Peavey Tube Fex

Okay, the features of the PV Tubefex have been covered already, so I won??t give you another in-depth look into that. Like any unit that has digital FX in it, it takes some time to get used to the way it works. Once you get the hang, it??s easy if you want it. It was quite easy for me to get a good sound. But then I know what I want and how to get it. In my case, good useable distortion. I discovered that the key to that is some serious crunch that borders high gain (think 70s high gain, not Mesa Boogie) and some compression. Get your sound to be more focused by using a pre-distortion-mid boost. The Tubefex offers all that plus some pretty useable Speaker Simulation.
Editing patches is easy enough: hit "edit", step through the FX and you will see the parameters that you can edit. Check back with the "compare" function. Hit "store" to do just that. Select a different patch if you want to keep the original one by using the cursor buttons. Hit "store" again, and you??re done. Not too hard really.
After all the manual tells you all that. The was nothing I didn??t understand and nothing left to be desired. Firmware is 1.5, no upgrades. Never change winning team ;-) I??ll rate it 8 out of 10 as Digital units are never absolutely user friendly...I don??t mind, I like the challenge. But this unit isn??t really :-)

Can I get someone else??s sound with it? I guess not. Neither do I bother to. I want my own sound, and that??s what I get from it. I like Steve Stevens, Joe Satriani, Eddie Van Halen, mid-Eighties Gary Mooore and so on...some compressed lead tone that speaks rather than scream. And that is easy to record directly to the mixing console. The PV delivers.
Guitars: Charvel Model 3A, Fender Strat, Mesa/Boogie Cal. 22
The biggest Plus is the Crunch channel. It lets you dial in some slight dirtyness or ACDC kind of Rhythm crunch or Van-Halen-medium-distortion..whatever. It is not quite as harsh or dirty as a marshall but can give you some good approximation of it while retaining its own sound. Tone controls works pretty much in the way the would do in a Marshall, though...Presence control included, which is pretty essential for a good tone. It comes pretty close to what I would expect from a classic Rock amp. Even more so when hooked to a class A Tube amp like the Boogie. Lovely...I was impressed from the beginning and still am. I want my sound to be tightly focused so I add some gain in the midrange at about 800 Hz using the nice 3-Band-EQ which is perfect for that. Still not enough sustain though. Enter the Compressor. Pretty useable and easy to handle if you stay away from extreme settings. This way I end up with just the right amount of gain (usually gain is set at about 70 - it goes to 100...) and sustain. Tailor your sound some more using the 4-Band parametric EQ to compensate for some unwanted frequencies and suddenly it is all so sweet...
Thumbs up for Crunch, EQ (there are four of them in total!5-Band graphic and so called classic EQ, which I don??t need) and the compressor!
Clean channel is pretty nice and works also well with electric Bass. No extreme sounds here, just something that you would expect from a proper amp. I guess the tubes are running at full power, so they are more than just an alibi to call this unit a tube amp. No reason to compare this to what other reviewers call a "good tube amp" - if you want a million dollar tube tone, part with a lot of big bucks ang get a boutique tube amp...The clean sounds cut through a mix well enough and still sound warm if you want them to.
Okay, lead channel covers what you would expect from a 5150, gainwise. I don??t use it. More gain than I need, but cuts less than comped`n`mid-boosted crunch...may be a good choice for metalheads, but I guess it??s too smooth and does not cut too well.
Ultra channel: er, yes, I know it is there and try my best to ignore it. Why bother with it if I have the crunchy one that does everything better?
The digital effects are a different story. Not that they are bad, but there are FX devices out there that offer better Reverb, Delay, Chorus etc. Don??t get me wrong, they are all useable, but you can certainly get more brilliant ones. If you play in a band, it is a different stroy, though. Much of the subleties get lost here, and the quality is still good enough to satisfy. Some FX like Coil Tap are pretty strange. I discoverd that it generates pretty evil Heavy-Metal Hi-Mids that cut like a razor.
All effects can be arranged freely in a chain, there is no fixed FX chain to choose from (like my Digitech 2120 has them).
Another big Plus in my book: the speaker simulation. You can record without having to close-mike your setup. The 2x12" is my fave, though kinda harsh in the high mids. The EQ will handle this. The 4x12" sounds sweeter...both work well in a recording, and I made a whole record using the Tubefex exclusively.
The bottom line: this unit is strongest when it comes to a good basic sound. It beats most competitors in terms of sheer flexibity as well.

No trouble so far. Mine was bought in 2001. I DID gig w/out backup, though it is not recommended.

no idea. fingers crossed that I never have to find out...

It matches all styles of rock, but this depends on taste...for me it does all from clean to evil shred stuff. I play some 20 years now and have a marshall plexi now. Besides I owned an awful Marshall JCM 900 Single Channel and a Yamaha T100. This unit matches well with my low powered sweet Boogie 22. It took some time for me to learn how to get a good sound, but I got rewarded. Love it. Got another. For estd. 450 Euros in 2001 it was one of the best investments I ever made. I never sounded better, never had more found making music. THX, PV! Shame on you for not making this unit anymore...

A little intimidating at first but once you get the "idea" it is pretty easy to use... Spend the time to learn to use it and edit patches and it Flat out kicks A$$. If you're just going to use the presets as is don't waste your money buy an RP100

I've had 3 different power amps with this and it just plain works. It has an enormous amount of sounds and built in effects. Once again I will say that editing presets makes a huge difference.. With a few slight adjustments you can get excellent tone and control of the sound and tone.

I would gig without a backup but always prefer to have one.. I have had it 9 months or so and used it many many hours without a problem..

I called peavey when I got it and they were very helpful and gave me quite a few pointers..

I play jazzy blues, rock, country, and metal. It works well for all and exceptional for rock and metal.. I haven't tried to set it up for blues and coutry as I have a mesa studio preamp I use for that. I also have a 5150 combo that I love. I really like the fact that you can quickly go from clean to massive distortion on the front panel.. I wish it had a full spring reverb and that the effects processor could be split with the touch of a button. Once you get a cool patch set up it's hard not to play it for hours. I play it through a mesa 290 power amp now and that just adds to the amazing sound this puts out. with other units I've owned Ive been a little lazy and not learned how to use them to their potential and with this unit that would be a big mistake. take the time to get it and it is one of the best I've heard in preamp and effects..

It was strange at first but after getting familiar with all the abbreviations, it's easier than any other unit I've owned.

Upgrades for the unit include a nvSRAM chip that replaces the battery so there's no need for one anymore. (How cool is that?) and a 2.0 eprom chip that helps with a dozen or more things. In fact, there is only one complaint that just can't be improved upon any further, because of it's design. Which is midi channel switching. Even with the upgrade there is still about 1/8 to 1/4 of a second delay (no sound) when switching channels. This is much much better than before, but still not perfect.

There are ways around this, for instance; you can program an expression pedal to go from rythem to lead, going from clean to heavily distorted with a pedal is much more difficult, or you can try using a midi pedal set to turn effects on and off, although I have not tried this yet.

I have read that some users have had problems with the motor pot after upgrading to the 2.0 version. This could be a problem if you have a 1.2 or older, but 1.3 and up should have no problems. One way to help preserve this motor is to set all your gain setting the same (I have mine at 70%) and use the four different voicings for the ammount of distortion you need. If this is unacceptable just keep it somewhat close. If you want mild distortion try turning up the gain on the clean mode with the pad set high, instead of using the the crunch mode with a very low gain setting. This way if you need to go to a really heavily distorted sound when you switch to lead or ultra, the gain if already set high so the motor won't have to move much, thus preserving it. Just turn the pre knob "slowly" back and forth once in a while to make sure the contacts stay fresh.

Manual is excellent but be sure to check out the "TubeFex by Peavey" website for info on what the upgrades are.

I haven't given anything a 10 but this is the best all in one unit out there. I use Jackson V, neck thru guitars almost exclusively. I also have a Stellar Les Paul Custom (Black Beauty) which is an outstanding copy but they vary greatly in quality form guitar to guitar. I have owned four of them and have sold three. All of my guitars have EMG 81's in the bridge and 89 or 60 or 81 in the neck positions. Don't let people tell you that EMG's sound the same in every guitar! They do not. I have two King V's that sound completely different. One very raw and crunchy with lots of top end and tight bottom, the other much darker with a warm top end and almost muddy bottom end. The neck is wider on one than the other which would make it sound warmer, among other things.

Mesa 20/20 power amp into a Peavey 5150 4-12 loaded with EVH Sheffields.

That's the beauty of it, two rack spaces and a bigger sound than anything I have ever heard. Of course a VHT 2902 would be louder with more bottom end but I am not driving two full stacks nor do I need to in the Metallica Tribute I play in.

Trust me there is a lot more to getting a true Metallica sound than cutting the mids. I am talking about the Master of Puppets/Creeping Death kind of sound and after tweaking the four band parametric it comes very close. The analog recording also has alot to do with that sound. ALSO- the 2.0 upgrade has new factory presets, some of which sound awesome in every range of music!!!

I also own an ADA MP-1 and MP-2 and while the MP-1 comes really close with drastic EQ settings, the TubeFex does it much better.

The Rocktron Prophecy and Voodoo Valve and Digitech "21" something are the only other units that compare in features but lack the smoking hot high voltage tube section that the TubeFex has. No I don't mean it overheats, rather it runs the tubes the way they should be, giving warm dynamic tone that explodes out of your speakers! I imagine the Piranha preamp is similiar but I have yet to try one. It's in a different catagory however as it has no effects.

Speaking of effects, this has more than I'll ever need. The EQ's are outstanding, the flange and chorus are very good (without the manual they would be very difficult to set), the reverb could use a low freq. damping to go with its high cut but still sounds great. They delays are excellent. Try the pitch shifter before the preamp if want a tuned down to hell kind of sound, it will sound less "chorusy". If the compressor sounds noisy turn down the level and turn up your gain. I think it sounds as good as an out board unit and it has a built in noise gate. How many other units have that, a PRE GATE and a MOVABLE GATE? Other effects I have not dug into much yet but the splitter and stereo simulator are very cool. I don't use direct outs to record so can't tell you much there but- I do have a 10,000 watt PA system and miked up with a Sure SM-58 (sound much better than a 57) it sounds amazing.

REMEMBER- this is a TUBE preamp. I can't stress enough how different this would sound with different tubes. I am currently using Electro Harmonix and like them alot. I tried JJ high gain when I first bought the unit and found them too muddy in the bottom end in the lead and ultra modes. Stay away from 12AX7WXT's, they are bland and ruin the sound of many great amps out there. Ruby, EH, JJ (not high gain, this thing has enough gain to strip the paint off your walls) Groove Tube 12AX7M's have a nice warm sound but are way overpriced. Get the idea? There are many to choose from and don't be suprized if you have to go through several to find what you like. Consistency is the biggest problem, the tolerances of most manufacturers is so huge you don't know what you may get. Check out Eurotubes.com and Groove tube's website for info.

Peavey stuff has been pretty good to me over the years. I Gigged with a Classic 50/50 amp for 5 years without a problem, hopefully I'll get the same from this. It is put together quite well and if I am successfull at preserving the motor it should last a very long time. Be sure to get the "NO BATTERY" ($20) upgrade chip. I have heard the batterys leak on more than one occasion. The 2.0 upgrade is very nice too ($49). It maintains your dry signal whem adding reverb or delay so your volume does not go down. More improvements have been made for expression pedals plus many new features. Look for a version 1.3 or higher or the upgrade will be more labor.

OK I guess, for a very large company. They will want you to send your old chip to burn in the new upgrade which is a pain in the ass. But they are rare and they don't want to run out. These units are rare, it took about 5 months for me to find one, especially a 1.3 or higher, and it seems no-one really want to sell theirs which should tell you something. Jimmy was very helpful in the service dept. and know all about this unit. Getting through may take a while.

As I said I currently play in a Metallica tribute but like all kinds of different music. Aside from the patch change delay which is now very small but still there, there is NO other unit that sounds as good in all tube modes. It also has solid state overdrive and distortion and they can be used together if you're into speed death metal. VERY nice sounding crunch mode and clean mode, takes some patience.

Been playing over 25 years and have used a ton of different gear. i.e. ADA, Bogner, Carvin, Digitech, Engl, Fender, Marshall, Mesa, you get the idea. For an all in on unit it is the BEST sounding. This means Rocktron Prophecy, Digitech 2101, 2112, 2120, ART SGX 2000, and whatever else. The TubeFex is just so much warmer and dynamic sounding than the others. You can chain effects in any order before or after the preamp. Please use a tube amp, they are so much friendlier to the ears, but use good tubes!!! and check out this site- http://tubefex.home.comcast.net/

Rock On!

Just go threw the channels and you will find alot that you will realy use alot with a little fine tuning, and you will find alot that are useless, but I think that is Peavey's way of giving you an idea of what you can get out of this unit. Editing takes some time to get just what you want, but it is worth it in the long run. The manual is alittle vague on some things and great on others. I bought the unit new and have used it for about 4 years of live giging but (It sure was nice to get rid of all of those little pedals haha). It is firmware 1.2.

Unit is used with 50/50 Peavey rack head 50 watts per side with a Marshall 1960A 300 watt cab. I have used Laney 4X12 full stack and it wouldn't handle any bottem end at all. I also used a Peavey tweed 4X12 cab, not quite as good as the marshall, and another Peavey 4X12 cab (the one with the real rough covering) not sure on the model, it handled the bottem end real well but made mids muddy. All of the cabs were used during that 4 years and all were traded off at some point but when the dust cleared I traded back on a new Marshall, It delivers the brite cut threw tones. My guitars used were a Les Paul Stuido (1999) 1964 Gibson d/c d/p X2N on bridge,Carvin neck homemade.

The unit was working fine but has set for a year and now has some noise on the high gain presets, so it is on it's way to peavy for repair and an upgrade to 2.0 and the controller will also be upgraded. I depended on it for 4 years without a back up and I'm sure I will again. NOTE; these are great sounding PRE amps but it makes a big diffrence on the amp and cabnet that you use!!! The combo that I use just blows away evetything that I put beside (but that could just be me??)

They called me back pronto and seam to be helpful at this time. Unit is on it's way to Peavey now. I took unit to the store where I bought it about the noise that it now has and there cure was turn the gain down and it wont do that (on factory presets) hum I didn't have to do that when it was new so I shouldn't have to do that now, the tech's at Peavey thought the same as I do and said send it in. So I give them a 9 as of right now.

Classic Rock, up beat country & Blues. Been playing for about 20 years. As far as other gear lets just say if you come to my house to jam just bring yourself and some beer hehe and we'll jam record it and mix it down and you can listen to it on the way home on CD. I will always own one. I love delays, reverb ect... it is really nice to have it in one package and TUBE tones is a must for me. I hate that Peavey puit making them, I went to trade mine on a new one but was disapointed to find out that there were no new ones. If it was around when I bought this I owned it ot tried it. I like the Tube tones and RACK mount. Lets me get the sounds that I want.

I use it with an Ibanez JPM100 P2... I enter with the jack in the preamp that is connected through an oberheim gm 400 connected to a behringer composer pro.. this setup is for home recording.. I bet you can get everything by this unit; the only thing u have to know is that the effects section is nice, but it is better to use it with a well built multifx unit (like lexicon mpx 500 or a rocktron intellifex... and my oberheim :P is good for what I need :P). This preamp is not terribly noisy, u just have to set the noise gate at the right values, and it's done: ur sound will be clean. One important thing: DO NOT USE tubefex distorsion. It sounds really good but it is soooooo noisy. I have a really cool distorsion sound using my Oberheim gm 400's distorsion and setting crunch channel in the tubefex with compressor and noise gate... otherwise u can turn off the compressor and switch to the lead channel but it's not the same imho... anyway with these settings I have no noise :P Pay attention to regulate properly the output volume in order to avoid unwanted distorsions of the sound :)

Bought it from second hand... nice crisp, scoop sound, u just have to set right equalizators, speaker simulator and so on. I play progressive metal/rock a la Dream Theater, Rush, etc and let me say that this preamp is really versatile. It has got 2 12ax7 tubes that gives body to the sound and a lot of effects in it like distorsion, compressor, pitch shifting, equalizators, a really good noise gate, etc.

Reliable, sturdy as a rock.

No idea about that O_o

If you have time and patience to regulate it, this unit sounds really good ^_^

Easy. Obviously not immediately for those that are used to simple boss pedals. Obviously you have so many more options per effect and so many more effect - and thus there is a higher level of permeations.

However, given all the options you have before you it is extremely easy and intuative and the presets are great. i have the latest version.

Pristine. Sexy. Whatever you want it to be. I prefer it to my Rocktron I/fex for almost all sounds. Have used with 50/50 and boogie amps into custom quad

100% reliable - thus far...and i can't be fecked carrying a back up.

never dealt with it...however the upgrade is working fine for what thats worth...cant really comment to any great degree

I play cover songs to make money but am into jazz funk rock and anything else. Bought it not too long after they came out - and payed a fare bit for it compared to some of you guys - looks like some of you guys got them a lot cheaper. I would definately get another if it were stolen - especially if you really can get them for so cheap these days - I was looking for one for my friend for the past 5-6 months and havent seen any.

It is a great unit and there is a good international community for support - such as mailing lists, websites, patches etc.

I thought I'd get around to giving a decent review of the Peavey Tubefex(Tube Fex)( Tube-fex), you get the picture. For a programmable digital unit, it is very easy to program. A ten. Compaired to a good old Analog unit(finding a rackmount Analog unit is like trying to get a date with Salma Hayek, impossible; I'd rate it a seven. Big descriptive manual. mINE IS A 1.2 VERSION. Sure, I could have upgrade but I didn't because everyone who I have spoken with who has upgraded to 2.0 has had big problems with the motor pots. I'll stick with 1.2 with les features but more reliability.

I like it. Yes, I am a dyed in wool analog freak, but I am not a millionaire. Meaning(translation):I can't afford the $500 U.S. or more for a Maxon or Moog analog delay. It'd be nice, but that's even high for me. Favorite Artists: Lots, but I am trying to nail my own sound. I like all the effects. The reverb is very nice. The delay isn't too bad. The rest are alright too. No, if these were anaolg effects then yes it'd sound better, but to get all the analog effects in one unit would cost as much as a house. For what it is an eight. Eat an after eight.

Yes. I could depend on it. I wouldn't bring it on a gig as it is part of my Monster Rack. Yes, my rack is the biggest and meanest outthere. I tossed the battery and had Jeff Ziebart of Kuciel Electronics(my company) and Fish Custom Guitars(his company) remove the battery and install the batteryless chip.

Peavey's great for a big company. There are still a lot of Peavey guys into this unit. Too bad it's discontinued but all good things must come to an end.

My overall rating. Well, lets go into my Monster Rack. Yeah, I'm a bit insane, but I needed my sound. I'm not going to go into my combo set-up with pedals(yes, Nola is in there being a fuzzy *itch), but I'll tell you my MONSTER RACK.

Pre-amp: Peavey Rockmaster

Effects out to compressor(no I don't have one yet. I'd like to find a used Peavey VC/L tube compressor if anyone is reading this).

Compressor out to Tubefex(this is the basis of my digital delay, reverb, etc.

Out from the Tubefex into the Peavey Valverb. Yes, an awesome unit. Hartley, you should make these again. Thanks for the heads up on the Delta Blues amp.

Peavey Valverb back into the Peavey Rockmaster

Peavey Rockmaster out into the Peavey Tube Sweetener(for a mellower kind of gain) Good work on that one guys!

Peavey Tube Sweetener to Marshall 9200 Tube Power Amp.

Whew.

As for pedals: Yeah, I've got to mention a few. Kuciel Nola Night Fuzz, Kuciel Brigitte STD, Boss Octave Divider(I can't remember the number of it), and a few others from time to time. Now my shameless promotion: http://kucielelectronics.tripod.com

The Tube-fex does it right for sound and ease of use. Peavey did a good job on this. Yes, I believe analog effects sound better, but this Tubefex comes fairly close to nailing the ideal sounds in my head. Use what works for you. It's worth spending the extra money on an effect rather than going for the cheapest junk out there. Peavey didn't cheapen out on the Tubefex and niether do I with my effects.

What do I hate?(As I bend the question to suit my answer) I hate junk, pure and simple. I hate seeing the dissapointed look on a kids face(yes, I used to be a guitar teacher) when the parent has cheapened out and bought the poor kid a warped pawnshop accoustic or some plastic pedal ,made by some 3rd world kid, that breaks, cracks or just stops working in the first month of use. I hate junk that passes itself off for guitar effects. I hate companies that rip-off other companies ideas and products(I hear you Vex)(The line leeds to hell). Sure there are a lot of things that I hate in the music world, but there are a lot of good products out there, but just do your homework. Find gear that is made well and that gives you the sound you are looking for. But always remember, in the end it's about the music. Gear should facilitate and help the creative process.

Some of the cleaner sounds were great for me right from the factory- But I found that I had to work with it to get the distortion to sound the way I wanted. Editing patches was fairly easy to catch onto. I found the manual very helpful, especially the supplement to the manual that came with my unit that had programming suggestions in it. Without the foot controller, it would be impossible to use gigging- but with it, gigging works very well.

I use a solidbody Fender Esprit, and run it through my open-backed Peavey Bandit 65. I normally mike the amp- even using the speaker simulator, I could never get a good sound from the unit running straight to the mixing board. It always came out way too hot and caused alot of high-end scratch.
I have found that using the 'clean' setting and turning up the input to 95% provided a wonderful rhythem tone that just started breaking up at the right spot. The unit was very good with emulating late VH, but I had trouble getting the punch out of it for a 'Panama' sound. There was a bit of delay in the sound when switching presets, with no morph.

I have used this unit for nearly 400 4-hour giggs WITHOUT incident. I have only had to change the tubes ONCE. (But I did extreme care of the unit) I have only now had to send it in for repair for the first time- the internal battery finally got old or hot or something and leaked acid onto the circuit board. If you have had your unit for quite a few years- CHECK THE BATTERY. P.S. Only a fool or a starving artist would gig without a backup, regardless of the unit!!!! Historically, Peavey is only moderately reliable, but they are VERY good with getting parts for repairs... (maybe that's part of their racket??)

Any time I have ever dealt with Peavey, they have been extremely helpful. I did have an electrical short in the foot controller once- some drunk spilled beer on it. When I called to ask why they didn't seal the thing up better, the technician asked "where in the world do you play that you need stuff WATERPROOFED?" -Try anyplace with BEER, buddy- like BARS???! Maybe they ARE a little out of touch...

I play cover tunes from bluegrass to country to hard rock. The unit has been extremely versitile for these uses, and is capable of emulating many artists' sounds- provided you spend the time programming. I have been playing for 15 years, have owned this unit for 7. Have looked, but can't find another head or processor within reasonable price to even come close to it's tone or flexiblity.
If it were stolen or lost (or leaked battery acid all over the inside) I would FIND another one or die trying to get this one fixed. The only thing that I would look for is a smoother transition between presets on the fly.

Fairly easy compared to most digital fx units - even building algorythms is easy

straight into soundcard using an Ibanez RG565 w/ Seymour Duncan Screamin' Demon and Hot Rails.. This is mainly in response the guy who said "whoever said it sounds better than a 2101 has never heard a 2101." Well pal, I've owned both, and comparing all-out saturated distortion, I give the TubeFex the edge. It gives a little more crunch. As far as digital fx, the 2101 is a little more in-depth. The TubeFex can give that 'slightly breaking up' between clean and overdrive, whereas I could not dial that in with my 2101. Aside from these sonic qualities, how can you say "This sounds better than that, etc?"..'better' tone is such an objective thing to say...COMPARE it to something so someone can relate. I'm really into George Lynch, Greg Howe, most of Shrapnel's older stuff. For a high gain tone (but not death metal) the TubeFex suits me better. I can get high gain with tons of midrange with the TubeFex, couldn't do it with a 2101(I DESPISE the 'scooped mids' sound - I want to be able to HEAR dynamics in my playing - not hide them). Whenever I would increase the midrange on the 2101 (regardless of where in the algorythm I had the EQ in), it sounded too fuzzy. The TubeFex is getting hard to find though. I had to wait months to find one on eBay. I haven't heard a RockMaster, but with twice as many preamp tubes I bet it probably provides more gain.

Never had a problem with it, haven't had it long though

Peavey is supposed to be OK I think

I play instrumental rock, mostly 80's stuff..George Lynch, Greg Howe, Jason Becker, Marty Friedman, Scott Mishoe, etc. I record direct to PC and submit my tunes on www.guitarwar.com. My nickname there is Becker_Still_Rox.. Check it out, it's the best site I've seen for sharing instrumental guitar music

Although in the beginning, you have to search for the correct settings, it is the best unit I ever had (and I have had almost all...)
The tubefex is a very versatile unit, with an awesome good sound, on condition you know how to use it. It's almost noisefree, with an exception made for the build in compressor, which is a little too noisy for real studiowork. A very simple solution: use an external compressor as I do. I play lots of different styles, from folk, country, jazz, funk, soul, classic to church gigs, and this is really the first unit that gives me full satisfaction. Very good and warm tubesound, unbelievable good crunch and overdrive sounds, and you can even program patches for acoustic sets...
There's only one thing that I regret deeply... that Peavey stopped production of this super preamp...