Anyone using a lower watt QSC or SAMSON poweramp?

[prater76]

I'm in the market for a clean tone poweramp so I'm staying away from the guitar poweramps like the mesa or fryette. I am narrowed down between the QSC RX3 at 100 watts or the SAMSON servo 200. Both lower watts so I dont blow my 4x12 with vintage 30's...

I know people here are favorable to the Matrix stuff, however I can't justify the price for what it is, especially since the Axe-fx controls all aspects of the tone with endless eq. I know guys are using powered speakers and getting amazing tone so that in it self tells me no need to drop a grand on matrix.

Suggestions??

[Sixstring]

Carvin DCM and HD series are a good place to look although the DCM 200L is a little under powered for a 412 IMHO. The ART SLA series is a good little amp, I ran one for 3 years 1 of those pushing two 412's and FR cabs the rest. One thing you need to understand is that your cab is most likely not going to see all of the wattage of a higher powered SS amp. It is mainly for the clean head room. I would look for 2-350 watts min to run your 412 and still have room so you don't clip the amp when playing clean tones or running at gig levels.