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Hey Sharke - thanks for the hint on the Princeton.  I'm going to check it out.
Wait - there are two different models !  Which one did you go for?

There are two Princetons? Are you sure one isn't the cab? I have the '65 Princeton, wasn't aware of another one.

Yep it's the amp and cab.

OK - - that makes sense.  Thanks for the clarification.

I'd be interested to hear what other amps people have opted for in Amplitube. I also picked up the Dr. Z "Z Wreck" because it has a great modern sound, and the Orange AD 30 because, well my Tele sounds so freakin' sweet through it. Microphone-wise I'm very keen on the Bottle 563 for its bright, detailed sound. 

The Engl, Soldano, Jet City, Carvin are very tasty, '57 Champ is not to bad, Fulltone sounds great with a OD/Dist pedal in front, I ended up with all the amps and cab's, well pretty much everything, only 10 stomps left I think.

The Soldano is one to get. There's the HiAmp and some of the a Orange stuff is good, like the Rockverb.

You can test drive them and there's one or two videos on most the add-ons.

I recommend the Wampler pedals. Smooth all the way from low to high on any of the knobs. Certainly, unusual on the Pinnacle that you can cover drive, overdrive, distortion to high gain with it all sounding 'natural'. Also it's the EVH sound in a pedal if that's your thing. Drink, drugs and fights with bandmates is not included.

I really like the Princeton. In the Fender pack my fav is the Pro Junior. It's the stuff. The rack units in Fender are the best in Amplitube IMHO. And love the Vibrotone. I feel like the Fender is a bit of a hidden gem. I thought "more Fender amps,yawn". But these are really good. How about a Quad Reverb or my fav, a Vibrolux Reverb. Come on IK, I'm begging you to take my money.

Their Olympics group buy from last year was awesome.
 
The Fender pack is good, but I like the Princeton from the custom shop better than any of the amps from that package.
 
I also really like the Orange AD-30, and the Silvertone that comes in the Hendrix pack.  If you are looking for the 80s sounds the Slash amps are pretty good.  I have demoed the Dr Z and ENGL amps and may get them.  Less impressed with the Soldano/Jet City models than I thought I would be.
 
As for effects, one of my favorite is the MXR chorus from the Slash pack.  It's more airy than watery and adds a lovely shimmer.  I am also curious about the Wampler stuff.  There is a free Cranked AC Wampler plugin made by Le Pou that just rocks.  It makes me want to check out the Wampler models in the AT custom shop.