any audiophile guitarists out there?

i found one. Hiwatt makes a 7w SE tube head.

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Hiwatt-Custom-7-7W-Tube-Guitar-Amp-Head?sku=487169#used

Rhyno - I generally detest pedals, but I like the stuff from Analog Man. He mods some popular pedals and also has a range of his own. I've got one of his chorus pedals and one of his compressors (the "Bi-Comprossor"). The compressor is especially nice.

I never used pedals until the Line six M-13 came out. The overdrive is still crap.... but the chorus and delay are surprisingly decent. Keep in mind this is over a heavily overdriven Bogner amp so.... YMMV.

I mostly use a Rivera Clubster, which sounds pretty decent, is very versatile, includes user friendly footswitching, and was reasonably inexpensive on the used market.

My main guitars are an inexpensive, entry level US Tele fitted with Joe Barden's "Danny Gatton" Pickups, a Veillettte Elan (a great piezo set-up), a Rick Turner Model One (the Lindsey Buckingham guitar with piezo, active electonics, one rotating magnetic pup at the neck), A Henman Bevelaqua S-1 (bolt neck, long scale, twin humbucker mashup with killer WCRs), and a half dozen or so archtops of varying design.

Pedals are like Capitalism. They suck, but they're better than anything else. Sometime you need that trem, or chorus...

Marty

BTW,

I agree that the Swart amps are great. When I decide to invest a few bucks in an amp, there's a great chance that Swart's the way I'll go.

Marty