2. Vox aC30hW hand-Wired £1,749

The Vox AC30 is about as English as it gets. This hand-wired version nails the 30 watts of tone that fuelled The Shadows, The Beatles, Queen and Jam-era Paul Weller. As per the original, you get two Celestion G12M Green Back speakers fed by three ECC83/12AX7 preamp valves and four EL84 power jobs. The tan cabinet should look sweet next to your fireplace, too.