Most power resistors easily available are in the 25-50W range. So pick a value and series/parallel till you get 4R or 8R (you won't get both easily). The thermal paste is the same as for transisitors; it improves the heat transfer from the resistor casing to the heatsink.
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Peavey Classic 400 - Mega Thread - Part II
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Hey James - Iv'e found a Peavey cab locally but its an 1810 not an 1820 - It has 2x10's and an 18 - do you know what the difference is between the 1810 and the 1820 ?
Dale.
none that I can tell... pair of Scorpion 10" and a Black Widow 18" in both I think.
Hey gents, just thought I'd stop in to my fav thread. I still love my CL400 to bits. I have tried it with an Eden d410t, Peavey Pro 410, and my sonic 410 and it sounds best through the sealed sonic 410. It's been solid since I did the big repair on it but maybe I'll re-bias the tubes just for fun sometime soon. Like a previous poster, the crunch chanel is a bit of a mystery to me. I can't seem to get a good tone as it goes from clean to distorted quickly. Oh well. It still thumps harder than any amp I've ever played.
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Jeez, as tempting as that would be, I'd HATE to see the shipping charges to/from Belgium -> Ohio! 
Sweet amp! Anyone care to trade theirs for my Trace Elliot V8?
Phyrexian, Trading a V8 is not something to joke about
are you serious?, I'll trade you my Tweed 400, if you not serious, as I suspect, SHAME ON YOU:scowl::scowl:
I wasn't joing, you know. But I'd prefer a Trace V4... 400 watts is too much for me... I love the grind of lower output tube amp.
bump for my favorite bass head still and for the public admittance that after jumping from a couple boutique cabinets into old school budget 1820 cabs from Peavey and planning and scheming on stuff from BagEnd and EV.... I really can't want for better tone than my C400 into my 1820
I think I'm set (minus the rack compressor... I use a pedal board now)
Hey James! I think I have asked this before but now that you have had a while to use them, how do you like the Classic 400 with the 1820 cabs? I see them pop up from time to time and have considered getting one. Do you think one can handle the output of the 400?
regardless of that answer, you'll need to get that 1820 recovered in tweed. the textured black tolex just won't do.
on a side note, i still love my C400, but i'm also acquiring an ampeg V4. i know very little about them, apart from playing through one at the rehearsal space. i'm really enjoying its tone, too.
robb.
on a side note, i still love my C400, but i'm also acquiring an ampeg V4. i know very little about them, apart from playing through one at the rehearsal space. i'm really enjoying its tone, too.
robb.
I have a black carpet 400 so Ill be set if I find a vinyl 1820 but I agree, James needs to recover that in tweed. That would look pretty sweet.
I frequently use a V-4B, nearly the same amp as a V4. Clearly its no substitute for the 400 but they have great tone. They can run out of steam pretty quickly though. Great amp if the volume is enough for your application.
I frequently use a V-4B, nearly the same amp as a V4. Clearly its no substitute for the 400 but they have great tone. They can run out of steam pretty quickly though. Great amp if the volume is enough for your application.
well I wrecked a perfectly new $1500+ boutique cab first time out.... the 1820 hasn't quite yet
That was the plan... but I'll be replacing mine with some oiled birch Bag Ends at some point.
I'd love a 1/2 power switch on my C400. It's just overkill at home.
I'm preeeetty sure I just bought your head Frosty! Can't wait to hear it!
Anyone A/B'd this with a Mesa 400+? I have one and I'm curious how it'll stack up.
Also... does anyone know how many of these amps were made? I can't imagine there was a huge market for an amp of this size at that time... any guesses? 1000? 3000? Anyone know what these were new in stores for when they first came out on shelves?
Anyone A/B'd this with a Mesa 400+? I have one and I'm curious how it'll stack up.
Also... does anyone know how many of these amps were made? I can't imagine there was a huge market for an amp of this size at that time... any guesses? 1000? 3000? Anyone know what these were new in stores for when they first came out on shelves?
The Peavey buries it in volume. Both are very tonally versatile, but the Peavey is more aggressive sounding overall.
I can't even imagine anything burying my 400+ in volume right now... I also can't wait to have it buried in volume though...
Soundwise, I assume it's less midrangey than a 400+? I'm expecting it to sound like my YBA-200 on steroids.
Soundwise, I assume it's less midrangey than a 400+? I'm expecting it to sound like my YBA-200 on steroids.
A 400+ with a different driver tube become much less midrangey. The Classic 400 has a more aggressive upper midrange. It is a trademark of Peavey tone.
OK, I'm going to stop looking in threads about amps I used to own. When I sold my Peavey to James he was the only one willing to actually buy the thing, everybody else wanted to charge me for hauling it away... guess that's the price I pay for liking something too early, before enough people on TB have found out about them.
When I owned what's now James' amp, I didn't have a cab that could handle it at loud volumes - it made speakers jump like crazy and I was afraid to turn it up. Seemed like it had the potential to be loud, but not with my cabs. Didn't help that there are no techs within 50 miles of me to even bias the beast.
At the time I preferred the sound of the 400+, and I could turn it up without blowing up my speakers so that was a plus. I also prefer to have 2 Ohm capability on an enormous amp. Of course, the 400+ is gone now too, fallen victim to my need to try every tube amp I can get ahold of.
I have resolved not to even consider selling an amp until there's a megathread about it, that way I know I'll at least get back what I have into it. This does mean I'll probably never sell the ones I have now, but that's OK.
When I owned what's now James' amp, I didn't have a cab that could handle it at loud volumes - it made speakers jump like crazy and I was afraid to turn it up. Seemed like it had the potential to be loud, but not with my cabs. Didn't help that there are no techs within 50 miles of me to even bias the beast.
At the time I preferred the sound of the 400+, and I could turn it up without blowing up my speakers so that was a plus. I also prefer to have 2 Ohm capability on an enormous amp. Of course, the 400+ is gone now too, fallen victim to my need to try every tube amp I can get ahold of.
I have resolved not to even consider selling an amp until there's a megathread about it, that way I know I'll at least get back what I have into it. This does mean I'll probably never sell the ones I have now, but that's OK.
I'm liking the sounds of that. I like the fact that my 400+ is pretty midrangey- it cuts through the mix better than any other amp I've played, and it still has a tight low end. I'm just looking for something different- simply because I like to try it all.
