I had the chance to play a VB2 at GC a while back. I thought it was a great sounding head and a good value. I played it through the Tour 410 and then through the Tour 115. Then I played through both. It was then that I was reminded of how good a 410/115 stack sounds, something that I should've never forgot about.
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Peavey Tour VB-2 All Tube head. need comments!
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I wonder if that was what happened to the two I ordered? If it was, I'm very sorry to hear it 'cause I was honestly very excited about the amp.
Controversy solved - we're all right!
OK, I gotta know which tubes/bias will give 300W!!!
OK, I gotta know which tubes/bias will give 300W!!!
Ruby EL34BHT. These are not easy to come by--sounds really good!
Ruby EL34STR. You will get 280 watts, but they sound thin.
The amp is biased medium to get the 225. You can re-bias and get 240 easy with the stock tubes. 225 is just the best all around compromise between performance and reliability.
BTW...the Electro Harmonix 6CA7 works great in this amp, but they are stuck at around 230 watts even if you run the bias up.
You can do that in theory, but you have to modify the amp.
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I've had mine since March. I ordered from Musician's Friend. I gigged with it, literally, a couple of hours after taking it out of the box. I got through about half a set and it went down, much like what happened to pedro. Mine was an output tube. Got it fixed and everything's going great!
It's been very reliable since then, playing pretty much every weekend, 4 hours a night. I keep my settings, which i like very much, like this-
input volume about 9 o'clock
bass about 3 o'clock
mid about 3 o'clock
mid switch @ 200 hz
highs to taste
output volume around 2 or 3 o'clock
resonance and presence around noon.
It's pretty much the bomb. I have said "I'm never getting rid of this" about several pieces of gear over the years (SVT's -vintage and modern, V4B's - three of 'em, Mesa Buster 200 - what a hunk of crap that was, etc.) and I think I can honestly say that about this amp.
It has a great breakup and sounds great in a classic rock/country/blues setting. I don't play metal, and I don't slap, so I can't really say anything in that regard.
Pedro. Go get another one, dude! Warranty, Brother!!! Can't say enough good about it. Everyone run out and buy one!
It's been very reliable since then, playing pretty much every weekend, 4 hours a night. I keep my settings, which i like very much, like this-
input volume about 9 o'clock
bass about 3 o'clock
mid about 3 o'clock
mid switch @ 200 hz
highs to taste
output volume around 2 or 3 o'clock
resonance and presence around noon.
It's pretty much the bomb. I have said "I'm never getting rid of this" about several pieces of gear over the years (SVT's -vintage and modern, V4B's - three of 'em, Mesa Buster 200 - what a hunk of crap that was, etc.) and I think I can honestly say that about this amp.
It has a great breakup and sounds great in a classic rock/country/blues setting. I don't play metal, and I don't slap, so I can't really say anything in that regard.
Pedro. Go get another one, dude! Warranty, Brother!!! Can't say enough good about it. Everyone run out and buy one!
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Tom FWIW, the PV sounded great 'as is' and was plenty loud. Unfortunately for me, the two that I ordered ceased to work a day after I received them.
really?!? i thought they said on the namm video that there was no power tranny and that they OT was considerably smaller because of running it at some different class. how is it supposed to be so light if it has a big chunks of iron? they also said because of no PT you could have smaller caps in the power supply and take some more weight out through that. could you take a pic of the trannys and guts of the amp? and i wouldn't mind seeing a schem of the amp. you can email it to
mahatma
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i'm very interested in this.
OMG.. OMG.. OMG that looks SOOOO HOT.. I would LOVE to hear that attached to a NV610 ..seriously that is HOT!
Really. HUGE power transformer. I have a VB-2. Big output transformer, BIGGER power transformer. VB-2 weighs 54 pounds.
You know, Bobby, you really opened up a can of worms with that post. We're all gonna need a schematic and biasing procedure ASAP!
went back and looked at the video... it was the vb3 that they talk about having a switching power supply and therefore no power tranny. sorry about that.
