jkielq91

Hi,

I have the chance to buy an old Peavey Classic £30 for £270. I plan on buying a Classic 30 and have been saving for one brand new for £550. But every one loves the chance to saved some money.

The catch here is that it was made in the early 90's. So it is almost as old as me. I am happy to have old gear, as long as I can trust it will last for years (after paying big money for it). I will be gigging with it.

The amp is not all stock though. The speakers have been upgraded and the tubes are new. It looks to be in good condition.

What are every ones thoughts on this?

Does any one have an old Classic 30 that they can pass opinion on?

What parts can be at risk of wearing out or breaking in an old amp?

Thanks for any replies. Jake.

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ihartfood

what tubes, what speakers?
I've played several early 90s classic 50s and 30s and they all sounded fine. judge it yourself based on sound and aesthetics. I don't think it's quite "vintage" enough to be worried about caps or other shit.
i mean it's a different story if its been sitting in someones garage for 20 years.

i'm no expert so if someone has another opinion or a better understanding I'll back this down. i base this off experience.

edit: 270 pounds is something like $400. That's more than I'd ever pay for a classic 30, hell it's more than I paid for my Classic 50. I understand prices are higher in England but there may be something else that's more bang for your buck over there, like Laney or Orange.

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sloppyjoe24

I got my Classic new, and it works just great for me. It sounds like if he's already upgraded the speaker, then you're in even better shape buying his.

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ProgFolk12

Peavey's are more expensive here. Including a decent speaker swap and new valves that's a pretty good deal.

TS, those things are meant to be pretty solid. Peavey has a top reputation for making bomb proof products. If it's all working now I'd go for it.

Offworld92

I would hold out for a newer version (with the droopy logo). The old ones had some overheating issues IIRC.

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jkielq91

Eminence Cannabis Rex speaker.

I'm not sure on what the valves are.

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jkielq91

Any more thoughts on this? New this amp is £560. I'd be saving half the price but I dont want it going boom on a gig...

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eddiehimself

I bought a pretty old Peavey amp. They're pretty bulletproof to be honest. Loads of people have 80s and 90s Peaveys in their backline set-up.

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jkielq91

Thanks for the info.

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ihartfood

It has a CRex, and new valves. I missed that part. That's not a bad deal at all even over here man. I'd get it.

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jimbob78

It's a great amp, and a very good deal when bought second hand. I wouldn't buy a new one over here in the UK though.
For that price, you could buy 2 and have one as backup... or run them stereo.... or get new pickups/tuners.
I say go for it.

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Kevin Saale

Seems like a good deal to me. Good thing about tube amps is they are relatively simple to repair if something did go wrong. Peavey makes a good product as well so I think you're in good shape

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jkielq91

and affordable to repair?

Buying this will free up cash for me to bring in a guitar as I need another to.

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Kevin Saale

As long as you don't have a transformer go out on you, yes. For a blown component you're probably talking an hour of shop time (50-60$ USD, dunno about over there) and the cost of the component.

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eddiehimself

It costs about £50 to get your power tubes replaced and biased. That's something you will have to do every few years or so with any tube amp, though. I think you really need to stop fretting. At the end of the day, if it's not broken when you bought it, I highly doubt it's just going to suddenly break because of the magic amp fairies or something.

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jkielq91

ok thanks. I'm just playing it safe.

Every ones responses have been very helpful.

The old design Classic looks a lot cooler than the current design with the droopy logo.

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EncoreBlade

My Classic 30 has been doing pretty well. I've also got one from the 90s, which I got used also, and so far it's been a good and reliable amp. I take it out to practice and live shows almost every week and it hasn't failed me yet. Also, unlike yours, mine is still all stock tubes and speakers. This amp is built. Though, one thing is that if you wanna take it out and transport, because of the open back/unprotected tubes, I have to put it in one of the front or back passenger seat foot areas and can't just stick it in the trunk.

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eddiehimself

Can't say I've ever had a problem just lugging it in the boot

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