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Wow ...Finally returned that Ibanez crap..And got myself a peavey classic 30..This amp is sooo much better...So SS amps really are crap...Thx for showing me the light
Soo What do some of you guys use for your settings? Any kind of setting I use still sounds great...just love the sound of this amp....The amp gets pretty hot after long use....Guess its normal...Any of you guys do some of the mods for this amp?
Oh yeah...How do you take care of a tube amp....Haha..Wanna be very careful with this baby...
Thx - Jake
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Sweet! I hope someday everone will see the light of the true tube-ness.
As far as settings, just play with the knobs.
The amp getting hot is normal. That means the tubes are heating up and functioning properly.
There's another thread on mods around here...
Taking care of a tube amp is generally just to use a lot of common sense. Don't leave it in a place where it'll get damaged, don't put it in danger of having any liquids spill on it, wrap the cable around the handle to keep the jack straight, keep it where it won't get knocked over, don't drop it, don't throw your guitar at it, etc.
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Congratulations! I did a lot of research last year when I decided to upgrade to a tube amp. I wanted a good "working man's" amp that was versatile enough to cover various styles and didn't cost an arm and a leg. I ended up with the Classic 30 and haven't been disappointed. Like rainer123 said, just mess around with the eq till you find your own "sweet spot". As far as mods, mine is still stock, although I may change the speaker before too long. It sounds a little harsh to me at times. Some people play around with different brands of tubes, too. This can fine tune your tone without any major mods. Have fun with your new C30!
Keith
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Hey
What pedals you think would go good with the Peavey Classic 30?
I have a Boss Ds-1 But...I dont really think it does anything now....Maybe iuno how to play with the settings..The peaveys distortion already seems good to me Maybe i could use the Boss Ds-1 for solos? Iuno...
Jake
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Originally Posted by rainer123 Sweet! I hope someday everone will see the light of the true tube-ness. ive seen the light, brutha! can i get an amen?
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AMEN!!!! I'VE SEEN THE LIGHT TO, MAN!!
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ive seen the light, brutha!
Hmmmm.... that song is gittin popular I singin it toooo...
Glad to hear that you like your new amp.
Forever His
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We have that amp!!
I dont know about petals, but for distortion I usually use the amp's distortion. Turn the pre up all the way then use the post to set how loud it gets.
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Originally Posted by Micahbell We have that amp!!
I dont know about petals, but for distortion I usually use the amp's distortion. Turn the pre up all the way then use the post to set how loud it gets.
Or even better, get an attentuator, set the pre around 9 o clock, set the post to around 3 o clock, and set the attentuator to a comfortable level.
Tube heaven.
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Originally Posted by rainer123 Or even better, get an attentuator, set the pre around 9 o clock, set the post to around 3 o clock, and set the attentuator to a comfortable level.
Tube heaven.
whats an attentuator?
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it does something like cuts the power in half or something, if that makes sense, so if you have the volume on 10, it sounds like its at 5 or something. rainer or Maj. Tom will give you more help.
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Originally Posted by Micahbell whats an attentuator?
A device that throws out some of your amp's power, so you can get power tube and preamp tube saturation together at lower volumes Power tube saturation is regarded as the best and most saught after tube tone. Major Tom makes attentuators. He can prolly explain better then me.
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Originally Posted by skilletswitch it does something like cuts the power in half or something, if that makes sense, so if you have the volume on 10, it sounds like its at 5 or something.
No, attenutuators are fully adjustable. You can make it sound like the amp is on 1 or fully on 10. It just cuts the power, so you can dial in your tone using both the pre and post knobs.
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yeah, rainers smarter than me i was close... sorta lol
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Originally Posted by rainer123 A device that throws out some of your amp's power, so you can get power tube and preamp tube saturation together at lower volumes Power tube saturation is regarded as the best and most saught after tube tone. Major Tom makes attentuators. He can prolly explain better then me.
That's a very good way to explain it. Some, including mine, have a variable control, similar to using a volume control, but I think most have a rotary switch for different preset levels of attenuation - either way is fine. The attenuator really becomes the master volume for the amp - the Gain/Preamp/Drive (or other name) controls the gain (preamp distortion) in the preamp section, the Master/Post controls the signal level being fed to the power tubes (power tube distortion).
Typically when players use master volume tube amps, to get a saturated/distorted tone they turn the gain up, and the master volume down to like "3" or whatever to keep the thing at a usable volume. Using an amp like that yields preamp distortion, but not power tube distortion - the power tubes are still in their "high-fidelity" reproduction range. Amps sound ok like that, but preamp tube distortion tends to be solid-statish - not very dynamic. Power tube distortion is pretty much universally accepted as "sounding better" - it is more dynamic, or "touch sensitive"; the amount of the distortion varies more with the signal strength, which is a result of how hard you pick/strum, or using the volume knob on the guitar. Its hard to really convey with words, you kinda have to experience it.
Its the power tubes being pushed outside their "hi-fi" range (along with saturating the output transformer) that has the most, or at least the sweetest part of the real tube "mojo" . The irony is that when they are cranked up to that point, for many applications, it is way too loud. You can tell when power tubes are being pushed hard - it is very LOUD !! this is why I recommend lower wattage amps, when someone says they are looking at 100 watt amps, and I know they ain't gonna be playing coloseum type venues. Today's buyers of half stacks, 100 watt, even 50 and lower wattage amps are tomorrows attenuator market.
The only way to be able to have your cake and eat it too - good power tube/output transformer saturation is to use an attenuating device after the power section, and in front of the speakers.
It is my belief that the reason so many "boutique" overdrive and distortion pedals which strive to be "touch sensitive" are being gobbled up by tube amp owners, is because players are striving to achieve full volume amp tone at lower than full amp volume. Sure, pedals can be used to great effect in conjunction with amps to give different tones, etc. and be the equivalent of another amp channel, but its really kinda silly to hook up a $200 overdrive pedal to a tube amp with the master volume set on 2.5 for the player's "foundation tone". That's the wrong end
Now, I am exactly the opposite of any type of egg spurt for mondo distortion tones, like what would be classified as "metal" or whatever, but I believe that a slightly different set of rules may apply for that. I have heard that some metal players prefer to have the power section of the amp running reasonably clean, and achieve most of their distortion with the amp's preamp tubes and/or distortion pedals. For semi-clean to overdriven/mild distortion type tones though, the good tube stuff happens with the power tubes being cranked up.
Electric guitars are like jackhammers, only louder - if the volume level is too much for the old folks......well, I guess they just won't get their rec room remodeled, will they?