I have a semi hollow body epiphone dot. My plan is to build my own 1x12 speaker enclosure (semi open back) and pick up one of the various $200 low watt small tube amp heads. My ideal sound is going to match the guitar with classic rock and blues tones. Sound quality is very important I woukd love something that has substance and good character that lets you feel what your playing. So please bring on speaker suggestions and potentialy which small tube amps you like.
Search for low watt amp:
http://wgs4.com/search/node/low%20watt%20amp
...should answer all the questions you have now ... and some you haven't even thought of yet :-)