Re: What amp(s) are you using?

anaerobe on Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:11 pm

I picked up a Peavey Classic 50/410 last weekend. I emailed Peavey with the serial number and factory codes - and found out that it was shipped in 2001. Tubed preamp and power amp - built in Meridian, Mississippi. She's got a really smooth clean channel, nice and glassy, perhaps not as chimey as a Fender Twin, but better than a Hot Rod. Its heavy - weighing in at about 75 lbs... I'm going to find some Ernie Ball casters for this one. I like the reverb - the tank itself is pretty huge. The lead channel is not as "dirty" as my Marshall, but its quite useable for what we do. How does the lead sound? The closest thing I can think of is Gerry Garcia circa 1972.

anaerobe on Mon Jul 13, 2009 4:52 pm

OK here we go.... Real Pics of our amps..

First up is the Marshall valvestate. Its a nice little amp, good dirty channel, some background hiss - 1996 model, made in UK.

Next up is the new Peavey... love this amp. It runs a fan which is audible when idling.

The clean sound is pretty brilliant. Dirty is nice too, not meant for metal, but I like it. Nice warm tones from this amp.

Here is a pic of the controls... you can also see part of the Zoom 2.1 pedal in the background. The two make a nice combination, as I mentioned before.

Best,
Ian