July 9th, 1995 Grateful Dead played their final show with Jerry Garcia at Soldier Field. Jerry died exactly one month later. So Many Roads - Perhaps the most soulful version Jerry ever sang. Full show Audio starts at 2:47
SRV was a tube amp guy. Had to order them from Russia I think. Oh shit if Rex see's this post he will think its a conspiracy.
They make the solid state amps that are slow to warm up like a tube amp but they still don't sound as good.