So I bought a Peavey classic 20 from ebay, got a steal from a pawn shop that put 1 too many 's' in the word "classsic", so fewer people saw it. It is SCHWEEET. When I first played it upon arrival yesterday afternoon, I thought - yeah, so what. Then I played it last night and it sounded great. The power tubes are GrooveTubes EL34's with a number 5 on them. I can't tell about the 12AX7's.
The reviews are right, it starts to break up around 3 on the volume. Lots of coolness to it though. I definitely prefer it to the blues jr sound, and it is very light also.
Can't wait to gig with it. Gig, you say, with such a small amp? Of course! Where I play, the sound guys insist on over volume control through the PA, so it will have to be miked anyway. It will be interesting to hear it through that for sure.
The reviews are right, it starts to break up around 3 on the volume. Lots of coolness to it though. I definitely prefer it to the blues jr sound, and it is very light also.
Can't wait to gig with it. Gig, you say, with such a small amp? Of course! Where I play, the sound guys insist on over volume control through the PA, so it will have to be miked anyway. It will be interesting to hear it through that for sure.
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