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@Murphys_Law Yep. I've got one, done a zillion gigs with it. It is bonkers loud (unlike all the other 500W switchmode heads, it can put out all its power into 8 ohms as well as 4 ohms). Sound is warm and thumpy, distortion is nice (you can tame the gain by swapping one 12AX7 for a 12AT7). Fan's a bit noisy for home. The tone stack is very limited, though understanding it helps ('flat' setting is bass full off, mids full on, treble halfway). Basically it's a one-sound amp but a very loveable one. Also, just discontinued, so there are deals around.
I tried a TC450 at a show and found it a bit too compressed and synthetic-y for my tastes. The other probable contenders for something warmer and less neutral would be the Ampeg PF500, the Aguilar TH500 (bit upper-middy and slappy for me) or the not-quite-out-yet Tech 21 VT500 (keen to try one of those).