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i_got_a_mohawk

i_got_a_mohawk

Feb 9, 2005
17,483
505
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Edinburgh & Dundee, Scotland
#1
Thought i'd stick this in here, as i couldnt really put it in a misc bit for bass's

I have a small peavey guitar amp, but, i really dont like the sound of it, anyone have any suggestions of what is good and pretty cheap?

Im thinking about all tube, wont need anymore than 30-50 watts, 2x12, preferably a combo, but if it aint too expensive suggest a head and cab setup.

I really like the Peavey 5150 combo, i had a chance at getting one unbelievably cheap, but i missed it, also like the sound of marshall JCM800 and 900's, aswell as the JMP Mater volume heads, but, they are all a bit too pricey !

Any suggestions guys?
 
#6
Actually if you like the "Marshall tone" I've heard the 5150 is pretty cool, although I've never played thru one. The Classic 50 and Classic 30 are also excellent. One other amp to consider if you can find it used (tough) is the Reverend Hellhound, these little babies will run with Matchless and
VHT, they are very dynamic tube combos, but are available single channel only. I know a couple of hot local players that run two, one for clean and one for lead, they sound that good ! Maybe the best clean sound I've ever heard in a new (not vintage) guitar amp.
 
#7
BurningSkies said:
Check out the Peavey Classic 30 and the Classic 50. Both are great amps and won't break the bank.

I play in two bands, and one guitarist plays a 30 and the other a 50...
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What he said.
The Classic 30 is a 1x12, but you can get a 1x12 extention. A friend and great guitarist used the Classic 30 with extention cab for years and loved it. He could play in some pretty loud situations, but of course it is not a 5150. The Classic 50 comes as a 212 and a 410. I prefer the 212 and again it is a great reasonably priced amp. I also like the Reverend Hellhound. They were really popular a few years ago, but Reverend discontinued them. They are a lot of amp for the money.

I play an Ashdown Peacemaker 40 112 combo with a 212 extention cab. The amp is all tube, light, loud, with lots of tonal control and can be set for 4 ohms or 8 ohms. The speaker is a Celestion V30 and my extention cab has Celestion G12T75's. The amp is in the same price range as the Classic 50s and I bought the extention cab for $75 through a newspaper ad.

Let me tell you, 40 watts of tube joy through 3 12s is a lot of sound. Still not a 5150, but it really produces.
 
#8
I have a Marshall Valvestate 40 watt. It's the old version w/ a 12" Celestion speaker in it and it's great, but the new one's are 50 watts w/ a 10 non-Celestion speaker in them and I've heard from good sources that the Crates are as good as the new Marshalls.I hate to say that, I'm big on Marshall, I own a stack too.
 
#9
I used to have an old Peavey Classic 50 that I picked up for $150. It's a great amp, but it didn't seem to do the grindy, saturated, Marshall thing well.

I like the Tech 21 Trademark 60 combo. Lightweight, loud, and versatile tone shaping capabilities. It also comes with the sansamp technology, so you use the XLR out to connect to the board.

I liked that cab so much, I bought a Trademark 10 combo to use for recording. I also use it at church when I play guitar. It's the neatest thing to bring a little 10W amp w/ 8" speaker, plug it into the board, and then use it to play in a large cathedral w/ hundreds of folks. How non-rock star can you get?
 
#11
jive1 said:
I used to have an old Peavey Classic 50 that I picked up for $150. It's a great amp, but it didn't seem to do the grindy, saturated, Marshall thing well.

I like the Tech 21 Trademark 60 combo. Lightweight, loud, and versatile tone shaping capabilities. It also comes with the sansamp technology, so you use the XLR out to connect to the board.

I liked that cab so much, I bought a Trademark 10 combo to use for recording. I also use it at church when I play guitar. It's the neatest thing to bring a little 10W amp w/ 8" speaker, plug it into the board, and then use it to play in a large cathedral w/ hundreds of folks. How non-rock star can you get?
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Tell me about it...My all time favorite amp is my '65 Fender Vibrochamp...the best sounding amp that maxes out at 6watts. I also have a 73/74 Silverface Twin Reverb that's been blackfaced...and it's break-glass loud and fun for times when you need 100+ watts of earbleed, but the VibroChamp has tone to make you cry...especially with a nice tele.
 
#14
Wow, never expected so many replys so quickly!

Hagie, the fender delux has never really appealed to me, and is a bit on the expensive side, ive looked at trace stuff before, but, you know, its trace ;)

Burning Skies, ive looked at the peavey's, ive never seen one going as cheap as i'd like, altho, on saying that, i seldom see one second hand

I would try out the Tech21 stuff, i love my BDDI, but again, its not something i'd have a chance to try out first over here, never seen a Gibson Goldtone before, but will keep an eye out for one of them, see if i can give it a try

I think i might keep my eyes open for another 5150 popping up cheap, but that was a local guy selling it, not on ebay, and if a classic 30 or class 50 2x12 show up at the right price i think i'll go for one of them :)
 
#15
As has been mentioned, the Peavey Classic 30 best bang for the buck tube amp around.

But you need something like this...

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:D
 
#17
i_got_a_mohawk said:
Something like that would be ace, but, i dont have quite enough money for that, or enough room! :(
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A friend of mine has a Marshall combo he's selling after buying a vintage silverface Fender Twin that's more suited to his style. (The Marshall is best suited to rock)

It's a TSL 2000 series or something like that.

What's your budget?
 
#19
i_got_a_mohawk said:
I was hoping to keep it about £200-£300 tops, and the TSL will go for more than that im sure, not the biggest fan of them but they do sound nice, plus the TSL have millions of dials! IIRC
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Yep, I think he was after a bit more than that. I'll give him a call and see...
 

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