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I have recently surprised myself by buying a Rick-alike 360 Capri in light blue. I am a sucker for the aesthetics, but ultimately I do not think it is for me. However I LOVE the neck pickup on it. I understand that there are lots of other parts to the equation of THE TOOONE!!!1!!, but quite fancy whacking one into something else. What is it about them which makes them them? Is it just a bog standard pickup in a fancy case or is it something Rick exclusive? Here is a picture cos I know what we are all like.

I had one of these (just sold it recently on ebay actually). They work really well if you prefer the amp 'feel' but not the weight. The sound great (if you want that tweed Fender tone - and who doesn't?) and will output into PA too for larger gigs. But you do have to treat it like a valve amp. The louder you get, the more gain and adjustment you need etc. It doesn't react like a solid state amp in my opinion. I let it go purely for the reasoning in my previous post. I wanted a consistent sound into PA or active speaker that I could have at any volume with no knob twiddling. Although I don't gig much any more, my home setup is now the same as my live setup, I have a Yamaha active 12" PA speaker and my rack effects that I can use for both bass and guitar (and ukulele etc). I can use this as a standalone, or leave the speaker at home and use IEM as required. So I now only have a small Fender frontman amp for small 'front room' type jams with friends.

If I were in the market for a combo right now, I’d be all over this - https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/477611-roland-blues-cube-never-used-minty-condition-model-bc-hot-vb-33w-now-£275/

I've got a stereo amp, the Vox AD120VT. Original, blue cloth version with the big 2x12 box. Same size / form factor as an AC30. The stereo effect is surprisingly pronounced despite the speakers being so close together. It does have the advantage of convenience - one box, not two. There's also consistent balance across the two channels - though obviously if you want a deliberate effect of two very different sounds, then two amps is still your birdy. For recording, as you note, there'd be no difference - it's all about mixing the channels. Live, if you're going through a PA would be much the same - even miking, just mic up the two speakers separately. For the most part, it makes little odds to me - I don't care about the sort of effects that benefit from the stereo function - indeed, at some point I'm going to sell the Vox on because I prefer a much simpler amp, and I barely use the vast majority of its functionality, just set it two Twin Reverb mode and dial in a little break-up.... it's wasted one me.