XXX owners
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Push to Shuv
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i am looking into buying a triple xxx, tell me your thoughts on them, and any problems you have had with them. Thanks for your help.
casblah
New member
I've got the 1x12 combo and I like it. This amp will do high gain stuff with no problem. I've heard others say that the cleans aren't real great. To me It's good enough. If you need pristine Fender-like cleans, get a Fender. When all is said and done, the Peavey is a pretty good value-for-the-dollar kind of amp. Nice features like the speaker damping switch, and binding posts for bias measurement, etc.
I would change over to EL34s, I've never understood why some people say that EL34s have too much midrange.
Yes, they do have mids but they are more of an upper presence midrange. Which sounds great in high gain amps.
I think EL34s sound way better in any high gain amp than 6L6s!
I'm saving my cash for one of the new JSX Peavey heads!!
They sound like they're going to be awesome!
Yes, they do have mids but they are more of an upper presence midrange. Which sounds great in high gain amps.
I think EL34s sound way better in any high gain amp than 6L6s!
I'm saving my cash for one of the new JSX Peavey heads!!
They sound like they're going to be awesome!
Gearjoneser
Gear Ho
The thing about many of the amps that ship with 6L6's, but
have a bias switch for changing to EL-34's is that the amp's
EQ was tuned to the 6L6 sound. Sometimes, if you put
EL-34's into a Mesa, Peavey, or other similar amp, the EL-34's
don't sound quite right, since that amp's circuit was designed
around a different tube. It never hurts to try it once, but on
the amps with a fixed bias and selector switch, I think I'd take it to a tech to see if a bias pot could be installed internally.
That way, if the fixed bias is a little cold sounding, you can tweak it to warm up the amp a little.
have a bias switch for changing to EL-34's is that the amp's
EQ was tuned to the 6L6 sound. Sometimes, if you put
EL-34's into a Mesa, Peavey, or other similar amp, the EL-34's
don't sound quite right, since that amp's circuit was designed
around a different tube. It never hurts to try it once, but on
the amps with a fixed bias and selector switch, I think I'd take it to a tech to see if a bias pot could be installed internally.
That way, if the fixed bias is a little cold sounding, you can tweak it to warm up the amp a little.
Wattage
High Voltologist
I currently have the stock 6L6 tubes in, I just pulled a nice set of low mileage EL34's from another amp and I am going to put them in shortly. I have heard they give the amp a little more Marshall like grind which would make sense. My amp has given me no problems at all it is really a fantastic amp.
I really like some of the things JS had Peavey do for the JSX model I'd like to check one out when they hit the street but unless the difference is huge I can't imagine I'll switch.
I really like some of the things JS had Peavey do for the JSX model I'd like to check one out when they hit the street but unless the difference is huge I can't imagine I'll switch.
