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peavey, orange or marshall?

peavey, orange or marshall

  • Peavey VB-2

    Votes: 10 32.3%

  • Orange AD200 MKIII

    Votes: 16 51.6%

  • Marshall VBA400

    Votes: 5 16.1%
  • Total voters
    31
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skiddyofc

Mar 14, 2011
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#1
hi so I finally saved enough money to get my first decent head... but i would like some help to choose between the ones Iv been looking at...

Iv narrowed it down to three heads:
Peavey VB-2
Orange AD200 MKIII
Marshall VBA400

I'm gonna run it trough a 2x15" and the bass I'm using is a Robin medley (from the 90s, the one where you can split the pickups)

here is a link to my band so you know the type of music it should fit to:


anyone who can help or have tried some of these heads?

cheers
 
#7
Is there any particular reason you chose those 3 amps? What's the 2x15 you're running? What's it's rated wattage?

I didn't particularly like the Orange personally but I've never tried the other two amps. Of the three I'd choose the Marshall-it has twice as much power to keep the low end full and deep, assuming your cab can handle it.
 
#9
I was going to splurge on the Orange, but after reading too many 'one-trick pony' reviews, I decided on the Peavey VB-2. I personally love it. It costs about 1/4 as much as either of the other amps you listed.
 
#12
Get a Mesa 400+ and a B7K. Your band will thank you for it later. Your back may hate you... The Mesa will last forever. The b7k will give you a range of tones that will work well for your music and a DI
 
#13
I'll give a plus one to the REEVES suggestion. Maybe we should also mention HiWattt, a Db750, and Matamp if we are throwing money around. There are a lot of awesome options in this price range. You could get a Monique!!!! With a VMT it is every bit as mean as you could ever want.
 
#16
Out of your choices, I hear great things about the Peavey VB2. That is what i would run with but keep in mind I have no experience with any of your choices.

I am a GK fan.

Good Luck!
 
#18
I like every amp listed. I'm in the minority by thinking that particular Marshall is a good sounding amp :)

Listening to the clip you provided I'd be tempted to go with the Peavey, but also agree if you have the dough to throw, the Reeves is so cool. Mesa Strategy might be worth a peek too :)
 
#19
Ooof...

That track wins the award for Most Generic Metal Song Ever.

Reminds me a lot of these guys:



I've never used the VBA but I use the cabs from that line and they sound phenomenal. If you can find one at a reasonable price jump on it - the whole line is out of production now and the few who use them know what they've got.

Orange is a killer sound, the only problem is it's the only sound they can make.

Peavey gets the job done.
 
#20
I own Ampeg, Fender and Orange tube amps. The Orange always puts a smile on my face and always sits nicely in the mix. I like the way it fills in the bottom so well yet still has note definition - plus it is very simple to use and get a great sound. Note that I like a clean tone and while the Orange can do "grind " if you want that, it also has plenty of clean headroom available if you dim the master.
 

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