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Topic: Fender blues JR or Peavey classic 30 for Tele? |
Terry Sneed
From:
Arkansas,
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Posted 19 May 2007 8:12 pm |
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I've played through a Blues JR, but Hadn't played through a Classic 30. I love the tube tone I get from the JR, how about the classic 30, anybody compared them? Thanks
Terry |
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 20 May 2007 2:37 am
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| Bill Lawrence told me that he thinks the Peavey Classic series are among the best-designed amps of the last thirty years - my Classic 30 is a real workhorse, that's for sure. Ken Fox and other amp technicians have said that the newest series of Fenders have some physical layout problems that may affect their overall reliability - there was a thread about the Steel King recently where Ken laid in with his opinion. |
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Jerry Erickson
From:
Atlanta,IL 61723
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Posted 20 May 2007 6:11 am
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| They both sound good,have 12" speakers and have reverb. The Blues Jr. is 18 watts and has the Fat switch to give you a gain boost and the Classic 30 is 30 watts and has a footswitchable channel for overdrive. How loud and clean do you need to be would be the question. |
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Roman Sonnleitner
From:
Vienna, Austria
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Posted 20 May 2007 1:09 pm
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Both great amps, that really go well with the Tele - the 30W Peavey will have a bit more clean headroom than the 15 W Fender.
Also consider the Carvin Vintage 16, another amp in the same price- and power-range, that works well with a Tele. |
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 20 May 2007 2:35 pm
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| Don't forget the Delta Blues! Another killer Peavey tube amp. The Fender sound is OK but the Tweed Peavay sound rocks! |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 21 May 2007 2:51 am
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The Peavey Classic Series, 50's and 30's are sometimes referred to as the cheap mans Dr. Z's , using the EL84's.
These are GREAT amps they sound great and they crank....
My bandmate Matt, has been using Classic 50's for 2 or 3 years now and he also has a Dr Z MAZ 38...I actually prefer the 4x10 Classic 50 over the Z Maz 38.. |
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Al Sato
From:
Texas Hill Country
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Posted 21 May 2007 9:23 am
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I think that the Classic 30 is a great Tele amp. You may or may not like the reverb on either amp (I don't really care for either one and I like the Holy Grail pedal better, but that's just me). To me the Blues Jr. sounds just a little boxy by comparison to the Classic 30. I put a Weber California in my Classic 30. Wow! I also prefer the 30 watts.
Al
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Mike Brown
From:
Meridian, Mississippi USA
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