Guitar amp

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I currently have a 40watt crate amp that I bought in the 80s that has crapped out on me. I’m looking for a small practice amp about 50watt for a few hundred dollars. Suggestions?

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Without trying to change your mind, just based on your post I would suggest a boss katana as I’m sure others will as well. Nice sounding solid state with tons of effects. They show up on Craig’s list all the time too if you want to save a few bucks

Again, lazy suggestion on my part based on your post but it’s a cool amp for a good price. I wouldn’t personally look at any other amp in that price range. FWIW I have a Yamaha THR which I love, but it’s very much a personal practice amp, not very loud

Depends on what kind of tones you like and how many features you want. Also, solid state or tube.

If you like Fender clean tones the Fender GTX50 will get you closer than any other modeling amp. It also models other amps like Marshall, Vox, Orange, Mesa, etc. Also has effects like tubescreamer, big muff, chorus, etc. Has an app.

Line 6 Spider V mkii has a 60W and 30W. Has the most amp models and effects. Also has an app.

Vox Cambridge 50 simpler than the other amps. No app. Less amp models and effects. Has Onboard attenuator. Has some analog components that make it sound more tube like.

Try Boss Katana/Marty Schwartz uses them frequently in his Youtube videos. They are $340 AT sweetwater.

A copy and paste from a friend's social media feed and my response when he asked this same question last week ...

Don't laugh, but my 75-watt Line 6 Spider IV 1x12 combo I got in 2016 does a better replication of my Mark III at low volumes than my actual Mark III halfstack can. It has a ton of good amp sims and onboard effects, and it can get loud enough to play with a drummer and/or be a good SS pedal platform. I LOVE that people rag Line 6 because it keeps used market prices insanely affordable - there are eight clean used examples on Reverb right now for under $200. HIGHLY recommended.