Members audiosalvage64 Posted January 23, 2013 Members Share Posted January 23, 2013 I've got an 80s Peavey classic 50 head with a 2-12 celestion v30 cab. The dirty channel sounds good for classic rock but when I want to crank it up, I get a a loss of gain and an edge that kills the ear. I've tried a route 808 tubescreamer but it gets too garbled up and out of control before 12 O clock. I love the sound of the Tubemeister tone and gain but I'm not fortunate enough to afford one. Is there a preamp or pedal to get this smooth controled tone or shoud I just try to sell and hope for the best? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Northernrebel Posted January 23, 2013 Members Share Posted January 23, 2013 Yeah, the Classic is really a rock amp. If you want metal your much better off going with a Triple XXX or a 5150/6505.Also, did you try turning the gain down on the Tube screamer and the volume up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HKSblade2 Posted January 23, 2013 Members Share Posted January 23, 2013 6505+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members audiosalvage64 Posted January 24, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 24, 2013 I've tried it at lower pre gain settings but then it does not reach the sound I'm looking for. I get some perfect sounds from my mustang 1, but I need the volume to play with my drummer. Some may say I should just get the bigger mustang v, but I'd like to get my distortion from tubes and I question the reliability of digital amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kevenmo Posted January 25, 2013 Members Share Posted January 25, 2013 It's a good amp, and the clean channel loves pedals.If you can find the cash for a good distortion pedal, you should be able to do metal with no problem. The new Mesa pedals look very promising, and if you add one of those, you'd have a very versatile rig that could last you a long time. http://www.mesaboogie.com/Product_Info/pedals/throttlebox-pedal.html http://www.mesaboogie.com/Product_Info/pedals/throttlebox-pedal.html#gpm1_4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ermghoti II Posted January 25, 2013 Members Share Posted January 25, 2013 Yup, set the amp clean, like acoustic clean, get your drive from a distortion or preamp pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mister Zero Posted January 25, 2013 Members Share Posted January 25, 2013 I've had a couple Classic 50s (4x10 and 2x12 combos) and I had good success using a Visual Sound Jeckyl & Hyde into the clean channel for really heavy stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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