Anyone seen and/or tried the new Satriani/Peavey amp?

[XXX-FACTOR]

Re: Anyone seen and/or tried the new Satriani/Peavey amp?

Better friggin smoke. I have a hard time believing he'd lay down his 30th Ann Marshalls and Bogners for this thing. All about the $$$$$$$ friggin DiMarzio players. LOL

I played it at NAMM and heard Joe play it as well, it's a great head. IMO, the best amp Peavey has put out yet. The clean channel is just that clean, chimey (is that a word?). The amber channel was taken from the classic 50, one of Joe's favorite heads, and tweaked to his specs, the red channel is the gain channel from a Triple X that was also tweaked to Joe's specs, he wanted more punch and less gain.

He wanted a reliable road amp and one that he didn't have to use outboard distortion with. Peavey made him that amp. The Marshall's have been increasingly hard for him to come by and they aren't very reliable, so he decided to have a signature amp made that would fulfill his requirements. IMO, Peavey has become one of the most progressive companies around. They listen to what players, both famous and not, want and they go about producing it for them.

Outshine a Bogner? No, but it's less than half the price. Great amp? Definitely, and reliability is a Peavey trademark. It doesn't matter how great an amp sounds if you can't keep it running. We talk a lot about tone on this board, reliability is at least as important. So, in that regard, the Peavey should work better for him than the Marshalls.

 

[That90'sGuy]

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XXX-FACTOR... I hope you're right.

I like Mesa, but less gain and more punch would be a dream. Nice to hear the clean channel is actually chimey, most companies can't get that (usually a Fender Twin trademark). Never played a Classic 50, but if Joe likes it, it can't be too bad.

It'll be interesting to hear it in action this summer.

 

[TheMist]

Re: Anyone seen and/or tried the new Satriani/Peavey amp?

XXX-Factor said it perfect. Peavey tube amps are great.

 

[Hot _Grits]

Re: Anyone seen and/or tried the new Satriani/Peavey amp?

I can't help but think it's about the money. If I was touring like he does, I'd feel much better carting a soldano or Bogner, or even a mesa around than any peavey. They are built better, simple as that. From what I've seen, peavey amps are no better on the reliability front than any other amp manufacturer at their price point. Being more reliable than marshall is no great achievement.

Still, I'll check it out, even though I'm no great fan of Satriani's tone (ever notice how the only multifx presets that ever sound close to real tone are the Satriani ones?).

Every peavey I've tried has been good, if not great, but you never know, they may have pulled one out of the hat. And there's that George Lynch amp in the pipeline...

 

[B2D]

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ever notice how the only multifx presets that ever sound close to real tone are the Satriani ones?.

I've usually found the exact opposite of that to be true. But everyone hears sound differently sooo...

When I had my Peavey XXX it seemed like a pretty solid amp except for the trucker-girl faceplate which was a wimpy little peice of tinfoil. I had a Voodoo-modded one, too and I didn't care for the tone.

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Anyone seen and/or tried the new Satriani/Peavey amp?

I played it at NAMM and heard Joe play it as well, it's a great head. IMO, the best amp Peavey has put out yet. The clean channel is just that clean, chimey (is that a word?). The amber channel was taken from the classic 50, one of Joe's favorite heads, and tweaked to his specs, the red channel is the gain channel from a Triple X that was also tweaked to Joe's specs, he wanted more punch and less gain.

He wanted a reliable road amp and one that he didn't have to use outboard distortion with. Peavey made him that amp. The Marshall's have been increasingly hard for him to come by and they aren't very reliable, so he decided to have a signature amp made that would fulfill his requirements. IMO, Peavey has become one of the most progressive companies around. They listen to what players, both famous and not, want and they go about producing it for them.

Outshine a Bogner? No, but it's less than half the price. Great amp? Definitely, and reliability is a Peavey trademark. It doesn't matter how great an amp sounds if you can't keep it running. We talk a lot about tone on this board, reliability is at least as important. So, in that regard, the Peavey should work better for him than the Marshalls.

When I stated that it better really smoke, I was serious, but not doubtful
that Peavey could do it. Peaveys have no less tone than a lot of high dollar
amps. I've been impressed with everyone I've had or played. I've had
a 5150 and Classic 50 4-10 combo go through my hands, and was more impressed with those than their Fender and Marshall counterparts.
I'm giving Peavey the benefit of the doubt on this one, because all they're
really making is a good sounding highgain and clean amp, which they've already proven they can do with the 5150 II and Ultra. I'm actually excited to hear this thing, just as I was excited to play and review that new Krank
Revolution 100 head. I'll have to find a Peavey dealer soon, so I can check it out. Right now, my ear is pretty tuned to good tones, so I'll go straight into trying to extract every great tone from the Satriani amp. When does it ship to stores?

 

[That90'sGuy]

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Yeah, I guess I have to give Peavey the benefit of the doubt as well.

Carvin just sucks when it comes to amps IMHO, so that explains why the Vai amp flopped.

Peavey does make good stuff and hopefully it really does do great lead tones.

 

[Lee_M.]

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Outshine a Bogner? No, but it's less than half the price. Great amp? Definitely, and reliability is a Peavey trademark.

I definitely agree with that. The price-point makes it a nice alternative to the expensive SLO and Bogners - even though the tone may not be as nice. Plus, if you have happen to destroy one on the road, you can always get another and still have only spent the money for one Bogner or SLO. That's one way to look at it, I suppose.

I will definitely check one out and see if it has the goods.

 

[TheMist]

Re: Anyone seen and/or tried the new Satriani/Peavey amp?

Do any of you have a Peavey Ultra? I would like to hear some reviews about it compared to my XXX.

 

[Mike M.]

Re: Anyone seen and/or tried the new Satriani/Peavey amp?

I just keep wondering who is really going to need that much power? 120 watts!!! I have no doubt's that it will sound great but is it going to be like most amps with that much power? You know, in order for them to sound good you'll have to crank them. I'm not knocking what people buy, it's just that once for kicks I borrowed a friends 100 watt Marshall and the only way it sounded good (to me) was to turn it way up. Great sound but wow, I could'nt even hear myself think.

 

[That90'sGuy]

Re: Anyone seen and/or tried the new Satriani/Peavey amp?

I often can't help, but wonder the same thing. Why is it more and more companies are making more powerful amplifiers that need to be cranked? I may have to resort to using a modeling amp because they sound great at low to medium volumes. Who honestly needs more than 50w at a gig? Honestly?

I know a person that plays professionally and he relies on a 30w vintage Fender. That's all the power he needs and he jams out at festivals. If there is that much power, that's great, but they need "2/3 or 1/2 power cuts" for it to appeal to people that can't crank it all the time.

 

[TheMist]

Re: Anyone seen and/or tried the new Satriani/Peavey amp?

You can always take out 2 tubes and its 60 watts.

 

[Maggie]

Re: Anyone seen and/or tried the new Satriani/Peavey amp?

I'm glad the direction this thread's taking is a discussion being revived again. Yes, we need more 50-watt and lower power sections! Need more volume than that? Mic it into the PA!

 

[XXX-FACTOR]

Re: Anyone seen and/or tried the new Satriani/Peavey amp?

When I stated that it better really smoke, I was serious, but not doubtful
that Peavey could do it. Peaveys have no less tone than a lot of high dollar
amps. I've been impressed with everyone I've had or played. I've had
a 5150 and Classic 50 4-10 combo go through my hands, and was more impressed with those than their Fender and Marshall counterparts.
I'm giving Peavey the benefit of the doubt on this one, because all they're
really making is a good sounding highgain and clean amp, which they've already proven they can do with the 5150 II and Ultra. I'm actually excited to hear this thing, just as I was excited to play and review that new Krank
Revolution 100 head. I'll have to find a Peavey dealer soon, so I can check it out. Right now, my ear is pretty tuned to good tones, so I'll go straight into trying to extract every great tone from the Satriani amp. When does it ship to stores?

I heard that it suppose to be available in about a month. I think you guys will like it a lot, but you never know. I really like the Triple X, but I thought this had much nicer tone. I got a chance to A/B it with a 5150II and I didn't think there was any comparison, but what I like what you guys like could be two different things. The other thing I should say is that even though I play a Rectifier, I'm not a big gain whore. I do play with gain, but I have my amp set so that my tone is somewhat transparent. I like to hear the notes in my chords. With a rectifier it's kind of a balancing act to have sustain and some articulation as well, but I do it. If gain is the first thing you think about when buying an amp, this one isn't for you.

Gearjoneser: I'm a little surprised that you don't go to the NAMM show in Anaheim, you live close and it gives you a chance to see and/or play the new gear.

 

[jetjoe002]

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I don't even need 30 watts.. or even 15 for that matter. Unless I want the head room. I want mabey about 2 microwatts (is that what there called?) for practicing, and about 20 MAX for playing with a band. I like my hearing. I want to keep it until I'm nice and ripe and 20 years old.

 

[That90'sGuy]

Re: Anyone seen and/or tried the new Satriani/Peavey amp?

smart kid.

i think 20w is good, i probably wouldn't want more than 45w myself.

 

[TheArchitect]

Re: Anyone seen and/or tried the new Satriani/Peavey amp?

I can't help but think it's about the money. If I was touring like he does, I'd feel much better carting a soldano or Bogner, or even a mesa around than any peavey. They are built better, simple as that. From what I've seen, peavey amps are no better on the reliability front than any other amp manufacturer at their price point. Being more reliable than marshall is no great achievement.

Still, I'll check it out, even though I'm no great fan of Satriani's tone (ever notice how the only multifx presets that ever sound close to real tone are the Satriani ones?).

Every peavey I've tried has been good, if not great, but you never know, they may have pulled one out of the hat. And there's that George Lynch amp in the pipeline...

I don't agree with this. Peavey stuff is absolutely bulletproof. Its been a trademark of the line for 30 years. If we are talking about durability I would take PV over anything period. But since I am sure spares and replacements are available its about tone. And PV has figured out how to do that pretty good as well in recent years.

As for being 120 watts, the price difference between 50 watts and 120 is truly only a few dollars. They are master volume amps anyway so what difference does it really make?

 

[Biu]

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Wow, I would REALLY like to try that JSX out. I just saw that NAMM video and the tones were amazing, but tone's really nothing new when you're talking about Satch! I'll never be able to afford it though :smack:

I'm pretty happy with my 5150 though. But I agree with you guys about having a 1/2 power-type of switch because my 5150's 60watts and it gets too loud for the house after 1! If it had that switch, I could at least get some of it's more sweet tones at practice levels.