Members Chordite Posted September 26, 2017 Members Share Posted September 26, 2017 I now have a pair of Peavey 158 Rage's so I can practice with full stereo effects The discerning among you will notice that the two speakers are slightly different and that I have not got around to grouting my kitchen tiles yet! For a nominal 15 watts each they are surprisingly loud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted September 26, 2017 Members Share Posted September 26, 2017 That's cool man. I finally did the same thing buying a second 15W Marshall.Ones slightly different. The newer one has built in effects and has a much broader frequency response. Not sure if its doe to the speaker or whether the amp is simply voiced with a broader frequency response. I can get the two sounding fairly similar though. I wouldn't use them playing out. I tried a single 15W once at an open mic night and the audience couldn't hear me even with it fully cranked. The bass player would up micing me so I got by. I've also used a single at rehearsals and even when raised up it couldn't compete. Two of them might get by but I rebuilt a Peavey Studio one and it does a much better job for that. I'm just not a fan of the peavey tone. I had been using the Peavey and one Marshall together and it actually sounded pretty good. I set the peavey fro clean tones and the Marshall for more driven and the two mixed well. My buddy had one of those Rage amps. (it got sucked up in a tornado and landed a couple of blocks away smashed to bits) Its a tad smaller and quieter then my Marshalls. Still pretty loud though. I wouldn't worry about the unmatched speaker unless it creates an oddball tone. The one with a Wizzer cone is likely a replacement. Peavey doesn't make those speakers as far as I know. It may add some extra highs however and those amps are bright enough as it is. You could buy a matching pair of 8" Celestion's pretty cheap or troll ebay for a match. They don't come up too often and its slim pickins on good 8" speakers. You should get some excellent practice tones from a good stereo pedal. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted September 26, 2017 Members Share Posted September 26, 2017 Cool, stereo is a blast. I use a Mustang amp into a good hi fi system from time to time.It sounds surprisingly good We also have some tile work waiting to be finished. I guess it's a matter of prioritiesThe amps are certainly more portable than my stereo system ,good move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeepEnd Posted September 26, 2017 Members Share Posted September 26, 2017 Congratulations. Happy New Amp(s) Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members strayGoat Posted September 26, 2017 Members Share Posted September 26, 2017 Congrats! I'm an amp tech ignoramus, so the idea of a two-amp stereo hookup never occurred to me. I knew you fellers would learn me some amp knollitch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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