This amp is a steal for the price, but that doesn’t mean it’s the beast you’re looking for. Peavey is all about bang for the buck. If you have the buck, you may wanna look elsewhere. Now before you think I’m just being a jerk, realize that I have heard many amps pass through my studio. Marshall, Orange, Mesa, Peavey… All amps are not equal.

With this in mind, if you have $400 and need a tube amp for gigging, this might be your best and only option. But the tone is lacking, and Peavey’s 4×12 cab is not the cream of any crop. Maybe if you swap tubes, things could get better. A friend suggests soaking the preamp tubes, and using the power as the volume. Or vice versa – soak the power amp, use the preamp as volume. One of these should give you a workable tone slate… but still not incredible.

When given the opportunity to swap out amps, and after hearing a few alternatives, my friend ditched the Windsor and opted for some other tube heads. And I think the recording turned out better for it. Give this amp a shot at the local dealer before you drop the bucks. You may like what you hear, but if you have much experience… this amp will likely fall short of expectations (but did you really expect much to begin with?).

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A few years back I had the pleasure of working with a guitarist who used this amp. Fender came through on the Hot Rod DeVille 410 – and if you haven’t played through 10″ speakers recently, you might want to try it. Oh the punch! What a pleasure. You really need to sit down and play through this amp for a while. The tones are varied and beautiful. The tubes warm up and crank out smooth sounds galore.

I know a lot of people don’t love Fender amps. It’s not for everyone. But for clean tone, I think a Fender is the only option. Vintage if possible, but this new beauty can get the job done anyday.

Plus the cabinet is well built. Weighing in at 50 pounds, you might need to lift a few weights. But you can tell it’s a sturdy piece. Oh yeah, you might want to give the Groove Tubes the old boot – unless you like that sort of thing! Try something else, and you’ll start to love this amp more. What more can I say? 60 watts, 4 ten inch Eminence speakers, classic black tolex/silver grill.

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