A question for Peavey experts

[iceman79]

The sales guy at a local music store told me that the block logo 5150's and the Penta are HW point to point and thats why they're expensive. Is there any truth to this?

 

[metal]

Re: A question for Peavey experts

i dont know man ! but how is that penta ? would you take it over a jcm800 ?

 

[JacksonMIA]

Re: A question for Peavey experts

Peavey doesn't advertise the Penta as being hand wired (only "100% analog"), and I don't know why they wouldn't advertise it.

I can't say for sure about either, though.

 

[iceman79]

Re: A question for Peavey experts

Hey Metal, to answer your question I would definetly take the Penta over the channel switching/diode clipping JCM 800's. I had a JCM 800 4212 model that was total garbage. However, I can't compare it to the mighty JCM 800 2203/2204 because I've never played one.

 

[Kev]

Re: A question for Peavey experts

i thought it was transformers

 

[Jeff Dunne]

Re: A question for Peavey experts

The Blockletter is IDENTICAL in design, sound, and components to the signature head.

The only difference is the stock tubes.

 

[the guy who invented fire]

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The Penta is 100% a PCB amp...

 

[Kev]

Re: A question for Peavey experts

The Blockletter is IDENTICAL in design, sound, and components to the signature head.

The only difference is the stock tubes.

Are they worse tubes in the signature then?

 

[iceman79]

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That's what I thought. I'm not sure where the sales guy got his info.

 

[B2D]

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That's what I thought. I'm not sure where the sales guy got his info.

Probably up his ass and around the corner.

Sounds like you need to go in there and edumacate this nOOb on what PTP is.

 

[ErikH]

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There is no difference between the sig and block logo 5150. Same tubes came in both, same circuit. The major changes came about in the 5150 II.

As for PTP wiring, neither of them are PTP (Penta or 5150). Pure PCB. Do you honestly think you could buy a PTP amp new for a grand when they were available? I doubt it.