I've asked variations on this question before, but I didn't feel like bumping up a dead thread from over a year ago. Plus, repetition is a form of change, right? So here goes.
I'm playing pedal-heavy psychedelic ambient stuff in stereo. My main amp is a 22w Ampeg Gemini I which I love; it's nice and warm and a little dark, with wicked trem. Right now my Other Amp switches back and forth between a 50w Katana (I don't use any of the onboard fx other than reverb, and I keep it on the clean channel), and a Barcus Berry 15" combo. The BB sounds pretty good, particularly when I play my Bass VI, but the reverb's a bit hissy and there's something about it I just haven't bonded with. The Katana sounds great clean but sounds awful with the Bass VI.
For both space-saving and personal issues I (and my wife) would really like to settle on one second amp. However, I'm not sure The One exists, given my needs:
1. As clean and headroomy and quiet as possible
2. Can handle bass
3. ~22w, so as to keep up with but not overwhelm the Ampeg
4. headphone jack, so I can play without giving my wife migraines (or maybe an attenuator or something)
5. Reverb
6. Preferably $500 or under
7. Combo
8. Preferably NOT a Jazz Chorus (though I might consider a JC-40 if it wouldn't crowd out the Ampeg)
I don't care about an FX loop, modeling, channel switching, or SS vs tube.
Amps I've considered in various capacities (but not really researched) include an AC15 (having realized that I use the Vox emulation in Garageband most of all), Lunchbox, some kind of Fender (Deluxe would be great but out of budget)... I forget the rest, as I haven't found anything that quite meets all my needs. Which is why, despite my continued research, I turn to you, O Oracular ILF Hivemind...