Peavey XXX users - Cab question

[Crusher]

Anyone running a Mesa cab with their XXX head? Have you ever compared it with the XXX cab? Anyone not running the matching cab? Comments?

[siggy14]

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Anyone running a Mesa cab with their XXX head? Have you ever compared it with the XXX cab? Anyone not running the matching cab? Comments?

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When i owned my XXX i put it through my mesa 4x12 Traditional, it sounded ok but i prefered it into my marshall 1936. Noodles runs his threw mesa cab's.

[Boxcar Willie 84]

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When I saw It Dies Today, one guitar player was running his XXX thru a VHT cabinet, with an ESP LTD Eclipse and it was one of the best guitar sounds I've ever heard. No joke!

[noodlesatf]

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I don't have the matching cab, but I ran mine through two Recto 2x12s. One with Vintage 30's, one with Black Shadow 90's. I tried the matching cab at the store, and it isn't even in the same sport as the Mesa cabs, let alone the same league.

[HeWhoIs]

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My cousin runs his with a Genz Benz G-Flex and it sounds awesome.

[DSS3]

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My friend James Boyd runs his XXX with a traditional Mesa 4x12 and gets killer tones...

http://www.audiostreet.net/jamesalexanderboyd

Check out the 'pop metal' and 'Jbmaxon' clips.

His newest one is insane, though. Check it out!

http://64.124.20.70/connX/02/04/free...ran+apathy.mp3

[charvelguy]

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early 70's Marshall 1960a with stock celestion 25's and a ADA split stack with celestion 50's, if I want something a little cleaner and more top end.. I use an 4x12 HK with 70's.

[Crusher]

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Thanks for the info. guys

[catzodellamarina]

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Today we'll be practicing with a new guitarist. He's gonna run his XXX combo through a spare Fender tweed cab we have in the basement. The spiders are gonna have a rude awakening. I'll let you know if we blow it up.

[catzodellamarina]

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Alright.. I'd like some XXX help with this question too. Tonight we practiced and the new guy didn't bother with the old Fender cab and I don't blame him. He runs a 212 XXX.

His EQ setting produced a LOUD pronounced mid tone. I think it's also from the open back and trying to crank it to get more lows. His lows were dimed, mids on 6, highs I didn't pay attention. The sound was great for solos but IMO the tone was too much for rhythm playing. We discussed a bit, and recomended he bypass his internal speakers and run through a Marshall 1960A stereo 412 we have sitting around. He wasn't totally against it but also mentioned maybe my mids were too scooped. I run my lows at 1 o'clock and mids at 9 o'clock. Yet I use a 5150 412 and I get a huge bottom end and a metal sound.
We're a heavy rock band that tends to lean our tone towards a more metal sound with punchy deep guitar. Is there any way we'll find a happy marriage between the 2 different guitar amps as-is? Is the only way to have a more even sound is to have him use a cab? Recommendations?

[Shotgun]

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My cousin runs his with a Genz Benz G-Flex and it sounds awesome.

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That is what I run mine through. I used a 5150 straight cab for a while, but the Benz sounds better IMO.

Keith

[charvelguy]

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catz, which channel was he using? the ultra or the crunch? (the voicings are different between the two) Was he using it primarily all the time? or switching off?

[noodlesatf]

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There really is no comparison between the head and the combo, he needs to play through a different cab. I played the combo once in the store, and IMHO, the speakers are voiced completely wrong for the amp. It sounds pretty damn good with Vintage 30s.

[catzodellamarina]

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I heard the XXX head and combo were a bit different. His last band, the other guitarist had the head and a 2X12 cab. I always thought that setup sounded better than the combo amp alone.

He's using pedals too so I can't make heads or tails what he's running. He's got a tube screamer and a DS1. IMO too much stuff for a decent amp.

If you guys had a XXX combo, would you run it:
A. As a combo amp?
B. With a cab?

[eaeolian]

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For what you're doing, with a cab. Open backs suck for metal. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]