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>Originally Posted by robertshaw 
>Using solid state amps in rock has always pretty much been taboo ...
Actually no. This is a misconception fueled by guitar player magazines targeted at morons willing to believe and buy anything. There are so many examples - where to begin: The Beatles were given truckloads of new amps to experiment with by various makers, and quite a few classic tracks were recorded with new solid state amps. The Rolling Stones "Jumping Jack Flash" guitar tone was an early Phillips cassette recorder - transistor of course. Although not strictly speaking 'amps', the fuzzboxes and treble boosters that launched rock as we know it were all solid state. The 70's Pignose transistor amp has been used on quite a few recordings. Brian May recorded quite a few classic guitar parts with his solid state Deacy Amp. Less known is that he had quite a few small solid state amps built by Pete Cornish. The Voxes he is famous for were highly modified by Pete Cornish and had little resemblence to the product being marketed to the unwashed masses. (Solid state modifications to the power supply and input circuits). Tom Sholtz invented the Rockman, and used this solid state virtual amp for his Boston gigs. There was a time when the Boston sound was highly emulated. Bands such as Def Leppard & ZZ Top used Rockmans to record some classic tracks. The Roland Jazz Chorus has been used by many famous rock bands. Solid state amps can work very well for some types of metal - although this is probably a tightly kept secret. It's probably more accurate to say that the sound of rock is far more about solid state than it is about tubes. Just sayin' ...