hey guys im thinking about buying a new amp and i was woundering what all your opinions are on jcm 900 combo or head and opinions on peavey's 5150 combo and head.. lwmmw know what you guys think of these amps thanks
If you go with a JCM 900, don't get the Dual Reverb, they blow. I think Eric H has a 900 and he knows tons about those amps and he has some clips on this site somewhere and they sound good. Deadskinslayer has a 5150 head and Marshall cab I think and it sounds sick. The peavy pulls in more gain than the JCM 900 IMO and is really metal oriented.
I haven't tried them out myself, but from those I'd rather get the 5150. It can do very good rock sounds too, check out Vhoholics clips for that! He's a member here. When need be, the 5150 can go as metal as it gets. It really doesn't have a clean tone, but I'm not sure if the Marshall has one either.
If you love disortion you'll love the 5150. The clean aint half bad ether. Hay deadskin do find turning the bright swith on the clean makes it too bright?
right now im using a peavey solo series renown 1x15 combo its ss and i was looking to go tube im up for other amp ideas other than the jcm900 and 5150..... those were just some ideas i had.....im looking to have a very versitile amp i play one moment from classic rock to shred to blues to about almost anything... looking for something with nice cleans.. also my peavey's distortion now is very dry IMO and i prefer to get something with wetter distortion but not completly soaked....sorry if i sound picky guys.... also most of my guitar playing is at home but thats something that tends to change off and on hope this info helps
either way i have saving to do... i would like to stay under a total of $1500 but if i gotta go over to get what i want i will....my friend was suggesting a vox or a mesa stilleto head through a marshall cab.....
Thats kinda sad, as much as love my 5150, I was looking forward to swapping gear and saving money until I get some super expensive botique metal master amp.