What is a good versatile combo amp?

[SteveB]

Roubster,

I believe the JSX, like the Triple XXX that it was derived from, has no reverb on board. (I'm talking about the head, not sure about the combos.)

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

The JSX combo does have reverb, unlike the head.

 

[Roubster]

Yes in deed it does. I looked at Peavey website and you can see it there clearly. I think this is most definatly and unltimatly what I am going to get. It's like 90% at this point. However the worst part is I have NOOOO idea when this is going to happen. Possibly next year after the summer. I spent money on my Silo a month ago, and now I need a GOOD digital camera that will run me like 600-700, and I am saving up money to go to Bulgaria next summer for like 2 months. If anybody wants to donate some money to me for ANY of these 3 main events I need to spend money on, feel free to do so. It would be apreciated for ever .

 

[francric]

Steve or anybody, what's your opinion on the Mesa Rectoverb series 2?

 

[Roubster]

Oh yea, what about the Peavey 6505 or whatever the number is (the new 5150) combo? Has anyone tried that? And also what about the Mesa Boogie F-100?
However I am really feelin these Peaveys.

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

The 5150 combo's basically have one sound, but its a good sound! But bear in mind they are VERY heavy!

 

[Roubster]

Yea, never mind that then. I know it must be awesome for that lead, cuz Morse uses it of course. But I need something very versetile, and I think JSX will suit me just fine. What do people make of the VHT and Laney amps? This thread might go on for like a year until I decide to buy the damn thing. lol
It's just that there is SOOOOO much stuff damn it. But it's fun for me hehehehe.

 

[blackspy]

Oh yea, what about the Peavey 6505 or whatever the number is (the new 5150) combo? Has anyone tried that? And also what about the Mesa Boogie F-100?
However I am really feelin these Peaveys.

6505 Combo is the sh*t for sure. I'd disagree with the one sound comment, granted you're not going to get super cleans out of it, you can coax a lot of different tones, mainly overdriven type tones, from Marshall to Soldano, but they're awesome. Its definitely a rock guitar amp, there is zero 'twang' or 'jangly' clean. You can get some nice slightly broken up cleans, and you 'can' get very clean if you tweak a bit.

In any case it sounds like you want something that does a lot. In the Peavey range, that'd be the JSX, like I said before sparkling clean to ridiculous distortion, add in the low power mode on the combo (50/100 watt), noise gate, swappable power tubes (6L6/EL34), three channel, etc.. If I were shopping for an amp, I'd be looking very hard at the JSX, even over my 5150's.