Peavey JSX vs Peavey XXX2 (JSX2) 

Good work man! You definitely showed that these amps are in fact different.

Great comparo my dude! I always wondered about this topic.

I always wanted the Triple XXX!!🤘

Oh and the noise gate cuts the sizzly highs and some of the lows also slightly

Not sure if you checked the levels on send and return but the footswitch controls if its on or off (can be on even if the footswitch is unplugged because it remembers). If it is on, then even when nothing is plugged in then the send and return are affecting tone and having the return low especially then it sounds anemic. Having the send low also definitely also does the same

Great video 🤘 both are cool amps🤘🤘

Nice work, DMD!!

Great sound from both

When you are on the Ultra channel the noise might be the tremolo springs in the floyd rose

They both sound great. The JSX doesn't sound like what I'd expect from a Satriani signature amp. I preferred the JSX but just slightly.

Good comparison! To me, the JSX was the winner hands down in terms of tone and clarity. For some reason, the XXX-2 gain felt very synthetic/digital to me and the amp was a bit too scooped for my taste. The clean was bad. The JSX was clearer and even a bit tighter. Maybe look at the preamp tubes like you mentioned...I have a 3120 loaded with KT77 that I really love (in my top 3 of best amps I've ever played so far) but I put a low preamp gain tube in v1 or v2 and it helped tame the gain big time. It's more manageable and sounds awesome.

Just a quick question. Like mentioned in my previous comment, I have a 3120 that I really love, but for some reasons, even with a noise gate, it can be noisy as hell when I play with the band (like too much), so I was wondering if it was the same for the JSX? I'm not sure if it's only my amp that has that problem. I lean towards buying a JSX, but if it gives me the same results, I might reconsider. Mind you, I've owned a shit ton of high gain amps (including the EVH 5150 50w and 100w...and yes both are noisy amps but way more manageable) so I'm used to noise haha

The XXX 2 almost sounds like a VH-140c lol. I dig it

I have JSX made in 2005 and 2007. I also have a Triple XXX II. 2005 JSX has more treble oriented cleans than 2007. Dirty channels are almost identical but 2005 has more aggressive mids (2.5/10 vs. 5/10 for the same amount of mids). There may be some revisions but i do not know what, where and why :D Triple XXX II is like 2007 JSX but dirty channels have way more gain.

You got a triple xxx too? Lets hear them all???

The XXX sounds pretty nasty. I've never heard either amp before, cool comparison.

Should have done the original xxx

I've owned 5150, JSX and Ultra 120 Plus.... nothing but disappointment... glad to be done with Peavey, now have a Ceriatone Chupacabra and MESA Rectifier, never been happier with my sound.

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