I've owned many tube amps during my 45 years as a musician, sound technician, stunningly handsome bon vivant, and amazingly interesting gasbag. There is not only an appealing tone with tube guitar amps, but a tactile quality that experienced guitar players understand and is sometimes described as "snappiness" or "finger response" or other things I can't remember (I'm old...so SUE ME)...I have also owned a highly regarded (for its time) SS amp, and used it for a while until realizing it sucked. I just bought a cute little Class D Ampeg bass amp that sounds fine, so exceptions are made..."Modeling Amps" also are somewhat popular here and there, but I don't like them. None of this may matter, but I like to take any opportunity to talk about myself hoping that people will like me.