Heads up for any Aussie forumites, the August edition of Silicon Chip magazine has an article on a solid state valve simulator.
I don't understand the nuances of the circuit, but the input goes into an LM833 with variable gain which then feeds into source follower JFET (2N5485). There is then a loudspeaker simulation circuit which uses a TL074 (apparently they have an LTSpice file on their website.)
Cheers,
Ian.
You can find the first two pages (33/34) online: http://www.siliconchip.com.au/Issue/2014/August/Nirvana+Valve+Sound+Simulator (takes some time to load).
JFET for distortion and TL074 for frequency response. Two channels (stereo).
(http://i60.tinypic.com/2zhjc5k.jpg)
if anyone can post the schem, that'd be sweet...
I don't go to jaycar much these days, but if im passing by ill grab a copy!