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Which head lights up the most?

The GK MB800 and upcoming MB Fusion 800 have illuminated knobs, which is nice:

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Old Trace Elliot amps with the black light are cool:

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Tube amps (a Markbass Classic 300 in this case) make their own light...

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My vote for all-time Tokyo at night lighting scheme, would be my old Gibson Les Paul bass amp.

Remember that this was the early '70's, so the trippy preamp with different coloured pea bulbs behind each section of the plexiglass faceplate, was exactly what the doctor ordered.

Modern amps?

The Trace is probably the coolest.

The G-K with the lighted knobs is probably the most practical.

My Genz Benz Streamliner 900 with the bright electric blue LED-enhanced tube window has to rate up there, too. Especially if you punch the gain button for an extra LED, and hit it hard enough to get the Peak LED flashing, too...
 
My Eden Nemesis NA320 (and anyone else's NA320/650) might win the award for the single biggest, brightest light on the front panel...

I was thinking one of those,sorry sold it long ago though, no pics. The blue LED lights up "Nemesis" in frosted glass, looks cool. Not nearly as cool as those trace elliots wit the black light, I have never seen that before and want to get it for aesthetics alone.