Peavey Royal 8 or Crate V5

[spauldingrules]

Any opinions on this amp?  I've been lurking for a small all tube amp, and people seem to like these.  Any opinions?

 

[Soloshchenko]

Never heard of a royal 8. I've got a valveking 50 watter and thats a brilliant, not too loud valve amp and for the price there literally is no competition.

 

[jackthehack]

You could wait till they get the Royal 8s in stock at Guitar Center in Overland Park and just go play them both yourself....

 

[m4rk0]

I have a Crate Palomino V16 which really kicks ass! I would really recommend one.. never tried the peavey

 

[ibanezlover]

Not sure about the V5, but the Royal 8 is really low-gain. My friend has it and needs a boost pedal to get any distortion.

(His guitar does have crappy pickups, though.)

 

[Kostas]

Another small amp on the market, it seems Crate is behind this. It's a copy of Epiphone Valve Junior + a few options. I have the Epiphone head and it's too loud for my apartment so the 3/5 Watt switch is a good option as the EQ.

http://agw.bombs-away.net/showthread.php?p=926936

http://www.zzounds.com/cat--Blackheart--4104

 

[ibanezlover]

...so the 3/5 Watt switch is a good option as the EQ.

You do know that the difference between 3W and 5W is almost nothing, right? 1/10 the power=1/2 the volume.