History:
Purchase: I bought this from Musician's Friend in September, 2003. The total was about $1800 for both units. I bought two exact units on the same day, upon the recommendation of my guitar tech. One for practice and one for stage use, occasionally I run them stereo through my POD XL.
What I Like About This Unit: The tone, bass, and punch of these cab/ head half-stacks cannot be beat! I've played Marshalls, which are great but VERY expensive, and I've blown out Randall heads. But these are just SOLID! The Ultra setting on the Lead channel is full on nasty, and the Vintage Clean screams Ramones. These are bulletproof and carry amazing tones equal to, if not better than, heads and cabs costing twice as much! Turn 'em up and stand back-these will blow you away at ANY volume!!!!
What I Do NOT Like About The Peavey Supreme XL Head and Cab: The footswitch is a little small and it doesn't allow for switching within the same channel (i.e. from ultra to modern on the lead channel, etc.). But hey, it's not fancy but it works and is VERY inexpensive to replace. Unlike replacing a Marshall or Mesa which is another investment all together. The only other thing I don't like is the carry handles on the cabs. They have no bar to hold onto, just a deep pocket.
Supreme XL Head and Cab Quality: These are bulletproof and look awesome. The faceplates look so kewl with the tribal motif that I'm having one of my cab's tolex face painted the same as the head's faceplate. The heads are light and all the knobs are extremely sturdy and smoothe. Neat chrome finish! The lights are way bright and everything on the back of the head is easy to read. There is even a place to wrap up your head's chord-helps to store it there without accidentlly "not" packing it from the last gig.
Summary: Ayone wishing to get out of the tube world would NEVER miss it with these half-stack babies. Re-bias what? Break these if you can. Cranked or at apartment volume, these will sound and perform like no other. I liked them so much, I bought 2!
Rating of this product: 5
This Peavey Guitar Amplifiers Review Submitted By: Bruce Despommier
Date: 2004-02-26
Peavey Supreme XL Head and Cab Guitar Amplifiers
Usefulness Rating: 3.03448 out of 5. 29 reader(s) voted.
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