who still makes small ss heads?

[monkmiles]

Have you tried them? I've read that they aren't that clean -- they start to distort when pushed above half way on volume, and that their sound is on the harsh side.

I own a EHX 22 Caliber. They really need a preamp like a Tech 21 Blonde or something in front of them (so they're treated like a poweramp and not plugged straight in with a guitar). I don't use it alot and have read the same things. But honestly, I don't find mine noisy or harsh. Maybe I'm just not as picky, I don't know. The 44 should have decent headroom.

The other day, I was using a Joyo American Sound (Tech 21 Blonde clone) into a reverb pedal and into the 22 Caliber and into my Reazers Edge cabinet. I thought it sounded great. I didn't push it enough to distort (I had the 22 Caliber volume at like 9:00ish and it was plenty loud/clean for home practice). That said, I'll take my tube amps any day of the week! Maybe that's why I don't notice any noise as I'm used to tube amps that sometimes make a small amount of noise? Or maybe mine just happens to be a lucky, noise-less one. Don't know.

[BigDaddyLoveHandles]

Thanks for the info.