pro's/cons about Peavey Classic

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I love my Classic 30, but the uke is an acoustic instrument, buy an acoustic amp. It has an equalizer to dial in acoustic tones...and get an Analysis Plus cable...used by Jake, da man.
"The Pro Oval Studio series has totally transformed me as an artist. Prior to discovering Analysis-Plus, my set-up included a spread of effects across the floor in front of me. Now, I don't have the heart to even stick a high-end true bypass pedal between my instrument and the direct injection box. Thanks Mark Markel and the A.P. gang! You guys rock!!" "I didn't know what 'tone' was until I discovered Analysis Plus"
 
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This uke isn't an acoustic, it's an electric, just like an electric guitar. Do you think I would go through all this if it was just an acoustic? ;) I've never heard of that cable, what's special about it? What makes it stand out compared to other cables? (I haven't looked it up on google yet, but if Jake uses it, it must be good, he's a friggin' master at the instrument, every musician should hear him play, or else they're missing out! but if it's designed for acoustic instruments, it won't help me).
 
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Chime is the key word here. That's why I suggested the Classic 30. It's a Class A amp, like a VOX without having to spend$$$$. It's also very nice having a pre and post volume for cleans, instead of just a single volume knob.
 
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SERIOUSLY - i do not think there is any negative aspects about the Peavey Classics - at all !

It is a fantastic amp for your money - FACT !!!

They are cheap,
they take 95% of all the pedals on the market very well,
they look expensive, classy in tweed,
they have almost zero maintanace ishoooo's,
they are voiced neither like a Marshall or Fender, or Mesa (that is a good thing in my book).


My friend has a C30 with a V30 speaker, and that thing singsssssssss !


My 2 cents
 
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Thank you very much, all of you, so far. You're welcome to provide sound clips too, if you have any. And I appreciate that you also suggest other alternatives :)
 
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electric uke? BLASPHEMY! :fingersx: hehe...OK. I don't know anything about those, but IMO, a uke with a good pickup will sound more 'pure' than a uke made like an electric guitar. But since ya have one, kool...I could dig it.
As others have stated, the Peavey 30 is a good amp for the buck. The stock speaker is OK, but you'll get a nice tone improvement by swapping in a different speaker. I play rock, so a Marshall Celestion from a 70s cab fits my bill. About the ugly logo, I ditched it and recovered it to match my new extention cab.
Sorry, I know nothing about the cables, but they have a lot of endorsement from guitar players too...most praise it for studio work where you can really hear a difference...so far, George Ls work for me.
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Can you plug another cab into the combo? (I have a 2x12 with V30's), and how many ohm's is the combo? I've read that the head is a 16 ohm head, and my cab is 8 ohm.
 
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butnut said:
electric uke? BLASPHEMY! :fingersx: hehe...OK. I don't know anything about those, but IMO, a uke with a good pickup will sound more 'pure' than a uke made like an electric guitar. But since ya have one, kool...I could dig it.
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A purist would probably say that, but the way I see it, it's about thinking in new directions, and looking for ways to further expand your sound. If you really wanted to think about it as blasphemy, you would have to say the same thing about the electric guitar, wouldn't you? The guitar was also an acoustic instrument at first, until someone made an electric guitar.
 
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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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Now that's an example for bad marketing and customer support...
 
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Now that's an example for bad marketing and customer support...
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Well, perhaps, but I don't think you should judge him like that, because he's a really nice and helpful guy. I've seen him being praised by alot of uke players all over the internet, so I don't think it's fair to say. But perhaps you are right in a way.
 
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I guess not, but it's something to value highly in this world nowadays.
 
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Sune, I have a Peavey "The Classic" up for sale. The cleans are really fantastic, in my opinion. I'm not trying to get you to buy my amp (although if you want it it's yours), but the cleans are really very very good. The OD is really bad, but the cleans are incredible, for the price (around $200).
 
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Hmm, that certainly sounds interesting. What model is it? Peavey Classic 30? combo or head?

EDIT: it might actually be too expensive with shipping, extra taxes and everything.
 
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If an electric uke is blasphemy, then so is an electric guitar, as I said. ;)
 
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Quit splitting hairs dude! The electric guitar has been around, accepted for ages. First time I've ever heard of an electic uke, and I'm in uke city!!!! No player from here uses 'em, maybe they know better. You have one, go for it, but quit comparing apples to oranges...gimme a friggin' break. Flogging Molly has been here, never saw 'em but good stuff. The combo has an extention out...16 ohms.
 
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So because somebody doesn't "accept" or know about the electric ukulele, it makes it blasphemy? There were probably people like you saying the same thing about the electric guitar when it first came out.

I love the uke and I'm pretty serious about my playing, and I don't consider it 'blasphemy' at all. But allright, you don't want to discuss it and that is fine.
 
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OK buttmunch...so ya did'nt notice my :fingersx: whatever. Ignore list time for you.
 
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I own a Peavey Classic 30. I wasn't that crazy about the tone either. Until tht is, that I replaced the speaker and put better tubes in it.
I swapped in a Celestion Vintage 30 speaker. And I tried several tube combinations before settling on JJ/Tesla for the ecc83s's and NOS RCA's for the EL-84's.
Talk about night and day!
I play a '62 RI Stratocaster mainly, and the clean tone (eq = Bass=7, mid=5, treble=6), is very rich and warm and liquid sounding.
The main downside of the little Peaveys is the printed circuit board is pretty flimsy with the tube sockets soldered right to it. This is a good amp to set up, and leave sit. Not too good for traveling with from gig to gig.
Hope this helps.
 
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