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johnjm22 · 24th October 2004

I'm currently in the process of recording a heavy metal album. I'll start tracking guitars next week, but I don't like the way the guitar player's amp sounds. He has a Line 6 147 head and he's running it through a carvin legacy 4X12. It sounds pretty crappy IMO.

In light of this I've decided to go ahead and just buy a new amp. I figure it would be worth the money since most bands I record usually don't have the best amps.

I've heard good things about both the Peavy 5150, and the JCM 800.

The problem is that I only have about $1000 to spend, so I was thinking about getting the combo versions as opposed to the half stack. But do the combo versions sound as good as the half stacks?

Do you guys have any suggestions? Remember I want this amp for mainly heavy guitar tone, kinda like Killswitch Engage, Unearth, Deftones (Around the Fur), In Flames, ect.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

24th October 2004	#1
johnjm22 Gear addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Barstow, CA Posts: 372 Thread Starter	Best Amp for Heavy Guitar Tone I'm currently in the process of recording a heavy metal album. I'll start tracking guitars next week, but I don't like the way the guitar player's amp sounds. He has a Line 6 147 head and he's running it through a carvin legacy 4X12. It sounds pretty crappy IMO. In light of this I've decided to go ahead and just buy a new amp. I figure it would be worth the money since most bands I record usually don't have the best amps. I've heard good things about both the Peavy 5150, and the JCM 800. The problem is that I only have about $1000 to spend, so I was thinking about getting the combo versions as opposed to the half stack. But do the combo versions sound as good as the half stacks? Do you guys have any suggestions? Remember I want this amp for mainly heavy guitar tone, kinda like Killswitch Engage, Unearth, Deftones (Around the Fur), In Flames, ect. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.