ReValver Amplifiers
11 Peavey Triple XXX II Lead
Inspired by Peavey Triple XXX II (Lead Channel)
The Triple XXX II Lead it's a channel:
- Modern high gain
- More “rough” than the 3120
- Very powerful
Main features:
- Big distortion
- Great punch
- Ideal for metal and hard rock
Less hi-fi, more “raw power”
SOUND CHARACTER
- Aggressive
- Big
- Compressed
- Dirtier
Perfect for heavy riffs
RockHard RockHeavy MetalMetalPunkAcousticBass
Controls
Fat
Increases bass and body:
- Y → fuller N : tighter
- Key control
Noise Gate
Integrated noise gate:
- Low → more natural
- High → tighter
- Fundamental for high gain
Treble
High:
- Low → soft
- High → aggressive
Mid
Averages:
- Low → excavated High: presence
Bass
Low:
- Low → tight
- High → fuller
Presence
High finals:
- Low → warm
- High → more open
Resonance
Low finals:
- Low → tight
- High → more “boomy”
- Determines the punch
Gain
Saturation:
- 65–75% → rhythm heavy
- 75–85% → lead
- 85%+ → extreme
Volume
Channel level
Master Volume
General volume
Output Level
Final volume
Pro Tips
BEHAVIOR
- “Bigger” than the 3120
- Less defined but more powerful
- Fat + Resonance = sound mass
- Essential gate
QUICK ADJUST
- You want tight : fat OFF
- Want massive: fat ON
- You want metal: high gain + gate
- You want presence: medium mid
PRO TIP (VERY IMPORTANT)
Universal setup:
- Fat: N
- Gain: 75%
- Treble: 60%
- Mid: 50%
- Bass: 45%
- Presence: 60%
- Resonance: 55%
- Gate: 35%
High gain perfect live
PRO LEVEL MAKEUP
Secret:
less gain = more definition in the mix
COMMON MISTAKE
fat ON + high resonance thick sound
FINAL TRUTH
Triple XXX II Lead = powerful, big and aggressive high gain
Setup Examples
Modern metal (perfect)
FatN
Gain75%
Treble60%
Mid50%
Bass45%
Presence60%
Resonance55%
Gate35%
Tight and powerful
Heavy metal
FatY
Gain80%
Treble65%
Mid45%
Bass50%
Presence65%
Resonance60%
Gate40%
Huge sound
Modern lead
FatN
Gain75–80%
Mid60%
Treble60%
Presence60%
Sustain + definition
Hard rock
FatY
Gain65–70%
Mid60%
Bass50%
Warmer