| "I've heard good things about both the Peavy 5150, and the JCM 800....I only have about $1000 to spend..."
The JCM 800 is a solid amp, but somewhat limited tonally and you may need to modify it to get the heavy, thick sound you want. The 5150 I do not recommend as it has a nasal quality to the distortion thats cuts through live but doesn't work well for recording - you can mod it to some positive effect. If you want that compressed, hyper high gain sound, buy a Dual Rectifier - slightly less nasal and tighter bass.
Honestly, you probably want a used Bogner or VHT Pitbull... look on ebay. Less gain can be a good thing, it allows the dynamic and percussive aspects of the playing to come through... |