Rancid Rumpboogie
Blues Mangler
This is pretty much where I live too. I only used a couple presets on my Mustang III, all Fender. It did some kind of hokey approximation of a Marshall, but being an old fart who has played actual JCMs and know the difference, the difference always left me flat on that idea. The old bumble bee in a tin can analogy sort of. For me and my ninimalist approach, my Quilter Mach II is perfect. One twist of one knob and I can go from a Glorious Fendery tone (Twin or Deluxe with just one more knob's adjustment) to paint-peeling JCM, both of which sound very authentic to me, 32lbs, louder than I will ever play and sound just as good keeping my neighbors happy.I dFor me, the idea of carrying in a Twin that weighs 33 pounds and sounds like a twin whether at bedroom levels or gig levels is pretty appealing. I don't expect to be changing anything anytime soon, but if I was, the Tonemaster Twin would look really good to me.
I haven't played one, but from all I have been able to glean, so long as you can do without the JCM thing, the Fender Tonemaster is probably as satisfying as my Quilter for considerably less. Throw in a good Marshall pedal and ...