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Peavey XXL Head

Solid-State Guitar Amp Head from Peavey belonging to the XXL series

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Published on 03/11/09 at 06:57
Value For Money : Excellent
Head while transos 100W Series Transtube, 3 channels each with 3 modes acting on the gain and equalization general, a guitar input, an effects loop, an output "preamp out" and an entry "amp in" to shunt one or the other, two speaker outputs with impedance setting (be careful if you connect two speakers on both outputs, they are placed in parallel), a power switch 25W/50W/100W and finally a switch with 3 positions: tight, medium or loose, which will act on the "damping", the way the amplifier will transcribe the sound spectrum sent from the preamp, with lots of bass = tight and loose a lot = tweeter.

Each channel has a passive 3-band EQ on the Clean and Crunch and active in the Lead and a preamp output volume of individual and Crunch and Lead channels have a gain.

To top it off, there is a section comprising a master volume and reverb.

The 3-button footswitch lets you toggle the provided 3 channels and engage the effects loop, very practical and functional.

[10] very complete equipment for the price we ask.

UTILIZATION

Very simple configuration, switches modes on offer realistic 3-channel diversity, the manual can be pushed a little further knowledge of the head but is not essential, in 10 minutes everything was understood.

[9] Almost perfect, the active EQ on Lead channel rout a bit but we made it quickly when we seek his sound to the ear rather than sight.

SOUNDS

It is always difficult to be objective about his equipment, I play metal / heavy metal head and this suits me. I plug it into a cab Yamaha 4x12 "Celestion V30 and I have a mahogany guitar with microphone and active interaction between all this little world is pretty good:

-Clean: not a fighter on that channel, whatever the method chosen, the clean is right, not blur remains constant and dynamic, it's good enough for me because it really is neutral and allows easy use of effects . Perfect for what I play.

-Crunch: I do not use near, the sound is very medium, british high-gain into a corner, flattering and still usable.

-Lead: my favorites, I put in "modern" gain, mids are dug, the gain goes, I do not put up at 6-7, active equalization can give a lot of dynamics. The sound is very distinctive, the head is making its mark but this type of grain cold Californian transos I like.

[8] Very good leader, the rest is a little behind for the use that I did and it lacks a bit of adjusting amplitude level of EQ.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had it 8 months, I am very happy, he takes the road well. I did several tests, it appears that it is better to use the position to enjoy 100W of maximum dynamic head.

I got it secondhand and I find it really good for the price, one of the very best minds transistors in comparison with what I've tested so far (Marshmal MG, Hughes & Kekette ...). I do not regret my purchase, it's been a really good amp for small gigs and repeat.

[9] Head very consistent in its overall damage it does to do more!