| Using overdrive effects, like pedals, on front of a solidstate amp can work beautifully. Simply overdriving the amp by cranking it up is mostly a tube amp thing. Clipping power transistors don't sound too musical. There are a couple of exceptions, like old Acoustic amps for a certain ratty tone but in general, solidstate and overdriven don't go together. Many tube amps tone is sought after with the specific purpose of overdriving both pre and power tubes. Some solidstate amps have emulations of this sound built in but it's more of a built-in effect box than it is simply overdriving the transistors. | 
