Members K-Bizzle Posted April 22, 2008 Members Share Posted April 22, 2008 I found this thing sitting covered in dust, with no price tag at a small little corner shop music store (you know the kind that only carry brands like crate, G&L and cort because GC screwed them). Anyway it had 6 powertubes (looked like 6L6) and I couldn't see any preamp tubes (not saying there weren't any, just couldn't see them). The tubes were groove tubes and they looked somewhat newish. Anyway it looked like it was 2 channels and 120 watts.It was a Peavey and all it said on it was "Mace". There was no price what so ever on it, so should what is this thing?Junk?Or a potential awesome deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jaytee123 Posted April 22, 2008 Members Share Posted April 22, 2008 If its anything like a Heritage, It will have a nice clean tone. The preamp is Solid State and is one of Peavey's earlier designs. Basically, it sucks. You could always get it and slave the power amp with a good preamp. You may want to bias the power tubes hotter, peavey was notorious for biasing these types of amps ice cold (which would explain why my brother's power tubes in his heritage lasted 20 years, then he sold it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Exocaster Posted April 22, 2008 Members Share Posted April 22, 2008 Peavey Mace = Lynyrd Skynyrd tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members almightycrunch Posted April 22, 2008 Members Share Posted April 22, 2008 Thats Gary Rossington's amp that went through the plane crash and came out still working and usable. Well, usable is definitely in the ear of the beholder!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Exocaster Posted April 22, 2008 Members Share Posted April 22, 2008 Alternately it could be one of these: ...seems like it should be a big hit with the metal crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members silverfacechamp Posted April 22, 2008 Members Share Posted April 22, 2008 I found this thing sitting covered in dust, with no price tag at a small little corner shop music store (you know the kind that only carry brands like crate, G&L and cort because GC screwed them).Anyway it had 6 powertubes (looked like 6L6) and I couldn't see any preamp tubes (not saying there weren't any, just couldn't see them). The tubes were groove tubes and they looked somewhat newish.Anyway it looked like it was 2 channels and 120 watts.It was a Peavey and all it said on it was "Mace".There was no price what so ever on it, so should what is this thing?Junk?Or a potential awesome deal? I have one. It's a 160 watt (the deuce was 120), 212, hybrid combo. It was the flagship in the line that included the Mace, the Deuce, and the Classic. They were made in the late '70's, and were most widely known as being the amp Rossington used live. I used to use mine as a power amp and cab by hooking a j-station into the backside of the effects loop. It sounded pretty good, actually. The amp by itself sounds OK...nothing spectacular, but solid, flat, usable, Peavey tone. Definitely a usable amp for southern rock and country. The downside(s) of these amps, in my experience: Mine came factory with Black Widows, which means that the thing has to be INCREDIBLY loud in order to start working the speakers to really get decent tone out of them. It is heavier than HELL...seriously...if you're going to gig with it, a hand truck or wheels will save your back. I paid $150 for mine about 7 years ago.....I don't think I'd give much more than that for one if I had to do it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members K-Bizzle Posted April 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted April 22, 2008 Ok thanks. Doesn't sound like something I'd be interested in at all.Good to know at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreaserMatt Posted July 3, 2008 Members Share Posted July 3, 2008 I just picked one of for $100. If you can get it cheap, why not play around with it? You could always flip it on craigslist... The six 6L6 tubes is definately different... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vinhoff Posted July 3, 2008 Members Share Posted July 3, 2008 My brother has a deuce, unless your looking for 70's skynyrd tone look elsewhere, loud as {censored} though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members K-Bizzle Posted July 3, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 3, 2008 holy thread resurrection batman! anyway I'm sure that head is long gone. Looked like a POS, but I don't know crap about vintage so that doesnt mean that it is ya know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bankboy Posted July 3, 2008 Members Share Posted July 3, 2008 ....the amp of choice of Lynyrd Skynyrd......think Gary Rossington still uses them. Some Peavey amps from the late 70's into the early 90's are some of the best kept secrets in gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted July 3, 2008 Members Share Posted July 3, 2008 the best thing about old peavey tube amps is they might still have the US made tubes in good shape in them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ultron Posted July 3, 2008 Members Share Posted July 3, 2008 my first real amp was a Peavey Duece......I used the clean channel and hit it with a distortion metal. I was a nooblet then regarding tubes, but from what I remember the distortion was mud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted July 3, 2008 Members Share Posted July 3, 2008 I found this thing sitting covered in dust, with no price tag at a small little corner shop music store (you know the kind that only carry brands like crate, G&L and cort because GC screwed them).Anyway it had 6 powertubes (looked like 6L6) and I couldn't see any preamp tubes (not saying there weren't any, just couldn't see them). The tubes were groove tubes and they looked somewhat newish.Anyway it looked like it was 2 channels and 120 watts.It was a Peavey and all it said on it was "Mace".There was no price what so ever on it, so should what is this thing?Junk?Or a potential awesome deal? Didn't Gary R use them in the band's early days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Samnite Posted July 3, 2008 Members Share Posted July 3, 2008 I think Gary Rossington used them at some point. The real reason I came in here: G&L is an off-brand, all of a sudden? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreaserMatt Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 holy thread resurrection batman!anyway I'm sure that head is long gone.Looked like a POS, but I don't know crap about vintage so that doesnt mean that it is ya know? LOL, I tend to do this when I'm searching the forum for stuff. I forget to check the dates before I post in them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreaserMatt Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 the best thing about old peavey tube amps is they might still have the US made tubes in good shape in them Mine still has all six RCA 7604 6L6's in it. They look very old. Still work too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pr3Va1L Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 at worst it could just be a pretty nice power amp with a little biasing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jimmycupo Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 Gary is still using the mace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members petejt Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 Gary is still using the mace! cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fxrs Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 ....the amp of choice of Lynyrd Skynyrd......think Gary Rossington still uses them. Some Peavey amps from the late 70's into the early 90's are some of the best kept secrets in gear. Pretty sure they're using XXX's(stacks) and Classics(combo's) now, at least on the most recent tv appearances I saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jimmycupo Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 ok,look at Gary's amp,it's his mace in a new box,i think a xxx box. Gary will only use the mace!! he ain't changing now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rkbrock Posted July 4, 2008 Members Share Posted July 4, 2008 Buy it, send an email to Gary, and tell him you heard he uses them and am willing to sacrifice it for, ummm, (it is vintage right?), $1499 sound right?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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