Re: Fender tube amps.
Here's a great website for you:
http://www.ampwares.com/ffg/
An interesting thread about how useful a little one can be:
http://www.thefenderforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10721
Based on my experience (IMHO, YMMV, etc., etc.), you can get the great sounds you describe from quite a few Fender amps. The Twin Reverb is not really going to break up much, and if it does you can expect a visit from the local constabulary and a thumbs down from the soundman (unless you are playing Wembley). The Deluxe Reverb is considered a great club amp but
may get a bit flatulent in the bottom end due to the 6V6 tubes and the general design of the amp. That said, you should try one out...some just seem to be less flatulent than others. The Super Reverb is LOUD as well but is a great amp. I have an old Pro Reverb and I love it...I'm a big 2x12 fan. Some folks say that the output transformer isn't macho enough, but it works for me. Back to your question...the Fender heads (both blackface and silverface) are pretty good deals, but they don't have reverb, an effect many feel is an integral part of the 60's Fender sound. But Peter Green got some nice tones out of a Showman and a reverb unit. A tweed amp will probably make you happy, too...depends on what you like.
I guess it depends on how loud you want to be (and how loud your band is and what kind of places you play), what kind/configuration of speakers you like, how much clean headroom you need, tube/solid state rectifier, and if you want a tweed sound or a blackface/silverface sound. If you use, say, a Super Reverb you can get a huge array of tones from the amp and a couple pedals...the great thing about that type of setup is that the clean sound will sound freakin' fantastic and you can really pick and choose your flavors of distortion.
Many silverface amps are great deals and can usually be modded back to blackface specs. The original amps were all point-to-point hand wired and amp techs are usually really happy to see them.
I went through the search you are on recently, PM me if you want. Good luck. The good thing is that you get to try a bunch of great amps.
