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The little Supro 1605 Super Reverb (tiny little amp) I think would come close and had some features useful to me that the HRD didn't have (line out for clean and wet reverb, power amp input etc) but it cost twice as much as the HRD and wouldn't have been a fat lot of good outside the home. Likewise the Vox Lil Night Train was nice except for the lack of reverb.
I enjoyed playing through an Orange Tiny Terror once in a shop for about 5 mins trying out a guitar or pedal, but I don't think it'd be a very versatile amp so I don't think it would be a contender were I to actually have one (I don't have an amp at all at the moment)
Edit - saying I have no amp reminds me, that if my choices of Modelled Amp in various units (Digitech, Helix Native, for eg) are anything to go by, I'd probably find a Mesa MK4 to be better for me, again to cover both styles - clean and drive sounds. But as they cost more than my car did, I don't think I'll ever find out (unless somebody wants to tell me there's a Joyo copy that's amazing for about 50p haha)
Of my own amps I'd say my old Cornford Carrera was the the one that made me sound best (no easy task), but it had to be played at full chat. At polite volumes it was total guano.
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I sold mine as I’d stopped gigging and moving the thing around was problematic - they were spectacularly heavy.
Soldano SLO100. Just awesome, too much for me in size / weight / cost though. Really needs a big cab too I feel.
Matchless DC30. Another awesome amp that has something special. I think the combos sound better than the heads and cabs, but again - too heavy, too expensive, too loud to keep around (though I do think the MV is fine…).
Audio Kitchen combo. Loved the sound and feel but it was too heavy and at 17 watts both too loud and too quiet, depending on the circumstances I found myself in. The Big Trees gets me similar sounds in a small package but lacks the volume for outside home / studio.
Unless Axe FX II counts?
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I should add, I had a similar experience on the amp dirt side with an original 5150. That was something!
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I’ve since built a 5E3 using the same output transformer and Celestion Blue, sounds fantastic and would love to compare it with a Gartone.