Amp recommendation

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 2:03 pm

Peavey 5150 vs Peavey XXX vs Laney VH100R

for death metal.

go.

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 3:14 pm

6505+

SuicideNote · Post by **SuicideNote** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 3:19 pm

Oh death metal you say, hmm. Peavy XXX looks really cool for death metal. The diamond plate exterior is sure to invoke shear terror.

If I were to buy an amp, today, for any style of music, I'd get a Spider II. http://www.line6.com/spiderii/212.html

CFH Eternal · Post by **CFH Eternal** » Fri Jun 16, 2006 8:15 pm

to actually answer your question if you want a straight up brutal sound. Just get the 5150, trust me you will like it.

Gnarkiller · Post by **Gnarkiller** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 4:06 pm

go for the crate blue voodoo!

Aeon · Post by **Aeon** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:19 am

Gnarkiller wrote:go for the crate blue voodoo!

scrotal_tug · Post by **scrotal_tug** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:01 am

Ben, just go and get a 5150 already

You've been fucking about with this amp choice for about 2 years now!

Metallash · Post by **Metallash** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 11:22 am

haha, get a 5150 and Tubescreamer, Awesome metal tone right ther'!

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:17 pm

scrotal_tug wrote:Ben, just go and get a 5150 already

You've been fucking about with this amp choice for about 2 years now!

haha, I hate spending money!

I actually wound up going with the XXX. Got it for 650. I went with it over the standard 5150 b/c it has an active eq on the distortion channels, whereas the 5150 has passive. Our other guitarist has an original 5150 and had to put an eq in front of it to get it to sound crunchy. I REALLY wanted a 5150 II, which has active, but the only ones on ebay were all going for 800+.

And to the guy that said put a tube screamer in front of the 5150.......

Who the fuck buys a nice tube amp and then uses a distortion pedal?

SuicideNote · Post by **SuicideNote** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:51 pm

Ben wrote:
scrotal_tug wrote:Ben, just go and get a 5150 already

You've been fucking about with this amp choice for about 2 years now!
haha, I hate spending money!

I actually wound up going with the XXX. Got it for 650. I went with it over the standard 5150 b/c it has an active eq on the distortion channels, whereas the 5150 has passive. Our other guitarist has an original 5150 and had to put an eq in front of it to get it to sound crunchy. I REALLY wanted a 5150 II, which has active, but the only ones on ebay were all going for 800+.

And to the guy that said put a tube screamer in front of the 5150....... Who the fuck buys a nice tube amp and then uses a distortion pedal?

The TS9 fucking rules that's why.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 7:44 pm

You're missing the point. You don't spend a shitload of money on a nice head which has better distortion and then put a distortion pedal in front of it. If you love the way the ts9 sounds, you're wasting money by powering it with a 5150. Get a decent solid state, a good eq, and you can get just as mediocre of a tone as you could otherwise for far less

scrotal_tug · Post by **scrotal_tug** » Wed Jun 21, 2006 6:15 am

A lot of people use TS-9's these with their high-gain amps these days!

Not for the full distortion, but for a bit more 'ooomph'. Apparently it gives it more chunk & more defined picking.

I know Andy Sneap uses them on more or less all his productions & the Killswitch guys use them religiously (Love them or hate them, their tone is slick!)

7Dime7MetalMassacre · Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:23 pm

scrotal_tug wrote:A lot of people use TS-9's these with their high-gain amps these days!

Not for the full distortion, but for a bit more 'ooomph'. Apparently it gives it more chunk & more defined picking.

I know Andy Sneap uses them on more or less all his productions & the Killswitch guys use them religiously (Love them or hate them, their tone is slick!)

Word

War_Nerve116 · Post by **War_Nerve116** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 2:07 pm

Aeon wrote:6505+

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:45 pm

Well, I got the XXX. It came with EL34s, so I swapped em out for 6l6's, and....holy shit. In a 2 guitar band, the XXX and the 5150 compliment each other SO fucking well. Our guitar tone is sick now. Can't wait to use them live (this sunday)

DJImmortal · Post by **DJImmortal** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:16 am

I use a Peavey MAX112 practice amp for my bass.

Chaosphere · Post by **Chaosphere** » Thu Jul 13, 2006 10:11 pm

Neither. If you want a badass deathmetal amp get an Ampeg vh140c.

Ben wrote:You're missing the point. You don't spend a shitload of money on a nice head which has better distortion and then put a distortion pedal in front of it.

You don't really use them as a distortion pedal. They're used as a boost for tube heads to drive the tubes harder into metal territory. They can also act like eqs and shape your distortion differently.

You don't have to add dirt. You can use a clean boost to overdrive your tubes and tighten up that shit.

Ben · Post by **Ben** » Fri Jul 14, 2006 2:18 am

Oooooh, learn something new every day.

Sir Dan · Post by **Sir Dan** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 10:11 am

Get the 6505.
Then again this one hasn't got a clean channell...
It should serve you well.