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I saw Beat in early November & Adrian Belew was still using one.
Yes, Polytone amps were solid state.
In my earliest guitar days, I had a SS Ampeg. But, I had a chance to buy a Twin Reverb pretty cheap (guy was buying a Marshall half-stack). So, I sold the Ampeg & bought it. I've been tubes ever since. I have a Boogie & a Marshall now, plus a Deluxe Reverb we used at rehearsals. That thing hasn't even been turned on for 18 years. 
Jamie West-Oram & Andy Summers used JC-120s a lot, too. So did Greg Hawkes on the occasional guitar tune for him.
You're right; they were all over late 70s & 80s music.
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