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Originally Posted by cdog  "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.
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I totally disagree that the 5150 doesn't record well. Many great recordings have been made with them ie: Van Halen, Satriani etc. If you want heavy guitar sounds they are great. It's harder to get really clean tones out of them, but it can be done. I have owned a combo for over 10 years and love it. I have no problem getting the tones I want from it. However, it is a bit of a "Hisser". I sometimes wish it were a bit quieter.
The JCM 800 is a nice amp too, and run in stereo with a 5150 you can get a nice blend. I have done that on occasssions. But on it's own the 5150 gives me the sound I want most often, and The Marshall doesn't quite do it for me most times.