Jealous!
+1 for starting with the manual - it's worth understanding how the character knob works.
My favoutite setting (on the non-programmable version) is
Drive & character - 9 o'clock
Low & High - 2 o'clock
Mid - 12 o'clock
It's called something like 'Warm tube' or 'Fat Compression' in the manual - lovely old-skool thumpy sound, great for jazz, motown and reggae.
It also does roaring Ampeg SVT sounds if you want them.
Enjoy!