Members Foozman Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 Been searching for a good tube amp for home/bedroom practice (i don't play out). Something with decent headroom for cleans and good tube tone at reasonable volumes. I've tried the following amps (I'm not a great player, so that doesn't mean much): - Peavey Classic 30- Epi Valve Jr.- Fender Blues Jr.- Crate Palomino (15W and 30W) Of those 4, the Peavey seemed to have the nicer sound to my ears. Any opinions or comments? Suggestions? Keeping in mind the intended use of this amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bottomdweller Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 The Classic 30 is an excellent all-around amp, more so imho than the others listed. The Blues Jr. has pretty good clean/reverb, but doesn't have the overdrive of the Classic 30. I think it would be an excellent choice for the situation you described. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Z_Zoquis Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 Very happy with mine. Great amp for a nice price... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members "sasquatch" Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 the classic30 is good overall. i don't really care for its voice, but it cuts through a band mix nicely. the stock speaker is crap, a nasty midrange honk. speaker change is good for this amp. most versatile of the bunch. the tweed blues jr is great (upgraded jensen alnico speaker). nice cleans and overdrive; sounds like mini bassman. the regular blues jrs don't sound nearly as good. the valve jr, stock, is crappy. you can put $50 into it and mod it yourself and it can sound great; mine does. i like it better than i did my fuchs lucky 7. the crates are good, but the OD can be a bit fizzy, which i suspect can be remedied by new tubes. if it were me, i'd probably get a tweed blues jr, but you need to go play all of them A/B and decide for yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The Anomaly Posted January 11, 2007 Members Share Posted January 11, 2007 +1 here, great choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cuzzintom Posted January 21, 2007 Members Share Posted January 21, 2007 Had a Classic 30. Great amp with my Strat. EQ was responsive, great voice to it. One of the best amps I've had. I gave it to a young man who is an amazing young jazz guitarist, but had a pitiful amp. He still uses the amp and loves it. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members branjispad Posted January 21, 2007 Members Share Posted January 21, 2007 i think its a cool amp. it hangs with my genz black pearl which cost like 5x more. but im selling the classic 30 cuz im a dumb like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members codecontra Posted January 21, 2007 Members Share Posted January 21, 2007 I used to own a Classic 30. I found it to be a good amp with a nice, warm sound. It was best for crunchy rhythm: Rolling Stones, AC/DC.. that kind of thing. It also did well with a dirty blues sound. However, I found the clean channel a bit lacking. A bit too twangy for my taste. It also will not do metal without a pedal, just an FYI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarplayer Posted January 21, 2007 Members Share Posted January 21, 2007 Somebody buy my new Classic 30 head. I will make you an amazing deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members savoldi Posted January 21, 2007 Members Share Posted January 21, 2007 the classic30 is good overall. i don't really care for its voice, but it cuts through a band mix nicely. the stock speaker is crap, a nasty midrange honk. The problem is the 30 has a HUGE sweep in the mids EQ. You've got to cut it back more than you would other amps or it will honk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mxr20 Posted January 21, 2007 Members Share Posted January 21, 2007 swap out the speaker and its the best amp of the bunch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarplayer Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 I have the new head in tweed. Full waranty and footswitch included. It truly is a fantastic head. PM me, I will make you a monster deal. I need to sel this now. 4 months old, rarely used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JohnRageOn Posted January 22, 2007 Members Share Posted January 22, 2007 The best amp Peavey ever made.-Best Value for money and a great starters amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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