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Peavey JSX Mini Colossal Guitar Amp

Peavey JSX Mini Colossal 5W 1x8" Guitar Amplifier Combo 00590670 - "The JSX(R) Mini Colossal is a Class A monster in a nice, little box. It has what I always wished a small vintage amp would have: a pure, wide-open sound, classic tremolo, ...

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Decent Recording Amp

Sound

I only really looked at this amp because I like Satriani, but I've played it a few times in the shop with Strats and LPs to try it out. It's a very simple little tube amp that will give you a good clean sound and a nice overdrive. There is really not a lot of gain but the amp is designed (and does) take pedals very well. The effects loop is good, I like that it's on the front panel and easily accessible. I could've done without the Tremolo effect, but it's there and is a solid tremolo effect. I was drawn to the Mic emulated line out and spent most of my time investigating that. I found it to be pretty darn good. I recorded a bit with the help of the recording department guy in one of my local music stores. We did a dry mic'd signal and also ran the recording out. They were pretty close and I felt like some of the differences were more my desire to perceive a difference than there actually being a difference present. I used the power sponge to control the overall volume of the amp and I really feel like this is one of the better bedroom amps available. It's pricey but it sounds good. It can also be pretty loud and would work as a portable practice/rehearsal amp. For gigs, you'd probably have to mic it. Because of the 8" speaker, it tends to lack a little bass but the upside of that is that it cuts through a mix pretty well.

Reliability

Seemed very solid. It was surprisingly heavy for its size.

Liked about it	1. Small portable amp that could be loud enough to rehearse with and still quiet enough for bedroom practise. 2. Recording out was well voiced and pretty similar to the mic'd tone of the amp. 3. Effects loops in amps this size are hard to find.
Didn't like	1. Tremolo is useless to me. It's a novel effect, but I wouldn't use it very often and would've preferred no effects. 2. A larger speaker would've yielded a bit more full sound. I would've liked a 12" speaker. 3. It's pricey with the Satriani name on it and being made in the US. There are now more things coming out with similar and in some cases better features for less or comparable prices.