Peavey ultra plus???

[kickinsomeaxe]

is this amp any good? does it have the gain and tone of a XXX or a 5150?
i can get one used real cheap so if you can tell me anything bout one i would appreciate it [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]

[joe web]

Re: Peavey ultra plus???

a friend of mine owns a UP and this amp kicks ass.
it sounds more like a crossover between Tube100 and JSX as a XXX or 5150.
but there is enough gain!
this amp is not for playing at home, you must play it loud.

[kickinsomeaxe]

Re: Peavey ultra plus???

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a friend of mine owns a UP and this amp kicks ass.
it sounds more like a crossover between Tube100 and JSX as a XXX or 5150.
but there is enough gain!
this amp is not for playing at home, you must play it loud.

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OH yes it would be played LOUD!

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I need it for zakk wylde type tones all the way up to in flames and dimmu borgir? does it fit the bill?

[Neeradj]

Re: Peavey ultra plus???

This thing was the pre-XXX, some even believe it's better, because it's smoother, not as fuzzy and less boomy. This thing sounds really good at low volumes, but even better at higher volumes. The trick with these amps are to heat up the power tubes plenty, before switching to lower volumes.

It does fit the bill, but it's less grainy than Zakk's tone and richer if I can put it like that

[slayer]

Re: Peavey ultra plus???

I have the 60 Watt 1x12 version with 2 6L6`s compared to 4, but I love it. Don`t nead a pedal for the Ultra channel, but I like the DOD Death Metal pedal in front of the Crunch and Clean channels, tasty. The bonus is they have active eq knobs and they have Reverb, a nice reverb to boot, I love mine, actually I would love a head version also. Truth is, I like it more than the Triple XXX. Jack.