Members J the D Posted January 24, 2006 Members Share Posted January 24, 2006 Originally posted by Melville ... the Peavey Classic 30 .... That's what I'd get if I couldn't come up with the bucks for a 40 watt Fender Deluxe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bnyswonger Posted January 24, 2006 Members Share Posted January 24, 2006 Originally posted by brake what's in that pile on the left there? i see a peavey, but that's all i recognize. The peavey is an old CS400 boat anchor. Underneath it is my small gig secret weapon for bass...a Standel single 15" combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phatster Posted January 25, 2006 Members Share Posted January 25, 2006 Brake...you outbid me on that amp you &^^$@##^(**.........I'm a Traynor man as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brake Posted January 25, 2006 Members Share Posted January 25, 2006 Originally posted by phatster Brake...you outbid me on that amp you &^^$@##^(**.........I'm a Traynor man as well! nope got this from a guitar player i used to play with, and he got it from an old firehall around here that i'm sure bought it new.most of the firehalls/schools/church halls/older places like that around here use traynor PA gear from back in the day. i know for a fact all of the schools had at one time all traynor PA stuff... it's in storage -somewhere- around here. if i ever find it...wow, the motherload Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phatster Posted January 25, 2006 Members Share Posted January 25, 2006 So Sorry Brake...Can I be your Traynor Friend?! I got a 66yba-1 and two 200 watters with 6kg6a tubes....my absolutely fav amp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RIC N BACKER Posted January 25, 2006 Members Share Posted January 25, 2006 Originally posted by Thunderbroom As I mentioned over the weekend (and just posted a pic thread of), I played guitar with my rock band (the one I'm trying to ease out of). Anyway...I had fun playing guitar on a few songs, but my amp (Boss MG-10) was woefully inadequate. I'm not planning to switch to guitar, but the other guitarist in my band suggested that I should play more guitar with the band. I've wanted a nice amp for my rehearsal space anyway, so maybe I can kill two birds with one stone. I want a tube amp that's under $500 (as far below as possible) that I can practice, rehearse, and gig with (should the opportunity present itself again). this is funny.i have never played a guitar in all the years that i have been playing bass. i got bored and havent played for a while solast week i bought myself an Epiphone les paul.i got me a fender princeton that is loud like a motherf%$@erits a great SS amp but i am partial to the English soundyou should look at marshall SS amps or what i think i am going to go for laneyeither the tfx2 or mxd 65guitar amps are way louder than bass amps so you dont need the wattage we normally need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members brake Posted January 25, 2006 Members Share Posted January 25, 2006 nice! stuff i've got/have had here in the past few months: yga-1a signature head ysc-4 4x12 PA cab two ygm-2 guitarmates yvm-1 voicemaster yba-1a bassmaster 610 bass cab 4x12 guitar cab i saw a band last week that had the big B 8x10 bass cab....{censored}in' thunderous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members T. Alan Smith Posted January 25, 2006 Members Share Posted January 25, 2006 I TOLD you not to sell that Boogie combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted January 25, 2006 Author Members Share Posted January 25, 2006 Originally posted by T. Alan Smith I TOLD you not to sell that Boogie combo. Yeah...but...I didn't really like the sound of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted January 29, 2006 Members Share Posted January 29, 2006 hey TB, I'll be buying this off our guitar player for my recording work:Ampeg Blue Lead I think it sounds better than the amp he's replacing it with. If you want to stop by sometime and give it a test drive, you're always welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted January 29, 2006 Author Members Share Posted January 29, 2006 Originally posted by catphish hey TB, I'll be buying this off our guitar player for my recording work: Ampeg Blue Lead I think it sounds better than the amp he's replacing it with. If you want to stop by sometime and give it a test drive, you're always welcome. I do like the look of those. It seems that they're $500 new though. I'm really hoping to keep it at $400 or less, but I only want to make the purchase once. I owned a MesaBoogie Subway Rocket years ago. I didn't like it...too high-gain type sound for me.BTW, what's he replacing it with?Edit: I found one on eBay that's in good (not great) condition that may go for ~250 shipped.Partially Missing "Ampeg" Logo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted January 29, 2006 Members Share Posted January 29, 2006 Originally posted by Thunderbroom *snip* Yeah, used would be the way to go. I've played with the Subway rocket and this is NOTHING like that. He replaced it with a 30 W vintage Fender of some sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members snakum Posted January 29, 2006 Members Share Posted January 29, 2006 I've owned a crap-load of Peavey Classics. I'd sell 'em to try something else out ... have to buy a new one. Sell all my stuff to go back to the monastary (I was a Buddhist monk) ... have to buy a new one when I came out. I'd trade 'em for a set of Ping Zing IIs ... have to buy a new one when I'd broken all my shafts out of frustration. I finally gave up and just bought two and will keep them till I die.Unless, of course, someone wants to trade me a nice Peavey Bass rig for a new Classic 30 three months old. I never could warm up to the Fender Hot Rod OD channel. Every single one I ever tried was a cold, harsh sumbitch. Prolly a speaker and tube change might help? I dunno.Of course ... without a speaker and tube change, the Classic 30 can be a cold, harsh sumbitch, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darkstorm Posted January 29, 2006 Members Share Posted January 29, 2006 Why dont you just plug your guitar into processor of choice, and that into your bass amp? If your bass cab uses 10's by themself, or a 15 with qaulity tweeter (none of that piezo tweeter garbage), it should give you very very good processed guitar sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted January 29, 2006 Author Members Share Posted January 29, 2006 Originally posted by Darkstorm Why dont you just plug your guitar into processor of choice, and that into your bass amp? If your bass cab uses 10's by themself, or a 15 with qaulity tweeter (none of that piezo tweeter garbage), it should give you very very good processed guitar sound. I guess because I want a stand-alone guitar amp, and realize that for me personally, I'd rather have a tube amp with a few great sounds than a modelling amp/processor with dozens of mediocre sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bnyswonger Posted January 29, 2006 Members Share Posted January 29, 2006 Originally posted by Thunderbroom I guess because I want a stand-alone guitar amp, and realize that for me personally, I'd rather have a tube amp with a few great sounds than a modelling amp/processor with dozens of mediocre sounds. You are wise beyond your years, grasshopper. Your instincts are correct. If it were me, I'd get that used Ampeg if it's working OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phatster Posted January 29, 2006 Members Share Posted January 29, 2006 All of Cincinnati listens when bnyswonger speaks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted January 29, 2006 Author Members Share Posted January 29, 2006 Originally posted by bnyswonger You are wise beyond your years, grasshopper. Your instincts are correct. If it were me, I'd get that used Ampeg if it's working OK. That's the thing Bob. It's on eBay (one of the Guitar Center auctions). I can't try it out. What makes the Ampet Jet a better amp than the Classic 30 or the Pro Junior or a Blue Junior or even the ValveKing? I realize it costs more new, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. From what I understand, it's a good idea to have a standby switch on a tube amp. The only one that does that out of the ones I've listed is the ValveKing. The old Mesa I had had a standby switch (it was just way too gainy for me). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phatster Posted January 29, 2006 Members Share Posted January 29, 2006 I would never ever buy anything amp-wise from GC!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted January 29, 2006 Members Share Posted January 29, 2006 Originally posted by Thunderbroom What makes the Ampet Jet a better amp than the Classic 30 or the Pro Junior or a Blue Junior or even the ValveKing? I've never tried the classic 30 or the Pro junior, but have played through a Fender Blues Junior, Fender Twin, Fender Vibro King, Mesa Subway Rocket, and many others. The Ampeg, to my ears, is just has a fuller warmer tone, but that's just my opinion. Mike, our guitarist used it for a bout 6 month but now has some other old 70's fender. The keys player and I still prefer the Ampeg, which is part of the reason I'm buying it and not letting him sell it on Ebay, so that when he changes his mind it will still be around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members y-o-y Posted January 29, 2006 Members Share Posted January 29, 2006 Originally posted by bnyswonger If it were me, I'd get that used Ampeg if it's working OK. One thing to be aware of with those old ampegs is some of them use odd, very hard to find and expensive tubes - 7591 or something like that. so if you want/need to replace the tubes, you could be looking at an expensive job. the new/reissue ones have 12AX7 in the preamp and EL84's for power amp tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted January 29, 2006 Members Share Posted January 29, 2006 Originally posted by y-o-y One thing to be aware of with those old ampegs is some of them use odd, very hard to find and expensive tubes - 7591 or something like that. so if you want/need to replace the tubes, you could be looking at an expensive job.the new/reissue ones have 12AX7 in the preamp and EL84's for power amp tubes. This isn't a vintage amp. It's a re-issue. I can't say though what tubes it uses. The one I'm getting was made in the late 90's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phatster Posted January 29, 2006 Members Share Posted January 29, 2006 The only place to get vintage tubes is from Terry at Tubetramp.com....he knows alot of valve mojo and a nice guy to boot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thunderbroom Posted February 1, 2006 Author Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 Hmmm...the timeline appears to be changing. I thought we'd likely not gig for several months (our usual MO). It seems a bar in the Blue Island area wants to book us...soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guidino Flats Posted February 1, 2006 Members Share Posted February 1, 2006 I play guitar through my SVT w/810 cab.Get your ya yas out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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