Overall Good Gigging Amp for a Working Musician: Peavey???

dr.barlo

dr.barlo

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Hey fellas,

I ahve 3 tube amps, 2 combos and a head that I am not using. A 59 Fender Bassman Reissue (so heavy :banghead: ), a Celestion Blue / JJ tube modded Fender Blues JR. and a Mesa Boogie dual rectofier (belongs to my past, I sold the cab, now it is residing under cloth covers to keep dust off ;) ).

Me and my band are playing quite a lot lately. Blues JR. is what I am using, and am happy with it unless the drummer is in an aggressive state of mind. Moreover, lately a buddy of mine started to show up with his LP custom and JTM45. BTW I am using a 95 LP standard.

When he shows up I gotta use my bassman, and the damn thing is so heavy. Things get complicated because then (not to overpower the other guitar and the bass) I gotta use a floow overdrive (fulltone II or my Barber DD). I don't like that. I just wanna have a great amp to keep up with them guys, that's all.

So blues jr. is great for a vocal/guitar/bass/drums set. We can manage that. But I think it would be best for me to get a 30W tube amp. Of course I am looking for something good, but not that pricey.

I don't like fender deville and deluxe. I found them kinda too bright even for my LP. I need a non-pricey, nice 30W (could be 50w too unless it is heavy) tube amp for a working musician.

Have checked peaveys. Looking into the delta blues and classic 30. What do you think of them for my situation? Classic 50 is heavy and I already have a bassman.

Regards,

B
 
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Re: Overall Good Gigging Amp for a Working Musician: Peavey???

Deltablues is very kick ass. I think the clean channel is just as good as a Blues Junior. I think the Delta's only blessing over the Classic is that it has Tremolo.
 
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I heard good things about the Delta Blues, especially about its low end. A 15 inch speaker, it's called blue marvel, peavey's version of celestion blue speakers (which I adore).

How about the overdrive. to tell the truth I don't care much for the drive channel, but prefer the power tubes cooking and getting the overdrive from the clean channel with the volume quite high up. Any comments?

B
 
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I think you would be making a mistake. Get one of those small luggage type handle/carts for the Bassman ...
 
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Just get another Blues Junior amp and get an A/B switch - you can then either have them on together or separately or have any number of combinations. Have it specced like your existing Junior amp or go for something completely different for different tonality. I use two Blues Juniors and they are identically specced (Jensens 12's and JJ tubes) and they usually do fine for me, for most work. Otherwise I'll take out one of the others BDV or my Mesa Nomad.
 
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You might look at some of the Line 6 products. I own a 112 Spider and it's a really decent amp. They make a 100 watt version with two 12s that you might like. Plus that, they're lighter than those tube amps!
 
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Check out the Blues Deluxe 40 watts.It is sweet. I have mine for sale With a Weber & JJs. Just to loud for my appartment.
 
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Thanks fellas. Am looking into your suggestions.

A/B switch is a great idea, I never considered that. Dunno why. But then I would have the same amp and have to carry two of them. Still thanks, something I definitely gotta consider.

I thought of getting wheels under my bassman. But the problem is not only that. It does not fit into my trunk that easily. Everytime I have to use it, I feel my back is gonna given in and I would suffer for ages. Need a roadie! :D

B

PS. Lou, how does the deluxe sound with the webers, brighther or softer? JJ's would make it a little more mellow losing that brittle edge in high volumes, and is cool. But what about the speaker. Am not familiar with that particular speaker.
 
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Is going for a classic 30 or a delta peavey a mistake? I tried it but did not live with it. Looking for feedback from people who have owned and used it.

THNX.

B
 
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dr. B. I just posted a related issue on the Fender Forum. I have a Blue Jr that I put JJ's in and a Weber Blue Dog. I like it alot. Simple, great tone BUT it's not quite loud enough. The advice I have gotten is to put a louder speaker in - 102dB level sens and do some tone stack mods to decrease the negative feedback levels and punch up the hi mids low trebles. Not sure if that helps but surf the Fenderforum.com for some info from Blues junior users. I personally think a Peavey Delta Blues or one of the Ampegs might be a better answer. I have to demo them though. I intend to push the amp into OD via a pedal so I'm not too worried about too much volume (don't want to go over 30 watts though) or a second channel for that matter but...... Good luck.
 
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I tried the Delta Blues and it's a pretty nice amp. If you want more gain on tap, look into a clean Prowler. It's voiced to give kind of an old Boogie flavor, and at 40watts with 1x12 it's fairly compact. A buddy of mine has it with a set of GT 6L6 #7's and a Celestion Vin. 30 and it smokes.
 
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Go with the Delta Blues or the Classic 30. They are almost identical, but the Delta Blues has boost and tremolo controls. For $20 in parts, you can mod those amps and make them sound even better.

Ryan
 
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dr.barlo said:
Thanks fellas. Am looking into your suggestions.

A/B switch is a great idea, I never considered that. Dunno why. But then I would have the same amp and have to carry two of them. Still thanks, something I definitely gotta consider.

I thought of getting wheels under my bassman. But the problem is not only that. It does not fit into my trunk that easily. Everytime I have to use it, I feel my back is gonna given in and I would suffer for ages. Need a roadie! :D

B

PS. Lou, how does the deluxe sound with the webers, brighther or softer? JJ's would make it a little more mellow losing that brittle edge in high volumes, and is cool. But what about the speaker. Am not familiar with that particular speaker.
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Doc I am new at this with 54yr old hearing I would not be able to describe the sound like one of you veterans. It is the 12"- 150 F Weber "lightly doped" when I spoke to Weber I told him I wanted to get a real clean sound that I could drive with a pedal. Weber's site has a decription with Headroom and such.
It has a smoother richer sound then the fender. I am sorry thats the best I can do

Come on over and try it out :)
 
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Barlo dude, I think you cant go wrong with a Classic 30 or Delta Blues, many great mods to perform, improving the tone vaslty.

BTW, those Blue Marvel speakers arent peaveys version of an Alnico Blue. Their tonal characteristics have nothin to do with the Alnico Blue. It's only a common, no character, american mass production speaker.
 
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bgood said:
dr. B. I just posted a related issue on the Fender Forum. I have a Blue Jr that I put JJ's in and a Weber Blue Dog. I like it alot. Simple, great tone BUT it's not quite loud enough. The advice I have gotten is to put a louder speaker in - 102dB level sens and do some tone stack mods to decrease the negative feedback levels and punch up the hi mids low trebles. Not sure if that helps but surf the Fenderforum.com for some info from Blues junior users. I personally think a Peavey Delta Blues or one of the Ampegs might be a better answer. I have to demo them though. I intend to push the amp into OD via a pedal so I'm not too worried about too much volume (don't want to go over 30 watts though) or a second channel for that matter but...... Good luck.
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Very cool input, thanks man! I am gonna be checking more on that.

The thing is that I adore it the way it makes my 95 standard sound. Really. Would be afraid to lose that (gotta change the celestion blue no?). But yeah if I were to have like a little more output, I would not be thinking of another amp now.

B
 
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Benjy_26 said:
I tried the Delta Blues and it's a pretty nice amp. If you want more gain on tap, look into a clean Prowler. It's voiced to give kind of an old Boogie flavor, and at 40watts with 1x12 it's fairly compact. A buddy of mine has it with a set of GT 6L6 #7's and a Celestion Vin. 30 and it smokes.
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That's exactly what I was thinking as well, celestion vintage 30. Will be getting some JJ's anyway, am keeping matched sets in my drawer. ;)

I guess I will not be using the overdriven channel that mcuh anyway. I prefer to cook the powertubes and get the drive from the clean channel. Hence the 30Watter search! ;) Anyway if it were to come to overdrive pedals love the pedals I have and would use them just in case, Barber DD, fulltone II and a mesa boogie v-twin for wild things you know.

Cool to know that, cool indeed!

B
 
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sweet_lou said:
Doc I am new at this with 54yr old hearing I would not be able to describe the sound like one of you veterans. It is the 12"- 150 F Weber "lightly doped" when I spoke to Weber I told him I wanted to get a real clean sound that I could drive with a pedal. Weber's site has a decription with Headroom and such.
It has a smoother richer sound then the fender. I am sorry thats the best I can do

Come on over and try it out :)
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Thanks for the invitation. Only if I could drive from Minneapolis to SC! :banghead: I am sure your ears are alright, ;) and stop being modest. That sure is a cool speaker!

B
 
Re: Overall Good Gigging Amp for a Working Musician: Peavey???

Fender Hot Rod Deluxe might work for you. 40 watts 1X12, 3 channels, Fender reverb, loud as hell, great tone with the right tubes & Jensen C12N speaker and weighs 45lbs. I gig with mine and have gotten nothing but compliments about my tone. I only run a Fender PT-10 tuner and a Dunlop Cry Baby wah to the amp. Although, sometimes my drummer asks me to turn it down because he can't hear himself play. :)
 
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Thames said:
Barlo dude, I think you cant go wrong with a Classic 30 or Delta Blues, many great mods to perform, improving the tone vaslty.

BTW, those Blue Marvel speakers arent peaveys version of an Alnico Blue. Their tonal characteristics have nothin to do with the Alnico Blue. It's only a common, no character, american mass production speaker.
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But that's exactly the crap I hate. I mean we are all alike and I know you would agree. Why put a bad speaker when the price difference would be at most $50-100. Considering big purchases that peavey can make, it sure can make celestion go down in the price.

Anyway, thanks man. Feel better now. At first I felt like I am cheapining out you know. But cannot carry the bassman everywhere (and actually I don't wanna carry it, it belongs together with my historic pauls in the safest spot in my home).

So am thinking that I am gonna go for a peavey classic or delta whatever, and am gonna get myself a celestion v30 in case I don't like them speakers.

Any other mods you guys wanna share here. It would be easier for me to get hold of this thread after a while, otherwise with lots of threads I forget what's where. ;)

B
 
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