The Designer of the Peavey Classic 30 should be CASTRATED!

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I don't know whether it was James Brown, Hartley Peavey, or Mickey Mouse who designed this amp, but whoever it was, they were at once both a sorcerer and a sorcerer's apprentice. If you leave the box shut and never look inside, you'll swear this is some boutique marvel with secret sauce sprinkled all over it, with a circuit board probably caked in epoxy goo to thwart the would-be cloners, à la Howie Dumble. But no, this was a run of the mill production amp for its time, made as cheaply as possible in a USA factory at a time when production of all things guitar and electronics related either had moved or were moving overseas to Asia. You might even call it one of the last great American amp designs, which also happens to be a simultaneous piece of unmitigated donkey sh-t. This is a heady mix which is advisably drank in measured doses in a studio or other climate controlled environment and not relied upon in any way at a gig, and you'll soon see why. So sit back and enjoy as we repair and demo an early 1990s Peavey Classic 30 guitar amplifier - the WORST 'good' amp I've ever repaired.
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@UncleDoug 8 месяцев назад

What a great video !! It reminded me of the nightmare of coping with a Vox Cambridge (?) amp several years ago, which required about 9 hours of disassembly just to reach the circuit. Then your PCB circuit tracing at the midpoint of the video reminded me why I shun this style of construction like a leper who wants to hug. The trio you have assembled for the audio demos was splendid.....Ollie & Jack need to take some notes.....climaxing another fine video from my favorite amp guy. Thanks !!!

@TheGuitologist 8 месяцев назад

Thanks Doug. Good to see you, my friend. It's just a real shame they felt they couldn't sell a true hand wired version of this same amp without all the parts deletions and weird design choices, like IC reverb. Some things they got right, like the 12V per tube (36V total) DC supply for the preamp tubes. I think that's a stroke of genius that lowers hum considerably I'd imagine. But then they doom the design with all the other choices. Shame. This could have been an all-time classic amp if not for the cheapness.

@thatampguy 8 месяцев назад

Gotta love when UD shows up. It's officially a party!

@UncleDoug 8 месяцев назад

Thanks, T. Where's the beer ?@@thatampguy

@PetraKann 8 месяцев назад

Uncle Doug, I am actually very impressed with this particular amp design - i prefer it over ALL other amp designs since 1951

@UncleDoug 8 месяцев назад

I guess we all have our likes and dislikes, PK. Thanks for sharing :)

@TracerPhill 8 месяцев назад

This is one of the most used amps in Nashville by session players. I have an original American made first run Classic 30 and it has made it on a ton of records. I dig it.

@jaydee9968 3 месяца назад

I absolutely love the Peavey Classic series.

@iantomsic4686 2 месяца назад

I gigged a classic 50 to death, bought another one and gigged it to death, too. They were great sounding disposable amps. Then I got a ‘67 Super Reverb…

@julesl6910 13 дней назад

This is also one of the classic amps of Shaoxing China, the heavy metal bands there use it almost exclusively.

@midniterollercoaster 8 месяцев назад

I bought this from a guy on classifieds in Utah he had rehoused it before me. I installed the speaker jack in the rear and gigged with this amp a few times actually! This is crazy to see it on your channel lol

@TheGuitologist 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for sending it! I’ll get with you tomorrow about shipping it back.

@valuedhumanoid6574 8 месяцев назад

This is what makes a platform like RU-vid so strong. Videos and channels like this. I just woke up and now an hour later I have so much more knowledge than when I swung my feet out of bed. And watching/hearing you play is just pure entertainment. To you it's just random noodling. To us mere mortals it's what we're striving to achieve as our goal for the instrument. Fuckin' magic man.

@simonkormendy849 8 месяцев назад

Most of the time these amps are usually built to a manufacturing budget to maximize the profit-margin, so manufacturers like Peavey will try to find all sorts of ways to cut manufacturing costs where they can, Leo Fender did that a lot.

@MrReStories 8 месяцев назад

I love this design, I've made so much money repairing these amps that I would love to kiss the designer.🙂

@GerhardGeficky-jg4ok Месяц назад

@@MrReStories the Designer was James Brown ( white guy)

@soapboxearth2 8 месяцев назад

Fender Bass Breakers are built that way, too. Because, you know, fuck amp techs.

@PolishHammer 8 месяцев назад

I gigged a Classic 30 for years with no issues in Maine, freezing cold van drives to still smokey bars and nothing but tube changes, i still have it and it works awesome I will never sell it haha literally my favorite all around amp ever haha! I'ts got a two button switch that does reverb and channel and the boost is not footswitchable. Fun amp for small change RIP Peavey USA.

@johnsmith-bk4ps 8 месяцев назад

Should have run american tubes so no tube changes

@PolishHammer 8 месяцев назад

@@johnsmith-bk4ps I think it came with sovtec tubes its got electroharmonix tubes in it now, I had mesa boogie tubes in my previous classic 30 ( I have had an original tweed and a USA black tweed which I still have), those tubes became microphonic after a few years of hard use too but they did last a while...I have been playing these since '96 for reference I got the black one in 2000, I am not a tech so maybe I didn't always need to change them, but I did. What brand of USA tube would you recommend I may need to switch em out again someday haha cheers 🤘🏻🎸🔨

@GerhardGeficky-jg4ok Месяц назад

Until it fails

@PolishHammer Месяц назад

@@GerhardGeficky-jg4ok 27 years and counting I think I paid 500 bucks for it so if it dies it was more than worth it, but ya that will suck nothing lasts forever GG cheers!

@GerhardGeficky-jg4ok Месяц назад

@@PolishHammer then you are lucky because I heard these Amos always break down. I own 3 Peavey Amps and like them . No music store will take any as a trade in Canada. ( I've already tried)

@simonkormendy849 8 месяцев назад

Those RC4558 ICs have the same pinout as some other Dual Op Amp ICs such as the JRC4558D, TLO72CP, LF353, all three of those ICs can be used as drop-in substitutes.

@Intrinsic.Recording 8 месяцев назад

Yes, the 4558 is an upgrade for certain. It's a chip that doesn't get taken seriously often, and was used all over mackie consoles etc. Pedals, budget converters etc. I can say I've put them in fader buffer stages of old British mixers a few times, and man does it open them up. Makes them sound way more open and transparent. Cheap chip to. Also the 2068d is maybe even better. Super hi end guys tend to look down on them, and like stuff like THAT and LME49740 etc., but the jrc stuff is great sounding stuff.

@simonkormendy849 8 месяцев назад

@@Intrinsic.Recording The TLO72CP has the same pinouts as the RC4558 and JRC4558D, except that the TLO72CP uses two JFETS for the inputs on Pin 2, Pin 3, Pin 5 and Pin 6, instead of Bipolar Transistors, the benefit of that is a lower noise-floor than the RC4558 or JRC4558D, as well as much higher input impedances (about 10M for the TLO72CP).

@jtbracknell 8 месяцев назад

Excellent Brad, the Classic 30 was my first tube amp back on the 90s and I enjoyed watching you recap the amp. The sound check at the end was outstanding and loved it brother man.

@TheGuitologist 8 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@AmericanSteve-n5w 8 месяцев назад

i always thought the peavy classic 30 was a good one. Almost like my blues jr, The classic 50 was really loud, 4 10s damn

@auntjenifer7774 8 месяцев назад

😂 James Brown of 5150/amp tweaker/ Iconic amp designed the classic 30 to be able to get a tube Amp that sound good for under $300 and that was the goal for this amp. The classic 30 has the same folded up boards as the 5150 peavey as he designed the amp for Eddie Van Halen to be affordable, which I guess it was achieved.

@thatampguy 8 месяцев назад

Dingding!

@dwilliamjohnson 8 месяцев назад

Brad, your one-man-banding makes us all look bad as usual, aside from all your electronic sorcery. Legend.

@phil36135 8 месяцев назад

Wow the demo at the end was incredible. One heck of a good bass player,drums, and the guitar player is awesome. I had a C 30. back in the day and I loved it until it broke, then got it fixed, broke again and trashed it after that I think.Enjoyed the video very much thanks man. oh yes I had to watch the demo twice.

@MarkFromHawaii 8 месяцев назад

Man, that old Classic 30 sounded great! As most folks know, the classic tweed series was a sleeper. Hope the owner is happy and it lasts a good long time.

@vintageguitaramp_guitarteacher 8 месяцев назад

Great video Brad. Just back from a gig. This was a cool Sunday treat. Really enjoyed it. The way they have those boards reminds me of a Fender Bassbreaker I opened up recently. Except they built the chassis around the boards. When you take chassis out the case it looks like a square metal tube. Take care Brad.

@lorenzo6mm 8 месяцев назад

The "Beauty" of the Classic Thirty is the mass production CB design. The simplicity relates to cost of production. It's laughable and Genius at the same time. Somebody has hand wired this circuit on you tube. But they went over the top in mods with the original design. I believe if somebody went to the effort to actually create a hand wired simple chassis and build of this absolutely killer ( FOUR) EL 84 Peavey amp. It would be the Ultimate amp kit build for anybody to have. The tones of the Classic Thirty are legendary. It blows away A Vox AC 30. For a fraction of the cost. IMHO. For that matter a lot of really expensive Boutique amps for thousands of dollars. Hartley Peavey is American legend. The longest American ( SINGLE CEO) owned and operated amplifier in US HISTORY.

@TheGuitologist 8 месяцев назад

Agreed on all counts.

@TheWarped45 8 месяцев назад

I am a tech at Clawsons music they sold these about 26 years ago I have worked on just a few I think the reason the ic capacitors hold up better is because the tubes are el84 the voltages are lower maybe 325 but on fender blues deluxe and pro jr they are notorious for leaking causing an audible ripple the fender amps they are lined up like 47 22 22 22 at 450 500 volts they all go bad I like jj electronics and f&t and a new one from tube depot MOD capacitors.

@williambock1821 8 месяцев назад

Always nice to see a new amp video from Brad! Screen resistors can be funny. I’ve found a few amps that definitely sound better with the screens a few volts higher than the plates. Not sure why that is but when that’s the case ,I don’t argue with the amp,lol.

@nobodynoone2500 8 месяцев назад

In 20 years this will be coinsidered easily repairable compared to most of the crap tube amps being made now. Still better than a mesa lol.

@kenzuercher7497 8 месяцев назад

I've seen a number of these after they've aged a bit. My memory is what you encountered. The first time getting it apart is a pain. Peavey like Fender seem to run the EL-84s too hot and it causes issues with the board. Like a Fender Blues Junior. Also the filaments might be in series.The Classic also has them running DC for hum reduction, but that might be the Classic 50 Which also sounds great! And the filaments are fused...A "low budget " amp where the value of the amp is maybe less than the repair cost. I fix them anyway. Good job chasing down the odd screen resistor configuration. When these were designed, EL-84s must have been cheap enough to not worry about short tube life.

@kenzuercher7497 8 месяцев назад

70% bias is good!

@MrLeavemikealone 8 месяцев назад

Curious why the owner asked for a more saturated reverb when the wire was severed and inoperative? Also how Peavey designed the board omitting screen resistors. I'm definitely going to double check my newer boards and hopefully not find anything that weird. As always; Nice job Brad

@screamengine 8 месяцев назад

I stood in the middle of the street naked & screamed "LONG LIVE THE GUITOLOGIST!" & when the cops arrived, I told them about your channel. They laughed at me. I tried to tell them it was because it was so cold outside. Hey I'm a grower, not a shower. They took me in and warmed me up and checked out your channel. You might have a couple more subs from the North East tonight. Gotta go and shower up for court in the morning. They don't like shrinkage around here it seems.

@rogermoore126 8 месяцев назад

Have you jumped into any Bass Pro aquariums lately?

@screamengine 8 месяцев назад

Nope but I did fart upwind from a pack of wolves before. :) @@rogermoore126

@thatampguy 8 месяцев назад

James Brown was the godfather of soulful Amp designs. He managed to squeeze a lot of tone out of the budget that H Peavey gave him -- and those amps sound killer with the proper speakers and set up! Nice work!

@thatampguy 7 месяцев назад

@@Peterbrendanalbert the ol' Celestion v type that people are unloading for no reason, other than it being oem, is amazing in this amp!

@scottriddle5468 6 месяцев назад

That was a lot of crap to go through and a interesting video. Nice job Brad

@jaymercier1992 8 месяцев назад

I believe james brown designed this amp, same guy that designed the 5150. I’m pretty sure they address chassis design when he was on tone talk

@ericgregorash6590 8 месяцев назад

"If i wasn't doing it on purpose it would of been easy" aint that the truth

@tedmich 8 месяцев назад

the dreaded folded PCB! LOL! Sadly is was James Brown who designed this and the Classic 50...I prefer to judge him on the 5150, XXX and Bravo!

@GnLguy 8 месяцев назад

The engineer that designed the Peavey Classic series left Peavey and went to Kustom. The Kustom Defender series and the Kustom Coupe series amps were designed by the same person. Great sounding amps that are no longer made abd can be found very reasonable on the used maket

@shredenvain7 8 месяцев назад

It was James Brown right? The same guy that designed the Peavey ultra/XXX ,and 5150.

@GnLguy 8 месяцев назад

@@shredenvain7 That name sounds familiar but it's been too long for me to be certain. I love the sound of the Peavey Classic series as well as the Kustom Defender 112 & the Coupe amps. The way that the Classic series is built is a pain to work on but for the most part, they seem to hold up well even though the circuit boards are pieced together as they are

@auntjenifer7774 8 месяцев назад

Yes it's James Brown ! He also designed the peavey Bravo and the Rockmaster tube pre amp ! Both awesome ! He owns his own company now called "Amp Tweaker" and he's got some killer pedals !

@lvrocker6281 5 месяцев назад

I've got hand wired amps and cheap shit PCB tube amps, yes you can feel the difference in response and pick attack between them but I love my 30 because it takes a beating and keeps on ticking, haters be damned! Nice vid btw, love watching and doing amp repair.

@fruitlesspursuits_ 8 месяцев назад

Those folded 3-sided pcbs are a goddamned nightmare.

@nobodynoone2500 8 месяцев назад

I honestly prefer them VASTLY to that crappy grey ribbon cable of perpetual intermittance. At least you know you broke one, and where.

@simonkormendy849 8 месяцев назад

Yep, Peavey obviously didn't design this amp for serviceability, that's for sure.

@Byron_Blue 8 месяцев назад

A handwired Marshall would be cheaper

@RDamps 8 месяцев назад

I’d sooner work on a Mesa than a Peavey classic 30. Dumbest layout ever!

@valleywoodstudio7345 8 месяцев назад

On my classic 50 it was both the tank AND the chip - I think the tank went first and maybe caused the chip to fail eventually.

@PrinceWesterburg 8 месяцев назад

Oh yeah - Awesome bass and drum sound - maybe add a little compression? VERY Live sounding, you where playing in my living room!

@TheGuitologist 8 месяцев назад

Yeah, I'm actually disappointed the audio is clipping in spots I didn't notice when editing. I tried to get the levels similar to the rest of the video by upping the gain and clearly overdid it. It actually sounded pretty good before I did that.

@hobertgordon7465 8 месяцев назад

Peavey made some hand wired amps at one point, one was called a sensation and one was called a masterpiece, would be cheaper to find one of them than to convert a classic 30. Great video, I enjoy watching your work

@johnabbottphotography 8 месяцев назад

That amp reminded me of my old Chrysler Neon: Its not just that engineers didn't design for it to be repaired. Its that they designed something that they KNOW will need repair at some time, in a way that made it hard to repair. I would rather have a amp/ car that needs repair more often, but has access to the board/engine in a way that you can actually pull things off to repair them. Its. So. Stupid.

@oliverlangner5202 8 месяцев назад

I own a Classic 20 Amp with it's onboard 10' Speaker and two EL84. Had to recap that thing and bias it down, 'cause it really ran hot. It was a pain in the butt but this amp sounds awesome for a little 15 Watt combo. I also changed the baffle to a 7mm pine board, which was imho a big win. You want this cabinet to resonate more.

@davidflint12 8 месяцев назад

Did you accept Scar my Guitar build challenge?

@PXR5-PXR5 8 месяцев назад

Nice episode Brad, been thinking of getting the original version of this amp. Good playing too, thr basist seems very shy and the drummer looks... dunno, he remind me of someone 😊😊

@lpjbird 8 месяцев назад

I don’t know crap about what you did but could not stop watching until the end…love your videos like this …wish I had your skills…just amazing…nice picking at the end. Cheers!!!

@id3m589 8 месяцев назад

Hah recognized this amp just from the intro. Have one of my own, modded extensively, hate to work on it, but it's a great amp indeed. Made mine to sound more akin to Mesa MKII, instead of the classic 80's hair metal sound it originally made.

@simonkormendy849 8 месяцев назад

I seem to remember doing some servicing work on an amp similar to one of these Peavey Classic 30s, if I remember rightly, the amp I serviced needed a new replacement power transformer, very similar to the power transformer in this amp.

@TheGuitologist 8 месяцев назад

Yeah, I'd call this transformer 'puny'.

@simonkormendy849 8 месяцев назад

@@TheGuitologist I'd have to agree with you on that, compare the size of that transformer to say the power transformer from a 50W Marshall amp.

@simonkormendy849 8 месяцев назад

@@TheGuitologist You could also compare the stock power transformer to a Vox AC30 power transformer.

@COLDMKULTRA 8 месяцев назад

Love the use of a real ink pen ... Brad is a truly stylish and considered Gentleman ! 👍👍

@TheGuitologist 8 месяцев назад

Only the best will do.

@mark64tanner 8 месяцев назад

@@TheGuitologist I bought 6 x159's after watching your vid and gave 4 to friends as christmas presents. The days of leaky ol messy pens is long gone and writing with a fountain pen makes your penmanship improve (for most folks) immensely. Happy New year brother, here's to a good one 👍✌😎

@nobodynoone2500 8 месяцев назад

Almost forgot to mention. 90% of opamp chips like that tend to have higher quality replacements now, but just like tubes you have to make sure the spec is close enough.

@jbh219 7 месяцев назад

Love my classic 30. Sad to see its such a bag of spanners under the hood

@-dazz- 8 месяцев назад

Hey, at least its not a Mesa Boogie!

@MegaTubescreamer 8 месяцев назад

good job there brad! i always enjoy the amp fixes, but its the road test i look forward to most, there`s something about the multi role finale performances, you could do a cream tribute covers album..on your own 🤔👍😇

@carlsoti 8 месяцев назад

Please keep talking crap about great sounding amps! It drives down the prices on the used market, especially when the amp needs work. There's nothing I enjoy more than picking up amps on the cheap and breezing through repairs that most techs say are a p.i.t.a.

@TheGuitologist 8 месяцев назад

Deal!

@AlexanderShibilski 8 месяцев назад

that's just how these were done, made in the USA. They made the pcb's in house. The 5150 combo and Delta Blues are similar, still much easier to take apart (and much more spacious in the chassis, not cramped) than some modern equivalents. There is an elegance to those pcbs all connecting with jumpers, USA built, and single layer. I see 80's/90's Peaveys as mojo, they're solid.

@Mountainrock70 8 месяцев назад

Great sounding amps but only buy them cheap.

@ericajohnson7535 8 месяцев назад

Peavey Classic 30 is a great combo amp. It's indestructible. Never knew how difficult it is to work on because I never had any issues, until I sold it. I had one from the the last "made in the USA" batch. Now they're all Chinese. Haven't had the need to use one of this since I went digital.

@Knarkfist 8 месяцев назад

Obviously they are not indestructible hence the repair video lol. Seems like a nice amp besides the serviceability issues!

@randalclarke5487 8 месяцев назад

I used to have one of those grey carpet-covered Fender 4-12 cabs! Great cabinet

@danielhoward8354 8 месяцев назад

Really? Castrated? Isn't that a bit much? How about just not buying the amps you do not like?

@derfgerps4016 7 месяцев назад

Lol it’s a pretty funny title

@RaezorX 8 месяцев назад

Hell yeah, I really enjoy the amp repair/mod videos

@Geopholus 8 месяцев назад

These PV Classic 30's drive me nuts ! Fine You get it apart and break a couple of those stiff and brittle jumpers or the crappy PCB board traces, then You fix it, and have to put it back! I've replaced every single jumper with nice stranded jumpers (insulated). The cost in hrs is not worth it. PeaVe me, made so many design ergonomic errors, as well as errors that cost the amp longevity.

@rickycompton2610 8 месяцев назад

What a killer video Guitologist, you’re definitely one hell of an amp tech !! What a killer Jam session Guitologist your musician ship blows me away !!!

@TheGuitologist 8 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching, Ricky!

@MrJOHNMICHAELVEGA 8 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for your patience !!! I appreciate your resistance . Much respect from France ! Thank you ❤️🎶🙏🌈

@thejakefromstatefarm6768 8 месяцев назад

It’s a great sounding amp. It feeds back well. I dig that. I also dig your signature guitar. That thing looks cool and sounds good. Love that nasa shirt too lol.

@zmix 8 месяцев назад

I used to do a mod to these amps so that they were a part-for-part AC-30 clone, and after the mod they sounded fantastic but that strange PCB was a nightmare and I was concerned that the disassembly required to access the circuit would lead to reliability issues down the line. Glad to see it wasn't just me who thought so...!

@totalrod2 8 месяцев назад

Haven't watched one of these amp repair videos in awhile. I really enjoyed the jams at the end.

@what1864 8 месяцев назад

that amp reminds me of donald trump , or more to the point your description of it .

@TheCandel34 8 месяцев назад

Lmao. All of your life seemingly involves Donald trump 🤷🏽 Even a shitty amp gets you to belittle yourself into promoting Donald trump. I mean Trump 2024 but still that’s a backwards way of promoting his campaign.

@Geopholus 8 месяцев назад

The hot melt glue will easily separate from everything it is connected to when hit with a bit of isopropanol, it just lets go while remaining in one piece. The reason I've heard for eliminating the screen resistors for two output tubes is to make the amp run hotter. It is a vast improvement to do as You have done. Yes the amp runs hotter, but only in temperature, to the detriment of tube life. Without the screen resistor the amp sounds sloppy and "red plating" without any benefit.... YUCK !!!!. You are correct to do this mod ! The increased resistance of screen grid resistors will make the amp run cooler, same voltage applied, and much less current so they will run cooler.

@rogermoore126 8 месяцев назад

Got two of these in the basement now needing help - one newer tolex style that likely just needs a socket re-flowed but I've been dreading dealing with the ridiculous pcb taco to the point I just move on to the next project. The second is an older tweed one that's in pieces - that'll likely end up getting re-wired into something else. This video gave me some ideas though, and maybe the courage to get it over with. Thanks!

@auntjenifer7774 8 месяцев назад

😂 Is not as bad as the internet warriors would have you believe 😅

@Cyberbehni 8 месяцев назад

Hi Brad. Have you ever tried to deep-freeze that glue with some ice spray and instantantly give it a small push with a screwdriver or so? I used to do so when I worked in our repair shop and mostly this worked very well... 😊 Beside this, great video as usual. Greets from Germany Chris

@1sostatic День назад

I had to deal with Peavey products throughout the late 80's and 90's ... apart from the Black Widow speaker , most of their products especially amplifiers were designed by pond life high on Balkan Vodka and Absinthe.

@shovington67 8 месяцев назад

Well, if the reverb isnt working at all on this unit, getting it to work in any capacity is wetter that it is currently. Problem #1: solved.

@drewdunn2066 8 месяцев назад

Beastologist can fix anything.

@nevillegoddard4966 8 месяцев назад

Good job mate! Did ya replace those microphonic tubes? Crazy how an op-amp chip can blow up so often; maybe from back emf from the reverb? Possibly back-to-back 1N914/1N4148 diodes between ground & the reverb i/p pin on the op-amp may help, depending on the voltage on that pin. Diodes won't switch on till there's 0.6V across them. Hey, you're a one man band then huh? Fricken awesome Mr. Music you can do it all can't ya! Music demo was spot-on & thanks for the video! 😃👍!

@mcgrath16511 8 месяцев назад

I used to play through the Classic 2x12 50 watt from the 70’s.. I wish I still had that amp.. loved that thing.. great video!

@davidflamee 8 месяцев назад

Brilliant, start to finish.Like you say, the amp sounds amazing.

@Vicos 8 месяцев назад

I have a 2006 model. I changed the reverb tank from the 4EB2C1B to a 4EB3C1B tank and it made all the difference in the world; more of the classic Fender-ish reverb. The other stinker about these amps is that there is no standby switch. I see the newer models now include that. Finally, on mine plugging in to the external speaker jack does not disable the internal speaker; both speakers are active.

@hopper1 Месяц назад

I have a tweed Classic 30 that I purchased somewhere around 1999 and it was a rather extravagant purchase for me at the time. I didn't need that amp. I'm a living room guitar player (not good at it either) and I wasn't too thrilled about that amp. I had the opportunity to use that Classic 30 at proper volumes and it was the sweetest sound to my ears. The clean channel, cranked up to (almost) max volume sounds so, so good but the volume will rip your face off. Not a good living room amp.

@TheB3Nut 7 месяцев назад

I've had a US-build Classic 30 for 19 years or so, it's been all things considered a solid amp. It's my go-to especially for recording Wurlitzer electric piano, it really brings the bark out of the Wurly beautifully, internal build wonkiness notwithstanding. ;) Hard to complain about the rock'n'roll guitar tones it can provide...not looking forward to having to work on it though! (mostly work on Hammond/Leslie equipment.)

@srtamplification 8 месяцев назад

Did you use a filter for that thumbnail pic?😂

@TheGuitologist 8 месяцев назад

I used the patented "Ugly" filter.

@bazzaar1869 8 месяцев назад

The odd screen resistor arrangement *could* make each half of the paralleled tube pairs break up at different drive levels so giving you a greater amount of that overdrive sound or give *some* overdrive at moderate volume levels.

@TheGuitologist 8 месяцев назад

I had considered that too, that they might be going for some kind of asymmetrical output thing also, but I don't think the tradeoff of tube life due to no screen protection is worth it. if they wanted something like that, they should have at least done something like a 470R for the entire screen supply, then give each tube a different screen value above that.

@aimp4598 8 месяцев назад

@@TheGuitologist Seems like you didn't follow the SCREEN label with its down arrow over to the corresponding SCREEN up arrow label, which shows a resistor before the screens.

@julianmetcalfe1070 8 месяцев назад

Weeks later many thousands of Peavey Classic 30Amps arrived at his shop with the same problem , nice playing great fix

@lostboys-niagarapartyband1915 7 месяцев назад

My late younger brother had an early 90s Classic 30. I always hated that amp. In fact when he passed, I ended up with all his music gear. And to me his guitars are precious just for the memory of him. But the Classic 30 amp? It was the only thing of his I didn't keep. I just gave it to some poor guy.

@davidwoodruff2245 8 месяцев назад

Hey Brad! Huge fan! I saw that scarred and yourself are having a build off with guitars. I haven't seen yours yet!

@TheGuitologist 8 месяцев назад

It's on the way. next coupla days it should be up.

@davidwoodruff2245 8 месяцев назад

@@TheGuitologist sweet! Looking forward to it!

@dickati 8 месяцев назад

My Peavey "Backstage Plus" solid state has served me well for 40 years and still going strong. Great jam session at the end of the video!

@farrellguitarrepair853 8 месяцев назад

Bet you can't play those drums with out the stuffed dog!!!!!!

@TheGuitologist 8 месяцев назад

I seek only to live up to his lofty expectations.

@toddweaversound 8 месяцев назад

A dude just gave me his Classic 30 to make better. I made it better already. I removed all of the crap out of the inside and ordered some transformers for a completely new circuit.

@nobodynoone2500 8 месяцев назад

At that point just start fresh, why waste a decent amp?

@toddweaversound 8 месяцев назад

Amp was non functional and customer requested hand wired rebuild. OT was smoked anyway.

@mikemcclelland3864 5 месяцев назад

Heck- I just was looking for the clips where your playing! Nice guitar work!

@BlueRidgeAudio3 7 месяцев назад

First amp I ever worked on... As a teenager it was all I could afford. Lets just say it was a character building experience!

@glenwhatley4125 16 дней назад

Yes, these aren't a lot of fun. I've worked on many . Just try replacing the TDA7293 IC's in the hybrid Princeton Recording Amp, and you'll find yourself begging to work on a Peavey Classic 30!

@michaelb.42112 8 дней назад

I LOVE the original tweed Peavey Classic 30 112 combo. One of the best guitar amps I've ever heard, and like Peavey it's super reliable even if it falls out of a truck, or down a flight of stairs.

@Thomasdgolden 8 месяцев назад

I’ve worked on a few of these. It’s cheaper buying a used one for $250-$300. Terrible design.

@larrydering1598 8 месяцев назад

Had a classic 30 for 20 plus years, no issues. My son's favorite amp.

@theonemodifier 8 месяцев назад

Great sustain if you're just plugging it straight into the amp at the end there?????????????

@TheGuitologist 8 месяцев назад

Straight amp. Eminence speaker. SM58 to the board.

@theonemodifier 8 месяцев назад

Wow, that's amazing. I would kill for that sustain without using a compressor or high volume. Is it the Peavey head alone getting you that great sustain, even with your back to the speaker. Or a combination of amp, guitar and speaker? Thanks@@TheGuitologist

@samizdat113 8 месяцев назад

They really are great sounding amps.

@MikeGervasi 7 месяцев назад

I had an original Classic 30 Tweed (with the tube rattle) and that amp kicked serious ass. I later bought another that had some revisions and it didn't have the same sound.

@carpediem4413 7 месяцев назад

Remember working on my Classic 30 and it was a PITA to work on... always had a few gremlins. You gotta get hold of a Crate Palomino (USA - like a V32) the amp is similar but great sounding. Designed by Obeid Kahn (Ampeg, Magnatone, etc). Would be interesting to get you take on the amp. They did suffer from heat issues due to the design of tube location.

@tahitibob96 8 месяцев назад

I modded a classic 30 about 15 years ago. As I recall the pot on the reverb was supposed to be a 10k(?) but only measured 7.5k. There were lots of posts on forums about the anemic reverb. The pots are not standard types and couldn’t be replaced. I put a resistor (2.2k ?) in series with the pot and the reverb became a swamp 😁. The original pots were bleeding to much signal to ground. I called Peavy about it and they said, “Good enough for Peavy specs.”🤦‍♂️

@chrisosti 7 месяцев назад

Another great video brother! I wanted to mention, over the years I've had a number of Peavey amplifiers, and invariably they all have had solder issues, especially their XR600 PA mixers. Not sure why, but many of the solder points will, what I call "volcano", where there's a cracked ring around the component wire. A few minutes with an iron and it's a fix. I will concur that some of the boards are a mf'er to get to, but in general, the Peavey stuff is pretty rugged. Anyways...thanks for the vids...keep 'em coming!

@mikestroud9969 8 месяцев назад

Good video as usual buddy 💯. Have a Question if you see this comment. I have an older 60 watt. Behringer guitar amp, i think it has a blue devil speaker. It has 2 channels. The clean channel works good. But the effects channel isnt working. At all. The digital display is good though. Do you think it would be worth the money to fix it ?? I bought it used and its in storage. Or i could give you more details. Just going off memory. Thanks 👍✌️✌️🎸🎸

@cantyouhearmeknocking1961 8 месяцев назад

Great playing, and that scruffy drummer ain't too bad either. ;-)

@mikeoxley4458 7 месяцев назад

I used the C30 for many years, after using the C50 410 combo, and then the C50 Head with two 1/12 cabs. The C50’s never failed, but my C30 failed four times, due to heat issues. The three circuit boards at right angles are connected by tiny wires that were breaking due to heat. Finally unloaded the amp, for a Supro.

@ianinindy1165 8 месяцев назад

I used to own a 2x12 Classic 50. Got rid of it and replaced it with a Fender Deluxe Reverb. The Classic 50 sounded great til when I sold it.

@nobodynoone2500 8 месяцев назад

I have one. Great amp! Super versatile.

@elcapitan83 7 месяцев назад

My first guitar amp, back in 1998. Decent tone, for the price. Could not live with the reliability. That circuit runs the output tubes extremely hot, especially if you don’t watch your bias settings. Dealbreaker was those flexible jumpers between the multiple PCBs. Just on borrowed time until they eventually fail.

@raygehring 8 месяцев назад

Just got mine fixed a month ago. The repairman was not at all happy with how poorly they are configured internally. and all the obstacles that were in his way to get it fixed.