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Loud is all a matter of perspective.  A Super Lead on 2 in a 10x10 room is F-ing loud.  Go for it.   

SonicBoom- You are so right.  I think I mean that I want to play in front of a ton of people on a big stage some day.  I have jammed with Jim Peterik (Ides of March, Survivor, 38 Special's songwriter)and am friends with his wife and can't wait until he invites me onstage....I am too big of a girl to ask him.
I think that Ceriatone amp kits are a great idea.  How does everyone feel about them?  If I wanted a boutique amo I think I would just get one of their reproductions and build it myself

We have made that comparison too    There was a bizarre gardening accident and a vomit choking incident (not sure whose vomit it was).

In this vid a Carol-Ann OD2 50W 6L6 and a Carol-Ann Tucana 75W Combo being used by myself and my band mate Johnny.

Every one of these amps gets gigged at a live show after being built. Not passed QC until it's done a live show with me....then I can only hope they will do more. Many will probably live in an air conditioned music room being played after the honey to do list has been done and before the kids go to bed,  but thats life for many people and as long as they enjoy them I'm happy........However, I know plenty that still do get to do what I designed them for..a hard life on the road......

Every one of Joes CA's and his Jub have also played with this band........
Apologies to the memory of one of my all time favourite players ever to exist, I kind of botched the latter part of one of his most famous solos. Sorry Paul.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2tNh8xnPZM

If Joe doesn't get to answer this, I can answer it from a practical angle. He owns 5 100W CA's, an EL34 Head (the 'Stop' solo amp), 3 6L6 Heads and a 100W EL34 1x12 combo. He also has another 100W head and matching 1x12 cab on order (in velvet....don't ask...!!) They are still used mainly on his US rigs, though occasionaly one shows up in Europe. As of 3 weeks ago when I met him after I serviced one of his Jubilees the blue 6L6 was in the rig.
As for holding up. None have failed, I just supply a set of tubes a year for each and the blue one was certainly sounding great 3 weeks ago. The original No.1 (used on the RAH gig) is in retirement now as the circuit of the later models was changed and we felt this one had undergone enough modifications that it was best just to replace it, though it still works totally fine. Like anything, there's only a number of times you can modify something before it becomes messy. No.1 went through it's maximum numbers of modifications and became essentially the prototype for the rest.
As for their uses, Joe changes his rig around a fair bit and different amps can serve different functions. The 6L6 versions are a very efficient amp with a tremendous amount of power and headroom and clean up with guitars volume control really well. Joe basically runs them with the mid boost on. They are run into full on power tube overdrive with a decent amount of gain when the guitars volume is on full, but will get cleaner as you roll back the volume without getting muddy. So they can be used for clean, rock rhythm and lead depending on how he feels and the positions of his guitars controls. If you watch Joe play, you will see him get a tremendous amount of use of his guitars controls.......something that is totally overlooked by many plyers. A good amp with great cynamic range reponds to that very well.
I'm sure the acoustics of different halls also dictate the use of the different amps on any given night for a given task...also Joes tastes and inspiration at any given moment will play in to it at any show. All the amp combinations do feel very different.
As for the VW...contact Peter directly. I know he doesn't build an awful lot of amps, his business is more in the repair / restoration side of things.......Joe owns nearly all the VW's in the US. Peter is a great guy and I'm sure will give you all the answers you need.
Hope this helps and hopefully Joe may interject himself.

Hey jc, you get vids on here only by putting them up on a video sharing service like youtube, then posting the links here. Hope that helps.

Hey Joe,

I know that I will never be able to afford a $5k amp.  I would love to able to afford one of your Les Paul sig models.  Even the Epi model, but I am a Youth Minister and I don't make a lot of money.  All of the guitars that I have I have saved and saved for or I have been given money for birthdays and Christmas.  So, even when/if I can save for one of your Les Paul models, they will be gone or so expensive that I won't be able to afford one anyway.  But, I was able to grab a Marshall Class 5 Amp last year, before the Epi models came out btw, and I bought it because I saw you playing one on your bus on the RAH DVD.  To be honest, most people would by stuff based on your endorsement.  I know I would!  Because you're out there everyday testing stuff and playing stuff. 

But for us who can't afford things like expensive amps and guitars, we get as close as we can to the sound of the people we admire.  So, for now, I keep plugging away with my Epi Les Paul and my Marshall Class 5 with a tube screamer pedal and I try and play your music!  I saw you a couple weeks ago in Fort Wayne and every time I see you it makes me want to play more!!  Keep on playing and inspiring people Joe!!

thanks..i think i got it...just put up some vids of a new amp my friend is developing...would love for joe to try it out if he likes the sound...its almost done...next would be the electronics being documented into schematics...blah blah blah...