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Topic: Peavey Delta Blues amp? |
Steve Hotra
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Camas, Washington
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Posted 23 Oct 2009 8:27 pm |
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Has anyone played their pedal steel through this amp?
All tube, with tremolo and reverb.
15" Blue Marvel speaker.
Steve
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Shane Glover
From:
Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 23 Oct 2009 8:41 pm
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Hi Steve,
My brother has one he uses for rythm guitar . I believe they are only 40 watts. It did not have enough head room for me. They are great little amps for guitar. You might have better luck than I did. My band plays pretty loud!!
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Leslie Ehrlich
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted 23 Oct 2009 11:02 pm
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Yep. Not bad, clean or overdriven.
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Marc Jenkins
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Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 24 Oct 2009 12:04 am
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| I often rehearse through one. Sounds really nice for steel at low (no drummer) volumes, although \ I've never tried it any louder. |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 24 Oct 2009 1:23 am
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These are 30 watt amps using 4 EL84's, they are very similar if not the same as the Classic 30's. They tend to be very bright and the Blue Marvel is a fine speaker for a guitar player but tend to break up early for the Steel. The headroom is a tad shy for Steel but keep in mind this is a 30 watt guitar amp, and a fine one at that. I own two Classic 30's and swear by them for Guitar.
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2009 12:32 pm
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I owned 3 of them I think.. Good amps, but for pedal steel they aren't "voiced" quite right,, You can get a nice low volume sound, but most Fender combo amps would be a better choice for pedal steel tone wise.
Not enough headroom either unless you are playing at "no drummer" levels.. bob
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2009 6:02 pm
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You can mod them to fit big steel needs.
They are indeed virtually identical to the C30s, which can also be modded to greatly improve their performance.
Tube holders and protectors for these amps that didn't come with them can be had on ebay. |
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Steve Hotra
From:
Camas, Washington
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Posted 24 Oct 2009 8:42 pm
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Thanks for the feedback!
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Guitars: Rittenberry SD S-10, Gretsch Black Falcon. Effects: Wampler Paisley, Strymon Timeline, Sarno Earth Drive.
Fractal FM9
Amps: Mesa Express 5:25, Jazzkat Tomkat & Boss Katana head / various cabs. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 25 Oct 2009 10:40 am
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| I got one for my baritone guitar. It didn't seem to have the goods for that instrument, so I went pokin' around in it. The transformers were tiny! Right for what Peavey meant for the amp to be, but teeny! I have an old friend who was a Hammond repairman, and he has a HUGE stock of new and scavenged parts. He gave me a new, and again, HUGE transformer meant for some kinda organ. I got a new output xformer from Dr. Z. The DB is a bit hard to work on, because of it's modular internals, but my tech got them in. HUGE improvement for both baritone and steel. I've used it in studios often. Transformers are a very significant component re an amps sound. |
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