Peavey Classic 50 410 Demo

[MaroonPowerRanger]

reppin NZ

[234dilligaf]

I have tried different speakers and went back to the Blue Marvel's, Eminence makes good speakers and did a great job on the Blue Marvels in my opinion. This amp has made me a big time Peavey fan. I still like my Marshall and Fender amps, but this is my favorite all around amp. You can't beat these amps, especially for the money. I am wanting to go check out a Peavey Delta Blues amp sometime soon. Thanks for sharing your video.

[Barni1244]

@234dilligaf

Strangely enough that is my favorite the delta blues 2 10s. I thought the 4 10s would be better but it is fatter and sounds great in clubs. I also have a classic 50 head but the delta blues is light and sounds good., can't go wrong unless you want that fender twang everyone else seems to like but me.

[peskypesky]

sweet sound and nice playing!

[swisskeen]

Sound good man. I have been through a lot of tube amps in my life and am now settled on my Classic 50. . . Peavey all the way!! Peace.

[dmarkj22]

The Peavey Classic 50 is one of the most underrated amps of all time. You will not find a more reliable, durable and versatile amp for the price. It can hold it's own against Boutiques that cost three times as much.

[chosen1Imcoming]

I used to play in a group w a guy who the head version of this but I can't remember does this series have an effects loop...?

[HandRpuffin]

Have you thought about changing the speakers?

[mistersooty]

@HandRpuffin: Why? Nothing wrong with the ones it came with. Actually, I've changed the whole amp. I now use a Dr Z.

[HandRpuffin]

@mistersooty Oh, well I have two Classic 50's and I took out all of the chinese tubes and considering using different speakers. Which Dr Z amp do you have now?

[mistersooty]

@HandRpuffin : Maz 18 210 w/verb.

[MrOzgooner]

@HandRpuffin

What sort of tubes did you use..Did it make much of a difference in tone and sound??

[HandRpuffin]

@MrOzgooner Mullard RI EL84s and TungSol 12ax7s.  Smoother tone, just overall richer tone. Not as gritty as Chinese made tubes. Which is what they put in Peavey amps to keep cost down.

[MrOzgooner]

@mistersooty

What changes in souind did you notice (if any) when you changed the tubes?

[stevespeeder]

Thank you very much.

Video sound is still ok ;)

[Fishpigg]

Hi do you prefer 4x10s to a 2x12?

[mistersooty]

@Fishpigg: They both sound good. I like the punchiness of 10's, but the openess of 12's, so I like both. I usually think more speakers sounds slightly better though.

[LouBoyProductions]

Can anybody help me on deciding what tubes to swap on this classic 50? Im looking for a high gain lead (blackstar,bogner) and a medium clean (standard peavey meets vox). I run a couple of pedals thru there also..but I would love to rely on the true tubes for the distortion...appreciate any help you guys can give.

[mistersooty]

@LouBoyProductions: Changing the tubes will not drastically change the sound of the amp. Any changes will be pretty subtle.

[screamonightmares]

@mistersooty

it will if their old!

[thedeem0N]

@LouBoyProductions neither, get a Fendfer Super Reverb 4x10 &a Line 6 Uber Metal pedal for High Gain....

[NOWNVR]

@thedeem0N i would never use a super reverb and a uber metal pedal for metal get a Marshall or peavey 5150 or something for the price of a super reverb you can get a killer half and still have the 50 for the cleans and lighter distortion. and super reverbs are a very clean amp great for Stevie ray stuff not for metallica IMHO.

[GuillermoSmyser]

@LouBoyProductions Mistersooty is right. Changing the tubes is very subtle. Check a demo of a Egnater rebel 20 or 30. They have two types of tubes and you can dial in combinations (I've tried it and can't tell much difference).

But for the kind of sound you're talking about, try a Mesa Boogie amp. I have the Express 5/25 and it's great for high gain and exactly the clean you're talking about. Not as light as vox but still gets that shimmer in the sound.

[Guppy915]

@LouBoyProductions You need an attenuator.

[Gonzoidz]

It's a great amp, much better than a hot rod deville I had.

[NoGotMoney]

Great amp! I found one for $400 US. Best money I ever spent. Thanks for the video.

[sweetgyy]

nice :)

[lesscunning]

cool demo.

[JStephens320]

I love mine man. Sounds great!

[wacjazz]

Rev order Post..So..SState..Great for some things..clarity, bite, even the modeling amps..tasty, dependable. Pretty much love 'em All! for one thing or another. Same with guitars, they're all good for one thing or another (firewood?)..science says, 'watts-is-watts'..but Our ears tell us another story. It's absolutely amazing how 'tone' can suddenly 'be there'..and be gone just as quickly! (oh..can't help it..lb. of diamonds Doesn't = lb. of potatoes). Thanks for posting this Great Sounding Amp!

[wacjazz]

Age old debate. Generates more heat than light. Your ears are Your ears. I prefer tubes..warmth, tone seems more organic (if you can use that word when you're talking about a big cranked up Marsh with an old Paul..the whole rig humms..shakes a bit and recreates what your fingers are saying..'touch sensitive'). Many factors not mentioned here..for obvious reasons. Plywood on the back of your cab 1/2in. 3/4in..Big tone diff.

[scumcity14]

Watts are watts. period. the reason tube amps seem louder is that when tube amps clip it sounds good..when solid state clips it sounds like shit. so if you plug a 50w.solid state and a 50w tube amp into the same speakers and measure Db BEFORE harmonic distortion they will be about the same..crank both of em and the SS amp will sound like shit and youll turn it off. the tube amp will keep sounding better AND putting out more watts..thus a bit more volume. very simplified explanation..

[SJP444]

What does it sounding better have to do with it being louder? Everyone knows tube amps get much louder than solid state amps. Few people really know why, including myself.

[scumcity14]

Read my explanation closely... because it is putting out more watts..tube amps can easily pass their rated wattage AND still sound good. solid state amps reach there rated wattage and sound like crap (ever max the volume on a so;id state amp...how did that sound??). A marshall JCM800 50watt head is rated at 50watts CLEAN..when you Crank it, by the time you reach full saturation some of them are putting out close to 80 watts. This is assuming all else is equal (speaker sensitivity etc..)

[MrTedeebear]

Why is 50 watts diff for a tube vs 50 watts for solid state? A pound of feathers vs a pound of bricks? ( a pound is a pound.)

If solid state is not a true fifty...then call it what is! 40,30,29.2, 36,47....What ever

Maybe the tube amp is a true 60 watts....

Did u walk to school or carry your lunch?

Think! Think u tards....

[mistersooty]

Have you ever played a 50 watt tube amp next to a 50 watt solid state? Even better, try a 10 watt tube next to a 10 watt solid state. I get what you're saying, perhaps in theory they are the same, but experience suggests that all is not equal.

[taygoo13]

@mistersooty How loud did you put the post up.

[mistersooty]

I think about 3 quarters, ie 3 0'clock. That's how loud I normally used to go with it the post.

[Taygoo15]

@mistersooty how loud do you put the pre gain do get that power tube distortion

[mistersooty]

@Taygoo15: The trick is to get the Post cranking as much as possible, and only use the Pre to dial in any extra gain you need.

[Taygoo15]

@mistersooty yeah but i played one of these and cranked the post and it was still clean.

[mistersooty]

@Taygoo15: Yep. The pre is where all the saturated gain is, but you want to try not to have that too high, or it gets a bit fizzy. So you'll need preamp gain for distortion, but try to balance it so that you have a decent amount of Post, and only as much Pre as you need.

[Taygoo15]

@mistersooty so do you have to put the pre up to drive the power tubes

[mistersooty]

@Taygoo15: The only way to get power tube breakup is to turn the amp up loud.

[mistersooty]

@mistersooty: Hey, I think I've found the answer to this arguement. Tube amps seem to be usually measured on the amout of clean wattage, before they start breaking up. For instance, my Maz 18 is 18 watts at clipping, but actually more like 30 at full output. A solid state 18 watter would probably be more like 18 watts max output, which would sound significantly less impressive.

[randompersonsband1]

Think of a tube amp as a gas powered car and a solid state amp as an electric car. Solid state amps can throw all the digital modeling they want on to them. They will NEVER be as good sound or as loud as tube amps. Plus how do you think they will sell solid state amps if all the idiots out there didn't buy them cause they don't know the difference.

[sthugh]

@randompersonsband1,

You must not have played through a good solid state amp. Tons of people have gotten great sounds out of them from Holdsworth to Metheny to Keaggy, on and on. There are some guys who buy a Fender tube amp for the cranked distortion. It's great for blues and country. Some buy a late model Marshall for metal crap. But There are a lot more people (especially the fusion crowd) who much prefer the distortion from a solid state source i.e. analog pedals such as a Tube Screamer.

[brownbigb]

@sthugh bb plays a ld series L5, but clean sound are good on solid state. it's when you try to overdrive the power section that you run into trouble. solid state can sound good, and some react very well to pedals for distortion.

[sthugh]

I kind of agree with you. You don't want to over-drive a transistor amp's power output section. However, the built-in distortion channels some of them have can sound quite exceptional with the right guitar. As a general rule I've never heard a solid state amp's distortion that sounded good with a Fender guitar. Sometimes they work great on a Les Paul or 335 though for prettier front pickup sounds ala Larry Carlton types of sounds. Those Hartley Thompsons sure worked for Holdsworth.

[YogiSizzle]

I guess BB King and Albert King had horrible tone then considering they played mostly solid state amps, and BB still does

[sthugh]

"Solid state amps... will NEVER be as good sound or as loud as tube amps."

Not exactly true. Tube amps suffer the same problem that SS amps do in that most of them aren't worth dragging home. You have to find a good one. Ever hear a blackface Fender Concert amp? Or one of the old Fender Pro amps? Horrid sounding things. I'll take a good sounding SS amp over a bad sounding tube amp any day, and there are some very good sounding SS amps--Pierce, Hartley Thompson etc.

[brownbigb]

@MrTedeebear idiot. you should think before sticking a foot in your mouth. at 50 watts(not a measure of sound pressure) a tube amp puts out a lot more decibells( a measurement of sound pressure), than a solid state. kind of like a cubic foot of bricks weighs more than a cubic foot of feathers. get it tard?

[dos195]

@MrTedeebear

I agree with mistersooty. The tube is definitely louder, but also has better tone.

[gillsy58]

@MrTedeebear 50 watts is 50 watts I don't care where you get it from. It's all in the design of the amp. A well designed tube amp has great harmonic content, and often sounds more open. Many people confuse a more open and fuller sound with greater output! 50 watts is 50 watts. Period!

[tommart123]

@gillsy58 actually in tube amps the wattage tends to refer to the power output before it starts to break up and distort, whereas with solid state the wattage is the maximum output.

[CrazyLongboard]

I hear that tubes are louder then solid states, is this true?

[mistersooty]

Yeah, 50 watts tube power is way more grunty than 50 watts solid state.

[CrazyLongboard]

Im thinking about getting this amp, does it do well in band situation and gigs?

Is it plenty loud?

[mistersooty]

yes, great with a band. So loud I never turned it up full for fear of deafening myself permanently! ;) Great amp, do it.

[rickeygottheblues]

these fans is why these amps seldom ever have tubes go bad

[snwbrdsccr]

is this amp good for gigging?

[mistersooty]

Great amp for gigging. Very robust and reliable.

[tarz200321]

what i really like is that guitar...but great amp and great video..

[mistersooty]

Yeah, that gat is gone now unfortunatelty. Was a nice axe.

[CollinKessels]

At first, nice playing!

And nice amp ofcourse.

But one question. Do you know how it sounds with a dist. pedal in front?

Because i want to buy a new amp and for my thick dist. sound i use a tonebone plexi.

Thanks!

[mistersooty]

This amp takes pedals better than any I have heard. It loves them - ALL of them. So yes, your pedal will sound great.

[vanhalenkid]

your guitar looks very david gilmour lol. I love it! good tone btw

[mistersooty]

By the way, I nearly sold this, but it's mine again now. I decided the DRRI isn't a long term answer for me. Will probably hold on to the Classic 50 a wee while longer.

[rickeygottheblues]

i also have a cab with celestion speakers sounds great not as sterel as the original 4 10s

[rickeygottheblues]

i looked at a deluxe reverb this amp was sitting beside it i took this one its a great amp i play blues classick rock and even a little country this amp does it all this is one piece of equipment i want be geting rid of

[Paladin19652007]

This set up has a really nice sound - tube amp with 4x10's. Nice combo. Why would you sell it ? A lot amps out there sound bad, but not this one.

[mistersooty]

Make no mistake, I love this amp, it's been so good over the last 10 years in so many different situations. But I bought a Fender 65 DRRI for something a little more portable, because the PV is so big and heavy. Now I find I hardly use the PV because the DRRI is more convenient. I need some money to live so yes, I am now looking at selling the PV. I figure it'll be easy to replace if I decide I want another one. They go pretty cheap second hand because people don't realise how good they are.

[MaxalotlNZ]

Hey i'm from NZ too and am thinking of buying one of these, would you say the fan is too loud for recording? Cheers

[mistersooty]

It's not too loud, because it sounds good at low levels too. Unless you're looking for clean channel power tube breakup, because at full power that's near unattainable, unless you do what I did and take out two of the power tubes to halve the power, in which case clean channel breakup becomes possible at recording levels, as long has you have a robust mic! Really, this amp can do it all, hard to believe I might be selling mine.

[mistersooty]

I just realised I read your question wrong. I missed the word 'fan'. No, I don't find the fan is an issue at all. I've never heard the fan in any recording I've dove. As I say, the fan on this amp is quieter than the idle noise on my DRRI. It did get noisier over time, but I replaced it (you can get the exact same size fan from Jaycar), and now it's nice and quiet again. You can always just disconnect the fan if it bugs you.

[neutronrobot]

Great video!

Do you usually run the Master pretty wide open or do you crank the normal channel and keep the Master pretty low? I keep reading you should crank the master to make this amp sound best.

[mistersooty]

Varies, I've tried both and everything in between, doesn't seem to be a huge difference. On the drive channel it seems to make more of a difference. I usually run the 'post' quite high with the master as my overall level control. This seems to give a tighter, more punchy OD.

[ellsondaman]

thanks for the reveiw on this amp!!! you were the only person who reveiwed the higher level distortion and i thank you for that i am pretty sure i am going to buy this amp

[Ineededanaccount0]

This is the amp I have, I use it for everything, and I also don't use anything but the overdrive and reverb built into it

[jingwah]

dude the overdrive channel is pretty good wow hahaha love it mr sooty!

[tarz200321]

that Classic 50 410 looks alot bigger than the other clips i saw. is that cuz he said the amp was 9 years old? or is it just me?

[mistersooty]

Yes, it's grown up over the years. Nah, there's a 4x10 and a 2x12, the 4x10 is taller. Also, I put some small castors on the bottom of mine, which I guess raises it up a little.

[slighe39]

Very cool. I used to have one I got for $200 u.s. funds and ended up selling it, which I still regret. I think of all the Peavey Classics, the 50 410 has the sweetest sounds, as you've demonstrated. Nice playing as well.

[mistersooty]

In the last month I have played live with a Vox AC15TV handwired, a blonde Fender Blues Deluxe, and a Ceriatone DC30 clone (great amp that one). After playing through all those, and now also owning a Fender 65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue, the PV Classic 50 remains my favourite amp.

[msihcs]

Great amp. I just ran across one of these this past weekend for $300. I couldnt believe the tone coming out of that thing. I havent had a chance to put it to the pedal test to see how it takes pedals but this is a hell of an amp!!

[mistersooty]

Man, no amp takes pedals like this one does. It LOVES them. It eats them for breakfast. This amp was made for pedals. I'm also experimenting with running mine on half power, because the clean channel sounds incredible cranked into OD, but you have to blow the roof off to do it!

[aceshigh16]

I'm getting one of these amps once I sell my windsor! What are you doing to get it at half power?

[mistersooty]

You can take out ywo of the power tubes (the bigger ones - EL84's), but it needs to be either the outside two or the inside (middle) two. Also if you're going to do this, you should plug the speaker cabinet into the 8ohm socket, rather than the usual 16ohm one. But make sure you switch the amp off before you unplug the speaker cabinet, don't unplug the cabinet with the amp switched on.

[mistersooty]

Great buy by the way. They sound better with age too. The speakers don't need upgrading, they just need time. They sound real nice after a few good years eh!

[telecasterman18]

Hey Bud, how does it sound when the tubes go bad in these things? I keep getting this faint "farty" noise when I play at low volumes. It isn't really overpowering or anything, but it is annoying.

[mistersooty]

'Farty' sounds like a speaker problem. I've never had a tube go 'bad' as such, but when my tubes got really old, they started getting a little crackly, and I got various pops and whirrs coming through.

[telecasterman18]

When I say "farty" I mean I am hearing a slight crackling noise. Like I said though, it's not too overpowering, it's really faint. Let's say I play the harmonic notes over fret 5, the notes definately come in, but this reall quiet crackle does also, then it kinda fades back out. I have never changed the tubes in this amp yet, so I am bad at describing what it sounds like.

[mistersooty]

Yeah, that sounds to me like your power tubes are getting old. Try replacing them.

[AlexanderBlueAvenue]

hey guy, me again. I wanted to know is this too much amp for a college dorm? I was thinking about a classic 30 but the lack of a standby has really deterred me away. thanks and awesome playing

[mistersooty]

OK, two things to say to that. Firstly, one of the things I love about this amp is that it has a broad volume sweep. This means while it can get stupidly loud, it also sounds great at bedroom levels, and is easily manageable at low volumes. So yes, it'd be fine. But the other thing is that the lack of a standby is really not a big deal on the Classic 30, it's not going to cause it any harm because it's a lower wattage. But then again, the Classic 30 does hum a bit when idle.

[marioramones]

I'm going to buy one ebay, but I don't know if I should buy it with 4 10" speakers or 2 12", any sudgestions?... by the way the one with 4 speakers seems a bit older, the other one was manufactured on 2001

[mistersooty]

I haven't used the 212 as much, so I'm not sure what to say. I love the 410, but it is quite heavy. If you're micking one speaker alot, like for live and recording, you may prefer to be micking one 12" rather than one 10", and you may resent carrying 4 speakers around when you're only using one of them. But both amps are really good.

[marioramones]

I'm more interested in the distortion of this thing... how does it sound??

[mistersooty]

Um, like it does in the distortion part of this video.

[marioramones]

Right but you can't tell much because of the quality of the sound, I'm just asking for your opinion...

[mistersooty]

I really like the drive channel on this amp, and it can be shaped really well with the master volume, pre, and post controls. It can do anything from blues to classic rock to grunge, even kind of hair metal with high output pickups. I used the drive channel on this amp as my main overdrive for 9 years, but I recently found a couple of drive pedals I really liked so I'm using them now. But yeah, it has a good drive channel. Although it would be better if there were seperate eq's per channel.

[marioramones]

thanks!

[stratele76]

That amp sounds fantastic!!Which amp do you prefer the peavey or the fender deluxe reverb??Which has the better clean tone???

[mistersooty]

At the moment I'm favouring the DRRI slightly because it's new and exciting and more portable. But the Classic 50 is more versatile and takes pedals better. It's also a lot more powerful. The PV is like a blank canvas that can be moulded and shaped with pedals, where as the DRRI kinda fights back, and demands it's own way. I'm happy to have both amps. I've considered selling this one, but it's just too darn good. Clean guitar straight into amp, no pedals, the DRRI probably wins.

[Sean2112bd]

This sounds really good. I know you already did a demo of the souonds in this video, but how would you describe them. Is the clean like a fender clean? Is the distortion similar to a Marshall. I'm just curious because I plan on getting a tube amp in the future.

[mistersooty]

I would say the clean is more Vox like than Fender like. A little darker and more mid-rangey than most Fenders. I love the cleans on this, especially on mine, because it's aged really nicely. It's warm yet sparkly. I just bought a Fender DRRI too though, so now I have the best of both world. I don't know what to compare the distortion too. It's not as crunchy as Marshall, but much higher gain than a Vox. It's always sounded like classic ZZ Top to me ('she's got legs' era). What amps do they use?

[AlexanderBlueAvenue]

hey awesome video! you should make more videos of the lead channel man, it sounds great here but it seems like you use OD pedals in the other vids. Im thinking about one of these as a backup gig amp to my lonestar. take care

[mistersooty]

You're right, I do use pedals now, but I used the amps overdrive for nearly 9 years. Only just started using pedals last year, and then only because I found the G2D Custom, the only overdrive pedal I've ever liked better than the amps OD channel. I used to just use the drive channel and boost it occasionally with a DOD Juice Box.

[AdamTheFenderBender]

I'm getting one of these on ebay- should be getting it in a week or two I LVE THIS AMP I also prefer it over the fender amps very nice piece of equipment.

[Soujurn]

The Classic 50 and the Classic 30 were great little amps. Though I never cared for the boost they built in. Mine takes to pedals really well too. I changed the tubes in mine to NOS GE and RCA. And I swapped out the speaker for a Celestion Vintage 30. Man, what an improvement that made.

[mistersooty]

The Classic 50 doesn't have that boost. I actually think the Classic 30 boost sounds kinda cool on the drive channel, for more of a 70's classic rock kinda drive. I agree that it sounds pretty bad on the clean channel though. My friend just bought a C30, and I've been more impressed with it than I expected I'd be. Still, probably not about to trade in my 50 for a 30. I just bought a Fender Deluxe Reverb RI actually, nice amp, but mines a bit hissy. The C50 will remain my number one amp for now.

[murraymuzza]

Nice playing mate , i bought the 2x12 version about 12 months ago , great sound but the fan is very noisy , couldn't record from it with a mic , and the three jacks for the foot switch and the return and send jacks are in a prick of a place , other than that a great sounding amp , keep rocking brother .

[mistersooty]

I find mine fine for recording, never hear the fan on plaback. Perhaps your fan is noisier. My fan got noisier over the years, so I replaced it. Thankfully they're basically just a CPU fan that you can find at most electronics stores. Mine is a lot quiter now. The noise of the fan is no way near as loud as the idle hiss on my Fender.

[murraymuzza]

Thanks for the reply , i'll replace my fan one day because it is extremely noisy , no amp noise at all , i just bought a line 6 UX2 for recording with gearbox soft ware , its a great program , i have made a couple of recordings with it , you can dial up any amp you want and any foot pedal , they are good sounds with no noise or hiss , also has 2 mic inputs with any mic you want to dial up , only $130 US check it out mate regards Muzz

[urheadonastick]

I've had many amps in my days Marshalls, Mesa Boogies, Fenders etc. this amp is a real keeper!

[SoloBen247]

im thinking of buying the peavey classic 50 but they have only the new looking models in stock (with the little peavey circle logo) is that version just as good as this? or will it still sound as good?

[mistersooty]

As far as I know it's the same amp, except they use Electro Harmonix tubes now, which is actually probably an improvement on the originals. I don't like the new look much though, especially as you can't just whip off that horrid Peavey logo like you can with the old ones. The only other thing is they sound a little too bright new, because of unbroken in speakers, but this is just a time thing. Once the speakers break in it should pretty much sound the same.

[SoloBen247]

alright thanks

[Marcusnoo]

I dont own this amp myself, but every time I play small clubs I borrow this from a friend.

Incredibly versitile amp that sounds good with any pedal(allright, when I forgot to set pre to 9 o clock and the post to 3 o cloc it got rather ignorant of my wah pedal) and very nice tone on any volume(I usually ask the audience if they want me to crank it up:p)

Great vid man, showed us a bit of what this thing can do!

Keep on rockin!

[hagtar12]

I appreciate your vid. I am looking for a tube amp and was considering this one. Your demo made my decision. I am going to order it. Thx again.

[mistersooty]

Just to clarify something, when I say 'beats the Fenders', I'm referring solely to the Hot Rod series (and earlier 'Blues' series), which were brought out in direct competition to these Peavey's. Although I do really like the cleans on those amps, the Classic 50 is a much mre versatile amp, with a much better drive channel and a true master volume, making it more useable at lower volumes. In a head to head with those particular Fender models, I believe the Classic 50 wins hands down.

[urheadonastick]

I also have a classic 50 another member in my band has a fender devile the Peaver kills it and he agrees!

[mistersooty]

I was actually planning on buying a Deville the day I got this. Fortunately the store had both amps, and I got to do a head to head shootout. Obviously, I agree with your assesment!

[mistersooty]

...but so many people buy the Devilles because of the brand. I bet if they changed the brands around this amp would be a massive seller!

[SpiritLevelBubble]

I had one a few years ago, and I curse myself to this day for selling it... Fantastic amp, in my opinion. Granted, at that time I didn't have a lot of points of reference, but it was great. Only thing I missed was an FX loop. But I think Peavey might have added that to later models.

[mistersooty]

Odd, I'm sure these have always had an FX loop, it's tucked out of the way in behind the footswitch jack. You have to know where to look for it. Mine is 9 years old and it has one. I was working in music stores when these first cam out, I'm sure they always had one.

[donsimon76]

I have a 1992 Classic 50 head and it does not have a effects loop either.

[karatechopsueycide]

So you changed to JJ"s and didn't notice a difference? I have a Classic 50 212 and thought of changing to JJ's. I'm also thinking of using a Hot Plate and putting in Celestion Vintage 30's

[mistersooty]

I noticed a difference - I thought it sounded worse. Made my overdrive too harsh. I kept the JJ's power tubes, which cleaned up the crackle without affecting the tone too much. I also kept the 'phase inverter', and I put back my old preamp tubes in the 1 and 2 position. That seemed to give me back the sound I was after, and was the best compromise. The celestions would improve it if you have a newer amp with that real top end they have new, but my speakers have mellowed really nicely over time.

[Khaled1Rules]

Good for surf??

[mistersooty]

Na, it'll probably sink. It's not very boyant and it's got no fins.

Actually, it's great for surf. It has nice cleans and a decent Reverb, so yeah.

[Khaled1Rules]

Any chance you could upload a video with 2 volume, 3 bass, 7 treble, and 7 reverb, no mids. Please?

[SoloBen247]

is this amp just as good as the classic 30 just louder?

[mistersooty]

No, in my opinion the Classic 50 is far superior to the Classic 30. The C30 has no presence control, and more importantly, no master volume. The master volume in the C50 really helps you sculpt the sound, especially on the dirty channel. Turning the post up loud gives you a much fatter sound, but with the master you can do this at reasonable volumes. If the 30 was as goos as the 50, I'd sell my 50 and get a 30, because I get sick of lugging this this around.

[SoloBen247]

Alright thanks ill invest in buying one itll be my first tube amp.

Thanks

[azure0099]

I have the Classic 50 head & love it. Stays clean all the up, really thick & clear. I also a Delta Blues but not as versitile, distorts about 1/2 up the volume.

[mistersooty]

I haven't tried that particular pedal, but the Classic 50 works great with pedals. I have 10 pedals (not counting my tuner and AB box) and they all sound awesome through my amp. I've heard goos things about the BB Preamp, so I'm sure it'd be phat.

[Timeeey90]

what do you think about combining this with a BB preamp plus? :)

[Tedzomplin]

I agree, mate.The Peavey Classic series amps ROCK! I have a C50 head from 97.Tough amp,sounds killer.Now of course, I need the 4x10 combo version.Had the 2X12 combo once.I think the 4x10 set-up has a bigger,more open,fuller sound.I dig these amps for live work,and they record real well too.Great video,nice playing!Thanks for the cool demo.

[1337DementedOne]

wow...this thing is like a fender hot rod deville, except that with much better distorion. SOLD

[echodeluxe]

very very awesome demo. i have had a peavey classic 50 for three years, and sold it because im an idiot...

sounds great, awesome playing. thanks for the excellent video!

[Dusty18Man]

Beautiful guitar playing. I actually had an opporunity to get the Classic 50 for $375, but skipped it and got the Classic 100 for $450 due to the large size of events my youth group does. I think I'm going deaf from it though, WHAT!?, just kidding, nobody said anything...LOL. Keep on playin' mate.

[mistersooty]

Crikey, Classic 100? Don't even know it. Man, I use this amp to play some pretty big events, and the master volume never goes past about 4 or 5. I can't see why anyone would need a louder amp than this. Thanks for the comments!

[dannymarx123]

hi can i ask what pickups are in your strat? cheers... love the tone :0)

[mistersooty]

I'm pretty sure I've already answered the pickup question here somewhere, but it's just stock pickups in the US Deluxe HSS Strat, the SCN's neck and middle and the DH1 Humbucker. I've actually sold that guitar now and got the latest version of the American Standard instead. Gonna put some Dimarzio Area series noiseless single coil pickups in that soon, so I'll do a vid of how they sound.

[Clarkymonster]

Nice demo and nice playing mate. :-)

[geeterman98]

i have the classic 30,and i love it,the volume issues arent as big with it,my only complaints about it is that the combo doesnt come with an optional 2x12 or 4x10,fan or a standby. the later 2 are easy enough to fix tho.you can only get it with a single 12,therefore i bought the head and a 2x12 cab

[mistersooty]

Cool. I don't have any volume issues at all with the 50. If you want a Classic 30 with a bigger cabinet (and a Tremolo) try a Delta Blues. Great amp.

[yuga27]

Hi, did you ever compare your 410 with 212 version of the same amp?

I was thinking to by Classic 30, but I took Valve King 112. I think it's more for what I'm playing (see my video). But still have my doubts, and I would like to have them both :)

You have great amp and great sound.

[suttonfandamily]

Hey man, yeah I tried the 212 at the time, liked the 410 better back then, but haven't tried the 212 for like, ten years. I watched your vid, is that your amps distortion or a pedal? Sounds really good, very similar to Satch's sound. Nice playing too! I'd say you probably have the right amp by the sounds of it.

[yuga27]

It's pure amps distortion, nothing makes the sound like tubes :) I hate processors, even pedals. Only pedal I use is Boss CS-3 Compressor Sustainer, but only for clear channel and when I need some harmonics (it boosts low signal).

Your amp is great (Lynyrd Skynyrd use the same 410, there's probably reason for that), only problem I can see is war with neighbors :). If you want the great sound out of it, you must turn the volume on (tubes like that) and 50 watts in tubes, that's LOUD. :)

[mistersooty]

Suttonfandamily is me too by the way. Accidently replied to your comment with my family account. I have actually been thinking about selling this for a Delta Blues, just because it's a bit less power and weight. But one of the good things about the Classic 50 is that it does sound good at reasonable volumes. The master control helps in that respect.

[kasparsq]

Hi, what pickups are you using for your strat?

[mistersooty]

It's a 2004 US Deluxe with stock pickups, SCN's in the neck and middle, DH-1 Humbucker in the bridge.

[Locolacho]

lol had me confused for a sec cos i own a peavey classic 50, and a 59 bassman.. that looks like my bassman.. mny classic 50 is a twin, both tweed though. neways nice clip, cya

[Coyote10988]

beautiful. Im selling my old jetta to get one lol. just beautiful.

[mistersooty]

My EQ's were all flat (12 oclock), except for when I tried a 'metal sound' (which I know didn't come out particularly 'metally'. At that point I wound the mids back to zero. Incidently, the mids have basically stayed there since, because the clean sounds a bit better like that. The bluesy part at the end is with the mids still scooped. Post is 3 o'clock, pre is 12 o'clock, execpt in the 'metal' part. It's pretty easy to get a good sound outta this amp!

[sologtrstewie]

what where the settings on the amp?

I am really considering this amp in a head form

chris