Ok, first off, Thank you for all your input. I took all your suggestions and went on a number of trips to my local shops to try them out. The classic 30 was just a bit too much amp for my needs, couldnt get the tone out of it until i had the volume to aboyt 7 which was just too loud. If i ever start gigging again that is my amp tho. The bugera v22 sounded great, i especially like the fact i could drop the wattage in half. The footswitch looked like it was made from paper mache tho. I was impressed by the jet city as far as price but it sounded a bit too metal for my taste. I also tried a peavey windsor studio, great amp and if I could have gotten a better deal I would have jumped on it. In the end, I bought a green board blues junior. Got it for $300 even with a greenback celestion already installed. I dropped it off at my amp guy for a tuneup and he recommended a rebias mod to lengthen the tube life. I should get it back sometime next week and my kids will be orphaned for awhile till the GAS wears off! Thanks again fretters, much obliged.