JohnnyG Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Basically im doing some research for a friend. he's looking into buying a new amp and would uite like to buy a valve amp since fairlly obviouslly they are a fair bit nicer. he played one of the Peavey transtube series at his local guitar shop and lked the sound of it and so decided to do some research on it. basic question is, what the hell does it do. from what ive read on the Website it sounds as tho its a digital modelling amp but neither me nor him are too sure. so i figured the best thing to do would be to ask the advice of people who know a bit more about this than me also if anybody could be helpful and maybe recommend some other amps that may be good for what he wants thatd be cool. he's really looking for something with a fair bit of versatility inthat it can go from nice clean sound for open chord jangliness up to good solid rock distortion, valve is prefered lol cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulNeeds Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 I've just sold one. It's a tranny amp with a sort of amp emulation in it - not digital. My *opinion* is that it sounds crap, but your mileage may vary. I prefer the Fender Princeton 65DSP for a good sounding cheap tranny combo that you don't need to work out to be able to carry to the car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyG Posted May 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 aahhh oki, many thanks man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Librero Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 I believe the Transtube line is Peavey's answer to Marshall's Valvestate? Low wattage amps are pure solid state while the rest have a tube in the preamp section? In any case, I've owned two Valvestates (8010 and VS65R) and am quite happy with the sounds of both. I'd assume that I'd be just as happy as, let's say a Peavey Bandit or Studio. And yeah, I like the sound of a Princeton combo, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEdwardJones Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 I believe the Transtube line is Peavey's answer to Marshall's Valvestate? Low wattage amps are pure solid state while the rest have a tube in the preamp section? Nope all solid state all the time with tube emulation technology. I think the higher end models actually have a switch that let's you control how "tube-y" you sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Librero Posted May 12, 2004 Report Share Posted May 12, 2004 Ah, I see. That's helpful. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansil Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 mental note you can build a nice 4-8watt tube amp for around 200 bucks or so not counting the speaker and the box to but it in but if you have a nice speaker and an old marshall lead twelve cabinet or crate cab or somethign like that its a good investment.. check out the section in electronics about home built amps.. http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=7779 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 Nope all solid state all the time with tube emulation technology. Yup, all opamps and diodes: Peavey "Tube Emulation" - from their patent. Look familiar to anybody? That's right; it's almost a Tube Screamer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansil Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 hmm is that the circuit they are using in there transtube i was wondering as i saw that same scheme like 8 years or better ago and was wondering about it.. i built it some time ago and its not too shabby.. not tubes either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEdwardJones Posted May 15, 2004 Report Share Posted May 15, 2004 hmm is that the circuit they are using in there transtube i was wondering as i saw that same scheme like 8 years or better ago and was wondering about it.. i built it some time ago and its not too shabby.. not tubes either For those of us with no particular love for tubes they're a good alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 GEdward, since you're not afraid of silicon, you might be interested in the runoffgroove.com amp "simulators". They've gone a little crazy lately, "cloning" calssic amp architectures using JFETS, and I think they sound pretty good. They've got a Vox/Matchless, a Marshall 18 watt, a Fender Tweed and a Super Lead 100, all with sound clips. They're not perfect, but their Marshall stuff sounds as good or better than a lot of real Marshalls I've heard. Check it out when you get a chance. I can't get some of my silicophobic tubehead friends to even listen to the clips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www Posted May 16, 2004 Report Share Posted May 16, 2004 Just sold my Transtube. It has held up for many years of gigging. For my taste in sound this worked well for me. Sold it to buy a bass amp otherwise I would have kept it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted May 19, 2004 Report Share Posted May 19, 2004 I have a peavey supreme head and it is great. Their transtube technology is really good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithb Posted May 21, 2004 Report Share Posted May 21, 2004 On his website, Neil Zaza notes that he recorded most of his (excellent) album 'Staring at the Sun' with a Transtube 1x12 and an extension cab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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