There's some new music store here in Charlotte that actually has a Fender Tube amp out on the regular sales floor, not in a seperate room llike most store I'm familiar with. I can't remember which amp in particular or the name of the store. I tried it out the other day and it was great to play on. Oddly enough, the guy that was playing on it in front of me was absolutely horrible on guitar, so I felt really good when I got on it and ran thru some simple blues licks.
Anyway, I have the Vox AD30VT and it sounds really nice. I like it much better than the Crate it replaced. Granted, the Crate was 4-5 yrs old and you know how technology gets better each 4-5 months.
It is a small world for metal fanatics. I welcome you fellow musicians, especially the metalheads!