good look, I've been checking out all the different forums and the consensus seems to be... you want high gain like the big major metal bands, then you need a big amp to push air into a mic.

There are tons of these modded epiphone valve's on ebay. This new amp by crate the blackheart is out and has gotten good reviews. But spending a couple hunderd bucks on amp that needs some mods to sound better (not like 70's rock) is a downer.

I think it's going to be the Orange Tiny Terror (2 settings - 7 watt and 15 watt). Put it through a 2x12 orange cab. I could use a metal muff in front for high gain and still have a good sounding tube amp. I experimented with a mic'd guitar on my newest song and I think this is the way to go for me. Plus, I can still use my outbourd pedals, podxtl, and plugins by reamping.

thanks