The Peavey Amp Shootout!

[7seven7]

I have the Peavey Valveking amp and IMHO it is very underated - I swapped the preamp tubes with some JJ's in the v-2 & v-3 position and an Electro Harmonix 12ax7EH in the v-1 position - I have ( 4 ) Sovtek 6L6WXT+ in the power section - and it will not do the super saturated high gain thing but it is a nicely done high gain marshall tone, great for hard rock and some metal - I purchased an EQ to help shape up my tone, so we'll have to see - The Peavey ValveKing is very underated, a lot of people talk about how it is made overseas - what isn't made overseas now a days!? - I plan on trying out an OD pedal in front of the amp to see if it would give me a more saturated high gain sound for those songs that require that particular tone - anyone try an OD in front of the amp yet? Should I use the OD on my dirty channel (or) clean channel?

 

[angryman]

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It depends on the sort of sound you're trying to achieve, alot of the guys on here don't actually use the gain on their OD pedals it's just used in front of the Amp's distortion to tighten it up & add a bit more focus but you can use them to add a bit more drive to the amp that's what they were originally designed for, give one a try i'm sure you'll love it.

 

[tongueofcolicab]

if you want to hear some jsx tones, listen to my band life after the horror picture. i used my jsx on all the tracks.http://www.myspace.com/lathp

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[jacksonknox27]

i voted 5150 because it slays

jsx is my runner up because it is really flexible

 

[angryman]

i voted 5150 because it slays

 

[Shannon]

Funny how NO ONE voted for the XXL, yet that's the Peavey I'm most interested in.

I did get the chance to play one about a year & I remember being really impressed. SS FTW!!!

 

[Spoongirl]

5150 very powerful amp, my vote is for this monster. too bad it's too expensive..

 

[DSS3]

Unfortunately, the 5150 is probably one amp that I'd classify as cheap, not really that expensive. It sounds amazing, though - better than 90% of amps twice its price.

 

[Spoongirl]

unfortunately (4 me), you live in CA, I live in chile... big differences! (with this I say everything to you: there is no chilean company that brings 5150)

 

[DSS3]

Ahh... that explains it. Your lack of location threw me off .

 

[nordhauser06]

The 5150 and the 6505 are not the same amp. the 6505 does not own up to the 5150.

 

[zimbloth]

Really? What's different about it?

 

[angryman]

After trying my 5150 back to back against a 6505 i can honestly say that they most definitely are the same amp apart from the 5150/6505 emblem!

There is no difference in Tone what so ever!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DSS3]

The 5150 and the 6505 are not the same amp. the 6505 does not own up to the 5150.

Dead wrong.


I've played the 5150 and 6505 side by side, same axe, same cabinet, and on a different occaision, the 5150+ and 6505+ in the same enviornment, and guess what?


They're iDentical.

 

[zimbloth]

Maybe the dude thinks theyre different because one is biased incorectly or has shitty tubes and the other doesnt. Peaveys when biased incorrectly can sound awful.

 

[DSS3]

Oh god ain't that the truth? My 5150 sounds fucking godly cold, but when biased up to about 35ma, Jesus...

 

[TMM]

Okay... this poll is missing the most important one: the Peavey Ultra 120. This thing is the missing link between the 5150s and the Triple-X, and outplays either.

The 5150 and the 6505 are not the same amp. the 6505 does not own up to the 5150.

Straight from the horse's mouth, at a recent product knowledge training session I went to, the rep from Peavey said that they are very similar, but not the same amp. He said there were very minor differences in components, but that for all intents and purposes, they could be sold to the same customer base.

From my own experience, though they sound very, very similar, there is just something different between them. And when I say 'them,' I'm talking about the 5150-I and the 6505. There is an obvious difference between these and the 5150-II, and 6505+ (namely, a 6th preamp tube).

 

[noodles]

Okay... this poll is missing the most important one: the Peavey Ultra 120. This thing is the missing link between the 5150s and the Triple-X, and outplays either.

Very underrated amp. I wouldn't say that is outplays the 5150/6505, though, because they are designed for completely different things. The 5150/6505 has the most brutal rhythm tone of any Peavey amp ever. The Ultra has that absolutely amazing crunch channel, that made it to the JSX model unchanged. It's like a hotrodded Marshall, right out of the box.

 

[Drew]

Straight from the horse's mouth, at a recent product knowledge training session I went to, the rep from Peavey said that they are very similar, but not the same amp. He said there were very minor differences in components, but that for all intents and purposes, they could be sold to the same customer base.

From my own experience, though they sound very, very similar, there is just something different between them. And when I say 'them,' I'm talking about the 5150-I and the 6505. There is an obvious difference between these and the 5150-II, and 6505+ (namely, a 6th preamp tube).

I'm not going to discount this possibility, but at the same time I'm also not about to take a product rep's word as bible here, especially when whats at stake here is a very popular amp that was rebranded after the departure of a former big-name endorser...

I mean, it's sort of in their best interest to suggest that the two amps are not identical. Could they be slightly different? Perhaps, but I'd want to see a spec sheet/schematic before I'd buy it.

 

[7 Dying Trees]

If you want balls, then the 5150, if you want smooth lead tones and non offensive thick defined distortion then give the JSX a bash. Personally i like the JSX, but it lacked that griowl and aggression I'd look for in an amp, but, it still sounded better than a dual rec to me.

Anyway, that's all my experience as i've never tried any of the others