zipline7020
Well-Known Member
So earlier this month i was asking about the peavey windsor/VTM because I was on a budget. but i realized recently that neither of those have a second channel, and 2 channel amps are more expensive.
So i was looking at either the Valveking ii or the 6505+
While I like to dabble in several genres like metal, alternative, oldies, etc; my favorite are modern rock bands like breaking benjamin(Dear agony and before tone), halestorm, nothing more, RED, etc. nice cleans, and the distorted tones are clear and tight, but still punch you in the face without being metalcore chuggy. My issue is I dont know if the Valeking ii or the 6505 have the right gain structure to do either of those styles, since those bands have soldanos, marshalls, and mesas. I know peaveys are lightly based on several classic amps, but this far down the road, they sound much different. However, with student loans kicking in, I cant justify anything over the price of a used 6505+or Valveking, so that rules out used mesas and high gain marshalls.
Just from playing some at a local store, I also dont think the mini versions of all these amps works either. It seems like EL84s dont support this kind of music well, as opposed to EL34s and 6l6s. And I have just come out of a 7 year experiment with modeling, and now that I have a little hybrid amp again, I am enjoying guitar more than I ever did with the software solution.
So what advise can you give me? are there any other amp options in that price range that I could look at as well?
I have tried a lot of the music stores in a large radius, and most of them only sell vintage amps, and lunchbox amps. so trying a mesa, high gain marshall, or even the full size peaveys I listed will be very difficult.
Thanks again
So i was looking at either the Valveking ii or the 6505+
While I like to dabble in several genres like metal, alternative, oldies, etc; my favorite are modern rock bands like breaking benjamin(Dear agony and before tone), halestorm, nothing more, RED, etc. nice cleans, and the distorted tones are clear and tight, but still punch you in the face without being metalcore chuggy. My issue is I dont know if the Valeking ii or the 6505 have the right gain structure to do either of those styles, since those bands have soldanos, marshalls, and mesas. I know peaveys are lightly based on several classic amps, but this far down the road, they sound much different. However, with student loans kicking in, I cant justify anything over the price of a used 6505+or Valveking, so that rules out used mesas and high gain marshalls.
Just from playing some at a local store, I also dont think the mini versions of all these amps works either. It seems like EL84s dont support this kind of music well, as opposed to EL34s and 6l6s. And I have just come out of a 7 year experiment with modeling, and now that I have a little hybrid amp again, I am enjoying guitar more than I ever did with the software solution.
So what advise can you give me? are there any other amp options in that price range that I could look at as well?
I have tried a lot of the music stores in a large radius, and most of them only sell vintage amps, and lunchbox amps. so trying a mesa, high gain marshall, or even the full size peaveys I listed will be very difficult.
Thanks again