Thanks for the video, I narrowed down my choice to all 3
@SeanPierceJohnson9 ай бұрын
You and me both
@KB-uw6zv18 күн бұрын
This is how all reviews should be. Covering features/knobs and playing. So much of one or the other.
@Jaysteenn11 ай бұрын
👍👍👍 Classic 20 head has been my main head for years now.
@SeanPierceJohnson11 ай бұрын
Nice!
@naserbagherpour550910 ай бұрын
Is it good for 80s metal or thrash
@SeanPierceJohnson10 ай бұрын
@@naserbagherpour5509 it wouldn't be my choice...I'd go for the 6505. Lots of thrash bands have done so.
@nadhitheband21647 ай бұрын
How is the Quality of the XLR out to run direct to the FOH. Is it good and usable. ?
@2Plus2isChicken20137 ай бұрын
@@naserbagherpour5509 It definitely can be. Mine gives a pretty convincing thrash tone with the mids scooped a bit and a Tubescreamer boosting it.
@Prettynoise3 ай бұрын
I’m 63 years old and for some reason I really like the Invective.
@SeanPierceJohnson3 ай бұрын
It actually has some REALLY good sounds that aren’t metal in it! I have a more in depth demo of it on the channel as well. Check that out!
@dw17849 ай бұрын
I think the Classic 20 is severely underrated. I think people lean towards the 6505 due to it's black appearance. It looks more like a rock amp. I'm not crazy about the look/colour of the Classic models but I own two of them and I'm a huge rock/hard rock fan. I have the Classic 20 head in this video, and I also have a Classic 50 2x12 combo. I do see these amps increasing in price though so maybe they are finally getting recognized. Brand new, I paid about $585 CAD for my 20W. I see them online now for over $1000 CAD. The 50 W 2x12 has also gone up a lot in price when I bought mine 4 years ago. I love that they take pedals so well. That's the biggest reason I got into them.
@rosswilliam2472Ай бұрын
I have the Classic 20 mh. Really good pedal platform. Takes pedals very well.
@SeanPierceJohnsonАй бұрын
@@rosswilliam2472 indeed it does! Great little amp
@jdbertel338 ай бұрын
Love my classic 20. It does all the clean and breakup tones I need. I can run a drive in front and it sounds fantastic. It does a great mid high gain rock sound as you point out. I have a helix stomp xl in 4 cable, so if I really need to shred I can use a 5150 preamp model into the tube power amp of the classic 20 anyway!
@siwy78675 ай бұрын
Enaught power to play gigs with drum?
@tommydiehl67946 ай бұрын
Most helpful video for this comparison...a lot of people are jamming them out with backing tracks and drums. This, along with the nicely labeled sections, allowed me to click back and forth between each 'my favorite clean tone' and compare directly in seconds. I have a 6505+ and need to downsize, and mainly utilize pedals...this video showed me the Classic will be my new jam for that amazing clean tone. I can dirty up the rest with pedals. Thanks Sean!
@jameslanclos5682 ай бұрын
Actually, this video is perfect because I'm considering all 3 of these amps and I'm trying to decide which one to get. Of course I'd like to have all 3...maybe later!
@larrylaffer60154 ай бұрын
Peavey also made a valveking mini which is a very good amp as well for blues and rock, not quite the gain of the 6505 or invective but still a very useful amp. The invective is based on the 6505 mini with some bells and whistles. I have the valveking and classic amps, very pleased with them. Am looking to purchase the 6505 soon. The early ones had overheating issues but believe that has been sorted out. Good video. Rock on!
@SeanPierceJohnson4 ай бұрын
Thanks for checking out the video. I remember that Valveking Mini vaguely. The larger Valvekings were quite good.
@SageOfQRtet10 ай бұрын
Great review! All three sound good, but if I have to choose one, that would be invective - it suits my main music style. Classic would be my second pick to expand into cleaner and more classic territory.
@ShadyLurk3r925 ай бұрын
Brilliant video!
@blistersonmyfingers932128 күн бұрын
THEY COME WITH THE FOOT SWITCH?!?! I AM SOLD ON ALL 3!
@SeanPierceJohnson27 күн бұрын
i know right?
@Bassguitarist19856 ай бұрын
Great feature of all three heads. My only gripe is the foot switch choice. You have to buy two of the 2 button footswitch with LEDs to operate all the features. Surprised Peavey never came out with a 4 button for the MH and Series 2 variants of all these heads. The only way you can get such a foot switch is from Switch Doctor in CA...to wich I have one on order my VK100 MK II head!
@TVoltG11 ай бұрын
I used a Peavey Classic 50 head for my main amp during the late 90's. It was a great amp for some good hard rock grunge tones with a couple of right pedals.
@SeanPierceJohnson11 ай бұрын
although all three of these amps took pedals well the Classic was the best!
@nicholasstorer358011 ай бұрын
All the heads sound really good. There is one criticism that goes towards them, though. With so many switching option, instead of using two 1/4 inch jacks to control the switches, peavey should have used a midi jack and supplied a four button switch. With the advancement on digital technology and how many pedals can be midi controllable, I'm surprised that a lot of the amp companies aren't moving towards midi switching.
@SeanPierceJohnson11 ай бұрын
The big brother Invective has MIDI. But as a guitarist who isn't great with MIDI I like the simplicity that the footswitch jacks offer
@martijn_ytАй бұрын
No criticism = no review ;)
@SeanPierceJohnsonАй бұрын
As I said, treat this video as a buyer’s guide and not a review
@larslevinberget95586 ай бұрын
I always thought the Classic tweed series had everything that the 6505 doesn't and vice versa :)
@73prd10 ай бұрын
Great review i actually love the sound of the classic to be honest and the the incentive, are these heads loud enough through a 412 cab for a 3 piece punk band for rehearsal or live if i didnt want to mic the cab
@SeanPierceJohnson10 ай бұрын
I would say so. I ran them thru 2x12s (one Peavey w/ Greenbacks and an Orange w/ Vintage 30s) and they sounded plenty loud to me.
@ScottXDavidson3 ай бұрын
I’ve found that the mini head and the new Chinese made combos just don’t have the same dark attack the USA made combos do. As far as the Chinese 30 watt combo, I think that’s due to them putting a Celestion Midnight speaker in it, which takes some of the twang out that made the Classic 30 so special in the first place. Peavey’s losing their way with the Classic series unfortunately.
@ky3bmaify3 ай бұрын
6505)
@xorbe0711 ай бұрын
Should have included the peavey valve king micro 20 head too, just for fun. Don't know why they discontinued it , it's great.
@SeanPierceJohnson11 ай бұрын
Well this video was made in partnership w/ Peavey so since it’s discontinued it wasn’t included. I remember the Valve King series. Very underrated and had a HUGE bang-for-buck factor.
@Bassguitarist19856 ай бұрын
@@SeanPierceJohnson not sure why they discontinued it. I have the VK100 II head. very underrated.
@larrylaffer60154 ай бұрын
Agreed....... The valveking mini is a very good amp!
@joshuaenyart55703 ай бұрын
On the classic 20, can you utilize both footswitch locations at the same time?
@SeanPierceJohnson3 ай бұрын
Yes. But the included foot switch is only two buttons so it’ll only control one Jack or the other
@vonclod12311 ай бұрын
I'm looking at the 6505, just saw one today. I'm going be living in a small apartment, I'm liking the thought of plugging in some headphones, or into the computer. But the Invective looks interesting, I play around with a baritone sometimes, and love the chug!!! Did you play around with the emulation at all? for either of the high gain amps?
@SeanPierceJohnson11 ай бұрын
The 6505 and Invective are a HUGE matchup. Both could work very easily. I did try the cab sim and I wasn't crazy about it. But in a pinch it could work just fine. I found it to be a little dark.
@vonclod12311 ай бұрын
@@SeanPierceJohnson Awesome, thx for the reply!
@SwedenWitchcraft6 ай бұрын
Did you try connecting one of the amplifiers directly to the computer via USB?
@SJ_FB252 ай бұрын
Any difference between the current and old 6505mh? I see the logos are different and missing text below the input jack
@SeanPierceJohnson2 ай бұрын
I have no idea. I never played the older version. I would suspect it’s only cosmetic since the whole 6505 series got a cosmetic revamp.