My Whammy 3 pedal, my Pod X3 Live, an Access Virus Classic synthesizer (an earlier version of one of the best virtual analog synths ever from the man who later created the Kemper). Also i stopped DJing in 2019 and sold the Numark NV 2 controller i had but i am starting to miss it
I always wanted a Peavey 6505 head. I was just starting out in a band and wanted to get one really bad and could never afford one. Finally was able to get it with a Mesa oversized 4x12 and I had the tone I dreamed off. Well the band ended and now I had all this gear. Was really broke and about to go on a trip. Longer story short, I sold it to a local shop for waaaaaaaaaaay less than I should have. Not many regrets in life, but that sure was one of them. Save your gear guys. You'll miss it in the long run.
The crunch channel on these amps is legendary for metal rhythms, and the Ultra can give a beautifully liquid distorted lead tone with the right setup. I put a 5751 in V1 or V2 on mine to tame the fizz a bit, and also run the amp with the master cranked higher than the channel volume and the gain backed off a bit. It seems to give me a more pleasing drive sound that keeps the crunch but loses a lot of the fizz. Boy howdy is that a loud amp though.
A buddy of mine has this, he brought it over one day to see how it compares to my Mesa Dual Rectifier. It holds up surprisingly well. This is a top-tier amp for sure.
@J Slikbeer lol naw if the tone on a Dual Rectifier is a perfect 10, the XXX is a good 9.5. Considering the price difference of the two that is absolutely a fucking win for the Peavey.
Sick tones.. owned a few peaveys, settled on the JSX after hearing Chris Amott live years ago. The JSX has the same gain stages as the XXX, only difference is the JSX has resonance/presence controls individually at the front of the amp (and a built in noisegate). Both arguably the best affordable metal amps!
Same amp, man. Huge sound and versatility. And one of the best built in noise gate I ever heard. I never use a boost with it, only ultra channel, gain to 5, and eq a bit scooped.
They are NOT the same amps. Aside from one running 6l6s and the other el34s, and the aforementioned resonance/ presence/ noise gate...sans the damping on the xxx...the jsx is the same as the triple xxx ii. If they arent identical,,it is virtually inconsequential difference. The lead channel of the jsx is based on the crunch channel of the triple xxx first gen, with some modifications. The crunch of the jsx/ xxx ii is much lower gain than the lead of the jsx, and much lower than that of both the triple xxx's lead OR crunch. Similar? Yes. But SIGNIFICANTLY different.
@@riokinsey2134 you beat me to this! Of this era, I would take a 3120 over them all. I own six Peavey amps. 5150, Triumph, Butcher, VTM, ValveKing, and Penta. Gonna hunt for a JSX or 3120 next
I have 3 xxx 2 jsx 2 5150 block letters 1 jvm 410h modded and a 3 Chanel mesa rectifier the xxx is my all time favourite out of all these amps with jj 6l6 and all12ax7 preamps with loose switch settings and the effects loop cranked for naturally boosting sounds amazing
JSX is the best.. had them both, but the JSX has a built in noise gate and presence/resonance controls at the front of the amp.. a Hidden gem of affordable amps
I too have a Peavey that got away. It's the 3120 head & cab. Even though I have zero use for, or even a place to play, 120 watts, I still miss that amp. Great clean channel. The Crunch and Dirt channels were really good. I really don't have the space for a half stack but I still want to replace that rig.
Damn. I remember really wanting this amp, but the best I could afford at the time was a Peavey Supreme XL. Peavey had a lot of great amps in the early/mid 2000’s.
Remember the XXL? Windsor? And yea the Supreme XL. All great amps very worthy of the player who needs a reliable product! I’m a die hard peavey guy from the very start. First amp was an envoy 110 40 watt solid state trans tube combo. Loved it till the day I parted with it. Hate myself for doing it to. Was a great little practice amp and could very well be used to record. Fave is the original 6505. But now I see a 6505 II is out. Stand back, and all hail the king.
I always forget how absolutely awesome any of the Peavey Ultra lineage amps sound until I hear them again. The XXX was definitely one if the best of them too. I used to run one in parallel with the matching cab with my 5152 and a Recto 412 back in the day for maximum wall of sound.
They're the best in my personal opinion in Peavey's high gain builds. A JSX head sounds better then a block and a 5150 II. Also the Ultra's, XXX, JSX, do sound better with Eminence speakers. Since they're already mid heavy amps, the V30's neuter the low end on these heads. As opposed to Eminence V12 Legends have tons of massive tight low end when paired up with a Ultra plus, XXX or JSX.
I've been lucky in the last few months. I managed to have two great deals on two 3120 (same amp as the XXX, but different cosmetics and shipped with EL34). I put four KT77 in there, 5751 in V1 and V2 and now these amps shine even more! I love them a great deal! They're tricky to dial, but when you find the sweet spot, these amps are killer. My main practice amp with the band is a Ceriatone King Kong with the Chupacabra voicing, but this thing is so a piece of art (took 45 weeks to get it too!) that there's no way that I bring it to a gig haha So enter the 3120! I can get almost the same type of sound as the Ceriatone, thanks to the KT77 and the upper mid range the amps now have. I still love the 6505+ but the XXX/3120/JSX are more versatile imo and in a band mix, they cut really well.
I have the 60 watt combo version and love it. Replaced my Dual Rectifier 100 watt head with the XXX combo. No regrets. Getting older and don't play large venues. Paid only $200 for the amp. Sold the Rectifier for a heck of a lot more.
I own a lot of amps and cabinets. The Rectifier heads out of the box are the most hyped up amps on the planet. It's sad when my $300 Guitar Center special , that's from 1992, a Peavey Ultra teal stripe head sounds better and more clear and punchy on the low end and cuts over my Mesa Dual Rectifier Multi watt head does.
I had the XXX and the JSX heads, I sold them both to "upgrade" to Engl and Diezel. I love the Engl and the Diezel but I wish I didn't sell the Peaveys. Great video, cheers.
Put a mercury magnetics output transformer in it and watch it become even tighter and thicker. My output trans blew in my xxx and I replaced it with the mercury. Night and day difference
i finally got a notification from you in my feed again! great vid. i have never own on in irl, but i've always had a bunch of pv xxx profiles on my kemper tho. those amps are modern classics now.
You can set these up to run a Boss footswitch like a FS-6, FS-7, MS-3, GT-100, GT-1000, ES-5, ES-8 etc if you buy or build a 7-Pin DIN to TRS cable that connects the wires for the Crunch/Ultra and Clean Bypass switches to ring and tip, and connects all of the other five wires to sleeve to ground them. This enables you to change channels but leaves the effects loop always-on while you have the footswitch cable in. I made a shorter one with a female TRS jack on the end that enables me to connect it to a cable snake that includes a regular Hosa TRS cable that I connect to my MS-3 via a Rockboard patchbay module. Also a regular 5150 II / 6505+ / 6534+ footswitch will work for a Triple XXX / JSX / 3120 / XXX II but the labels and LED colours are incorrect.
I have never had a real triple x, but when i had a peavey vypr i always used the triple x amp model because it sounded killer on that little amp for what it was...
This amp contains a little trick that not too many people know about. The gain channel volumes act as a presence dial for the opposite channel. So for instance of you're on the crunch channel and you dial up the volume on the ultra channel it acts like a presence knob and vice versa
@@TaylorDanley I think the reason this happens is because it has active EQ circuits. I remember when I first figured it out I thought it was really weird but cool.
I had one of these back in 2003 til 2008. When I bought it I was working at Sam ash. And got a direct buy from peavey. I think it cost me like $600. Amp is awesome. Miss it just like you did
The channel volumes act as presence controls for the opposite channel, and the master and channel volumes interact. IIRC with the master low and the channel high, it’s thinner, but tighter and brighter, and the reverse for channel low and master high.
Easy solution: Quad track with one take of each cab, with the Peavey cab take on the lead channel with the gain walked back to 9 o'clock. Best of both worlds. Track neck pickup/middle pickup position leads/solos on ultra channel with the gain bumped back to where it is in the video.
it's got like the bogner lifted high end thing, but not in a smooth way. it's so jagged. obviously a good chunk of that will come down to the cab. i truly have no idea why they thought the sheffield speakers would be a good compliment to this. i'd want something dark to tame it. like K100's. which were in some of the 412ms cabs.
XXX into a CV-75/Swamp Thang is still the heaviest tone I have ever heard. It was like being punched in the lungs with an aggressive bite that was chug heaven.
The minute i heard one of these when I was like... 15-16, I fell in love. Hearing you play it and fall back in love with it, has just solidified me wanting one. Definitely going to have fun with it.
Same story here - at several points in life I had to sell my Peavey Bandit 112, Dean V79 guitar and most notably - the amp of my dreams - the Triple XXX, 3 years ago. I regret it to this day, even though I HAD TO do it, as the amp was really the only thing of any value that I had back then. I'm hoping to save some cash some day to buy it back - hopefully I'll find any offer, as they are scarce af.
I have this same amp and cab. I bought it back in 2003 from good old musicians friend. I still have it. I have recently obtained a fractal device so I am getting read to expeirement. One thing I noticed about this amp, you dont want to scoop any mids on the amp eq. You have to run an eq after the amp. I spent years trying to tame this beast but it sounds the best exactly how you are running it. Turn the gain down and run an overdrive in the front for gain.
People always drooled after 6505 and XXX was kinda left in the shadows. It is just as brutal as 6505, just a bit different, and as an added bonus it is easier to dial in to bedroom levels if necessary because it actually has a separate master volume to tame whole the amp down.
I died when you showed us your old tone as a kid! 🤣 That makes me wonder how my old gear I remember being terrible actually sounded when dialed in correctly without putting the gain to max. I didn't even know what the other knobs did back then so I just left them wherever they were. Lol.
Sound really good. Always thought it was underrated. When they came out I demo'd one at GC. I was blown away. At the time,....I had a Mesa Trip Rec. Wasn't changing.lol
Come on! nobody buys a peavey for the cleans!!! Thank you for making this video! I love this amp, I got mine for $275 years ago when nobody wanted them anymore, and throughout the years tried recto's and other amps, I just find I like the XXX better than most! Cheers!
I bought a XXX back in the day and i've never felt the need to replace it. I thought that was a pretty accurate review. It does have plenty of bass on the Ultra setting. The crunch is better for semi distorted leads for blues or rock. And the clean channel is a bit too toppy but if you dial the eq back a bit and use a touch of chorus or reverb, it's totally fine and nice.
Videos are great so far. A peavey Valve King video would be super cool. I remember a bunch of people having them when I was younger. I had a Valve King 2x12 combo. Sounded like a baby 6505 with a tube screamer.
I literally picked up 1 two weeks ago for 400. My first tube amp and there is no disappointment. Love the tones your produce. Keep em coming. I feel the crunch channel has more meat to it. While the lead definitely has its positives. I stay on crunch
@@AllMetalReview I have the DV77/Red coat governor loaded into a Vader 212. Sounds killer but takes away the low end... The XXX in my personal opinion and experience sounds better with Eminence V12 Legends. They balance out the amp, and keep the low end massive, and the mid range and the highs sit very nice.
If you have the funds to mod it. I suggest loading the power section with KT77s. The lower gain tube in the preamp circuit is a must. Also run a BBE sonic maximizer in the fx loop on the back. Set the dampening to loose and fiddle with the send/return knobs on the back and hold on to your butt. I run mine through a 4 ohm 6x12... No shortage of low end.
I used to use a maximized with it, but I’ve grown to hate that thing lol. Maybe it was good on this amp, I’ll have to revisit it! What mods are necessary for kt77s? Just a bias?
What you said about the knobs is fixed with the 5150 II! Such a great amp. The XXX is amazing! I only traded mine because it was half broke and I don’t have a tech. Need to get another one
I have this Head and cab. I LOVE THEM! but my footswitch burned out and had to replace it...hard to find...On The Cab.... I took out the Sheffields and Put in Celestion G12T75's ...man what a HUGE difference!!!! Fatter, Cleaner and More Bite.
Yes....The year was around 1990....I got rid of a Marshall 50 Watt Silver Jubilee 2--12 combo, Tube Screamer, limited edition glow in the dark Pro Co Rat, Boss Turbo Distortion, and the now very rare Boss Dimension--C, Boss Digital Delay/PITCH SHIFTER, and the Boss Digital Metalizer......All because a combo was not big enough and I HAD TO HAVE A 4--12 with a 100 Watt Head....Pedals were for kids and I HAD TO HAVE Rack mount's from now on. No more "kiddie stuff" for me....What's even worse was I got screwed by trade in worth, and the sales guy made me feel like he was doing me a favour and it was "better than being stuck with a bunch of obsolete equipment."......Sigh......Live and learn from me kids. Don't let ANYONE talk you out of your gear unless you have got at least a few second opinions and REALLY thought about it.....Remember, there are people paid to make you feel like all your stuff is worthless crap, and what they have is 100 times better.....One day I will tell you about some of the beautiful axes I let go for one dumb reason or another....Cheers!...stay Metal......and don't do dumb trades like me......haha.
5:50 A resonance knob would be extremely easy to add in, it's just a potentiometer and a capacitor placed on the negative feedback line from the secondary of the output transformer to the phase inverter. Any mates with electronics experience or any amp tech would be able to do this for you in a matter of minutes if you don't wanna try it yourself :) A presence knob would be equally as easy I always wanted a Triple XXX as a mod platform to see how much better it could reasonably get...and then just go nuts like I do with literally every amp I own haha
Walked into GC with the intent to buy a 6505. Looked at the used section and saw a XXX in excellent condition for $400. I thought to myself, "Gary Holt played this on SHKM." Long story short...I saved some cash and walked out with the XXX. It has since been kicking the rest of my amps square in the balls since then. It's been 11 years! Great review!
I was also looking at getting a 6505+, then I saw this and decided to try it. I like it a lot and I don't think I'll be looking for a 6505+ any time soon.
Great demo. I agree on the lacking in the low end section of the amp. Mine came with Winged C EL34’s. So I swapped those out, dropped in some Gold Lion KT 77’s and never looked back. Plenty of low end crunch while heavy palm muting. A total beast.
I sold my JCM 900 2500 Mark III with a 1960a Marshall cab, I will always rue the day, and a Selmer Mark VI tenor sax, in either case I believe the things have tripled in value since selling 😀
I have a XXX Full Stack (hell yes) a JSX 2x12 combo and a XXX Super 40 1 x12 combo. XXX sounds killer without pedals and will just pump out the decibels. JSX combo is very versatile with the onboard reverb, 1/2 power setting and Noise Gate. But my favourite is my Super 40 for recording. 3 very useable channels and a really really sweet spring reverb. I use 6L6's in the full stack and JSX. KT77's in the Super 40. Great value amps and you can get a great sound within 30 seconds of plugging in. One more thing, the JSX clean is superb.
@@TaylorDanley Thx! I‘ll check your Song! My brain must have been confused and seems to have „transcripted“ the ending of Rammstein‘s „Hilf mir“ - piano/voice/guitar - into a single guitar track 😅🤣🙈😇
These amps along with the whole ultra series amps shine best with kt77 tubes, I got myself a 3120 which is basically a xxx in a new shell with el34s. All i use is a boss sd1 and mxr 10 band for a sick mid clean boost and boss noise gate. With the way I set up my amp I've got a tone that stands out from the usual high gain monsters, my secret is i use bill lawrence pickups
I've had my triple x since like 2010. Great amp. It's been on several tours. Only probably is the knobs break. I have like 4 broken pot shafts. My other amps don't have any and they go out just as much
JCM 800 100 watt 2x12 combo back in the 80's. Sold it to buy a brand new JCM 900 stack. Thought I would be upgrading but didn't'. Also regret selling an Ibanez RG770. What do you do when you have a ton of gear sitting around collecting dust and you're not jammin'? Glad I got the fire back. Just scored on a half stack, Peavey JSX head with a Triple X cabinet, $500 for both. Like new condition. Still can't believe it!
This is definitely peavey's best one..... when I tried the original version, the jsx, I just fell in love with it and loved that I could just plug straight in without an EQ or OD pedal....I definitely like it way more than the slo clon...I mean 5150 lol
The JSX is really cool too. I don't remember how much of a difference there is between them, other than the JSX had a built in noise gate if I remember correct.
I have owned so many amps in my day and I can say Peavey is the only amp where the distortion doesn’t need a boost pedal. My favourite is my Peavey Bravo. 🍻🇨🇦
I own this amplifier but the toggle switch and some ribbon cable braiding needs to be replaced and resoldered. I've got the parts, just need to invest in a vacuum solder gun. It's stuck on the crunch channel until then.
Mine did the same thing..call Peavey directly and get the channel switching relay..I replaced mine and changed out the screen grid resistors to higher ohm ones and the amp worked great and channel switching was fixed. I did the repairs here at home.
@Taylor Danley something for you to try, maybe a good video topic... but with my cab and amps, I found that it sounds worlds better with the back off of it and the cab 3 feet away from the wall or diagonally about 3-4 feet away from the corner in a room... but it doesn't sound good out in the middle of the room. I run a RH300 G3 randall head or a Peavey Valveking VK100 into a line6 spyder IV 4x12 cabinet... and even though everyone knocks that cab, it sounds absolutely awesome. Its super tight with tons of bass, tons of mids and clear highs and very very dynamic WITH THE BACK OFF IF IT. sounded like suffocated shit with the back on. So maybe it's something you can play with. You'll have to EQ it a little differently with open back.
I just bought a mint 40w combo. Was made in USA. Haven’t had a chance to jam it properly yet but I’m hopeful. Doesn’t hurt that I got it for 150 bucks. Can always sell it.
Taylor, I had a pair of Yamaha RGX612A back in the day. One white, the other purple. Active pickups. They looked so rad. I had never played a Yamaha before, but my local music shop had them hanging. I pulled one down and plugged into an Ampeg VH140 and I was astounded by how beautifuly the guitar played. It was as if Yamaha had made the neck just for me. I bought both on the spot. I paid a little less than $1200 for both. I played them for about four years, playing keg parties, shitty bars, and any place that would have us. I used the white one for over 200 little gigs. It was amazing. Cut to the chase, I sold all my gear at one point. I sold the white one 27 years ago. I have been looking for one ever since. 31 days ago, I looked at one in an Ebay auction. I got extraordinarily excited when I saw the seller pointing out a "blemish "in the binding by the low E -12th fret. The blemish was from a broken beer bottle on a rowdy night at a jam packed road house somewhere in Mississippi. I used plumbers putty to fix it. I casually asked the seller to let me know the serial number. Well, it was my fucking Yamaha! I paid whatever the BIN price was, and it is on the way!!! I saw the shine in your eyes as you cut open that XXL. I will be there soon!!! Thank you for being so honest and genuine on your channel! ShadowJackal
I remember those. I always assumed that Peavey secreted a bag of concrete in them when I had to haul it around. Not as horrible as my Ampeg rig, but still.
@@untoldguitarist So we're whipping them out to compare sizes, eh? I had an Ampeg SVT II at one point, and a Peavey Classic 400, too. That just means my back is probably a little worse off than someone smart enough to buy a lighter head. 😉
I’ve got one of these and absolutely love it. Toured with it and it stands up to road use great. Unfortunately my tubes need replacing at the moment and it sounds weird.
Had the XXL first 100w head it was a good jump from the line 6 15 watt I had before. Heavy lifting and I ended up selling it and getting a Traynor 3 channel amp that was similar to a plexi which I ended up trading in towards a prs mt15... Also sold. Shopping around for amp modelers these days and only have a joyo zombies through a 2x12.
You know, tbh using both amps and modelers, I lean modeler rigs and one of the main reasons is portability. Amps are cool, but a hassle to move around. And you can get so much done for such little money with modelers. Vid on this soon.
@@lotechrevolt4513 hate the sound of the line 6 muti effects they sound so digital and fake. Looking at mooer or ampero 2 maybe the headrush for its looper which is a major feature I'm looking for. Sort of hoping something new is on the way because a lot of the multi effects pedals are several years old now even the newer ones are just a cosmetic change for the most part using the older software from previous versions.
This was the amp i always dreamed of getting when i was 17-18 and playing gigs with other guys who had it. I used to go on the Peavey site and listen to the sound samples from the Triple X all the time 😅
Ive learned to never sell gear, only if its truly a last resort. Sold my first electric guitar and years later actually found the owner, but he basically destroyed it in the time of his ownership of it, regret selling it so much...
I had a highly modded Peavey Ultra Plus I had to sell and same with a Mint condition Charvel Model 3DR. That Peavey even after modded still I wasn’t in love with it but I miss it because it was different.
Killer demo, Taylor. 😎🤘🏻🎸 I’ve always loved peavey guitar amps for their raw and heavy tones. And this amp sounds killer. This amp is a definite keeper and it’s good to hear that you purchase it once again. And I know what you mean about regretting selling pieces of gear. I remember selling a hartke lh500 bass head at one point and I did miss it. So I ended up buying it again and I’ve kept it ever since. As for guitar, I use to own a peavey vypyr amp. I did regret selling it. And since there’s the new peavey vypyr amp, I plan to buy one and keep it just like my hartke bass head.
@@TaylorDanley thanks Taylor. I did purchase the hartke amp I use to own and I do plan to get the new peavey vypyr amp(called the vypyr x series) real soon. They sound just as killer as the previous vypyr amp. You should check it out if you want to review another amp.
I had this xxx and traded it... Biggest regret ever . Jk 😂. Great video dude. Glad we could make it happen so you could get the amp you have wanted forever again
Did you have to turn up the send and return knobs to add more volume threw the cab. I use this head all the time through a marshall jcm 900 1960 slant cab
Hey Taylor! Glad to see you’ve demoed this amp. Quick question about this amp. I bought this amp at a price I couldn’t pass up years ago, and man was it a learning curve for me. It was my first tube amp coming from a piece of budget modeling gear. I made friends with it, a little bit. I was looking for a smoother rhythm and lead tone and this amp was just too brutal at the time for my limited experience and understanding. I ended up giving it to a best friend of mine. Now that I have several tube amps, I think I could work with the triple xxx. I did jam in a band context a few times but the style of music wasn’t in the context of metal. Can you or anybody with experience with this amp, comment on how this amp sounds in a live context. I haven’t seen many bands use them live except Exodus. And you can here the rawness and how the amp cuts through like a razor. I see them in studios but not on stage. I guess what I’m getting at is.. Do you think this amp should be judged on it’s own or does it really shine in the mix of a band? And with that whole how it sounds in the live mix. Do you think you could comment on how these amps you’ve demoed sounded to you in a live context? Everyone seems to cover the aspect of recording amps at home but not really commenting on what their experience was like playing live with them. Keep up the great work! And thanks for the lower gain tube tip.
Have you ever sold gear that you loved? Tell me about it below!
I had a Randall RG 100 ES I bought NEW from Sam Ash in 96. I still miss that amp. Its the greatest solid state amp of all time IMHO.
Peavey VTM, XXL & Marshall DSL, regret selling those but needed the money at the time
My Whammy 3 pedal, my Pod X3 Live, an Access Virus Classic synthesizer (an earlier version of one of the best virtual analog synths ever from the man who later created the Kemper).
Also i stopped DJing in 2019 and sold the Numark NV 2 controller i had but i am starting to miss it
Yes! My Jackson pro series KVT. I miss it a ton cos Jackson hasn't made another hard tail V that I like
Framus Cobra full stack 🥲
This amplifier is absolutely sick!
So happy to have it back in the collection!
Ola!!! \m/
@@TaylorDanley you lucky fucker both of you!!!! I desired this amp for years until I got my Mesa TRIP-REC lol
Hell ya!!!🤘
@REVOLUTION TV The XXL is based on the XXX head. Just in a solid state format
Exodus Exhibit A: Atrocity Exhibition is an amazing example of how incredibly brutal this amp can get
Yep, definitely a sleeper for death metal
I always wanted a Peavey 6505 head. I was just starting out in a band and wanted to get one really bad and could never afford one. Finally was able to get it with a Mesa oversized 4x12 and I had the tone I dreamed off. Well the band ended and now I had all this gear. Was really broke and about to go on a trip. Longer story short, I sold it to a local shop for waaaaaaaaaaay less than I should have. Not many regrets in life, but that sure was one of them. Save your gear guys. You'll miss it in the long run.
My favorite amp ever, by far. I now have two. Will never sell. Every time I plug in I am just so in love with it.
The crunch channel on these amps is legendary for metal rhythms, and the Ultra can give a beautifully liquid distorted lead tone with the right setup. I put a 5751 in V1 or V2 on mine to tame the fizz a bit, and also run the amp with the master cranked higher than the channel volume and the gain backed off a bit. It seems to give me a more pleasing drive sound that keeps the crunch but loses a lot of the fizz. Boy howdy is that a loud amp though.
Honestly, I like the Peavy cab Way more. It sounds like they really shaped it to work with the triple X head's dynamics
Yeah, I like certain things about it more.. I think that they both have pros/cons. Maybe a blend would be the best 🤔
@@TaylorDanley true that
A buddy of mine has this, he brought it over one day to see how it compares to my Mesa Dual Rectifier. It holds up surprisingly well. This is a top-tier amp for sure.
Yeah, I think we need a chug battle here soon..
@J Slikbeer lol naw if the tone on a Dual Rectifier is a perfect 10, the XXX is a good 9.5. Considering the price difference of the two that is absolutely a fucking win for the Peavey.
@@TaylorDanley Please! I'd love to see the XXX go up against the Dual Rec in a chug battle.
Sick tones.. owned a few peaveys, settled on the JSX after hearing Chris Amott live years ago. The JSX has the same gain stages as the XXX, only difference is the JSX has resonance/presence controls individually at the front of the amp (and a built in noisegate). Both arguably the best affordable metal amps!
Same amp, man. Huge sound and versatility. And one of the best built in noise gate I ever heard. I never use a boost with it, only ultra channel, gain to 5, and eq a bit scooped.
Love my JSX. Best amp ever.(for me)
They are NOT the same amps. Aside from one running 6l6s and the other el34s, and the aforementioned resonance/ presence/ noise gate...sans the damping on the xxx...the jsx is the same as the triple xxx ii. If they arent identical,,it is virtually inconsequential difference. The lead channel of the jsx is based on the crunch channel of the triple xxx first gen, with some modifications. The crunch of the jsx/ xxx ii is much lower gain than the lead of the jsx, and much lower than that of both the triple xxx's lead OR crunch. Similar? Yes. But SIGNIFICANTLY different.
@@riokinsey2134 you beat me to this! Of this era, I would take a 3120 over them all. I own six Peavey amps. 5150, Triumph, Butcher, VTM, ValveKing, and Penta. Gonna hunt for a JSX or 3120 next
@@slamrahovart9024 good luck, bro. Really underrated amps
Those XXX are sleeper amps. Love em. I had to sell my 2, VHT 412's back in 2012 to pay rent when I was broke, no bueno.
I felt this way about the Peavey JSX and finally found me a mint one and had to buy it. I also had a XXX back in the day and it was also awesome.
I have 3 xxx 2 jsx 2 5150 block letters 1 jvm 410h modded and a 3 Chanel mesa rectifier the xxx is my all time favourite out of all these amps with jj 6l6 and all12ax7 preamps with loose switch settings and the effects loop cranked for naturally boosting sounds amazing
JSX is the best.. had them both, but the JSX has a built in noise gate and presence/resonance controls at the front of the amp.. a Hidden gem of affordable amps
I recently bought the Triple X Rig Library for TH-U and i really like it! Very thick tones!
You should definitely shoot it out against the 5150
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@@TaylorDanley Do it!
I too have a Peavey that got away. It's the 3120 head & cab. Even though I have zero use for, or even a place to play, 120 watts, I still miss that amp. Great clean channel. The Crunch and Dirt channels were really good. I really don't have the space for a half stack but I still want to replace that rig.
Damn. I remember really wanting this amp, but the best I could afford at the time was a Peavey Supreme XL. Peavey had a lot of great amps in the early/mid 2000’s.
Agreed!
Remember the XXL? Windsor? And yea the Supreme XL. All great amps very worthy of the player who needs a reliable product! I’m a die hard peavey guy from the very start. First amp was an envoy 110 40 watt solid state trans tube combo. Loved it till the day I parted with it. Hate myself for doing it to. Was a great little practice amp and could very well be used to record. Fave is the original 6505. But now I see a 6505 II is out. Stand back, and all hail the king.
got one for 600$,basically is the same as my 6505,needed a backup for my main rig.I have the peavey butcher and VTM 120 as well.
I have been hanging on to my JSX forever. It was my dream amp when I was young. I love it.
Yeah those are really cool too! I never owned one, but played it a bunch.
I always forget how absolutely awesome any of the Peavey Ultra lineage amps sound until I hear them again. The XXX was definitely one if the best of them too. I used to run one in parallel with the matching cab with my 5152 and a Recto 412 back in the day for maximum wall of sound.
They're the best in my personal opinion in Peavey's high gain builds. A JSX head sounds better then a block and a 5150 II. Also the Ultra's, XXX, JSX, do sound better with Eminence speakers. Since they're already mid heavy amps, the V30's neuter the low end on these heads. As opposed to Eminence V12 Legends have tons of massive tight low end when paired up with a Ultra plus, XXX or JSX.
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I've been lucky in the last few months. I managed to have two great deals on two 3120 (same amp as the XXX, but different cosmetics and shipped with EL34). I put four KT77 in there, 5751 in V1 and V2 and now these amps shine even more! I love them a great deal! They're tricky to dial, but when you find the sweet spot, these amps are killer. My main practice amp with the band is a Ceriatone King Kong with the Chupacabra voicing, but this thing is so a piece of art (took 45 weeks to get it too!) that there's no way that I bring it to a gig haha So enter the 3120! I can get almost the same type of sound as the Ceriatone, thanks to the KT77 and the upper mid range the amps now have. I still love the 6505+ but the XXX/3120/JSX are more versatile imo and in a band mix, they cut really well.
I have a Peavey Supreme, it’s like the cheap version of the triple. No valves but lots of gain!
I have the 60 watt combo version and love it. Replaced my Dual Rectifier 100 watt head with the XXX combo. No regrets. Getting older and don't play large venues. Paid only $200 for the amp. Sold the Rectifier for a heck of a lot more.
I own a lot of amps and cabinets. The Rectifier heads out of the box are the most hyped up amps on the planet. It's sad when my $300 Guitar Center special , that's from 1992, a Peavey Ultra teal stripe head sounds better and more clear and punchy on the low end and cuts over my Mesa Dual Rectifier Multi watt head does.
Dang dude, what a deal!!
I had the XXX and the JSX heads, I sold them both to "upgrade" to Engl and Diezel. I love the Engl and the Diezel but I wish I didn't sell the Peaveys. Great video, cheers.
Put a mercury magnetics output transformer in it and watch it become even tighter and thicker. My output trans blew in my xxx and I replaced it with the mercury. Night and day difference
I sold my Laney half-stack, featuring the AOR Pro Tube 50 head...I gigged with it all through the 90's...what a monster...:(
i finally got a notification from you in my feed again! great vid. i have never own on in irl, but i've always had a bunch of pv xxx profiles on my kemper tho. those amps are modern classics now.
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YESSSSS
You can set these up to run a Boss footswitch like a FS-6, FS-7, MS-3, GT-100, GT-1000, ES-5, ES-8 etc if you buy or build a 7-Pin DIN to TRS cable that connects the wires for the Crunch/Ultra and Clean Bypass switches to ring and tip, and connects all of the other five wires to sleeve to ground them. This enables you to change channels but leaves the effects loop always-on while you have the footswitch cable in. I made a shorter one with a female TRS jack on the end that enables me to connect it to a cable snake that includes a regular Hosa TRS cable that I connect to my MS-3 via a Rockboard patchbay module. Also a regular 5150 II / 6505+ / 6534+ footswitch will work for a Triple XXX / JSX / 3120 / XXX II but the labels and LED colours are incorrect.
THANKS FOR THE TIP!
I have never had a real triple x, but when i had a peavey vypr i always used the triple x amp model because it sounded killer on that little amp for what it was...
This amp contains a little trick that not too many people know about. The gain channel volumes act as a presence dial for the opposite channel. So for instance of you're on the crunch channel and you dial up the volume on the ultra channel it acts like a presence knob and vice versa
Really? 🤔
@@TaylorDanley I think the reason this happens is because it has active EQ circuits. I remember when I first figured it out I thought it was really weird but cool.
@@TaylorDanley , do some tweaking and you'll see .... The difference the knobs make may be subtle but it's there....
I had one of these back in 2003 til 2008. When I bought it I was working at Sam ash. And got a direct buy from peavey. I think it cost me like $600. Amp is awesome. Miss it just like you did
The channel volumes act as presence controls for the opposite channel, and the master and channel volumes interact. IIRC with the master low and the channel high, it’s thinner, but tighter and brighter, and the reverse for channel low and master high.
Easy solution: Quad track with one take of each cab, with the Peavey cab take on the lead channel with the gain walked back to 9 o'clock. Best of both worlds. Track neck pickup/middle pickup position leads/solos on ultra channel with the gain bumped back to where it is in the video.
it's got like the bogner lifted high end thing, but not in a smooth way. it's so jagged. obviously a good chunk of that will come down to the cab. i truly have no idea why they thought the sheffield speakers would be a good compliment to this. i'd want something dark to tame it. like K100's. which were in some of the 412ms cabs.
The triple x with a bbe & equalizer in the loop was my jam!!!
Same, but now I hate the bbe. Maybe I’ll try it again for nostalgia
XXX into a CV-75/Swamp Thang is still the heaviest tone I have ever heard. It was like being punched in the lungs with an aggressive bite that was chug heaven.
🤣🤣 I’ll have to try that
The minute i heard one of these when I was like... 15-16, I fell in love. Hearing you play it and fall back in love with it, has just solidified me wanting one. Definitely going to have fun with it.
Same story here - at several points in life I had to sell my Peavey Bandit 112, Dean V79 guitar and most notably - the amp of my dreams - the Triple XXX, 3 years ago. I regret it to this day, even though I HAD TO do it, as the amp was really the only thing of any value that I had back then. I'm hoping to save some cash some day to buy it back - hopefully I'll find any offer, as they are scarce af.
I have this same amp and cab. I bought it back in 2003 from good old musicians friend. I still have it. I have recently obtained a fractal device so I am getting read to expeirement. One thing I noticed about this amp, you dont want to scoop any mids on the amp eq. You have to run an eq after the amp. I spent years trying to tame this beast but it sounds the best exactly how you are running it. Turn the gain down and run an overdrive in the front for gain.
Never realized how great the XXX sounded. Sounds incredible. Will be an awesome shoot out.
It will! We’ll get this chug battle started soon.
People always drooled after 6505 and XXX was kinda left in the shadows. It is just as brutal as 6505, just a bit different, and as an added bonus it is easier to dial in to bedroom levels if necessary because it actually has a separate master volume to tame whole the amp down.
@@TaylorDanley , I'm lining my XXX head out to a Peavey 120/120 rack power amp that runs mono 240 LOL.... Find a 120/120 and OUT CHUG EVERYTHING....
Double Quad 6L6 chugs......
Ive been using a Triple X for over 12 years, still my go to rig!
I died when you showed us your old tone as a kid! 🤣 That makes me wonder how my old gear I remember being terrible actually sounded when dialed in correctly without putting the gain to max. I didn't even know what the other knobs did back then so I just left them wherever they were. Lol.
Yeah to be fair, I didn’t use a boost when I set it that way, so it was a bit better, but still pretty meh.
Sound really good. Always thought it was underrated. When they came out I demo'd one at GC. I was blown away. At the time,....I had a Mesa Trip Rec. Wasn't changing.lol
Come on! nobody buys a peavey for the cleans!!! Thank you for making this video! I love this amp, I got mine for $275 years ago when nobody wanted them anymore, and throughout the years tried recto's and other amps, I just find I like the XXX better than most! Cheers!
Been a long time coming! Man, did I sell mine to you? Lol that’s like how much I sold it for I think.
I got one like 8yrs ago for 300 bucks, still sounds great
This amp is so compressed!! WOW...it's very fucking high level! I used to play with one that a friend had back in the day...neighbors loved us ahaha
I bought a XXX back in the day and i've never felt the need to replace it. I thought that was a pretty accurate review. It does have plenty of bass on the Ultra setting. The crunch is better for semi distorted leads for blues or rock. And the clean channel is a bit too toppy but if you dial the eq back a bit and use a touch of chorus or reverb, it's totally fine and nice.
Videos are great so far. A peavey Valve King video would be super cool. I remember a bunch of people having them when I was younger.
I had a Valve King 2x12 combo. Sounded like a baby 6505 with a tube screamer.
Thanks! I’ve actually been considering one, I just need to catch up on some other videos of things I’ve purchased and then I’ll get to it!
I literally picked up 1 two weeks ago for 400. My first tube amp and there is no disappointment. Love the tones your produce. Keep em coming. I feel the crunch channel has more meat to it. While the lead definitely has its positives. I stay on crunch
Thanks! And wow, good deal!! I prefer the crunch channel on the Mesa cab, but I think I like the ultra channel with the xxx cab 🤔
@@TaylorDanley I think the dv77 paired with some v30s would sound amazing. Hell even by itself. Yes I was amazed how good the peavey cab sounded
@@AllMetalReview I have the DV77/Red coat governor loaded into a Vader 212. Sounds killer but takes away the low end... The XXX in my personal opinion and experience sounds better with Eminence V12 Legends. They balance out the amp, and keep the low end massive, and the mid range and the highs sit very nice.
@@untoldguitarist yea I got a 2x12 mesa with v30s. I'm Finding the highs kinda shrill. The dv77 has a mellow high which I dig.
If you have the funds to mod it. I suggest loading the power section with KT77s. The lower gain tube in the preamp circuit is a must. Also run a BBE sonic maximizer in the fx loop on the back. Set the dampening to loose and fiddle with the send/return knobs on the back and hold on to your butt. I run mine through a 4 ohm 6x12... No shortage of low end.
I used to use a maximized with it, but I’ve grown to hate that thing lol. Maybe it was good on this amp, I’ll have to revisit it! What mods are necessary for kt77s? Just a bias?
Just a simple bias is all it needs for the KT77s. Set the bias switch to el34.
Ive had this amp from when it first came out and its still my fav ... killer demo man 🤟🏻
Sounds great and now you'll be able to finally sleep deep and sound, I know that feeling :D !
Yes! 🙌
Damn, those riff from 2:05 to 3:15 are sick. Amp sounds badass!
What you said about the knobs is fixed with the 5150 II! Such a great amp. The XXX is amazing! I only traded mine because it was half broke and I don’t have a tech. Need to get another one
Congrats! My most regretful piece of gear I sold was an original wolfgang special with baseball bat neck. I can't jive with the EVH wolfie
I have this Head and cab. I LOVE THEM! but my footswitch burned out and had to replace it...hard to find...On The Cab.... I took out the Sheffields and Put in Celestion G12T75's ...man what a HUGE difference!!!! Fatter, Cleaner and More Bite.
The Crunch Channel on the XXX stands up to anything on the market.
Yes....The year was around 1990....I got rid of a Marshall 50 Watt Silver Jubilee 2--12 combo, Tube Screamer, limited edition glow in the dark Pro Co Rat, Boss Turbo Distortion, and the now very rare Boss Dimension--C, Boss Digital Delay/PITCH SHIFTER, and the Boss Digital Metalizer......All because a combo was not big enough and I HAD TO HAVE A 4--12 with a 100 Watt Head....Pedals were for kids and I HAD TO HAVE Rack mount's from now on. No more "kiddie stuff" for me....What's even worse was I got screwed by trade in worth, and the sales guy made me feel like he was doing me a favour and it was "better than being stuck with a bunch of obsolete equipment."......Sigh......Live and learn from me kids. Don't let ANYONE talk you out of your gear unless you have got at least a few second opinions and REALLY thought about it.....Remember, there are people paid to make you feel like all your stuff is worthless crap, and what they have is 100 times better.....One day I will tell you about some of the beautiful axes I let go for one dumb reason or another....Cheers!...stay Metal......and don't do dumb trades like me......haha.
5:50 A resonance knob would be extremely easy to add in, it's just a potentiometer and a capacitor placed on the negative feedback line from the secondary of the output transformer to the phase inverter. Any mates with electronics experience or any amp tech would be able to do this for you in a matter of minutes if you don't wanna try it yourself :)
A presence knob would be equally as easy
I always wanted a Triple XXX as a mod platform to see how much better it could reasonably get...and then just go nuts like I do with literally every amp I own haha
Good to know! I’m definitely not doing it, but good thing I know a guy!
I'm usually an EMG hater but they sound sick with the Triple X! I love the tone :D
Walked into GC with the intent to buy a 6505. Looked at the used section and saw a XXX in excellent condition for $400. I thought to myself, "Gary Holt played this on SHKM." Long story short...I saved some cash and walked out with the XXX. It has since been kicking the rest of my amps square in the balls since then. It's been 11 years! Great review!
Thanks! Man, what a steal of a deal!!
I was also looking at getting a 6505+, then I saw this and decided to try it. I like it a lot and I don't think I'll be looking for a 6505+ any time soon.
sounds great. pretty decent clarity for all that gain
New to the channel! Love my Triple XXX! Picked up this head for $300 a few years ago.
Welcome!
@@TaylorDanley question: what kind of speakers do you have in your xxx cab? Looking to change mine out.
I've had mine for 10 plus years. Got it off ebay for 400 bucks. Crushes everything.
Great demo. I agree on the lacking in the low end section of the amp. Mine came with Winged C EL34’s. So I swapped those out, dropped in some Gold Lion KT 77’s and never looked back. Plenty of low end crunch while heavy palm muting. A total beast.
I sold my JCM 900 2500 Mark III with a 1960a Marshall cab, I will always rue the day, and a Selmer Mark VI tenor sax, in either case I believe the things have tripled in value since selling 😀
Sorry for your loss 😔
I had a BEAUTIFUL Gibson LP Custom cherry sunburst with a deep rich flame top. Had to sell it to pay bills... I'll miss it for the rest of my life 😪
Oh man, that’s a tough one…
I have a XXX Full Stack (hell yes) a JSX 2x12 combo and a XXX Super 40 1 x12 combo. XXX sounds killer without pedals and will
just pump out the decibels. JSX combo is very versatile with the onboard reverb, 1/2 power setting and Noise Gate. But my favourite is my
Super 40 for recording. 3 very useable channels and a really really sweet spring reverb. I use 6L6's in the full stack and JSX. KT77's in the Super 40. Great value amps and you can get a great sound within 30 seconds of plugging in. One more thing, the JSX clean is superb.
Bought mine in 2004, fell in love, still together 🤘
While I love the 5150, I do think the Triple XXX is the one best amp for all around metal tones. It's just so purpose built.
7:21 and up
What‘s the song name from where the riff belongs?
I know it, but can‘t figure it out atm... 😅
My band Sacrificer, song is “hail”
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Thx! I‘ll check your Song!
My brain must have been confused and seems to have „transcripted“ the ending of Rammstein‘s „Hilf mir“ - piano/voice/guitar - into a single guitar track 😅🤣🙈😇
These amps along with the whole ultra series amps shine best with kt77 tubes, I got myself a 3120 which is basically a xxx in a new shell with el34s. All i use is a boss sd1 and mxr 10 band for a sick mid clean boost and boss noise gate. With the way I set up my amp I've got a tone that stands out from the usual high gain monsters, my secret is i use bill lawrence pickups
Your overdrive/booster sounded really good man!
Thanks dude, wait until it’s done! Gonna SLAYYYY
I've had my triple x since like 2010. Great amp. It's been on several tours. Only probably is the knobs break. I have like 4 broken pot shafts. My other amps don't have any and they go out just as much
Had to sell my beloved ltd bk600. Order it on pre order and was so excited for it. Now harder then hell to find one that isn't outrageous priced.
JCM 800 100 watt 2x12 combo back in the 80's. Sold it to buy a brand new JCM 900 stack. Thought I would be upgrading but didn't'. Also regret selling an Ibanez RG770. What do you do when you have a ton of gear sitting around collecting dust and you're not jammin'? Glad I got the fire back. Just scored on a half stack, Peavey JSX head with a Triple X cabinet, $500 for both. Like new condition. Still can't believe it!
This is definitely peavey's best one..... when I tried the original version, the jsx, I just fell in love with it and loved that I could just plug straight in without an EQ or OD pedal....I definitely like it way more than the slo clon...I mean 5150 lol
The JSX is really cool too. I don't remember how much of a difference there is between them, other than the JSX had a built in noise gate if I remember correct.
@@TaylorDanley yep that was the only difference, not sure why that feature wasn't continued 🤔
Definitely need a 5150 Vs XXX comparison!
I have owned so many amps in my day and I can say Peavey is the only amp where the distortion doesn’t need a boost pedal. My favourite is my Peavey Bravo. 🍻🇨🇦
I own this amplifier but the toggle switch and some ribbon cable braiding needs to be replaced and resoldered. I've got the parts, just need to invest in a vacuum solder gun. It's stuck on the crunch channel until then.
Mine did the same thing..call Peavey directly and get the channel switching relay..I replaced mine and changed out the screen grid resistors to higher ohm ones and the amp worked great and channel switching was fixed.
I did the repairs here at home.
I own two of these XXX heads, such a great amp!
@Taylor Danley something for you to try, maybe a good video topic... but with my cab and amps, I found that it sounds worlds better with the back off of it and the cab 3 feet away from the wall or diagonally about 3-4 feet away from the corner in a room... but it doesn't sound good out in the middle of the room. I run a RH300 G3 randall head or a Peavey Valveking VK100 into a line6 spyder IV 4x12 cabinet... and even though everyone knocks that cab, it sounds absolutely awesome. Its super tight with tons of bass, tons of mids and clear highs and very very dynamic WITH THE BACK OFF IF IT. sounded like suffocated shit with the back on. So maybe it's something you can play with. You'll have to EQ it a little differently with open back.
The amp always interests me though it's hard to justify if you already have a JSX maybe.
Peavey Rocks! Especially the US made. Monster machines.
I just bought a mint 40w combo. Was made in USA. Haven’t had a chance to jam it properly yet but I’m hopeful. Doesn’t hurt that I got it for 150 bucks. Can always sell it.
Taylor, I had a pair of Yamaha RGX612A back in the day. One white, the other purple. Active pickups. They looked so rad. I had never played a Yamaha before, but my local music shop had them hanging. I pulled one down and plugged into an Ampeg VH140 and I was astounded by how beautifuly the guitar played. It was as if Yamaha had made the neck just for me. I bought both on the spot. I paid a little less than $1200 for both. I played them for about four years, playing keg parties, shitty bars, and any place that would have us. I used the white one for over 200 little gigs. It was amazing. Cut to the chase, I sold all my gear at one point. I sold the white one 27 years ago. I have been looking for one ever since. 31 days ago, I looked at one in an Ebay auction. I got extraordinarily excited when I saw the seller pointing out a "blemish "in the binding by the low E -12th fret. The blemish was from a broken beer bottle on a rowdy night at a jam packed road house somewhere in Mississippi. I used plumbers putty to fix it. I casually asked the seller to let me know the serial number. Well, it was my fucking Yamaha! I paid whatever the BIN price was, and it is on the way!!! I saw the shine in your eyes as you cut open that XXL. I will be there soon!!! Thank you for being so honest and genuine on your channel!
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I own 2 of them one I got suprisingly brand spanking new never used and ever since been in love with it.
Definitely wish I had held on to my XXX. Great amps.
Bugera has an amp called the triple 3xl. Just a cheaper alternative if this is out of your budget. Great sounding amp
I remember those. I always assumed that Peavey secreted a bag of concrete in them when I had to haul it around. Not as horrible as my Ampeg rig, but still.
Yeah they’re heavy af 🤣
Laughs in Peavey VTM 120 or a Randall RM100 head. The Peavey weighs over 60lbs and the Randall is close to 80lbs.
@@untoldguitarist So we're whipping them out to compare sizes, eh? I had an Ampeg SVT II at one point, and a Peavey Classic 400, too. That just means my back is probably a little worse off than someone smart enough to buy a lighter head. 😉
I’ve got one of these and absolutely love it. Toured with it and it stands up to road use great. Unfortunately my tubes need replacing at the moment and it sounds weird.
6:42 actually sounded good 😮
Had the XXL first 100w head it was a good jump from the line 6 15 watt I had before. Heavy lifting and I ended up selling it and getting a Traynor 3 channel amp that was similar to a plexi which I ended up trading in towards a prs mt15... Also sold. Shopping around for amp modelers these days and only have a joyo zombies through a 2x12.
You know, tbh using both amps and modelers, I lean modeler rigs and one of the main reasons is portability. Amps are cool, but a hassle to move around. And you can get so much done for such little money with modelers. Vid on this soon.
@@lotechrevolt4513 hate the sound of the line 6 muti effects they sound so digital and fake. Looking at mooer or ampero 2 maybe the headrush for its looper which is a major feature I'm looking for.
Sort of hoping something new is on the way because a lot of the multi effects pedals are several years old now even the newer ones are just a cosmetic change for the most part using the older software from previous versions.
This was the amp i always dreamed of getting when i was 17-18 and playing gigs with other guys who had it. I used to go on the Peavey site and listen to the sound samples from the Triple X all the time 😅
Ive learned to never sell gear, only if its truly a last resort. Sold my first electric guitar and years later actually found the owner, but he basically destroyed it in the time of his ownership of it, regret selling it so much...
That sucks. I agree with what you’re saying to an extent, I actually have WAY too much gear that I need to sell at the moment
@@TaylorDanley Totally understandable if you have too much gear 😂
I had a highly modded Peavey Ultra Plus I had to sell and same with a Mint condition Charvel Model 3DR.
That Peavey even after modded still I wasn’t in love with it but I miss it because it was different.
Yeah modded amps 4 LYFE. I have one coming soonish!
Killer demo, Taylor. 😎🤘🏻🎸 I’ve always loved peavey guitar amps for their raw and heavy tones. And this amp sounds killer. This amp is a definite keeper and it’s good to hear that you purchase it once again.
And I know what you mean about regretting selling pieces of gear. I remember selling a hartke lh500 bass head at one point and I did miss it. So I ended up buying it again and I’ve kept it ever since. As for guitar, I use to own a peavey vypyr amp. I did regret selling it. And since there’s the new peavey vypyr amp, I plan to buy one and keep it just like my hartke bass head.
Yeah I think we all have those pieces of gear we regret letting go. Hopefully it comes back to you one day!
@@TaylorDanley thanks Taylor. I did purchase the hartke amp I use to own and I do plan to get the new peavey vypyr amp(called the vypyr x series) real soon. They sound just as killer as the previous vypyr amp. You should check it out if you want to review another amp.
Obviously the amp sounds killer, but that boost pedal has potential!
Gonna be a real versatile tool 👀
I had this xxx and traded it... Biggest regret ever . Jk 😂. Great video dude. Glad we could make it happen so you could get the amp you have wanted forever again
😂😂😂 yeah me too dude. So happy to have one again. THANK YOU 🙏
Heyyyy!!
...it's your friend Barry.
I'm a Barry too.
Barrys rule!!
@@barrysmith502 haven’t met a bad berry..
Will never get rid of mine.
Did you have to turn up the send and return knobs to add more volume threw the cab. I use this head all the time through a marshall jcm 900 1960 slant cab
I did!
Hey Taylor! Glad to see you’ve demoed this amp. Quick question about this amp. I bought this amp at a price I couldn’t pass up years ago, and man was it a learning curve for me. It was my first tube amp coming from a piece of budget modeling gear. I made friends with it, a little bit. I was looking for a smoother rhythm and lead tone and this amp was just too brutal at the time for my limited experience and understanding. I ended up giving it to a best friend of mine. Now that I have several tube amps, I think I could work with the triple xxx. I did jam in a band context a few times but the style of music wasn’t in the context of metal.
Can you or anybody with experience with this amp, comment on how this amp sounds in a live context. I haven’t seen many bands use them live except Exodus. And you can here the rawness and how the amp cuts through like a razor. I see them in studios but not on stage. I guess what I’m getting at is.. Do you think this amp should be judged on it’s own or does it really shine in the mix of a band?
And with that whole how it sounds in the live mix. Do you think you could comment on how these amps you’ve demoed sounded to you in a live context? Everyone seems to cover the aspect of recording amps at home but not really commenting on what their experience was like playing live with them.
Keep up the great work! And thanks for the lower gain tube tip.
I had one of these once upon a time, amazing amp. I traded it for a mesa 412 cab though
Such an awesome amp