Hello, my first post. I picked up a new 5:25+ yesterday and only got to play it for about an hour or so. I got it to replace my trusty old Peavey Classic 30. I like the C30, but the 5:25 has more usable features (solo, 2 usable channels, power scaling etc).
While I love the features, the verdict is still out about the sound. I find it boxy (cardboardy, stiff, lifeless) without using the preset on the graphic eq. Engaging the preset livens things up. But I've always been a bit against scooping the mids. Sounds good for rhythm, but I feel that leads lose their voice. Not entirely sure thats the case here, I'll need to play with it more.
To be fair, I'm hoping this has to do with the speaker not being worked in. So I'll spend some time cranking this thing. However, I plugged the 5:25 into a cab loaded with V30's and it sounded somewhat "bloated" (to use a term from the manual). It wasn't spanky, more flubby and washed out.
My setting are pretty much:
Channel 1: Crunch (5 watts)
Channel 2: Burn (5 watts)
Tone knobs (both channels)
Gain: 6
Treble: 6
Mid: 4
Bass: 4
Master: 2
Maybe I'm just not opening it up enough. Again I need to play with it more.
I have a Stiletto Ace phase 2 that I'm absolutely in love with. At first I was iffy about the Stiletto, but after playing with it (eq, tubes) I got it sounding like I wanted. Which is rhythms like a shot gun an leads like a ray gun. I'm looking for a beefy, brownish rhythm and an expressive sustaining lead sound.
... All this to say: Has anyone else found the 5:25 stiff / boxy sounding? If so, how did you overcome it? I'm by no means giving up on the amp cause I think I can bend this little box to my will. Just looking for tips on how.
Thanks!
While I love the features, the verdict is still out about the sound. I find it boxy (cardboardy, stiff, lifeless) without using the preset on the graphic eq. Engaging the preset livens things up. But I've always been a bit against scooping the mids. Sounds good for rhythm, but I feel that leads lose their voice. Not entirely sure thats the case here, I'll need to play with it more.
To be fair, I'm hoping this has to do with the speaker not being worked in. So I'll spend some time cranking this thing. However, I plugged the 5:25 into a cab loaded with V30's and it sounded somewhat "bloated" (to use a term from the manual). It wasn't spanky, more flubby and washed out.
My setting are pretty much:
Channel 1: Crunch (5 watts)
Channel 2: Burn (5 watts)
Tone knobs (both channels)
Gain: 6
Treble: 6
Mid: 4
Bass: 4
Master: 2
Maybe I'm just not opening it up enough. Again I need to play with it more.
I have a Stiletto Ace phase 2 that I'm absolutely in love with. At first I was iffy about the Stiletto, but after playing with it (eq, tubes) I got it sounding like I wanted. Which is rhythms like a shot gun an leads like a ray gun. I'm looking for a beefy, brownish rhythm and an expressive sustaining lead sound.
... All this to say: Has anyone else found the 5:25 stiff / boxy sounding? If so, how did you overcome it? I'm by no means giving up on the amp cause I think I can bend this little box to my will. Just looking for tips on how.
Thanks!