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I've played a couple of Peavey amps that weren't too bad, but as a general rule they aren't worth a shit for rock guitar. I did like the old VTM 120...it could actually produce some decent tones. They make some good amps for pedal steel, but I doubt anyone here plays one of those. LOL Seems Peavey was always geared more for your country players. I haven't played any of their newest amps, so I can't comment on those.
The guitars look pretty cheesy to me, never cared for Peaveys much. Singer in our band has a Wolfgang, but that is the only decent sound I've heard out of Peavey.
Ive played my guitar through a 5150 side by side with a JCM900.
Im not a huge fan of the JCM900, I reckon the 800's were the last
of the really great Marshalls.
But the JCM900 blew it away.
No effects, guitar plugged directly into amp. I played with the
settings.. 5150 was a heavy sounding amp, I wouldnt throw it
away if someone gave me one, but the Marshall sounded
(to my ears) heaps better. More warmth in the tone.
(For want of a better description)
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5150's sound better through a Marshall cabinet. I don't hate those amps, but they are a bit buzzy unless you crank the living hell out of it. It certainly has plenty of volume. I've owned several Peavey amps...including a Classic that was old enough that it had a built in phase shifter. Also owned a Musician head that had a FUZZ knob on it...not Saturation, not SuperSat, not TransTube, but fucking FUZZ. Nastiest sounding damn thing you've ever heard. The Classic...well, it was what it was..a Peavey.
Having said all of that, I did listen to a Triple XXX I do believe they are called, last night. Didn't sound bad at all...in fact I wouldn't mind dicking around with it to see what it would do. Really, I guess their new amps sound a lot better than their old shit...of course when you finally start getting input from rock guitarists, then you can adjust and adapt. I'll still have a hard time getting away from old Marshalls and Fenders.
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