Here's the situation:
I play classic rock & contemporary worship music using a modified Tele and a Les Paul Standard. Influences are Clapton, Allman Bros, Hendrix, SRV, Tom Petty, Beatles, Richard Thompson, Third Day, Paul Baloche, Lincoln Brewster, etc..
I've owned a *lot* of amps since the 60s, including a '52 Deluxe, Princetons, Deluxe Reverbs, Bandmasters, Boogie, Roland JC-120, Polytone, Blues Jr., etc., and a lot of guitars, too. At present, I use a Fender Super Champ XD, a Deluxe Reverb clone, and a single-ended 6L6 based on a P1 schematic from the AX84 site.
I've got G.A.S. for a really nice 15-20 watt head, and I've pretty well narrowed my choice down to a Dr. Z m@z 18 Jr or a Trinity TC-15. Since these amps are *somewhat* similar, I'm just looking for someone who has played through both to give me a comparison. I generally have an overdrive, delay, and boost between guitar and amp.
I'm very comfortable with a soldering iron (retired military avionics tech), and my last amp (the 6L6) was totally scratch-built - from bending & punching the chassis to finger-jointing and Tolexing the cab - so if The Dr Z and Trinity are pretty well equal, I'd just as soon build a TC-15.
So ..... Based on my musical influences, would either the Dr Z or the Trinity TC-15 have an advantage over the other, or would it be pretty much a wash? My plan with either head is to buy or build two 1x12 cabs with Celestion G12H30 and Vintage 30 speakers (or their Hellatone equivalents).
Comments or guidance?
Thanks,
Monte