
I am after 3 sounds?
The first is The Shadows (Hank Marvin) which is Vox type Amp....
The second is Surf and Blues sounds ( Aust-US-UK )i think is Fender and maybe UK Amps....
The Third is Santana Sound?
I know all the sounds wont come from the one Amp,its just knowing what the amp does
?
I am looking for amps up to about 25 Watts maybe 30W tops-home use only.
I hope this makes sence and sorry for the long post....
Cheers and thanks....
BluesHarp....
Honestly, some of these are weak points in the Ceriatone line-up.
Ceriatone doesn't offer a traditional Vox. They do offer plenty of Matchless amps which are Vox preamp designs made tighter and more modern, they are the same pedigree...but don't sound the same as a Vox (though with a few tweaks..namely weaker power filtering..could).
Ceriatone doesn't offer a Blackface-style Fender Reverb amp either. This is that signature Fender tone...scooped mids, spanky, shimmering top end, and tight, punchy low end and lots and lots of drippy reverb. The sound made famous by surf, '60's-'80 blues, classic R&B and Soul, and '70's country.
They do offer lots of Tweed Fenders and vintage, lower gain Marshalls. These are the sound of more lo-fi '50's blues and more rock-based blues. They are very, very popular amps for today's blues players.
For Santana, they don't offer a Mesa Boogie-based amp, which really defined his tone for most of his career. But they do offer the Ceriatone Overtone a few options that are very, very similar to Santana's current amp choices and they have the saturation to really give that Santana tone.
For Vox and Surf, I might look elsewhere right now. And for Santana, it would be very easy to just buy a used Boogie Mk. II or something. The Overtone HRM Mk. II could be a good Santana amp, it's 50 watts though. For blues and rock, their are a lot of good options.
I'll warn you the even 5 watts can be too much to be able to turn up in a apartment situation or a house with people nearby.