New old barn amps day!

[The Guitar]

Last weekend we went to a little town that has an antique barn. I had spied some gear. Amongst the gear, I spotted a Peavey Studio Pro 50 and a Kasino Concert head. Would've picked them up then and there, but we didn't bring cash. The Peavey works, but will get a good cleaning. The Kasino, not working entirely. I would hear the speaker noise when I had it using the peavey speaker, so who knows at the moment. Picked them up for $75. I have been sitting on a Fender Special Design Utah 12" for a long time, so that'll be going in the Studio Pro. I'll post updates when they happen, now on to the pics!

 

[dave74]

Welcome to the SP club! Looks like your's has the scorpion speaker which was originally their PA speaker iirc. It's a fairly clean/flat EQ speaker, like a cheaper EVM.
I have a silver-stripe version that really sounds great through the the mesa cabs. It has the shitfield1230 which is a less colorful t75 copy.. Even the dirt channel is very good but i basically use it as an EQ+ power-amp for pedal setups.

 

[Mincer]

Peaveys can spend most of their life in a barn and still work. Enjoy giving new life to a cool little amp!

 

[beaubrummels]

Peaveys can spend most of their life in a barn and still work.

I wonder if that was a selling point?

 

[Mincer]

I wonder if that was a selling point?

At the time, they were known to be super-reliable.

 

[ehdwuld]

Peaveys are staples at barn dances
amps, PAs, all that

At least down this way

 

[Demanic]

I'm a fan of older Peavey bass amps.

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[idsnowdog]

I wouldn't try too hard with that Kasino.

 

[The Guitar]

So far the SP hasn't been too bad. I had to patch my Fender speaker with tacky glue and a coffee filter. It's in it now and sounds a bit better. Anyone know of any mods that can be done for it? Haven't had any luck with Google. I have yet to pop the Kasino open, but I was planning on having that serviced anyway. I will look in it and see what it looks like.

 

[The Guitar]

Got around to fiddling with the Kasino. Removed the custom 2 prong wiring, and took a look at the key lock switch and cartridge/tube fuse holder wired to it. Completely overlooked the lack of a fuse when I plugged it in. Not sure the purpose of the key lock switch. I'll have to look and see where the wiring goes. It does go to the fuse holder though. The holder calls for a 250v 18a fuse. I'll have to see about those when I go and get a 3 prong plug. Any guesses as to what the lock switch might do?

 

[jeremy]

i have no idea but im curious. its an odd thing on an amp for sure

 

[The Guitar]

I might have to up my lock picking skills...

 

[ehdwuld]

Hot wired barn amp
keys to the hot wired hot rod

Dude didn't want to haul it back and forth
but didnt want his kids jacking it up when he was out plowing

Whiff Bang

Key switch

 

[The Guitar]

Update!
The Kasino is alive. Just needed that fuse. I bought another fuse holder(250v 30a rated) and it's cap fits what's on the head. Grabbed a 250v 20a fuse, popped it in, and got a hum from the power supply. The indicator bulb is dead, so I went ahead and hooked it to the Peavey's IN and got a pop when I turned the head on. Plugged the ol HM in and it sounds pretty good imo. A bit scratchy, but it has yet to get some Deoxit. The tremolo and reverb aren't working. I'll dig into that when I got some more time, and hook up my Arion Tubulator, too.

 

[Mincer]

Woohoo! It is coming back to life! I love hearing about bringing back zombie amps!

 

[Securb]

The Kasino is cool what does it sound like?

 

[The Guitar]

For being solid state, sounds pretty good. I would say it's almost a Fender amp kind of clean sound. I just resoldered a wire in the reverb box then reflowed a ceramic disc on the tremolo circuit. So I'll fire it up and see if the reverb and tremolo dials work. I also have proper reverb box grommets, shaft springs(for the pot shafts) and a new jewel on the way. Just need to get some knobs ordered.

 

[The Guitar]

Post clean up, it's sounds good! Ran the Arion and that sounds good, too. It's loud! I have to keep the volume between 1 and 2. The reverb and tremolo isn't completely working. When I turn the reverb up, it hums once I get to 2, then louder as I turn it up. With the reverb up before the hum, I then can get the tremolo depth and speed to work, but it's not very loud. Have to figure that out. The second input/channel is just vol, bass, mid, and high(pull bright). It's not bad, not as full as the main channel. Snapped some more pics.