Peavey classic 50?

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what does the Lead channel sound like?

anybody have any clips or anything you could post please?

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what does the Lead channel sound like?

anybody have any clips or anything you could post please?

hey man after having a few amps i ended up with a delta blues 210, basically the same amp.

and i really dig it man

but i prefer a darker bluesier kinda amp, and it really fits, i am sure there has to be a peavey dealer there somewhere, they are EVERYWHERE!

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I've got a classic 50 2x12. Good amp overall and fairly flexible. Cleans are between a Fender and a Vox. Distortion is very 6L6 sounding. Kind of a loose overdrive and not very crunchy. Good for classic rock or blues, but definitely not good for metal IMHO.

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thanks for the replies guys!

I'd like to check one of these out for sure. I'd go for the head not the combo though. I'll have to find a dealer beucase the 2 that were around are both closed now

I really need get a new 4x12 first though.

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I have the Classic 30 combo and a Classic 50 head that i run thru a 5150 cab.... Not exactly metal amps but they are kind of cool for classic rock sounds... Great cleans is what i love the most about them but the Lead channel can be very fun.... Once you get them turned up i find myself turning the pre gain back pretty far! They come to life with some volume!!!

Add a Tube Screamer for solos..... neat stuff... I only wish they had slightly more bottom end to them... which could be a mod i could have done for myself..

WHOFAN

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If you want schematics and mods for the Classic 30 or 50, go to blue guitar and look up what you need. There are quite a few nice mods for both guitars.

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If your looking for a new Classic 50 head, your out of luck. They were discontinued a while ago.

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If you want schematics and mods for the Classic 30 or 50, go to blue guitar and look up what you need. There are quite a few nice mods for both guitars.

Thanks... are there any secertes to soldering irons and circuitboards when modding Amps? I have a bunch of low wattage irons, 25-40watters.. But how hard is it to solder on the circuitboards?

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If your looking for a new Classic 50 head, your out of luck. They were discontinued a while ago.

yeah i know.

If I was going to buy one it would be from ebay.

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The store I work at still has a brand new classic 50 head with warranty.

If your looking for a new Classic 50 head, your out of luck. They were discontinued a while ago.

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Thanks... are there any secertes to soldering irons and circuitboards when modding Amps? I have a bunch of low wattage irons, 25-40watters.. But how hard is it to solder on the circuitboards?

I've decided to mod my classic 50 a little, so I'll let you know once I'm done. I'll take pics of what I do and post them when I'm done.

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The PV Classics are totally underrated amps...highly versatile and IMHO probably about as close as you'll ever get to having a Marshall & Fender in one box for under $1000. The lead channel can go from slightly breaking up to early Van Halen & Alice in Chains territory. It's a little raspy and jagged at high gain but sometimes that's kinda cool. I’ve got a ton of stuff here from a ’62 Blonde Bandmaster to Rivera & modded Marshalls, Boogie, VHT…that little Classic always manages to hang with 'em and for some stuff, it's even better then the boutique amps. As always, YMMV.

One thing though...the stock speakers on the combos really blow. Years ago I swapped out the stock 2x12's for a pair of Celestion 75's that were laying around and the amp sounded a 1000 times better. Way more open & full, bottom end got deeper, midrange was clearer and the top wasn't murky anymore!

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The PV Classics are totally underrated amps...highly versatile and IMHO probably about as close as you'll ever get to having a Marshall & Fender in one box for under $1000. The lead channel can go from slightly breaking up to early Van Halen & Alice in Chains territory. It's a little raspy and jagged at high gain but sometimes that's kinda cool. I’ve got a ton of stuff here from a ’62 Blonde Bandmaster to Rivera & modded Marshalls, Boogie, VHT…that little Classic always manages to hang with 'em and for some stuff, it's even better then the boutique amps. As always, YMMV.

One thing though...the stock speakers on the combos really blow. Years ago I swapped out the stock 2x12's for a pair of Celestion 75's that were laying around and the amp sounded a 1000 times better. Way more open & full, bottom end got deeper, midrange was clearer and the top wasn't murky anymore!

does this apply to the classic 4x12 also? I heard those were good 4x12's, do they have the same speakers as the combos do?

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does this apply to the classic 4x12 also? I heard those were good 4x12's, do they have the same speakers as the combos do?

I dunno...The 12" PV Sheffields in the old 5150 cabs are pretty decent. To my ears they sound 'better' then the Celestion 75's which are really scooped but I like having midrange in my tone. If you meant the 4x10 Classic's...yeah...I'd probably swap those out for something else. The "bad" speakers don't have a label on them and are painted black.

While we're on the subject, does anyone have a good recommendation for a 15" for the 30 watt DeltaBlues combo? I've owned it for a couple years and the stock speaker annoys the hell out of me. I'm looking for something that won't break up too easily when pushed so I can retain some headroom on the clean channel and ideally won't cost more then $100 tacos.

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I've been thinking of swaping the speaker out of my Classic 30 combo.... first i need tubes but i have thought about changing the speaker... My Classic 50 head thru my little Marshall 1912 1x12 cab rocks!!! Love that sound........