renderit
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i still think attenuator is the way to go, it's not more work than hooking up an fx pedal + with an attenuator that let's you choose input impedence you will be able to play any amp at bedroom levels. even a 5watt tube amp is plenty loud if you drive it hard so it might not be ideal for home use either. and you mentioned you wanna use a 12" exclusively.... another thing to consider is that a 5 watt tube amp will probably not hang clean with a drummer... depending on the style you play of course. that brings you back to the likes of 2x6v6/el84 and so on amps and back to definitely too loud for home use... so one last time this brings us back to an attenuator or any of the before mentioned ss/modeling/hybrid amps...
any decent amp tech should be able to install an onboard attenuator to your amps... which is probably more expensive than a good outboard unit.
and once more - play as many amps as you can, nothing else is a substitute for experience, not even all the well meaning replies on a forum... la
IMO a load box is a much better alternative. As me Dad always says "The RIGHT tool for the right job, knucklehead.".
https://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/...EDROOM-amp!&highlight=My+100+watt+bedroom+amp