Peavey Valveking...did they always do this stuff?

[rbc]

Re: Peavey Valveking...did they always do this stuff?

I got a new Peavey Valveking 20MH Head but it was so bad I had to return it. Maybe it was faulty, but they had no replacements so they refunded my money?

Have you tried the second generation VK 100? The power attenuator can take you down the 5 watts out. It has separate levels and EQ's for the clean and lead channel.

 

[rbc]

Re: Peavey Valveking...did they always do this stuff?

The bad balance between channels was the deal breaker for me. It's really a one-channel-at-a-time amp, not a two channel amp.

You know, I don't know how you feel about the shared EQ on the Peavey mini heads, but you might like the 6505MH better. It has rhythm/lead lights on the front and separate pre/post gain controls for rhythm and lead:

I personally like the bright switch on the 6505MH. The Peavey Classic and Valveking 20 MH don't have it.

 

[Esseff]

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Thank for the suggestions, but I got a Blackstar HT20 which solved all my issues and is a great amp. Although, I have since changed to the Bugera G20 which is a copy of the Blackstar but with even better features.

Ppl make fun of Bugera's, probably because they are so cheap but I think it is a brilliant design and great sounding amp. Luv it!

 

[rbc]

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Thank for the suggestions, but I got a Blackstar HT20 which solved all my issues and is a great amp. Although, I have since changed to the Bugera G20 which is a copy of the Blackstar but with even better features.

The master volume on the Bugera G20 looks like a nice feature. What's the morph control like?

 

[CrazeyDiamond67]

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This is a ValveKing 112 with lots of mods. Swampthang speaker, 3 spring MOD reverb tank, JJ tubes and new input jack. And new grill cloth, tolex, and handle. The amp sounds amazing! Nad looks prety good too (IMO).

 

[75lespaul]

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Oh, old thread revived, lol. I had a Windsor and I have a Valveking. I like the Windsor but I couldn't get a tone from it I like, plus no MV, one trick pony type of amp. The guy I sold it to came over, tested it out, pulled out an SG with a Pearly Gates bridge and got such a beautiful warm and crunchy tone I almost didn't sell it, lol. The Valveking gets a lot of hate. I've got the original 100 watt heat and you HAVE to use a great cab and speakers with it to begin with, and I've played out with it and got loads of compliments on my tone. It is a great amp for classic rock and some harder sounds and the clean channel is fantastic. Just a great, chimey clean. I've tried selling it a few times when I needed money and can't unload it for beans. Won't sell it for less than 200 and every time it didn't sell, I found myself grateful at some point. Stopped trying to sell it a few years ago. I may go back to using it in clubs.

 

[80's_Metal]

Re: Peavey Valveking...did they always do this stuff?

The xxl head has power drop and tight or loose setting as well. Pretty versatile amps.
My other guitarist plays a valveking 100 half stack and it sounds great.

 

[Adieu]

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The mini heads have gotten a lot of attention, but there is a ValveKing 100 watt head. The attenuator will take it down to 5 watts. The Tone King did a review:

Did Bugera drop his azz, or is he just making an effort to not sound like a paid shill?

 

[rbc]

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It probably doesn't matter now. Peavey has dropped the ValveKing line. I wonder if they are going to focus on the 6505/Classic lines, or if there will be a successor to the ValveKing?

 

[Adieu]

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It probably doesn't matter now. Peavey has dropped the ValveKing line. I wonder if they are going to focus on the 6505/Classic lines, or if there will be a successor to the ValveKing?

Wasnt the Windsor thing supposed to be the "big" budget head, with the smaller chinese 6505 versions filling out the rest of the economy segment?

 

[rbc]

Re: Peavey Valveking...did they always do this stuff?

Wasnt the Windsor thing supposed to be the "big" budget head, with the smaller chinese 6505 versions filling out the rest of the economy segment?

Maybe we'll get a Classic 50 head again.

 

[CrazeyDiamond67]

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Once you find the sound...you will love it forever. I used mostly the clean channel and add OD. Love be this amp!

 

[patton686]

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Wanted to chime in and share my thoughts on the Valveking 20MH.

I'm no touring guitar player, but I majored in jazz guitar. I needed an amp with the following features:

- Tube amp with 2 channels
- Decent gain
- Send/Return
- Being able to play silently
- Being able to record easily
- Budget was limited

I love to know every option available so I looked up for all the amps that would fill these requirements. I contemplated the H&K Tubemeister 18 for a long time, and I guess it's a very good amp, but I'm from Canada and people sell those for price which is way to high right now (between $500 and $800 CAD), which brings me in Orange lunchbox territory, but without all the features I needed. I was looking at Andertons videos and saw Rob Chapman's Valveking 20MH review, I was sold.

Contrarily to some here who seem to have no budget and smashes to pieces anything and/or everything if it isn't perfect, I love good value products. Is the VK 20MH perfect? Absolutely not. I wish I had even more gain (but then I could have got a 6505MH, choose the VK for its tone range), the fact that it comes with no footswitch and needs two to access all the footswitchable settings (ch select, boost, reverb, S/R) are a bummer.

BUT. I got mine for about $220 USD. It's the perfect practicing and home recording amp. It's a rock machine: I could instantly dial tones that ranged from metalcore to nice and warm cleans. I plugged the USB in my laptop and boom, could record to Logic. Many said they hate the VK's reverb and that it has a simmering sound... Well it may only be me but I absolutely love it and it works particularly well with the clean channel.

It looks awesome. I'm still looking for a 212 cab, but this thing begs to be combined with a Marshall cab.

Class A/AB switching is really useful and get you a greater tonal range.

So, is this the "perfect amp to buy"? Not by a mile. But is it the perfect amp to buy for practicing at home and record silently for way less than the competition while still possessing a valve amp? Heck yeah!

 

[ehdwuld]

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I'm sure its been asked before
whats the difference between VK and VKII