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I used to play 7s and tune my 6s down to at least D flat, if not C or B. For decades I tuned down.. But for the last few years Ive been sticking to E flat.. Just felt right.. But Ive been slowly getting the feel back for lower tuned stuff.. And to some degree, I think this amp *might* be its strongest suit is lower "modern" metal type tones.. And while I generally don't mic and use these Mesa 8 ohm V 30s I have in my custom cab, they do sound good still.. And what says modern but some sort of 5150 and Mesa Vintage 30s! haha.. I NEVER utilized this formula cause it was so played out.. But I legit havent tried it with my el34.. So lets see if it does "modern".. I just made up the riff om the spot to the drum loop.. I used my PV HP Special with the Stock US Made PV HP special pickups.. They really are fucking killer pickups..

https://app.box.com/s/f1ovsltgk9pkmoocsz1wzy0pve4fnofb

i dig it, its like korn stopped by morrisound when gorguts was recording and jammed lol

Those amps are one of the better amps out there for modern metal. I've got a lot of play time on the 50w and I loved the amp quite a bit. Would love to try the 100w, clip sounds great.

Sounds killer man!!!!! I do think the 5150s are THE tone for modern metal. The whole style was built around these amps (both Peavey and EVH).

It's a bit like hard rock and Marshalls, there a lot of amps that can do it just fine but the Marshalls will always be the standard they're judged against.

Sounds fucking good. I've noticed the V30s seem to handle the drop tuning stuff super well in high gain situations.

RaceU4her wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:54 pm i dig it, its like korn stopped by morrisound when gorguts was recording and jammed lol

haha, I was gonna say like rage aginstthe machine bullshit.. But its prollyKorn.. lol

And because listening back today, ugh.. I know the v30s work and I don't dislike em but its just not swampy enough.. So heres same clip with the Clestion g12-65 NON cream back

https://app.box.com/s/snuw1fkp2ie3isy20lwny3dfd36lvqw4

Oooooh disregard what I said before. The 65s low end is so much better, and A/B'ing them I'm reminded of why I don't gel with V30s haha. Just listening to the V30 clip does sound good, but just not as good as the 65s imo

Vladimir Putin wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:19 pm Oooooh disregard what I said before. The 65s low end is so much better, and A/B'ing them I'm reminded of why I don't gel with V30s haha. Just listening to the V30 clip does sound good, but just not as good as the 65s imo

i agree, not surprising though as the 65 has become my favorite speaker at the moment

Vladimir Putin wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:19 pm Oooooh disregard what I said before. The 65s low end is so much better, and A/B'ing them I'm reminded of why I don't gel with V30s haha. Just listening to the V30 clip does sound good, but just not as good as the 65s imo

Yeah it’s kinda crazy how lean the low end is by comparison. It’s actually a lot more than even the clips show. Cause for the v30s I barely had to cut lows and the 65 I definitely had to high pass…

All sound great, I really need to get creambacked one of these days