Peavey VTM and a 130.00 battle axe.

[kevlar3000]

Messing around with my 80s dream combo, my Peavey VTM 60 head and my new Craigslist treasure, a 130.00 JB Player factory finish Frankie ( or at least close to it). Been a LONG time since I messed with a trem loaded guitar, and this has a Kahler, which I am quite fond of. I tossed a 20.00 Artek bucker in it, and was surprised at the tone that thing has... Once I shake my rust off, I am looking forward to really messing with a trem machine. Guitar is one of my fave finds and I am a sucker for an 80s PV tube amp. I changed a couple resistors and a cap to warm the amp, thing rocks real nicely w/o all that upper mid thing going on.

 

[everdrone]

Re: Peavey VTM and a 130.00 battle axe.

really awesome!!!! I dig that peavey ROAR TO THE 80S tone, nice use of the wammy tremolo bar tho

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Peavey VTM and a 130.00 battle axe.

Awesome. It reminds me of when I was 16, going over to a buddy's house to play this.

At home was something like this.

 

[kevlar3000]

Re: Peavey VTM and a 130.00 battle axe.

Thanks Everdrone.. I am hoping to expand on the boiyoiyoiyoing that is my trem vocabulary now. I had it going on back in the day!

 

[kevlar3000]

Re: Peavey VTM and a 130.00 battle axe.

Awesome. It reminds me of when I was 16, going over to a buddy's house to play this.

At home was something like this.

Yep, we lived the same life. This new guitar has opened the door to my early days, I am now going to have to dig out all of my 80s Guitar mags...

 

[Surgeon]

Re: Peavey VTM and a 130.00 battle axe.

Very cool as always Watt!

 

[jon the art guy]

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JB Player! nice score. I see those pop up regularly and they are never priced as high as they're worth. Serious steals.

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

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I would love to get my hands on a VTM60 . . .


. . . because, as we all know, Kim Thayil (Soundgarden) started out with these, albeit the 120W heads.

 

[DankStar]

Re: Peavey VTM and a 130.00 battle axe.

Time to release another demo tape! (on an actual tape)

 

[Phantasmagoria]

Re: Peavey VTM and a 130.00 battle axe.

Super cool...nice jamming!

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

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Hehe so cool Kev...
Sounds like it did back then!

 

[kevlar3000]

Re: Peavey VTM and a 130.00 battle axe.

JB Player! nice score. I see those pop up regularly and they are never priced as high as they're worth. Serious steals.

Agreed, they have no rock legacy, kinda like a Datsun 280z. Awesome car, but was never going to be a Corvette....

 

[kevlar3000]

Re: Peavey VTM and a 130.00 battle axe.

They are mean machines, bone stock they are a bit nasally, like much of PVs 80s and beyond offerings, but once that is addressed, I think they are great rock amps, lot of classic character, but much more gain on tap.

 

[kevlar3000]

Re: Peavey VTM and a 130.00 battle axe.

Time to release another demo tape! (on an actual tape)

One day I will push record again. Tons of ideas, but just can't push the button right now.