pro's/cons about Peavey Classic

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Sune

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Yes, I am pretty interested in the Peavey classic series, what are the pro's and cons about them? I'm mainly interested in the clean channel. I should probably mention that I'm looking at the 30 watt model, but are there any differences between the models? If I found a 50 watt or more, I can't deny that I would snatch it, if it sounds as good (or better).
 
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resale value, prolly get 1/2 what you paid for it if your lucky.....ugly logo
 
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Well, that would be a good thing for me, since I'm mostly looking at used amps.
 
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I tried it and didn't think the tone is amazing...

I do like the Fender Blues Jr... The features are really close, price is lower and the tone is better...
I'm not an expert on resaling gear but I think you can get more of your money back when you sell a Fender...
 
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It depends on what are you looking for in cleans... the Peavey I played had a control for pre-amp and power-amp volume... so you could get really clean with it... more then most tube amps I have played... the tone however, no matter how much I played with the EQ's, was a little "dry" or dull to my ears...
 
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I'm really sorry, but I can't even try to guess about what would sound better with an electric ukulele...
 
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jazzerlbn said:
I'm really sorry, but I can't even try to guess about what would sound better with an electric ukulele...
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I know that, but what would you recommend if I said good strat cleans or whatever..?? Something kinda similar to the clip I posted. Really crystal clear cleans, with an angelic touch.. :laugh2: I'm so bad at describing sounds.
 
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For that tone I think that they both should be ok... but a solid state amp can also give you those cleans, a Roland Jazz Chorus has great cleans as long as you don't try to drive it with your instrument...
Just plugging the uke into a mixing board might also do the trick... the cleans in the sound clip were not really "complex" (althogh they sounded good).

You might hate me for this one... but...
How about going for a good hybrid amp with more tone options? like the Vox Valvetronix? that way you could:
a. save money on a guitar amp that wasn't built for a uke in any case...
b. get a few tone options and find what works better with your uke...
c. get an experimental tool for your guitars...
 
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I suppose that is a good word to use. I've never really been good at describing sounds, it's probably one of the hardest things in music...Describing how something sounds! The best thing I can do, is to refer to the soundclip I posted.
 
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jazzerlbn said:
For that tone I think that they both should be ok... but a solid state amp can also give you those cleans, a Roland Jazz Chorus has great cleans as long as you don't try to drive it with your instrument...
Just plugging the uke into a mixing board might also do the trick... the cleans in the sound clip were not really "complex" (althogh they sounded good).

You might hate me for this one... but...
How about going for a good hybrid amp with more tone options? like the Vox Valvetronix? that way you could:
a. save money on a guitar amp that wasn't built for a uke in any case...
b. get a few tone options and find what works better with your uke...
c. get an experimental tool for your guitars...
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I don't mind that you suggest hybrid amps, SS, or even digital, because as long as it gives me a sound I like, then I don't care what it is. The overdrive doesn't really matter because it's not like I'll be using it anyway, the cleans matter. I've plugged my uke into my toneport and that sounded fine for the cleans, I think I liked the "Modern Jazz" preset the best out of the few presets I tried. The only thing that might matter is that it's very low output, so you really need to crank things in able for it to be moderate volumes. So 20 SS watts would probably not be loud enough, for example.
 
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jazzerlbn said:
Just plugging the uke into a mixing board might also do the trick... the cleans in the sound clip were not really "complex" (althogh they sounded good).
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That is an interesting thought, but wouldn't that be complicated? how would I amplify the sound? Could an acoustic combo work in the same way, or what..??

The thing is, that I think an ukulele has another frequency than a guitar (I know NOTHING about this stuff, so I'm just guessing), that might cause it to sound shrill in some guitar amps, also because of it's higher tuning. So something with an EQ board or whatever might help..would an acoustic amp have this?
 
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I plugged my guitar into a mixing board a few times... worked well... for cleans solid state and digital amps are sometimes the right choice. The problem is that they don't "sing" as well as tube amps when you turn the volume knob higher... they just become "boomy" and pretty brittle...

I don't know about the frequencies of a uke but I'm pretty sure it don't get much higher or lower then a guitar... so a guitar amo should do the trick... if not, any board with good EQ's that handles a range of instruments should handle it...

I also plugged an electric to an acoustic Laney amp once (probably the only time I have ever plugged anything into an acoustic amp :cool:). It worked.

Go to a local store, experiment, if you will still have doubts about the right purchase there is always the SD forum. :)

BTW,
Did you buy it from a company? did they say anything about what gear suites the instrument?
 
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I've always been interested in the Peavey Classic 100. That's what Peter Klett from Candlebox always used. Said he loved those amps. Every time I listen to those early Candlebox albums (especially the 1st one), I want to get one. The tone on that first album is sick!!! Fat & juicy, I always thought it was a driven Plexi until I read a lot of his interviews. Love his playing too, nice and bluesy in a hard rock format. He's definately on my top ten favorite players list. Very under appreciated.
 
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jazzerlbn said:
Go to a local store, experiment, if you will still have doubts about the right purchase there is always the SD forum. :)

BTW,
Did you buy it from a company? did they say anything about what gear suites the instrument?
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But there aren't really any local stores, that's my problem :laugh2:

the company I bought it from is www.risa-music.de

It's the model on the top of this page: http://www.risa-music.de/English/Products/Electrics/electrics.html

As far as I could see, there aren't really any recommendations on amps on the site, I tried to ask the guy that owns the company if he could recommend anything, but he only said that people prefer different things so he can't really revommend me anything.
 
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I know you're interested in tubes, but if you're only playing clean, and want a controlled, pristine clean, you might consider a good keyboard amp or maybe an acoustic amp? Roland and Carvin make good solid state amps (if you do get one made for guitar, make sure it has a good EQ).

I think there are some tube acoustic amps, but they are probably expensive.
 
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I have been thinking along those lines lately, and it sounds pretty reasonable, but I have no idea about acoustic amps, keyboard amps etc..I don't know which are good and which you shouldn't look for.
 
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