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Post by markr on Aug 5, 2021 2:41:46 GMT
I know many of you are owners of high end amps, I have never had said amps other than a 50 w Marshall head in the early 80's. I have owned many Peavey amps since about 74'. I have owned the following:
Backstage 30 Bandit VTM 60 Triump 60 Head( Best amp I ever owned for me at the time) VK212 (I still own this as it can only generate $250 resale so I am keeping it)
The VK212 is a solid amp that does not fit my current needs, it has a ton of headroom and the overdrive channel is good on its own.
Any Peavey love here?
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Post by infant on Aug 5, 2021 3:56:14 GMT
My first "real" amp was a '75 Peavey Classic 212. It was a 50 W solid state /tube hybrid amp with 2-6L6 tubes in the power amp. Great amp, never had it breakdown in the 20 yrs I gigged with it. I have also owned a Studio Pro and a Bandit, both Red Stripe and both made in China. Also very reliable amps. I would have kept the Bandit but it was just as heavy as my Deluxe Reverb. The Studio Pro just couldn't keep up with my current drummer although it was perfect in another band that I was playing with a few years ago I have nothing bad to say about them, they were all great amps
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2021 4:20:06 GMT
I've owned a couple of Peavey bass amps....My first, in the mid-70's, was a 400 bass head with two 2 x 12 cabinets. It wasn't anything special, but was reliable. About 15 years ago, I bought a Peavey biamp bass stack with a Mk III head, a 200 watt powered Peavey cabinet with 2 x 10" Scorpions, and two Peavey 1 x 18" Black Widow cabinets. It sounded great, was absolutely bullet-proof, and blew the doors off a new Ampeg 1100 watt SVT-6PRO that I mistakenly bought to replace it. The Peavey was one of the best (and biggest, lol) bass amps I've owned.
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Post by Die Bullen on Aug 5, 2021 6:34:13 GMT
I have a peavey classic 30 that I've had for quite a few years. Used it as I gigging amp for about 5 years before I bought my Dr. Z. I always really liked the Peavey and despite considering selling it, I still have it and I doubt I'd sell it now. I like the design with the tube cage that protects the tubes during transport and it gets pretty darn loud if you need it.
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Post by johnreardon on Aug 5, 2021 7:56:49 GMT
Never owned on but played through a Bandit a couple of times at jams. Sounded good to me.
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Post by Die Bullen on Aug 5, 2021 15:35:09 GMT
My first "real" amp was a '75 Peavey Classic 212. It was a 50 W solid state /tube hybrid amp with 2-6L6 tubes in the power amp. Great amp, never had it breakdown in the 20 yrs I gigged with it. I have also owned a Studio Pro and a Bandit, both Red Stripe and both made in China. Also very reliable amps. I would have kept the Bandit but it was just as heavy as my Deluxe Reverb. The Studio Pro just couldn't keep up with my current drummer although it was perfect in another band that I was playing with a few years ago I have nothing bad to say about them, they were all great amps I could easily get gas for one of those 70's-80's vintage peavey 2x12 tube amps that looked like the 2x12 that spellcaster posted above. I'm sure that's the one you had? That was one of the first amps I played through many years ago.
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Post by highdeaf on Aug 5, 2021 16:39:51 GMT
Maybe not love, but respect. The store my family dealt with when I was 12 was a Peavey dealer. So my first amp was a Peavey Deuce. Way too much power for what I was doing, but, hey, I was a kid. Sold it, owned something else for a while (forget what) and then bought a Special from the music store I worked at before going to uni - the music store also sent me to Meridian for a 4 day long factory tour. It was all I needed for over a decade. I then got into tubes (we were all told in the early 80s tubes were done). I picked up a used Peavey Prowler at a pawn shop, a 112 2X6L6 combo that was laid out much like a Fender DeVille (except the controls were in the correct location ). And apparently fairly rare - I haven't seen one since. Quite a usable amp but very quiet for 2X6L6. Dealt it because I had better amps. I still own that Special. Mod'd it so I could operate the pull-boost with a footswitch instead of 'verb. Fairly bullet proof, but I haven't turned it on in probably a decade.
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Post by infant on Aug 5, 2021 17:28:13 GMT
My first "real" amp was a '75 Peavey Classic 212. It was a 50 W solid state /tube hybrid amp with 2-6L6 tubes in the power amp. Great amp, never had it breakdown in the 20 yrs I gigged with it. I have also owned a Studio Pro and a Bandit, both Red Stripe and both made in China. Also very reliable amps. I would have kept the Bandit but it was just as heavy as my Deluxe Reverb. The Studio Pro just couldn't keep up with my current drummer although it was perfect in another band that I was playing with a few years ago I have nothing bad to say about them, they were all great amps I could easily get gas for one of those 70's-80's vintage peavey 2x12 tube amps that looked like the 2x12 that spellcaster posted above. I'm sure that's the one you had? That was one of the first amps I played through many years ago. Mine was like the one in the pic below. They later came out with the VT and VTX series which got rid of the tremolo and created a drive channel IIRC.
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Post by markr on Aug 6, 2021 2:11:28 GMT
Quite a few of those locally available on Kijji at reasonable prices. They are even heavier than a twin from memory of dragging band mates gear into gigs. I still have that VK212 to meet that criteria. I also no longer need a 100w 2x12 to play gigs.
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Post by markr on Aug 6, 2021 2:18:52 GMT
I lent my Bandit to my son and his roommate had an expensive habit and pawned it off. I didn't know about it for a long time as my son wasn't home for a long time because he was working out of town. It's was to late to go pawn store shopping!
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Post by infant on Aug 6, 2021 3:30:28 GMT
Quite a few of those locally available on Kijji at reasonable prices. They are even heavier than a twin from memory of dragging band mates gear into gigs. I still have that VK212 to meet that criteria. I also no longer need a 100w 2x12 to play gigs. The Classic wasn’t too heavy….about 50lbs. The more powerful ones like the Mace were about 80lbs IIRC.
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Post by infant on Aug 6, 2021 3:42:39 GMT
I lent my Bandit to my son and his roommate had an expensive habit and pawned it off. I didn't know about it for a long time as my son wasn't home for a long time because he was working out of town. It's was to late to go pawn store shopping! That really sucks! Bandits were a dime a dozen up until about 4 yrs ago. Suddenly they jumped in price. I bought both of my red stripes for $100 each about 7-8 yrs ago. Sold the bandit 3 yrs ago for about $225 and the Studio pro was sold for $180 last year. Both were clean and in excellent condition as I take very good care of my stuff. I sometimes wish I still had the Bandit. These days I’m seeing people asking $300 for beat up Bandits.
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Post by Die Bullen on Aug 6, 2021 7:14:53 GMT
I could easily get gas for one of those 70's-80's vintage peavey 2x12 tube amps that looked like the 2x12 that spellcaster posted above. I'm sure that's the one you had? That was one of the first amps I played through many years ago. Mine was like the one in the pic below. They later came out with the VT and VTX series which got rid of the tremolo and created a drive channel IIRC. View AttachmentThat looks like the one that my friend had- great amp
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2021 18:46:46 GMT
It seems likely that the older Peavey amps built in the USA will acquire a sort of mystique and cult following compared to more modern amps built off-shore. In my experience, Peavey equipment has always been pretty much bullet-proof. Back in the mid 70's when I bought my first one, Peavey was considered to be more of a budget-conscious product but wasn't considered to be above-average in terms of sound quality. I think the newer amps sound somewhat better and there's certainly no shame in owning a Peavey. It's interesting that there are people in the classifieds who appear to be collecting them and accumulating quantities beyond what they're likely to be able to personally utilize...Could it be that they foresee a time when older Peavey gear will be more highly valued?
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Post by Die Bullen on Aug 6, 2021 19:27:38 GMT
It seems likely that the older Peavey amps built in the USA will acquire a sort of mystique and cult following compared to more modern amps built off-shore. In my experience, Peavey equipment has always been pretty much bullet-proof. Back in the mid 70's when I bought my first one, Peavey was considered to be more of a budget-conscious product but wasn't considered to be above-average in terms of sound quality. I think the newer amps sound somewhat better and there's certainly no shame in owning a Peavey. It's interesting that there are people in the classifieds who appear to be collecting them and accumulating quantities beyond what they're likely to be able to personally utilize...Could it be that they foresee a time when older Peavey gear will be more highly valued? As I've said elsewhere, I think that the American made peavey amps with probably appreciate in value at some point. Will it be a good investment? Don't know- could be like the vintage Ampeg market, which is far from hot
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Post by infant on Aug 7, 2021 1:16:57 GMT
It seems likely that the older Peavey amps built in the USA will acquire a sort of mystique and cult following compared to more modern amps built off-shore. In my experience, Peavey equipment has always been pretty much bullet-proof. Back in the mid 70's when I bought my first one, Peavey was considered to be more of a budget-conscious product but wasn't considered to be above-average in terms of sound quality. I think the newer amps sound somewhat better and there's certainly no shame in owning a Peavey. It's interesting that there are people in the classifieds who appear to be collecting them and accumulating quantities beyond what they're likely to be able to personally utilize...Could it be that they foresee a time when older Peavey gear will be more highly valued? They are already starting to appreciate in value. A few years ago, bandits were selling for around $100 CAD. Now when you look on Kijiji, they are starting to go for $250-350.
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Post by zontar on Aug 7, 2021 1:42:02 GMT
I remember playing one years ago--and then having one int he band room when I was teaching.
Like most amps--some are good, some are not.
Hey if it does what you want it to--that's cool.
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Post by highdeaf on Aug 7, 2021 13:38:52 GMT
It seems likely that the older Peavey amps built in the USA will acquire a sort of mystique and cult following compared to more modern amps built off-shore. In my experience, Peavey equipment has always been pretty much bullet-proof. Back in the mid 70's when I bought my first one, Peavey was considered to be more of a budget-conscious product but wasn't considered to be above-average in terms of sound quality. I think the newer amps sound somewhat better and there's certainly no shame in owning a Peavey. It's interesting that there are people in the classifieds who appear to be collecting them and accumulating quantities beyond what they're likely to be able to personally utilize...Could it be that they foresee a time when older Peavey gear will be more highly valued? They are already starting to appreciate in value. A few years ago, bandits were selling for around $100 CAD. Now when you look on Kijiji, they are starting to go for $250-350.
I'd probably be pretty happy to unload my Special (the big brother 120 watt version of the Bandit) for $100 bucks. All it's doing now is holding up another amp. If anyone in the Lower Mainland wants it for that, ping me.
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Post by Colchar on Aug 10, 2021 17:25:55 GMT
Good timing on this thread as I am considering buying either a Classic 30 (I think US made), or a Delta Blues (definitely US made but from the period with the inferior speaker, not the Blue Marvel). I just posted a thread over at GC asking about used prices so that I have a guide to work with when negotiating.
I am a huge Skynyrd fan and they used Peaveys extensively. They called them their Mississippi Marshalls.
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Post by laristotle on Aug 10, 2021 18:02:23 GMT
Good timing on this thread as I am considering buying either a Classic 30 (I think US made), or a Delta Blues (definitely US made but from the period with the inferior speaker, not the Blue Marvel). I just posted a thread over at GC asking about used prices so that I have a guide to work with when negotiating. I am a huge Skynyrd fan and they used Peaveys extensively. They called them their Mississippi Marshalls. They don't pop up as often as they have not too long ago.
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Post by Die Bullen on Aug 10, 2021 18:04:14 GMT
Good timing on this thread as I am considering buying either a Classic 30 (I think US made), or a Delta Blues (definitely US made but from the period with the inferior speaker, not the Blue Marvel). I just posted a thread over at GC asking about used prices so that I have a guide to work with when negotiating. I am a huge Skynyrd fan and they used Peaveys extensively. They called them their Mississippi Marshalls. I have a Classic 30- great amp but I did change out the blue Marvel speaker, which was a significant improvement. The compactness of the cabinet is a huge advantage for gigging. I also put better preamp tubes in, I think at least one is a telefunken
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Post by Die Bullen on Aug 10, 2021 19:01:11 GMT
Good timing on this thread as I am considering buying either a Classic 30 (I think US made), or a Delta Blues (definitely US made but from the period with the inferior speaker, not the Blue Marvel). I just posted a thread over at GC asking about used prices so that I have a guide to work with when negotiating. I am a huge Skynyrd fan and they used Peaveys extensively. They called them their Mississippi Marshalls. They don't pop up as often as they have not too long ago. If they are that expensive in Canada you might want to get one in NY, as im sure they are cheaper there
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Post by Colchar on Aug 10, 2021 19:46:59 GMT
They don't pop up as often as they have not too long ago. If they are that expensive in Canada you might want to get one in NY, as im sure they are cheaper there When you factor in the exchange rate, shipping, and possible customs duties the price difference decreases while the level of hassle increases.
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Post by Colchar on Aug 10, 2021 19:50:39 GMT
Good timing on this thread as I am considering buying either a Classic 30 (I think US made), or a Delta Blues (definitely US made but from the period with the inferior speaker, not the Blue Marvel). I just posted a thread over at GC asking about used prices so that I have a guide to work with when negotiating. I am a huge Skynyrd fan and they used Peaveys extensively. They called them their Mississippi Marshalls. They don't pop up as often as they have not too long ago. Those are the two I am looking at. It has been confirmed that they are both US made. The guy selling the Delta Blues has only had his ad up for just over a weeks so probably won't negotiate. The guy selling the Classic 30 put his ad up at the end of June and the amp is sitting there so he might be more willing to negotiate. I need a combo amp for upstairs (Marshall lives in the basement) so I am looking at 1x12s and 2x12s. I'm not looking for anything specific though and would be fine with Fender, Traynor, Peavey, or anything except Marshall since I already have one. The assistant manager at my local L&M is keeping a lookout for me. Problem is, they have a sale coming up in about six weeks (Attic sale?) so stores are putting holds on anything decent that comes in. I could be perfectly happy with a Blues Jr. (I never understood the knocks those took by some online), a Hot Rod Deluxe, or the Traynor equivalent. Hell, I could be happy with one of the old Traynor Dynagain solid state amps. I thought they were great for what they were. Someone right round the corner from me has a mint Dynagain DG60 listed right now but he is asking $175 which is high for that model. My local store currently has two Blackstar HT-5 combos available for $175. I would have snagged one of those were it not for the 10" speaker. Same goes for the Pro Jr., I'd happily take one except for the speaker size.
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Post by markr on Aug 11, 2021 11:42:25 GMT
@colchar watch at the attic sale for a Rental Traynor YCV-20WR for a great little combo amp. Mine still makes me giggle when I fire it up.
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Post by infant on Aug 11, 2021 13:01:19 GMT
Traynor YGL1 (15w) and YGL2 (30w) are great little tube amps. A friend of mine gigs with his YGL1 and it sounds great. It has a switch for British or American voicing. Cool little amp and Traynors are built like tanks.
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Post by Colchar on Aug 11, 2021 17:42:13 GMT
@colchar watch at the attic sale for a Rental Traynor YCV-20WR for a great little combo amp. Mine still makes me giggle when I fire it up. The only problem with that sale is that your local store has to have stuff, you cannot transfer stuff in until the sale is over by which time all the good stuff is gone. My local store will tell me about anything good they have for the sale. Actually, their assistant manager is keeping an eye on used inventory in the chain for me and would likely just sell me something they brought in instead of holding it for the sale. Traynor YGL1 (15w) and YGL2 (30w) are great little tube amps. A friend of mine gigs with his YGL1 and it sounds great. It has a switch for British or American voicing. Cool little amp and Traynors are built like tanks. I've had two YGL1s. Great little amps. All of that being said, someone local to me (and by local, I mean less than a kilometer away) has a Traynor Dynagain 60R for sale. He was asking $175, but I offered him $125 and he accepted. I'll stop by to see the manager at the store tonight to see if he has come across anything decent and, if not, I'll pick up the Dynagain on my way home.
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Post by Colchar on Aug 13, 2021 1:28:29 GMT
I picked up that Dynagain tonight. It is in excellent shape, and even smells new. Looking forward to trying it out later.
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Post by markr on Aug 13, 2021 11:18:54 GMT
I picked up that Dynagain tonight. It is in excellent shape, and even smells new. Looking forward to trying it out later. A Dynagain that smells new? Anyone I have ever seen is covered in dust and smells like dank basement and cigarettes !
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