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I've fallen for the Classic 50 4x10 guitar amp. So quiet when one does not play, so loud and crunchy when digs in.

Boombats wrote:I've fallen for the Classic 50 4x10 guitar amp. So quiet when one does not play, so loud and crunchy when digs in.

These are indeed nice. My keyboard player has the 4x10 and he loves it for his guitarring. I used to own a 2x12, both the reissue and the old 70's one. The reissues kill the old ones by a long shot. These amps ain't that expensive either.

busbus wrote:

Boombats wrote:I've fallen for the Classic 50 4x10 guitar amp. So quiet when one does not play, so loud and crunchy when digs in.

These are indeed nice. My keyboard player has the 4x10 and he loves it for his guitarring. I used to own a 2x12, both the reissue and the old 70's one. The reissues kill the old ones by a long shot. These amps ain't that expensive either.

Really? I've read a couple of people's comments to the contrary, saying the older ones are better. However at least one of those reviewers was trying to sell theirs. Also the new ones are queer-looking. Can you elaborate on the difference?

Boombats wrote:

busbus wrote:

Boombats wrote:I've fallen for the Classic 50 4x10 guitar amp. So quiet when one does not play, so loud and crunchy when digs in.

These are indeed nice. My keyboard player has the 4x10 and he loves it for his guitarring. I used to own a 2x12, both the reissue and the old 70's one. The reissues kill the old ones by a long shot. These amps ain't that expensive either.

Really? I've read a couple of people's comments to the contrary, saying the older ones are better. However at least one of those reviewers was trying to sell theirs. Also the new ones are queer-looking. Can you elaborate on the difference?

My mid seventies one had a solid state preamp and tube power amp. Lynrd Skynrd were one of the few "notables" that used these amps. My reissue was tube pre and tube power amp.

The old one had a nasally crunch to it. I had to endlessly futz with it to work sound wise for me. When I plugged into the new one, it instantly sounded good to me. The new one seemed to have a fuller tone, less transistor sounding preamp.

busbus wrote:

Boombats wrote:

busbus wrote:

Boombats wrote:I've fallen for the Classic 50 4x10 guitar amp. So quiet when one does not play, so loud and crunchy when digs in.

These are indeed nice. My keyboard player has the 4x10 and he loves it for his guitarring. I used to own a 2x12, both the reissue and the old 70's one. The reissues kill the old ones by a long shot. These amps ain't that expensive either.

Really? I've read a couple of people's comments to the contrary, saying the older ones are better. However at least one of those reviewers was trying to sell theirs. Also the new ones are queer-looking. Can you elaborate on the difference?

My mid seventies one had a solid state preamp and tube power amp. Lynrd Skynrd were one of the few "notables" that used these amps. My reissue was tube pre and tube power amp.

The old one had a nasally crunch to it. I had to endlessly futz with it to work sound wise for me. When I plugged into the new one, it instantly sounded good to me. The new one seemed to have a fuller tone, less transistor sounding preamp.

Ah, the only one I've used is all tube but it's not "new".

A couple weeks ago, I saw Jandek perform in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He was playing (I say playing for lack of a better word) an electric bass through a Peavey amp. Couldn't tell the model number from where I was sitting, but you can't mistake that logo (even the newer, less ugly and pointy logo). For some reason, I found it hilarious and reassuring that Jandek would be rockin' a Peavey amp -- for all his many eccentricities, at heart the guy is a man of the people. He takes the unbreakable amp with him when he goes out on the road.

The Mississippi Marshall. The price is right and you can't kill 'em. Not crap.

Boombats wrote:Ah, the only one I've used is all tube but it's not "new".

Woops, I meant I bought my reissue brand new back in 1992. I traded her for a bass rig, a Peavey Mark VIII head as a matter of fact.

I actually killed a TNT combo once, just by playing bass through it. it was during a period of 2 years where I was cursed to destroy every amp I played bass through. but I was still surprised that I killed the TNT.

A high school friend was able to get an amazing sound out of his Mace. but he's also an incredible player anyway.

my first amp was a Pacer, and I had a classic 30 for a while. can't say I miss 'em.

a band I was in when I was 13 had all Peaveys. a guy came over and our amps were on between songs, and they're all hissing and whooshing, he describes it as "the Peavey Ocean".

when I saw Redd Volkaert a while back he was playing through a 1x12 Peavey combo called an "Ace". never saw one before or since, maybe it was the companion to the aptly-named "Deuce". still it sounded pretty damn good.

good luck on your first job my dear.

I generally regard Peavey gear as crap, though they will occaisionally defy commonly held beliefs by coming out with gear that is quite usable, and sometimes pretty good either pretty good, or damn good. Here's my list of the gear that I've encountered from them that is either usable, or pretty good:

Classic combo amps from the 70's
Roadmaster guitar heads
'T' series guitars from the 70's and 80's
Black Widow speakers for PA (Not great like EV's and JBL's, but the field replaceable baskets can be really handy)
5150 series amps
Qlogic PA cabs
VTM Series amps and cabs (along with their 'Butcher' series cabs)
Mk VIII console. -- These are pretty much comparable to Soundcraft 500 series FOH boards.

Other than that, most of the other stuff that I've seen from Peavey has ranged from pretty much crap, to gushing projectile diarrhea.