Amps with high mids?

I think you can definately get into the Dumble ballpark with that kind of money.  700 British Pounds is about $1100 am I correct?  Here's some quick ebay searches,  I have no experiences with the amps though.

http://cgi.ebay.com/VVT-Dumble-Style-HR … dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Custom-45-watt-Tube … dZViewItem

For the Dumble sound on a budget I can can't speak highly enough of the Ceriatone Overtone though it may be slightly above what you are willing to pay.  I think they are a bargain and have ended my Dumble GAS.  Perhaps the cheapest way to get in the ballpark would be to get an old blackface/silverface Fender and put a Dumble style overdrive in front of it.  The Ocean FX Pearl Drive, Fuchs Plush OD, Zendrive, Ethos, Jetter GSR, Menatone Howie, etc are some common Dumble inspired pedals.  One day I cranked my Bassman up, attenuated it, added a slight reverb/echo and it was VERY close to my Overtone.  The best overall choice though would be the Overtone hands down for getting as close to the real thing without selling your house.

Jimi, Stratpaul has a point here. Ceriatone is absolutely high class stuff.
I really would save up some more cash to buy the Ceriatone OTS or HRM.
After buying the 2550 I cannot justify another amp now but I would go for it.

Alex

+1 on Ceriatone for the value & Nik's service.  I would avoid the S&M version... the mods on that one seem to take you away from Dumble territory. 

If you can tweak an amp yourself or know someone who does there is plenty of documentation on ampgarage.com to help you nail the dumble tone, even a set of tweaks specifically aimed at the Ceriatone ODS.  On a HRM with Pre-amp Boost (PAB) engaged you get a nice mid hump (or at least I do on my Bluesmaster clone).

One word answer: Glorious.

A Dumble ODS is a great sounding amp for most applications.  To my ears here is how I would describe the Dumble ODS.  The amps are not very bassy, but do have a good deal of low end especially through 12" speakers.  The frequencies that are emphasized on the ODS are the highs, upper mids, and mids.  Compared to a 100w Marshall the 100w ODS low end range cannot compare.  The overdrive is a lot "looser" than a Marshall or Fender.  Almost like an old Mesa Boogie Mark I, pretty compressed.  The amps are basically set up like a Fender Twin or Showman (tons of headroom for cleans) but the overdrive section is it's own animal.  With the midboost + PAB it quickly looses it's Fender roots and can be pretty rockin' with the right EQ.  The more you pour on the gain the more Marshall/Mesa they sound.
Now there are the HRM and non-HRM models and they do sound quite different.  The HRM models are a little more aggressive and articulate, less of that syrupy fusion sound.  Don't be fooled though, the famous Dumble tones of Ford/Carlton can easily be had with a HRM.  So in a nutshell the clean channel is a lot like a high powered Fender amp, the gain is like Fender/Marshall/Mesa mixture.

PS. take your time man and get what you want.  Don't settle on something you won't be happy with, life is too short for that.  Besides if you don't like it Ceriatones have great resale value especially because of the wait times for the OTS!

I've heard nothing but good things about these, if you want to go more towards the "Dumble" camp:

    http://www.brownnote.net/

    Another option might be Budda or Dr. Z. Great amps from both companies!

    The Dr. Z Carmen Ghia is a really cool amp, worth checking into.

    I will run 2 Amps sometimes. Usually a Budda Twinmaster and a Deluxe Reverb type amp. The Budda covers a similar territory to a Vox. Those Mids, along with the Fender type Mids, really do fill out the sound. I got the idea of the Vox/Fender mix for clean tones, from Carl Verheyen.