Peavey Delta Blues Amps ??????

[Lucid_Lunatic]

While I was at the pawn shop today, the owner showed me an amp that was coming out and ask if I was interested. It was a Peavey Delta Blues. I didn't have time to play it, but it looks to have newer E-H tubes and I believe 2 10 speakers. ( I didn't have alot of time to really check it out. It had the tweed covering and was kinda discolored and rough, but not torn, just old looking. I told him to hold it til I can get back out there and try it out.

Tell me what your opinions on this amp are and what kind of tones I should expect. Also he said I could ahve it for $250 out the door. Is this a decent price, high end, or an absolute steal?

 

[the guy who invented fire]

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Coming out???

The Delta Blues amps have been out for a long time now...anywhere there is a 2x10 and a 1x15 both of which are decent amps, one of my fav PV amps to be honest. $250 is more than fair IMO...

 

[Yngwiestein]

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I wouldn't call it a steal. You can probably find them all day for about $500 new or mint. Not a bad deal if you're on a super tight budget. I played a Delta Blues amp before. Nice amps. I don't like Peavey too much. I really don't see the appeal of JSX and 6505 but to each his own. The Classics and Delta Blues are good amps if you can get them cheaper. Otherwise you should check out Laney.

 

[Lucid_Lunatic]

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Coming out???

The Delta Blues amps have been out for a long time now...anywhere there is a 2x10 and a 1x15 both of which are decent amps, one of my fav PV amps to be honest. $250 is more than fair IMO...

Coming out of pawn. Sorry about that.

Can you tell me some stats on them? tubes, power, tone, channels etc??

From the looks of it, I am kinda expecting old Fender type tones, because it looks like an old tweed Fender, but looks can be deceiving.

 

[the guy who invented fire]

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Coming out of pawn. Sorry about that.

Can you tell me some stats on them? tubes, power, tone, channels etc??

From the looks of it, I am kinda expecting old Fender type tones, because it looks like an old tweed Fender, but looks can be deceiving.

Gosh it's been a long time since I messed with one...12AX7 pres I think those used 6L6 power tubes they have on boatd tremolo, master volume...they really don't sound much like a Fender to me...I recall them not having an amazing clean tone but with the right tubes, speakers and a little time learning the controls you could get a decent Keef tone from them on the cleaner side and a fairly gritty crinch tone on the other end

 

[the guy who invented fire]

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I wouldn't call it a steal. You can probably find them all day for about $500 new or mint. Not a bad deal if you're on a super tight budget. I played a Delta Blues amp before. Nice amps. I don't like Peavey too much. I really don't see the appeal of JSX and 6505 but to each his own. The Classics and Delta Blues are good amps if you can get them cheaper. Otherwise you should check out Laney.

Why Laney, because you sell/use them??

I am known around these parts for not being a fan of PV gear at all and I'd much rather have a PV over a new Laney...but the point is that he asked about a PV amp and while we're at it a PV and a Laney have very little in common IMO.

Also, if you'll do some market research somewhere besides the Duncan forum you'll find out that $250 is more than just a decent price for a Delta Blues...

 

[Lucid_Lunatic]

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Why Laney, because you sell/use them??

I am known around these parts for not being a fan of PV gear at all and I'd much rather have a PV over a new Laney...but the point is that he asked about a PV amp and while we're at it a PV and a Laney have very little in common IMO.

Also, if you'll do some market research somewhere besides the Duncan forum you'll find out that $250 is more than just a decent price for a Delta Blues...

Thanks for the info bro! I tried looking it up and all I can find are new ones in black tolex and it says they come with 4 EL84 tubes. Is this on newer models? I am figuring the tubes have been replaced because I didn't think PV used E-H tubes. I just took a qwik look at the amp and the guts, and it is amazingly clean looking and "looked" to have been taken decent care of, just dirty, smoky bar room type stains in the tweed, (which I kinda think gives it some character). It did have the original speakers, which wouldn't be too much to replace with something better. I checked eBay and only found a couple that were new and were a little over $600 and one used one that is a 1x15 model for BIN $529. But that wasn't much help.

 

[Lucid_Lunatic]

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Otherwise you should check out Laney.

Sorry bro, when it comes to English amps, I'm strictly a Marshall man.

I was kinda thinking if I like the sound in the shop, I may buy it and if it doesn't agree with me later, I could sell it and was hoping I wouldn't be investing too much in it and take a hit on it.

 

[Yngwiestein]

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Why Laney, because you sell/use them??

I am known around these parts for not being a fan of PV gear at all and I'd much rather have a PV over a new Laney...but the point is that he asked about a PV amp and while we're at it a PV and a Laney have very little in common IMO.

Also, if you'll do some market research somewhere besides the Duncan forum you'll find out that $250 is more than just a decent price for a Delta Blues...

Take it easy bro! Don't take offense but from what you said I would draw the conclusion that you have little experience with Laney amps. Trust me when I tell you that I demo gear all the time and every chance I get. I'm always looking to stock a product that I think is a winner. Peavey doesn't do it for me.

Still even so, I didn't say a cross word about Peavey stuff. Read my post. If you ever played a VC30 then you know it's in the same ball park. Not a lot of gain, good cleans, vintage tone. You act like it's not even in the same class. I don't personally think $250 is a great deal for that amp in its condition and I would say I'm fairly familiar with general market values as I am in the business after all.

But hey take it for a grain of salt. Everyone has an opinion. You don't have to attack them for it.

 

[J Moose]

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Yes... there's a 2x10 and a 1x15 version... I used to own a 1x15.

All used EL84's... 30 watts, class A/B

Two channels, shared EQ, verb... trem, FX loop.

Not a bad amp... Essentially the same as any other PV Classic... serviceable tones... it won't replace a Marshall or a Fender unless you've been carrying both to gigs. The stock speakers are crap. Putting something better in would go a long way...

$250 for one with some mileage is fair.

I sold my 1x15" to a guy on here for I think $275-300 + shipping and that was in really good shape. Not mint, but not hammered. Should come with a 2-button footswitch for channels & trem.

If you get it and end up not liking it I might take it off your hands... I had wanted a 2x10 and a friend was selling the 1x15 so I bought that instead. I could use a giggable combo amp to beat around since I'm about to part ways with an AC30, not that the AC30 is really portable... lol

Another friend of mine is parting with an Orange Rockerverb 30 which in a WHOLE other class, but I've been eying Orange heads, not combos...

 

[darnright]

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I had one 3-4 years ago and I gave $350 for it used. Nice amp, not fenderish though. I currently have a 4x10 Classic 50, it was more like it, IIRC. $250 is a pretty good deal. You might take cash and do better.

-dave

 

[Hot _Grits]

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I like them. To my ears they are a sort of fender/vox cross, mostly in the fender camp. The 2x10 I tried sounded like the halfway point between my old Vibrolux and my Mesa Blue Angel. Nice enough reverb and good trem.

They're about the only peavey I like, and would happily grab one as a gig/beater amp at that price.

Personally, I'd prefer them over any VC/LC series Laney I've heard.

 

[LesStrat]

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My bro in law had one and was rather fond of it.

 

[jerryjg]

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good amp. Not a bad amp and not a great amp. Decent cleans. Not bad cleans and not great cleans . Honestly ive never heard it but aint the the same with all Peavays?Wondering if the distortion gets nice organic gritt for blues as it was named after.
Seems like a good giggin' amp.
A year ago i woulda said 250 is a good price, but now with the economy in the dumper and with the price of gas and all the forecloures and crap I would say cash is king and wouldnt really want to spend 250.00 on that amp personally unless it was in better shape.

 

[Yngwiestein]

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good amp. Not a bad amp and not a great amp. Decent cleans. Not bad cleans and not great cleans . Honestly ive never heard it but aint the the same with all Peavays?Wondering if the distortion gets nice organic gritt for blues as it was named after.
Seems like a good giggin' amp.
A year ago i woulda said 250 is a good price, but now with the economy in the dumper and with the price of gas and all the forecloures and crap I would say cash is king and wouldnt really want to spend 250.00 on that amp personally unless it was in better shape.

Bingo!

 

[jeremy]

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i played a 2x10 delta blues at a show in clarksdale, ms earlier this year. not a bad little amp, better than most peaveys ive tried. $250 seems like a fair price as long as it works fine and is decent shape. i used mostly the clean channel and i didnt feel like i was lacking anything.

 

[Lewguitar]

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Never owned one, but there's a guy who plays locally with Hazel Miller who uses one and gets a real good tone out of it. Strikes me as being a very good amp for blues and rootsy music. Thick and full. A nice balance of cleanish tones and chunky, mildly overdriven tones.

The Harmony Central reviews ( http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Guitar+Amp/product/Peavey/Delta+Blues/10/1 )are all pretty positive - especially for sound quality.

I'd definitely give it a serious look. I've always liked Peavey's version of the tweed Bassman and I think the Delta Blues has similarities. Everything I've heard about them has been positive.

If you can get it for $250 I don't see how you could lose! Most of the guys who reviewed the amp on Harmony Central paid more than that for theirs - even used.

Lew

 

[Captain Crunch]

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i used to play one extensively a few years back when i played for my church. The clean sounds GREAT. Nice smooth bluesy clean channel, no twang at all though. The drive channel leaves a bit to be desired. I mean, it sounds decent, just not for me. There's absolutely no grit, it's extremely smooth, especially as you turn the mids up. When you drive the tubes harder, the sound gets overly percussive and lacks depth. It's just not my cup of tea. hope this helps.

 

[WhoFan]

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i love my C30 and C50 amps a hell of a lot and i'd buy a used Delta for $250... part of the reason i own them is because they can be had cheap on the used market.... $250 is not much for a used 2x10 tube combo with real vibrato... The Delta Blues can also be had with a 15 inch speaker too... and like a lot of Peavey's they are built well!

Maybe in the USA Peavey gear is priced cheaper but a Delta Blues amp costs about $1000 here in Canada... and USA and Canadian currency is the same these days... so if i saw a Delta for $250 it would be in my trunk on the way home

 

[WhoFan]

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i just checked Musicans Friend and they list the 2x10 Delta Blues in Black and Tweed for $639.99 with free shipping.... man that is a sweeter price then here... here that amp is on the shelf for more... for me buying one on line from the USA is not much cheaper either because of the import taxes and extra shipping to Canada.....