Hi Chris
I am back to add in my two penny worth, you have had lots of good advice on amps, but some not necessarily subjective, sorry don’t shout me down guys just a view.
Jim(@HappyCat) has given you some good thoughts and guidance, but I would say this generally on amps one of the hardest thing to get is a good sound/tone in small rooms at home at lower volumes. But you can get close if you choose an amp and pedals(if not using amp/pedal modelling) nowadays.
My advice is two fold, IMO not all guitars work well with all amps and visa-versa, this is also dependant on the type of sound you want or like and the style of music you prefer to play. For example if you wanted to play Country you are not likely to choose a Marshal Head and Stack and plug in a Gibson SG type guitar, although I expect some has done it, but if you wanted to sound like Angus Young you be well on your way.
First and foremost advice go to a good guitar store or several and go try out guitars you like, also ask them to demo them so you can hear them played as well, and find the one you like for whatever reasons. By the way I have and ES335 and love it, it is very versatile used in Blues, Rock, Jazz and Country so flexible same with lots of hollow bodies. Also I have a PRS solid Studio, 3 pick ups, huge range of tone can go from an electric country to a pure rip it up rock or HM with right distortion. Choose the guitar you like and want to pick up and play.
Assuming you have got the guitar now try it with several different types of amp, probably a few will be from this thread. Spend time with each, trying out the different sounds and levels, if you do it enough you will hear differences and gradually will get to what you like and fits your needs. I will say this though and it was said to me as well in a music store, some amps that use emulators/modellers do sound like it, it is just the way it is, obviously some are better than others and price will reflect that, so bear this in mind. Whether you like Solid State or Valve sound is purely down to personal choice, I prefer valves but they if you go down that route get one with a separate gain/volume and master volume, then you can drive the valves with the gain and control the volume with the master volume. The same applies to SS Amps really.
I hope this helps a bit and have fun choosing