THAT amp!? Which one rocks your world
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Artie
Peaveyologist
My Bogner (Line 6) Alchemist head, has been my go-to amp for about a decade. All tube Reinhold design, with a bit of Line 6 Delay and 'Verb in the preamp section. Gold and Mercury channels covers anything I could ever want. The only criticisms of it I've seen of this thing is that it doesn't stand up to "road" work well. But since mine has been planted in one spot since I got it . . . no prob.
JamesPaul
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This one is easy. My Peavey JSX 212. Primarily because it offers every tone I have ever relied on.
The Clean channel has my favorite clean tone - the Triple XXX clean. It has a huge, flat freq response, clean with all kinds of headroom. A lot like having a JC 120 hiding behind Channel #1.
I went through a period in the 90's where I was playing a Classic 50. The C50 covered all the Hard Rock, and with a Custom or Distortion loaded guitar, also the Metal tones I needed. Well, Joe asked James Brown to modify the Triple XXX Crunch channel to be close to a C50 Lead Channel. So Crunch is like having a C50 behind Channel #2.
Which brings me to the Ultra channel.. Basically a Triple XXX Ultra channel, which was always more gain than I ever needed. It is not the 6505 or Bogner or Mesa liquid gain level, but I never get much beyond 80's Metal and it can handle any Rock or Hard Rock up through today, for any practical band mix. If I am sitting at home and want that massive gain, I just plug into my VIP 3.
Bells and whistles include a EL34 or 6L6 capabilities, 60W/120W switch, noise gate, Fat tone switches for the Crunch and Ultra channels, Presence & Resonance controls, a Line Out with Level control and an actual Accutronics reverb tank in the bottom. I can plug a 412 into the external cabinet jack to move more air, or easily unplug the internal speakers and go full stack for show.
The only negative for me is, it weighs about as much as a battleship.
So when it is stationary, it is the one that rocks my world.
...and before you say nay, The JSX did evolve from a Triple XXX.
The Clean channel has my favorite clean tone - the Triple XXX clean. It has a huge, flat freq response, clean with all kinds of headroom. A lot like having a JC 120 hiding behind Channel #1.
I went through a period in the 90's where I was playing a Classic 50. The C50 covered all the Hard Rock, and with a Custom or Distortion loaded guitar, also the Metal tones I needed. Well, Joe asked James Brown to modify the Triple XXX Crunch channel to be close to a C50 Lead Channel. So Crunch is like having a C50 behind Channel #2.
Which brings me to the Ultra channel.. Basically a Triple XXX Ultra channel, which was always more gain than I ever needed. It is not the 6505 or Bogner or Mesa liquid gain level, but I never get much beyond 80's Metal and it can handle any Rock or Hard Rock up through today, for any practical band mix. If I am sitting at home and want that massive gain, I just plug into my VIP 3.
Bells and whistles include a EL34 or 6L6 capabilities, 60W/120W switch, noise gate, Fat tone switches for the Crunch and Ultra channels, Presence & Resonance controls, a Line Out with Level control and an actual Accutronics reverb tank in the bottom. I can plug a 412 into the external cabinet jack to move more air, or easily unplug the internal speakers and go full stack for show.
The only negative for me is, it weighs about as much as a battleship.
So when it is stationary, it is the one that rocks my world.
...and before you say nay, The JSX did evolve from a Triple XXX.
I like the JSX a lot. The day I got my VHT, I had actually gone into my local GC intending to buy the JSX they had on the floor, and I was demoing it along with a XXX and some Marshall head when they pulled out the VHT for me to try. Obviously didn't go home with the JSX but I've always kinda wanted one.
Binnerscot
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I have Triple X 212 that I threw V30s in, it's a great amp. I got it before the JSX came out, and they are very similar. The JSX had some nice features over the Triple X, but not enough to justify swapping.
The Triple X was project for a George Lynch signature amp that fell through. Definate sleeper, and YES, they weigh a ton!!!
XXX/JSX are unsung hero amps.
JamesPaul
Well-known member
I once owned the Triple XXX full stack and a spare Triple XXX head. When I was in Cowtown one of my fellow guitarists was always on me to get a JSX. I loved the Triple XXX Clean channel but always whined about the lack of disparity between the Crunch and Ultra channels. That and my history with the Classic 50 really did make the JSX a great candidate - I was just stubborn and afraid of losing the Clean channel. Still have my Triple XXX backup head and straight cab if I ever need it. It is doubtful as there was really only one show I could justify using it for.
I think Gary Hoey considered advancing the Triple XXX. He did some demos with it at NAMM one year. That never materialized and Peavey rebranded it the 3120.
After the deal with Joe ended, the JSX was rebranded as the Triple XXX II. So in name sort of way, I am still playing a Triple XXX.
Aceman
I am your doctor of love!
Marshal 2555 Silver Jubilee. It is THAT sound. First amp I plugged Christine into. Les Paul > Super Distortion > Silver Jubilee = Eargasm
Runner ups:
My Mesa Stiletto Deuce head. Silicon Rectifier, Bold setting, 50 watt mode, Channel 2, Tight Gain
A JCM900 SL-X 50 watt head
EVH 5150 - Any, I'm not particularly about block letters etc.
Runner ups:
My Mesa Stiletto Deuce head. Silicon Rectifier, Bold setting, 50 watt mode, Channel 2, Tight Gain
A JCM900 SL-X 50 watt head
EVH 5150 - Any, I'm not particularly about block letters etc.
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Rex_Rocker
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I used to have a XXX, and gotta say, they are severely underrated. They're voiced in such a way where everything just falls into place just as long as you don't go crazy on the settings since the EQ is active. They did have a lot of "quirks", but they're very gratifying amps if you know how to dial them in... which is not all that difficult, to be honest, if you keep the EQ settings reasonable and the gain knob set conservatively as they did have ridiculous amounts of (almost unusable) gain on both distorted channels.
