King IzzO)))
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Re: Fired up the old Peavey Butcher tonight.
We always run them at at least 7 or 8, presence at 2 or below, and treble at maybe 5 or 6 (both guitarists were using Butchers, before I traded mine, I play drums in band). We run them into huge old Kustom vented back 4x12's with 25 year old G12-65's, not too bright at all, both amps are bone stock other than tubes. If you try running a stock one through a Marshall cab or something with G12T or V30 with the presence/treble up, look out, it will take your face off. Backing the treble and presence way down and running them real loud is how you make them sound their best. People say they suck, but they probably never turned them up over 3 and only did it in their living rooms, Butchers aren't practice amps.
I never had the desire to mod mine, nor has my buddy with the other one, we use them they way they were intended. I did consider doing an actual bias mod, which might have helped it sound better at lower volumes, they are biased cold, but I decided I was fine with the way it sounded and didn't want to screw it up. The only reason I don't still have it is because I can approximate the same tone from my Boogie on the R2 channel.
We always run them at at least 7 or 8, presence at 2 or below, and treble at maybe 5 or 6 (both guitarists were using Butchers, before I traded mine, I play drums in band). We run them into huge old Kustom vented back 4x12's with 25 year old G12-65's, not too bright at all, both amps are bone stock other than tubes. If you try running a stock one through a Marshall cab or something with G12T or V30 with the presence/treble up, look out, it will take your face off. Backing the treble and presence way down and running them real loud is how you make them sound their best. People say they suck, but they probably never turned them up over 3 and only did it in their living rooms, Butchers aren't practice amps.
I never had the desire to mod mine, nor has my buddy with the other one, we use them they way they were intended. I did consider doing an actual bias mod, which might have helped it sound better at lower volumes, they are biased cold, but I decided I was fine with the way it sounded and didn't want to screw it up. The only reason I don't still have it is because I can approximate the same tone from my Boogie on the R2 channel.
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