Any Love for the Peavey Windsor?

[cmfguitar]

Picked up a Peavey Windsor a couple of weeks ago and I must say I am really digging this amp. I mean it is not the end all/be all of amps by any means but for those who are looking for a great rock and roll amp on a budget I think it fits the bill nicely. I am happy with my purchase for the time being.

Anybody else out there like the Windosr!

 

[JerryP]

I'm not a big fan of the amp stock, but a modded Windsor can kick some serious ass. I just finished one up. Every time I work on one of these I like them more.
Jerry

 

[cmfguitar]

Hey Jerry,

I have a NOS Mullard ECC81, a Phillips JAN 12AT7WC, and an old Sylvania 12AX7. Would any of these make much of a difference?

 

[OneArmedScissor]

They're fine as long as they are kept the hell away from the matching cab. The sound of the cab makes me feel so impressed, I could commit genocide.

And just try those tubes yourself, goofball.

 

[SFW]

Haven't had the chance to try one yet, but the specs look good.

 

[jonny toetags]

I've heard nothing but good things about them, and that with a little time with Jerry P, they sound even better

 

[cmfguitar]

They're fine as long as they are kept the hell away from the matching cab. The sound of the cab makes me feel so impressed, I could commit genocide.

And just try those tubes yourself, goofball.

The cab I have it going through is a new Lopoline Signature series 2x12 with the warehouse guitar speakers vintage 30 clones. They are still a little stiff but don't sound too bad. I think they will only get better as they break in a bit.

I may try one of the 12AT7's tonight at band practice and see how it sounds. I also think I may bring my Randall RG80PH and do a head to head comparison . I had traded my old Peavey Heritage VTX even up for the Randall at a pawn shop a while back. I am pretty sure the Heritage is still there so I have been thinking about trying to trade the Randall back. Then I could use the Peavey for clean and light overdrive and the Windsor for the heavier stuff. It's a Peavey nation don't you know!

 

[TX6Strings]

I tried one up and GC and it actually sounded pretty damn good. Granted it was running through a Peavey cab (no, not the matching one) but it a single channel and I'm finding single channels and my band don't get along.

 

[cmfguitar]

...The sound of the cab makes me feel so impressed, I could commit genocide...

The cab makes you feel so IMPRESSED? I bet you meant DEPRESSED, didn't ya? lol...

I think the stock Peavey Windsor is a very capable amp. Not the best amp in the world, but very, very capable of getting great tones. I had one for a few days and took it back, but not because it sounded like crap. It was an impulse buy and I didn't need it.

But yeah, not bad sounding at all in my opinion.

I agree, there are better sounding amps but for the price, I got mine slightly used on ebay BTW, which is an even better deal , they really do a great job of getting the classic EL34 grind that I have been looking for. I really liked the Stage 1 Stilletto for example and also the CAE OD-100 and they are very much superior to the Windsor but the Windsor does a better job than any modeling amp in it's price range of getting that tone. I can't get it from my Rocktron Chameleon/Peavey Classic 120 rig.

 

[dave_mc]

i liked the one i tried, for the price.