Peavey Penta Amp

Post by **Mike** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:22 am

This is properly weird.

http://www.peavey.com/products/browse.c ... E+Head.cfm

Single channel amp with one EQ, but 5 modes which change the "voicing and EQ of the amp".

Tree - Clean
Star - "Plexi" style
Bull - modded JCM800 style
Cactus - looser Marshall
MudflapGirl - hiGain

You can set a mode on the front and rear Pentatone selectors and footswitch between them. Very odd. I imagine you'll get massive volume/EQ changes.

It's bloody expensive too - like ?1,200.

euan · Post by **euan** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:32 am

Mike wrote: MudflapGirl - hiGain

Peavey continues its female friendly naming schemes.

Post by **Doog** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 9:57 am

Mike wrote:You can set a mode on the front and rear Pentatone selectors and footswitch between them. Very odd.

Fuckin' dumb. Why not put them both on the front? Idiots.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:05 am

It's Peavey. Just seems so many counterintuitive features and at that price? I think not.

Cosmetically it looks nice thuogh.

a.aaron · Post by **a.aaron** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 6:43 pm

the penta voice knob looks like the same concept the old Orange amps had, the FAC knob.

Guitar Center closest to me now stocks Peavey, i was a bit dissapointed in them.

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:12 pm

The EQ controls are very simple. There are four excellent sounds, and one awful one (I'll let you guess which). This isn't designed as some ultra-modern switchmonster, it's more like a slightly more flexible Marshall Vintage Modern, with you controlling it mostly from the guitars volume control rather than relying on simply switching between the two modes.

a.aaron · Post by **a.aaron** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 7:14 am

ekwatts wrote:There are four excellent sounds... like a slightly more flexible Marshall

how did you use "excellent sounds" and "marshall" in the same breath?

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 7:34 am

Adventures in Pentaland?

light rail coyote · Post by **light rail coyote** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 8:03 am

Nick wrote:Adventures in Pentaland?

It took huge resistance on my part to keep from bringing that up

Post by **Mike** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 8:32 am

Did Eric just blindly defend Peavey again?

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:21 am

You know you're about to rawk out when you switch amp channels from the Star of David to a Cactus.

luke · Post by **luke** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:27 am

theshadowofseattle wrote:You know you're about to rawk out when you switch amp channels from the Star of David to a Cactus.

It even has an Aug setting!

Post by **Doog** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:30 am

a.aaron wrote:
ekwatts wrote:There are four excellent sounds... like a slightly more flexible Marshall
blah blah amp snobbery blah blah

Post by **Doog** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:32 am

theshadowofseattle wrote:You know you're about to rawk out when you switch amp channels from the Star of David to a Cactus.

hahahaha

"ENOUGH OF THIS JEW ROCK! LET'S STEP IT UP TO SAHARA!"

Post by **Mike** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:40 am

Doog wrote:
a.aaron wrote:
ekwatts wrote:There are four excellent sounds... like a slightly more flexible Marshall
blah blah amp snobbery blah blah

It's tiresome isn't it?

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:42 am

Marshall fanboys wrote:

We all know the FENDER BASSMAN TEN is clearly the superior amp, as well as Goldilocks' amp of choice.

Post by **Mike** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 10:44 am

If you like Bassmans, you like Marshalls.

Fact.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 2:17 pm

It goes up to 11. That's not remotely funny.

luke · Post by **luke** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 2:21 pm

timhulio wrote:It goes up to 11. That's not remotely funny.

Good observation. What a crappy amplifier.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 2:56 pm

wtf?

is the first setting a tree?

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