1w is loud!

Jbird

Jbird

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I've been jamming on my new little Peavey 6505 20w mini head. I've come to the realization that 1 watt is plenty loud for a tube amp.

The amp has a switch on the back for 20w, 5w, and 1w operation. I've been using it in the 1w setting, and with the Lead Channels Post-Gain knob (channel volume) on '3', I gotta close the windows in my house or I'll be disturbing the neighbors :embarrassed:

I can't imagine having it cranked to '10' at 1w, I wouldn't be able to be in the same room.

On the other hand, If I want a really clean Clean Channel (Gain knob on the clean channel around 2 or 3) I've gotta come close to cranking the Clean Channel Post-Gain knob to match the volume of the Lead Channel set on '3'.
 
They have mini Classic and Valveking heads too. I didn't check those out. The 6505 mini head lead channel sounded so killer that I knew that's what I wanted.

The clean channel has a 'crunch' button that is footswitchable which almost makes the amp a 3-channel amp. You can get a really nice low-gain bluesy sound, all the way up to the EVH brown sound with it, sounds really good.
 
yep. i've got a Kustom 5 Defender (5 watts) and it's WAY to loud in the apartment to really use. i've come to the conclusion that i don't really like the way EL-84's sound for bluesy sort of stuff, so i'm not using it now. but the newer low watt tube amps are L.O.U.D. !!
 
Tiltsta said:
Yep. My old fender twin might have had power tube distortion somewhere, but I was afraid to find out how loud it had to go to get there. It was a stomp box amp.
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This is why I went with a 40 watt, Vibrolux based amp. It's 20 pounds lighter and if I want the option for dirt, it's there. The sound is plenty clean.
 
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