So far i have heard clips from both amps and oppinions from other people about both amps. So far i havnt heard people comparing the 5150 to the powerball, only people comparing the powerball to the 5150 and saying the powerball is better.
I actually really liked the clips i've heard of the powerball, only problem is, is that i've only heard riffs being played on the powerball and havnt heard what its like for solo's. I know the 5150 II is great for solo's because i've heard solo's being played on it before and it sounded great but too many people say the 5150 is too noisy and higher volume levels and i know the powerball has a built in noise gate which helps it overcome this problem. I've also heard that the powerball can still sound amazing at a low volume and doesnt have to be turned up really loud to sound good. One last thing is that a lot of people go on about having the peavy modded to make it sound decent and no one has said you need to mod a powerball which is a good thing.
So what do you guys and girls think ? I know a few people like aiwass have talked about the powerball a few times before. I need to know if the powerball has got great tone for solo's aswell as being good for heavy riffs.
So which one should i get ? I want to be able to get a really heavy sound and also one to get a really nice tone for solo's !
(i know i've said a lot but PLEASE CAN SOMEONE REPLY AND HELP ME OUT ON THIS DECISION)
By virtue of their electrical properties, tubes generate a special waveform when they're saturated, which is why tube engineering has tremendous tonal advantages over solid state or DSP solutions, particularly for crunch and lead sounds. Tubes enter the saturation zone gradually or softly, which lends tube-driven tone its trademark yet totally unique character.
