>I think a lot of the modeling amps are solid state with processors to make 'em sound like a variety of different classic models.Yea.....As well as 'practice' amps, but none of these are used on stage by a big time performer (as far as I know (I think you'd see it in the advertising if they were)). What I'm saying if one could develope a ss amp that became a well known (and liked) sound on it's own rather than a cheap emulation of something else........mike