Peavey Classic 30

Bought second hand as a Head! Seems the previous owner not only removed the speaker but cut the cabinet down too. Standard channel switched tube amp with clean and OD channels, FX loop, boost (should be f/switched). Used in a normal context, a good all rounder with hidden talents!

Used with a Peavey 112E cabinet the amp served well as a clean/jazz sound at low level (theatre pit) but the o/d channel didn't seem to be up to much. However (and this is where the story really starts) with all controls flat out (not reverb) , plugged into a Palmer speaker simulator and straight into a desk (no speaker), the thing bursts into life! Controlling levels from the guitar (Les Paul) the full range of clean, crunch, heavy crunch and searing leads can be acheived. I've been looking for a Marshall PA20 to do this with but the Peavey has halted the search. it doesn't even need a drive pedal up front. Even with setting flat out there is very little if any noise from the amp. Because the cab has been reduced the reverb is too close to everything else and can't be used, but is a studio it wouldn't be used anyway! The valves have been replaced with JJs

I have and will depend on it, mainly as a studio tool, tho' its not inconceivable to use it on stage through a rack and power amp. I never use a backup and have only had one amp blow on me (egnater tol100) but that was S/H and I hadn't checked the condition of the valves (Doh!). It is also worth noting that using the amp flat out (as above) will very likely shorten the valve life

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I have been playing professionally for 28 years, mostly commercial work and have been through a lot of gear in that time! Current favourites are Peavey Delta Blues (big sound) Marshall 30'th anniversary head and the above classic 'head' A variety of guitars but principally Les Pauls (40th anniversary-P100's, Standard with Duncan Custom & Dimarzio Norton, Professional & Recording-low impedance p/ups) and several others :)
As I said, I have been looking for a small Marshall (PA20 or Lead Bass 20 ). They are great for recording but the Classic 30 head and a Palmer do the business. I t would have to be replaced. One whinge (and this goes for the Delta aswell), a standby switch please!

Just a slight re-cap here, as I wanted to pass along a few small suggestions in case anyone was interested. Bought the amp new in Oct. 2003. So far I've tried the stock speaker (sounds like cardboard), an Eminance Legend V12 (distorted way, way to soon), a Celestion Greenback (liked the cleans but not the right speaker for the OD channel. Too fuzzy), and have settled for a 16 ohm, 30 watt ceramic Weber Blue Dog. Gave me a bit more clean, smooth headroom and helped tame some of the high end from the OD channel. I've also found out that this amp is a torture chamber for tubes. So I built a cabinet and have the Weber housed in that. (Not using a speaker in the Peavey cab at all.) Made the amp sound much better and much bigger. So far JJ tubes seem to sound the best but I may still experiment a bit. Currentley using ECC83S's in V1 and V2 and using a balanced phase invertor (also a ECC83S in V3. Using JJ EL84 power tubes with a #35 heat rating. Call Bob at Eurotubes and he'll set you up right. Seeing how this amp seems to be a bit dark sounding by nature/design, I've found that using an Aphex Punch Factory compressor does wonders for the clean channel. Really add's a beautiful presence to the sound. Give's the cleans more "glass." IMHO I feel that this amp is best suited for single coil style pickups. I've got a Tele with Lindy Fralins Blues Specials that sounds GREAT thru the clean channel. Even with the compressor off it sounds great. On the OD channel I've got it set for a mild crunch and it works well for me. I have'nt quite come to grips with this amp as far as humbuckers go. When using humbuckers I really rely on the compressor for the clean channel because without it the sound is still too dark and the humbuckers just break things up way to early for me, but even still I still get a bit of breakup. The only way I can get a good OD/distortion with humbuckers is by using a pedal thru the clean channel. So far I like the Tonebone Hot British for distortion the best. That pedals got some serious chunk to it! I'm no expert by any means, just passing on a few tip's in case anybody was interested. I'm also open for suggestion so if you've found something that's worth trying you can e-mail me at: Vics2@aol.com

Tube amp with pretty basic features -- bass treble mid controls, reverb, clean/drive channels, boost switch, FX loop and ext. cab line out. Reverb and clean/drive are foot-switched; boost is not. It would be a great thing if the boost were foot-switched. I don't use the drive channel so I don't care about that, and I don't know why I would need to foot-switch the reverb. I'm giving it an 8 in features due to non-foot-switchable boost.

I play blues with a custom strat and a 1974 Guild Bluesbird with the original humbuckers. I've had this amp for two years and have developed some definite opinions. After months of increasing dis-satisfaction with the sound, I finally replaced the tubes with JJs (the blues package from Eurotubes), which made a very distinct difference. This was heartening so I proceeded to replace the stock speaker with an Eminence Legend 122 from Avatar. At this point I am extremely satisfied with the tone I get from my Classic 30. It's a beautiful open and chimey sound that's just what I've always wanted. I highly recommend these upgrades. The Legend 122 is not well-known, but it's a very fine speaker with an alnico magnet and just right for blues.

The drive channel stopped driving after about a year. It just sounds slightly muddy. I don't care since I never liked the drive on the amp and always use the clean channel with a Nobels overdrive, so I've never had it looked at. It might be a simple fix, although replacing the tubes made no difference. Other than that, it's been fine.

Haven't dealt with them.

I've been playing for a long time. My rig is pretty simple -- strat or bluesbird through a nobels odr-1 overdrive to the clean channel. With the tube and speaker upgrades, I'm very happy with my tone. If it got lost or stolen, I'd look into other amps just for a change, but unless it gets lost or stolen I've got no intention of replacing it.

Bought new but the amp was the older version without the tube guard.To me this amp is a great investment.It is hard to beat the price and sound.I am puzzled at some of the reviews that give this amp a low score.They may have wanted the the amp to be something it is not.The amp is plenty loud for classic rock and blues.

As others have stated,the stock speaker is not the best..This amp is good for the price point.I added a Vintage 30 and better tubes and this helps the amp sound much better.The amp is not a Fender or Messa and if that is the sound you want then spend the extra cash to get your sound.I like the Classic 30 because it does not sound like those amps.It is very responsive to how you play and this allows the player to experience what tube amps are all about.The sound and the feel make a tube amp desirable.Tube guys know what I mean by this.When I just want to rock out at lower volumes I always seem to grab the Classic 30.With a little time and tweaking you can get a great sound out of this amp.But for gigs I will stick with my more durable boutique amps.

The amp is not like the old Peavey's.You could and I have bounced them out of the band trailer and they would not miss a lick.I am afraid you would have to baby this amp.Good for home use but not to sure about using it as a regular gig amp.The tube holders,knobs and tube sockets look and feel cheap.

I have emailed them in the past about a few things and they did not respond.

A great sounding amp for the money.Not built like a Fender or Marshall.Peavey should be proud of the sound but ashamed of the lack of quality.Peavey use to build amps that could withstand a hurricane but sounded like crap.Now they build amps that sound good but are built like crap.

1x12 combo, 3 band eq, hey, we all know. It gets an eight for this category. Although I'm into the whole 'don't get one without 2 eq channels if you need 2 eq channels', etc., I don't think there's an excuse for the lack of a line or DI out on any decent amplifier these days. So a nine 'cause it's got what you need, if it had a DI or post-preamp out it would rate a ten. Eq it good, reverb works, don't kick the tank around please.

Bonus marks for the funky tweed look and dials that go to 12.
Loses marks for the boost function being useless and not footswitchable.

This is where the thing shines. I play only originals and for what I play this is great. Clean sounds are not really sparkling but that's what tubes do, and the louder you go the sweeter they get. Dirty sounds are heaven for me. I have had this particular distortion sound in my head for around two years and this is the only amp that can deliver (gain at 5-6, bass at 11, mid at 5, treble at 6, no reverb). However, for more orthodox rock tone it can fly too. Try not to have fun when you crank up the gain to 11. If you are into tube distortion and not a metalhead then this does it. Harmonics shine through, power cords are tight and focused. And it gets loud.

I set this up in the shop next to a Laney LC-30, Marshall TSL-60 combo and that small H&K tube combo which escapes me. I liked this the most.

Bonus marks for getting that sound out of my head and into my guitar.
Loses marks for the boost function being useless.

Peavey = rock solid. Mine has the tube guard built in; I can see how people might have problems without it. Second hand and never lets me down. I rehearse without a backup. I gig with multiple amps.

Manuals could be better; take a page from Line 6, guys.
Never had to deal with them, see the previous section.

Only been playing 6 years. PRS Santana, Gretsch 1910, Maton EBG-808Cl, Gibson ES-175 reissue (I love this guitar!). Bixonic Expandora, Line 6 mm4, dl4 and fl4, Akai Variwah, Boss DS-1, NS-2, CS-1. I dial in my distortion sound, a little tremolo, Gretsch on the neck p/u, and that's my guitar heaven. Maybe yours? Maybe not. Line it up against all the other amps in your store and try them out. Buy the one you like the most, that works for your style, and forget the brand bullshit. This is a great little combo with a top tube sound that won't kill the bank and is reliable as all hell. You can do some easy mods to it if you want and it looks classy. Pedals sound great and good guitars better. This amp lets me have some fun and it will for you too.

I also play a Line 6 Flextone 3 XL and Marshall TSL-100 stack. They are great amps too but in their own way, just as this is.

Try it! Have fun.

I really wish this amp had a footswitchable boost (like a traynor or boogie). Its a decent amp, great as a backup, but not quite "prime time" as a main amp. Check out http://thejambones.com to see what I play.

You can crunch the lead pretty well, but the clean channel is a bit distorted for my liking. When I play a "clean chord" dammit I want it CLEAN! My nomad 45 does that. The speaker was replaced so its now an eminence - it doesn't seem to matter - the amps clean channel ain't that clean....

Peavey stuff is made like a tank. Get a tube guard (off ebay) for it - the tubes are way too accessable and easily broken with no reinforcement in front of them.

I'll keep the amp as a backup or maybe use its speaker in conjunction with my mesa when I'm outdoors (as an extension cab for the mesa). I'm lucky becasue I bought it already modded. Even with the mods its still a low-end tube amp - if you are satisfied with that then all is well. I am - it's only a backup.... Still better than a fender blues junior....

Bought this amp used but almost brand new.Tweed look.Stock Sovteck EL34 and Electro Harmonix 12AX7 as well as Blue Marvel 12" speaker.
Probably a recent series because of the protection grid on the tubes.
More than loud enough to play in small bar gigs with 30watts tube power .
Two channels clean and drive.Both channels are excellent sounding.
I essentially play on drive channel and play with guitar volume knob to get cleaner/overdriven sound.
Reasonnable response of reverb,mid-treble and bass knobs.This is not a Twin reverb!
Boost button useless unless you want a shitty sound
Second Classic 30 I buy.Sold the previous one (with E112 enclosure,too bad !))to buy me a Marshall TSL combo (not the best idea I had).
This baby is excellent for playing the blues.
Easy to carry as not too heavy (20kg or so)and easy to find your sound
I sometimes plug the ext send of the Classic 30 into my 65' reissue Twin reverb (clean sound) to get more headroom but miking in front of the C30 into the PA will do good also

Perfect for blues playing.
SRV type of sound (old fashion now but I still like it)is easy to get with direct plugging into the C30.
Usually plug my Fender Strat 62'reissue direct into the drive channel -Pre knob set at 10 , treble at 10 , bass and mid at 6-7 and reverb at 6-7
No effects,only a wha-wha.
A little bit of buzz when not playing but only my noise when I'm playing!

The previous one I had was of the first series so no protection grid on the tubes which requested some particular care during transport.
I know the guy who bought and he is still playing live on a regular basis without any pb.
This second one still plays perfect after 6 months I bought it used.Did not even changed the tubes.

No idea-Did not have to deal with them.

Excellent value for price.
Easy to get the sound I like for playing the blues I like (F.King, A.King,A.Collins,SRV style )without any effects.
I also own a 65'Twin reverb which is excellent with an overdrive (Jacques tubeblower or Ibanez Tube screamer) but quite heavy and loud .I also own a Marshall TSL combo (not my best choice) .
The C30 is much easier to carry .
I have been playing since more than 15 years and I had several amps , tried a lot of stomp boxes, multi effects but finally my Strat directly plugged into my Classic 30 is the best sounding for me (for the music I like)
I did already buy me another one after 2 years of trying other sounds

This amp is super versatile...I play everything from hippie shit, to bluesy rockin', to trippy shit, as well as punk and metal with this sucker...it's a badass little combo. If you've gotten this far, you more than likely are aware of the specs, so I won't get into it. I use this amp for practice and bar gigs...it's uber-loud!

Shecter M-33...set neck, two hums...pretty standard, really. The amp is pretty quiet for a tube amp...some hum, but nothing ridiculous unless you turn on your computer monitor! A little tube rattle is present but, hey, it's a tube amp...deal. The clean channel is great. The distortion is gorgeous. F'n gorgeous.

I gig without a backup frequently. No problems whatsoever, and this is a used amp. Peavey's are rock solid...my band's PA head is an '87 Peavey that has been beat to shit and still works! Up the Peavey!

Who knows? Certainly not me.

Been playing 9 years. Also own a Ricky 4003 Shadow bass...very rare...If it were lost or stolen...hmm...if it were lost I'd buy a new one...if it were stolen, I would castrate the $%#$%&@ with a rusty brake disc, and then buy a new one with the money I took from his wallet. Great amp. Thank you, Peavey, for building such solid equipment.

I recently purchased the amp brand new. I knew that it did not have all that many features (e.g. eq for each channel, etc.), but that was not a huge deal to me. I was reaaly buying the amp based on it histrorical reputation and what I found is that Peavey ain't what it used to be. I bought it and returned it in 24 hours. I am thankful for that shops return policy. Be warned. Heed this advice. I am not saying that it isn't a good amp for anyone, just not me...read on.

I am looking for the brit pop sound, feel. As is, the amp sucks for that. Especially if you need to turn it up loud. The distortion turns really cloudy and loses any tone it once had. If you are looking for a good clean sound, look elsewhere also. If you turn the clean channel up at all, it immediately begins to distort. DO NOT JAM IN A BAND SETTING WITH THIS AMP!!!!! THIS IS THE BEST ADVICE I CAN GIVE YOU! So basically, I think this would be a decent practice amp, but why would you want to spend $450.00 on a practice amp? I have a 10 year old Park 10 Watt amp that I paid 75 bucks for that works just fine for jamming at home.

Had it one day.

I have head that Peavey's customer support is top notch. I will give them high marks in this category.

I have been playing for about 10 years and up till now, I was playing through a Peavey 130 Special. Decent little amp. Bought it when I was 15 because it was really loud. I was looking to upgrade. I think what I got in the Peavey Classic 30 was a downgrade. I lost so much tone. From what i have ready, a lot of it has to do with the shitty speaker and tubes that come with the amp. In the end, the amp would end up costing about 700 bucks to get it to the point where it sounds halfway decent at a high volume setting. I recently purchased an Ampeg Reverborocket Head and 1968 Fender 2 x 12 cab for a total of about 750. I am very happy with it and it ended up costing about what it would have cost to upgrade the Peavey. Good luck. Feel free to contact me with questions.

I bought this amp in March 2004 at Music Stop in Sydney, Nova Scotia, brand new, so it is either 2003 or 2004, not sure. This amp is a no frills two channel amp with reverb, effects loop and extension speaker output. No footswitch included but bought it separate as an accessory. Mine is black in color and is a nice clean looking amp. It has the old style "bolt of lightening" Peavey logo.

I play Godin guitars, an LGHmb with two humbuckers and a Freeway Classic with HSH (both awesome guitars and very inexpensive too). This amp was made for me. It is a little rock/blues machine. It has that tube warmth that everyone wants and what got me was the excellent overdrive that this little beauty puts out. It has one of the nicest overdrives that I have ever heard. It is perfect for rock and blues, however metal heads may want more gain than it can put out, but that is not what this amp was designed for. The clean is nice but does breakup at around 4-5 on the volume dial, but personally I like that because is give a nice subtle grit. I am the type of player that just wants to plug an play, I do not use pedals because it is a pain in the ass to lug around and batteries/extra plugs, etc. but occasionally use a wah pedal. This amp sounds great strait. The reverb is good. This amp is loud enough to play live and can keep up with a loud drummer.

Never had a problem yet and I gig with it at least once a week. It should have a tube guard, but is not a big deal to make your own.

Never had to use them.

I have been playing guitar for over 15 years and owned several amps during that time, including Fenders, Marshalls, Peaveys, Sovtek, etc., and this one is hands down, my favorite. This is a smoking little amp. I immediately loved the sound of this when I first played it and bought it right away. I also like the fact that it is small, light and it is easy to lug around from gig to gig. I also hear that if you are to use an extension cabinet, it really comes to life. I will check that out. But as a single 12 incher, this 30 watt tube amp is louder than most 50 solid state amps. I would replace it if it were stolen. I love this amp and for the money I cannot imagine a better tube amp availiable.

About 9 years old. Not too much in way of variety of sounds but basic character warm valve. I play orchestra pits and function gigs, use effects out as D.I. where required but volume impressive.

Strat plus deluxe and Yamaha 812W sound great via POD mainly for distortion/echo. Rock, jazz, latin, reggae, whatever, this set up can do it if YOU can. Distortion channel a bit wooly for my taste. Lower O/D sounds more convincing. Reverb is wonderful. Some spitting noises when amp is cold sometimes but not often.

Had some probs about 6 years ago, possibly interference in prehistoric pit. No other reliability issues.

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42 years player, pro teacher and freelance. Taylor acoustics, Ramirez classic, Musicman Stingray bass, other stuff, Trace TA 50R amp, Ashdown 300 combo. Can`t think of a rival at the price. Don`t like nasty Peavey plastic logo which snags on things (now gone)

amp was purchased brand new. with an amp like this, you're not going to get tons of features so i am not going to criticise the C30 for not having comprehensive parametric eq or anything like that. it is set up sensibly and does what it says on the box. points off for not including the footswitch (it takes a 2-button number with a stereo 1/4" jack) or a guard for the tubes (which i got on eBay for $20) which are very vulnerable in this small combo. i did get a slipcover with it though, so "good job Peavey" for that.

as backround info, i play everything from soukous to reggae (my "home" style, i guess), to latin-influenced originals, to blues, and any rock'n'roll i would dance to (no metal, thank you).... anyway.... i liked it straight out of the box, it had both character and clarity in both clean and overdrive modes, and i would have given it an 8 for it's "stock" sound (especially considering it's price). i fell in love with the sound of this amp hearing a Telecaster through it at a blues jam, and since my sound is based on a single coil for the most part, i knew i was on to something even before i turned it on - but since i'm a tweaker, i had to mess with it. the first thing i did was email Doug from dougstubes.com for recommendations for a clean chimey base-sound (clean is definitely my priority, if i had to choose one, and as you'll soon see i didn't!) - and he steared me toward the Ei EL84's for power tubes (wonderful clarity - thanks Doug!). i also picked up a Mullard CV4024 12AT7 for the first (clean) slot (i put my bucks here, since it shapes the tone most), and the Shuguang 12AX7C for the second (overdrive) channel (really warm, bright, high-output tube for overdrive), and i used the Classic 30's stock Electro Harmonix 12AX7EH for the third (driver) slot. i also installed a Reverend Alltone 1250 speaker, and plugged it into the external jack, since it's 8 ohms (removing the internal lead so it doesn't short on anything) - this is a REALLY beautiful speaker, easily living up to the hype it recieves. well, i would have tweaked anything i bought, but i have to say that i'm even more thrilled about the sound of this amp now! my handmade (by a friend) Bubinga/Zebrawood guitar sounds great using it's neck-position Seymour Duncan single coil - exhibiting both the naturally zingy top-end of the pickup (the Ei EL84's are known for a brighter sound as well) and some beautiful low-mid chunk using the boost switch on the Classic (which i always leave engaged). in the overdrive channel, with the pre set on 7, the single coil has a deep, complex crunch with plenty of rumble to propell things foward and a sweet top end, while the higher output SD bridge humbucker has less lows and highs but is so hot i get a perfect middy ZZ Top crunch... A++!! what's really great is that using just my pickup selector switch and my Clean/Overdrive footswitch i can go from a very versatile, classic clean sound to two very useful overdrive sounds with no twiddling of knobs on guitar or amp. very, very happy with this amp right about now! the reverb is very nice also, and that is a definite priority for me... first thing i checked at the music store, too.

i actually had a problem with one of the stock EL84's, and had to call Peavey when the sound fizzled out after a couple of days. they were superb in their response, immediately shipping me a new one (though my Ei's were already on order), and it was probably just bumped by the power cord or something during shipping to the dealer, but it made me think when i shouldn't have to. anyway, i've just bought it, so a rating wouldn't be appropriate here....

superb. Mike from tech support was friendly, knowledgable, and fast, and they get marks for their very helpful forum.

i wouldn't dream of asking more from an amp at this price, it's a steal, and with a couple of carefully chosen upgrades it's absolutely perfect. highly recommended.

30 watt, Class A/B tube amp. 4 EL84's in the power amp section, 3 12AX7's in the pre-amp section. 12 inch 16 ohm Blue Marvel speaker. Good reverb andeffects loop, nice Boost switch. Haven't tried the extension cabinet jack, but this amp has enough power to drown out my 130 watt, solid-state Fender 2x12, plus heavenly tube-shimmering tone poured all over that! Channel two is very versatile.

If I had to add anything to it, it'd be a tube guard and bias pot. Wish it would come in cream colored chicken head knobs.

With factory Sovtek/Electro-Harmonix tubes, the NORMAL channel is round/warm and bright. And with plenty of lows, and low-mids, it keeps a single-coiled Strat sounding full. Doesn't have the strong compression and super high-end frequencies (air) of a classic Fender Deluxe. Perhaps with the right pre-amp tubes (12AT7), that could be accomplished.

The NORMAL channel breaks up at 4 with firm picking. Thanks to the Sovtek EL84 power tubes, the overdrive is thick and bright, with good low, mid and high harmonics. Crank it past 8 and the overdrive gets brighter, slightly buzzy and harsh with more sustain and a little more volume. Hmmm... maybe a Celestion speaker would smooth things out a bit. Or you can throw in a different brand of power tubes and that'll warm/smooth things over. But even with the Sovteks, it's still a HUNDRED times better than any solid-state/transistor amp can emulate.

Channel Two has slightly more compression and high frequencies. The Middle frequency is pretty high - somewhere around 1khz. Sounds great, but it starts adding high frequencies when you turn it past 5, so I always set my Treble knob under 4 to keep the amp sounding warm. Again, maybe a Celestion G12H will taper things down a bit. Let's see... the Bass knob gives you plenty of lows, and the Blue Marvel speaker can handle all of it, all the way to POST 12....with palm muting!

With the Electro-Harmonix 12AX7EH and Sovtek 12AX7LPS pre-amp tubes, and PRE gain from 3 to 5, it yields a good SRV "Little Wing" tone. As you crank the PRE gain past 7 to 9, the notes get thicker and heavily distorted - a warm "Marshall" overdrive with smooth harmonics, but enough tube clarity to let your pick-up's shine through. Rolling back the tone knob on your guitar will give you a thicker, Vox AC30 tone. Turn the PRE past 9 and you get more sustain, and a bit more overdrive. Great for metal tones, without sounding too transistor/distortion pedal-ish.

The Boost switch seems to work off of the Treble knob, and the tone fattens up somewhere around 800-1khz. Good for soloing. With Boost on, Treble at 0, Middle between 5 and 6, Pre at 7, Eric Johnson tones are easily obtainable. (with the tone knob on your guitar rolled back some, of course)

Adding JJ/Tesla pre-amp tubes gives it a warmer, smoother overdrive texture. The same with the JJ power tubes. :)

And the more POST volume you give it (power tube overdrive), the better it sounds. More low mids, mids and highs. FAT tube tone! I've been fighting with pedals and transitor amps for 14 years, and I found there's no substitute for a good tube amp. Sure, some emulators come close to it at LOW volumes, but lack the frequency spectrum, natural tube compression and volume of a tube amp.

I got a bit of power tube rattle when I play around a low B. That's expected with EL84/6BQ5 combo amps. Volume and tone makes up for that. Slight buzz/rattle from loose screws on the cabinet, but it's an easy fix. Only had it a month.... so far so good.

Warranty registration was quick and easy over the net. Never had to call the guys at Peavey. Hmmm...

A SUPER amp! Great for jazz, country, blues, classic rock n' roll & metal. Extracts all the natural tone out of your guitar and brings it to life. It's loud, has a flexible EQ, rich tube tone, and it looks great too! Attractive materials, finishing, trim, cabinet design, etc... Absolutely no regrets. Hmmm... where's the BIAS POT? :)

I bought my Classic 30 used maybe 10 years ago to replace my solid state crap amp. Mostly play it in the basement, but I've brought it out for jams with friends and it holds up pretty well, even with a full band (drum kit, etc). The two channels offer lots of versatility IMO - from clean to fat bluesy overdrive. I never used the effects loop, but I usually use a Crybaby wah plugged into the amp. Great small tube amp for blues/rock. Reverb sounds great, too, but I never use the mid-boost switch - too punchy for me. The amp is also small enough to transport fairly easily. I gave it a 10 for features because, for the money, you can't expect more than this offers.

I use a 92 MIM strat. The amp sounds great on the clean channel. I get lots of spank and quack from the M+B pick-up position that comes through great in the amp. Can get jazzy clean sounds too with treb rolled off - or surf-type stuff. But, my fave is neck position on the dirty channel with the preamp turned up. When the wife and kids are out of the house, I crank the master volume and get really sweet harmonics/feedback/distortion, whatever you call it, from the amp. Can feedback a little when turned up, but I don't care. I just click on the wah pedal and have at it and punish my ears. If you have a solid state amp - this is what you're missing. Can't get really satisfactory metal sounds, but I don't blame the amp. I need another guitar for that and/or a good pedal. I gave the amp a 10 here because again, for the money, it's awesome. I've had it for 10 years and never thought of replacing it.

The amp is solid and I never had a problem with it. The only issue I see is the unprotected tubes. They are really hanging out in the open. But, I've seen tube protectors on ebay that look like they solve that. Don't know why Peavey doesn't put those on at the factory.

No experience with this.

If this amp were stolen, I would seriously consider buying another one. It just hits the sweet spot for me with respect to sound, size and features. There's not much more I wished this amp would do. I am thinking of trading up my guitar to a G&L Comanche, but I intend to keep the amp, though I could afford more. I think that says a lot.

Hmm, got my first of these a year ago, guess it was made 2003 approx..you will know the general info on this amp by now i'd imagine

Used a '73 Tele, with Seymour 'Hot' in bridge and 'Alnico Pro 2' in neck. Really liked the sound, nice glassy clean, that clipped nicely when revved, and usable gain

..Here goes, my first one of these broke down after two days home use!, returned it too local Pmt in Oxford, service was great, straight onto Peavey and next day a second brand new amp arrived, rehearsed that night, amp on no more than '6'...it blew a transformer..back to shop next day, same good service, onto Peavey, and the third replacement arrived, in pristine condition..this one lasted 3 weeks, even got too gig it 3 times...then the reverb tray broke down..back to the shop, this time i'd had enough and so had the shop, so a refund was duley issued and i got a Hughe's/Kettner Tour Reverb, knocks the shit out of Peavey for reliability. My rating for this doeant reflect the great service from the shop..it reflects how i feel about the amps reliability in general...also - how the hell could 3 individual amp's be so crappily made!?

customer support/shop support was great, and so it should be

..Well, i personally loved the amp, really did, looks the part, sounds great, just tooo un reliable, crying shame, a year later and i'm tempted to try one again, cant bring myself to go thru all that again..my kettner just gave me a wink lol, say no more.

This amp is probably7 years old I guess. Kinda lost track of time. You know the features I won't bore you. Basic 30 watt tube amp.

I have a Strat and a Paul both 91's and I use this amp with a part time Southern rock band. I have written a review (or 2) on this amp but everytime I use it I love it. I bought it as a practice amp (I used to own a classic 50)I have a Fender twin and tonemaster and I enjoy playing thru this better in small clubs. I usually crank the pre amp on every amp I play thru but last gig I didn't go past half way and both guitars just sang. The only mod I did was change the speaker to a Celestion V30 (and replaced tubes a couple of times). I use a boss compressor and a TS-9 for more crunch. The amp is just the balls for the price, one of the best deals out there. Save your money for a vintage amp and get one of these instead. You won't be disappointed. Not a good country amp (DUH), although I can get Steve Gaines tones out of this puppy easy, I'm just not into country.

never broken...ever and I've beat this thing up because of a bad cord.

replace in a heartbeat!

2002....play mostly classic country....you'all know the features by now....I play mostly small clubs to fairly large senior citizen centers with mainly classic country bands....more power than you will ever need for these venues

I use one of several strats....mexican's and American....also an American Tele....this amp is acceptable....it has a nice clean and also a distortion channel that is very poor in my astimation....if your lookin for a Fender sound you will need to by a Fender...

I use it without a backup

Peavey has an excellant support system....you can go on line to there forum and get any info you need....the forum is loaded with techs....do not ever bad mouth Peavey equipment on the forum they will crucify you....even if your right....trust me on that one....

Now to the serious stuff....I have been playing in bands since 1957, so I know what I'm talkin about....this amp sounds terrible with the Blue Marvel speaker....SOUNDS LIKE THE WORST TRANSISTER AMP YOU EVER PLUGGED INTO....I had to retube it withh JJ's for a slight improvement....I bought a new speaker on ebay for an extension cabinet and sure helped....but by the time you finish doing all the mods that everyone here recommends you will have $700.00 IN THIS PIECE OF SHIT....NOT WORTH IT....I HAVE BEEN A SUPPORTER OF PEAVEY EQUIPMENT FOR YEARS AND STILL USE THE STUFF BUT THE QUALITY IS LONG GONE....LET ME FINISH THIS BY ADDING FOR $535.00 BUCKS YOU CAN BUY A BRAND NEW FENDER BLUES DELUXE AND YOU DONT HAVE TO DO A DAMN THING TO IT....IT ABSOLUTELY BLOWS THE CLASSIC 30 AWAY MODS AND ALL....I LEARNED THE HARD WAY....I DO LOVE THIS AMP FOR SIZE AND WILL CONTINUE TO USE IT CAUSE IT'S EASY TO LUG AND MY SUPERIOR PLAYING ABILITY COMPENSATES FOR EVERYTHING ELSE....SORRY PEAVEY BUT YOU'VE REALLY PISSED ME OFF THIS TIME....these folks have a right to know the truth....I still highly recommend Peavey equipment....its just sad sad sad....shame on you Hartly.................

30 watt, switchable channels, effects loop, extra speaker jack, reverb.

I use a variety of guitars from a standard Strat, Les Paul, Yamaha RGX with active pickups, Fender Esquire with Invader pickup. I have guitars with pickups from low to high out, standard to custom. I play Blues, rock , jazz and Metal. The clean sound is nice, not Fender but it's own unique clean tone. Single coils pickups or any overly bright humbucker can sound too thin until the amp is modified. I put in bass and Midrange orange drop caps and a treble silver mica 330pf cap and changed the tone control slope resistor to 56k. This helped a lot, I had richer lows, mids and I could roll back the treble. JJ 12Ax7 tubes helped as well, the stock tubes are too bright. The overdrive channel is really thin and harsh and only works well with thicker sounding humbuckers, Strats can sound pretty horrible on it. When you setup a Fender Blues junior for overdrive it's full sounding but the Peavey is thin and harsh (commom complaint). I finally got a great fantastic overdrive after a modification to capacitor 13 (and only capacitor 13 (cap 6 on a Classic 50)). Once the mod was done I can put my Classic 30 next to my Fender Blues junior and get very similare overdrive setting, great classic blues tones I can then crank the "pre" control on the Classic 30 and blow the fender away with over the top distortion (I'm not puttin down the Fender). I tried every mod I could find, I must have done 20 or so and ended up removing them. They helped but none really got rid of the harsh overdrive (some mods caused fizzyness) and I was ready to give up on the amp. I came accross an article at www.tone-lizard covering basic amp designs and found out what was causing the Peavey overdrive to be so thin and harsh. Changing cap 13 in the Peavey to 22uf brought the amp back to basic standards that have been used in amp designs since the begining. What a change, I can go from normal channel to overdrive with little tonal change. I can dial in a very very close Fender blues junior overdrive (I have compared them side by side). I can crank the "Pre" control and dial in great hard rock overdrive. I can roll back the treble control and get smoother distortion or turn up the treble and get lots of "bite". Before this mod the amp was around a 6 or a 7 because of the bad overdrive but now with the mod it's a 10. This is not a Brutal distortion amp I have a Peavey XXX for that. The Classic 30 is a great amp once the mod is done.

I have only had six months and everythings fine.

have not dealt with the company

Been playing 10 years. I own a Line6 Flextone 2, Fender Blues junior, Peavey XXX, Mesa Boogie F-50. I would replace it if it were stolen. I love that it's small and portable and has more than 10 to 15 watts, it's has a good clean tube sound and once moddified a great overdrive. I hate that it needs to be modified.

30 watt tweed tolex all tube combo.vintage look.two switchable channels.

This is a blues-rock ampli.The clean channel is very Fender-like,
although Fender classics have a sweeter and a bit more detailed clean sound.Drive channel is VERY DEEP AND WARM (by far better than the harsh and thinny distortion you get with many others).Both have a distinctive,beautiful,juicy tube character,which is what I first like here.The ampli itself is very quiet,but if you add reverb(which is nice,but could be better)get a little noise,although no more than in other amplies(in the Blues Junior reverb adds a more discrete hiss)

seems well built

The only serious competitor I know in this price range is the Laney LC30,but in my opinion the C30 has a warmer drive, and is more compact-sized.The Fender Blues Junior is very nice but,for the same price,gives you only 15 watt and a single channel.

Basic 30W combo with tubes. I've got mine in classy tweed. It looks good and sounds awesome for that price. This machine has two channels with shared EQ (could be with 2 eq's too, but I don't need them since I've got EQ in my guitar-rack). The knobs really effect to the sound and you can get a nice growling vintage rock / blues sound out of it as well as modern style hi-gain. I'd say this amp is close to Laney's brightness and rich lows. For such a small amp it's pretty loud.

This amp sounds killer when played along with my Gibson Les Paul or Ibanez RG Prestige. Both guitars are equipped with humbuckers and the tone is really fat and rich. Lots of lows and highs. You can play rhythm parts easily thru this and when adding bit more treble, it sounds awesome on leads and solos. The amp is pretty silent (no humming, no other weird noises). Clean channel takes lots of volume and stays damn sharp and clean. Distortion channel is really great with Post and Pre knobs. You can alter them like you want and I'm sure you get the sound you wanted out of it. And if not... just throw your effect-board into it and listen to how your stompboxes SCREAM when linked to this fully-tubed beast... man I just love this amp. It's so versatile.

Ohh yes, this thing is reliable... I have been throwing couple of gigs with it and it works like a dream. Just plug it in and plug your guitar in it and you are ready, steady... GO! Of course one must check out tubes before heading for a longer trip (and have replacement tubes within...) Because I have heard that when a tube-amp is warm, once shouldn't move it around too much or it might break the tubes... so after a gig, let it cool down a bit before hauling it to back of your car.

Well... I have to say that I ordered this amp and they didn't have any of them in Europe at that moment. So i waited for a month and a half to get this amp from the States, straight out of Peavey factory. Thou, that wait was a worth of it... otherwise the customer service has been awesome. I've got a free t-shirt from Peavey because I had to wait that long =) I trust them boys!!!

I have been playing this amp for a year now. Never experienced any problems with it. It fits my musical styles perfectly. I play rock (Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Bon Jovi, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains...), jazz, blues, heavy metal (Iron Maiden, Slayer, Pantera...) and so on. So I need a pretty versatile amp. Everyone told me to get Line6 modeling stuff... but I didn't want those transistor/digital effect amps anymore. This has been a great deal!

I am using a standard Mexican Strat with this amp. My previous amp was a soild state Fender 30 watt amp. This amp is 3x as loud as my previous amp, and much larger too. The distortion sounds crisp and tasteful, even when set on 12(the highest number). That doesn't mean this amp can't play rock, though. That's mostly what I'm using it for. This amp can get a large amount of tones, from blues to rock, I love it.

Seems like a pretty reliable amp. Hasn't really given me any trouble.

The Peavey website has a fourum that answered any questions I had the next day. Excellent customer support.

This amp is the best amp I've ever played through. In my opinion, its the best amp for the price range. I've only been playing for a year and a half, but this amp will stay with me for many more years.

This is to update prior rating. Original tubes were mediocre at best. Installed set of JJs as many here have prescribed and indeed, the sound is 15-20% better. Best aspect of improvement is the reverb! While good before, now with volume on 5 or 6 and verb cranked, the amp bristles! While I still, of course, prefer to gig with Fender Super Reverb amps, the sound of my C-30 now insprires this Mermen fan and imulator! Therefore the Peavey is perfect for small gigs or in the big gig "bull pen." E the infamous Bob for a set of his very reasonably-priced JJs soon.

This is a 2001 year model that I purchased on ebay. I bought this amp to play rock and blues styles, and it, truly, is the best tone improvement I have added to my rig to date(playing for 15 yrs). I play mostly an old beat up strat that I have heavily modified, but I also have an Epi Les Paul that I play through it, too. This amp does exactly what Peavey says it will do - deliver classic tones (hence the name) in a no frills tube powered package. If you want separate EQ's for each channel, don't buy this amp. If you want a wet/dry mix control for the effects loop, don't but this amp. If you don't want the characteristic pops and crackles that are common to tube amps, don't buy this amp. I read some of the comments that are posted here and wonder if they just picked out a model number and purchased it sight unseen. They had to have known that this amp is a no frills straight forward tube amp. If you want all the gadgetry, but something that has that stuff already on it, but don't complain to peavey about adding features to this amp that will drive the targeted demographic away. This amp, IMHO, was designed and built for people who don't want or need all of the bells and whistles, although Peavey has added an effects loop that wasn't available on earlier models. Peavey's product line is very diverse, so purchase accordingly. I'm giving this category a 10 because it is very versatile for this category of amp.

I use both channels, but the boost seems a little harsh for my styles. I am thinking of having it modified so that the reverb switch can be used to switch the boost feature off and on. The only "noise" that I hear is a little tube rattle, which is actually the tube retainer clips. I am told that this is a common occurance among EL84 tubed combos, and is easily remedied. When I play in my band setting it's inaudible, so I may never have to address it.

I've only had it for a couple days, but 3 of my other amps have been Peavey, a Rage, a Studio Chorus 70, and a 5150 Combo, and I have never had a problem with any of them. They are a tremendous value for the money spent.

The Peavey Internet discussion board is unbelievable. They are always courteous and extremely helpful with any question you might have regarding their amps. I mean, they will reference your serial number and give you the mfg. date on any Peavey amp, usually within a 2 hour window. I also met a local amp tech on the boards who is an authorized Peavey technician. Customer support, or the lack there of, can and will, make or break a company, and Peavey has it down. Keep up the good work!

I've been playing for about 15 years now. I own a Fender Strat, an Epi Les Paul std, a PRS Santana, an Ovation CS257, and an Epi Les Paul Special. I use an RP200 for effects, along with various stomp boxes by Boss, Ibanez, MXR, Morley, and Marshall. If this amp were stolen, I would hit ebay in search of another, immediately.

I do apologise for the rant in the first section, but some of the posts make me so angry. It's kinda like buying a pickup and complaining about not having the features or performance of a Corvette. Give the product an apples to apples comparison. This a no frills tube combo. Do the research before you buy.

Mine is a 2003 model, Tweed. it has mainly basic features - one 3-band Eq for both channels, clean channel vol( cool - non-master-volume) dirty pre and post gain, reverb and a mid boost switch. it has an FX loop with no wet-dry control ( which is a bit of a bummer) and I really think there is room for a DI (Spkr Sim) out and a presence control.

W-o-n-d-e-r-f-u-l!!! absolutly teriffic. simple, warm and round sound - with a punch. even without the mid boost this thing is a cutting edge - hit you right in the guts! push the mis boost button and it's like a beast - louder more penetrating cutting OOOOOMPH. It yields great blues tones and mean rock sounds, it is by no meens a marshall copy or something like that but you can dial in you favorite '60-2000 classic rock tones. mine is a bit noisy, but no more that your everyday tube amp plus, I've got a lousy old gounding at my place. I play it mainly on the dirty channel with the pre gain set to 3. that way it is very dynamic and responsive - clean on the verge of OD. to drive it hard I you a ragne of differant boosters. the spring reverb is a classic peavy and it too, is pleasing to the ears. I love it.

I don't have it for too long and I haven't gigged with it yet, but my other peaveys didn't fail me yet.

Never used it.

I love it. If it was stolen I would imbark on a hunt after it LOL :)
It truly is a wonderful amp - and woth every penny. Capable of both pleasant jazzy-bluesy attitude as well as out of order classic rampage. My Semi-hollw comes throuh it full of magic with harmonics and overtones flying recklessly all over the place :)

I bought this amp new 3 weeks ago paid $425. What a dissapointment! I read some good and bad reviews here so I figured this amp would at best be some where in the middle. I should have listened! I did install a new set of JJ Tubes, and build a tube guard for it but that's as far as I went. I figured if I couldn't get it to sound like a "Honkin' Goose" with my outboard EQ, and Aural Exciter then a few hundred dollars worth of speaker, and electronic mod's from blueguitar.com weren't going to make a difference either. Besides why should I have to spend that kind of mony on a NEW amp just to get it to sound half way good? This thing was a P.O.S. from the moment I pulged it in. What a waste of money!!! Now I'm trying to sell it so I can try and recoupe some of my losses. A sad lesson learned. I should have stuck with an old Fender of Mesa Boogie amp.

This thing sounds like crap!

Don't know. I haven't had it long enough yet.

I'm sure I'm not the first one to tell Peavey that this thing sounds like crap. But I never did hear back from them. I guess cause they don't care. They made a sale, and that's all that matters to them.
Screw Peavey! I'll NEVER buy anything from them again!

I've been playing for over 30+ years. If were lost or stolen I'd replace it with something else. This amp sounds like shit. And I affraid with all the mod's everyone is talking about do here on this web page I should have known something was fishie. I wish it had someone at Peavey who would listen to what every is saying about this amp and just correct the mistakes they have made with this amp!

2003 1x12" EL84 tube amp. For a 112 combo, it's got most of the features you'd expect. Footswitchable reverb is nice. I never use the effects loop or mid-boost. I really wish it had two separate eq channels.

My gear: I play a 2003 G&L ash body Legacy with stock pickups and a '97 Ibanez Artist reissue. Occasionally I'll use a BOSS DS-1 distortion pedal, but rarely. I play mostly clean, jangly leads a la The Beatles, REM, or U2.

Channel 1: Very nice clean sounds. The tone is mostly present in the mids and treble, without much bass. It cuts right through a noisy band, but you need to watch it. At high volumes, you need to be careful or the high end will become piercing.

I usually leave the volume at around 5, which is about as loud as you can play with my strat (Legacy) before the amp starts to break up. Regardless, when pushed, this mild overdrive is a very pleasant warm tone. Also, it seems like when you've played for a few hours with the amp, it will just break up anyways at this volume.

Channel 2: Adequate. When I eq the amp for this channel, it can sound pretty good, but then the clean channel is muddy, and vice versa. The amp needs two separate eq's, but what can you expect for under $500? Again, the tone focuses on high end and mid range, with not much in the low end. My ideal setting would be to simply replicate the overdrive from Channel 1, but I can't quite seem to achieve that.

The reverb unit sounds really nice when it works...see below.

This amp is a workhorse, but it's not perfect.

I've had the 1/4" jack's solder fail, but that was easy to fix. I do have one recurring problem, though. The reverb unit, regardless of whether the volume knob is on or off, picks up a loud bass hum. It is very distracting. I suppose this is one of the hazards of spring tank units.

When you gig, amps are to guitarists what cameras are to a photographer. Always have a backup. Don't be silly.

Spectacular. Whenever I call them, they're ALWAYS really helpful. I've called for advice on the reverb unit, questions about the circuit schematic, requests for parts, and a few other things. They're always great. Their customer service alone makes me want to buy another Peavey product.

I've been playing for around 18 years. I'm in two bands trying to get steady gigs rolling.

For the price range, this is an EXCELLENT amplifier. Forget "vintage" or "classic," it just sounds great. The only thing that I need is something that can be a little louder without sounding so harsh. And two eq channels. And a better reverb unit. And class A operation. And the name "VOX" on the front. Too bad this wishlist would cost me $1700, which is why the Peavey Classic 30 is so great for its price range.

This is quite a versatile amp.I`ve played almost anything from jazz to metal with this and used only one pedal.
You can really get many kinds of sounds from this amp`.
I have been really satisfied.

I`ve used a Fender Stratocaster(humbucker in bridge position) and a LesPaul (2xhumbucker) with it.It`s been working really well.
The clean sounds are just perfect.A single coil pickup and the clean sounds onf this amp,add a lil`reverb.....just beautiful.The thing that made me buy this amp was the fact that it can produce a "warm" overdriven "blues sound".I like it.I like it a lot.
When playing metal I`ve used a BOSS SD-1 with it and been satisfied with sounds I have got from this amp.
Also tried the BOSS MT-2 with it but it sounded like crap.

Absolutely no complaining here.It`s never broken down or even had any kind os problem.

Never dealt with those guys.

I`ve been playing for 10 years now and this is absolutely the best amp I`ve ever had.
It`s got everything you need,and nothing you don`t.
It`s just great.

If you're reading this you probably know the features. Tube amp, loosely based on AC30 (4- EL84, 3- 12AX7) with foot switchable clean/gain channels. Shared EQ, effects loop, etc. Boost switch is only disappointment here - too midrangy

Been playing for 30+ years. Got rid of the "big rig" and wanted a basic tube combo with good clean and crunchy sounds. Found it for a low price in this amp. I play Blues and Rock. I switched to all EH tubes (amp was about 3 years old when I got it) and removed the Blue Marvel (P.O.S.) for a V30. Also run an extension 1-12 with a 16 ohm Mojo Tone on occasion. Strat with Lace sensors can spank and honk. Les Paul with 498's crunches nicely and LP Special with P-90's is as flexible as it should be. I run guitar into dyna comp, visual sound H2O, analog man TS-9, morley wah, into BBE D-100 maximizer DI (a GREAT addition to any rig). Can get just about any sound I want with the EQ all set at 12. This thing can get very loud, especially in the clean channel.

It's now about 4 years old and working well. If you're going to gig it, the aftermarket tube guard is a necessity. I gig it every week, play it about 4 hours in rehearsal, never shut it off and it keeps on runnin'.

If you have trouble with support, you're not trying. If Peavey doesn't respond (which would be an exception), you can get answers on a myriad of websites. I called Peavey on replacement grill cloth and had it in 2 days.

Around the house my son and I have a deville 4-10, Champ 30, SWR 60 watter and pignose. If stolen or lost, I'd get another since I don't think there's anything out there in tube combo land that can touch the C30 for price/performance. It's a heavy little sucker (especially with the V30), but it beats a big head and 4-12 cab for hauling around. Plenty loud, good tone, reliable. Yeah, I run a few effects into it, but most of the time they're switched off. The tone's that good for the price paid.

Mine was bought new in 2003 so it's about a year old. All the specs are listed below. Mine came with the Blue Marvel speaker, and also came standard with the grill to protect the valves. I don't know if this was Peavey's idea or if the shop put the gill in, but I'm assuming it was the shop.

Oh, I also didn't have to deal with crappy valves, mine came with the E-H 12AX7's. Nice one Peavey!

There are no amp feature I wish this amp had. Come on guys, if you need more than this, you want one of those crappy-digital-amp-modelling-pieces-of-rubish all the 12-year olds are buying because they "want to sound like so-and-so". I would love this amp even if it only had one channel and no boost switch. Just a clean channel with quality reverb.

All these comments are for a totally unmodified amp...

I've tried many options since I change my guitar config quite often to mess around (whenever I know I'm not going to using it for a couple of days...)

I've used this amp with manyt styles of pickups (fender lace golds, standard strat pickups, EMG SA's, Dimarzio Fast Track 2's, etc etc) and got good tone out of all of them. IMHO the best tone I got out of it was with a good quality strat straight in with the laces. "Lots of emotion" is probably the best way of describing the feeling.

The amp responds very well to the player, so if you suck as a guitarist then go buy a solid state.

I never use the boost channel, except if I play in a hall that seems to suck all the mids out of my sound. Its WAY loud enough. If you find it's too soft, moan at your sound guy.

Oh, I do have one gripe. The treble doesn't seem to be in the right range. If I turn it up, it sound shrill instead of bright. I think they could have set the treble frequency lower.

No problems yet but I treat my instruments very well and have not had a single problem with anything I have ever owned because of that.

I wanted to know what impedance an external speaker needed to be, so I asked support. I got the following answer:

And I quote:

"Specifically, the transformer IS 8 ohms. When the recomended 16 ohm extension speaker is also plugged in then the amp is still seeing 8 ohms. Becuse the secondary of the transformer switches taps. So, if you plug a 8 ohm speaker into the extension jack then the amp will be seeing a 8 ohm load. But, disconnect the internal speaker."

They get a good mark despite the above raping of the english language purely because they sent me the schematics for free... :)

Been playing for ages. I spend loads of time at music shops playing all sorts of instruments. Basically I chose this guitar because it had everything I need in an amp, i.e. volume and tone. What else can you ask for?

I assume this amp was made either in early 2004 or late 2003. Pretty simple features, basically everything I need (and more), and nothing I don't. You can refer to the website or previous reviews for all the specifics. I suppose a headphone jack would be nice, but I can certainly live without one (I use my other peavey 15 watt practice amp for quiet practicing anyway). I mainly use this amp in my bedroom, and it certainly has enough power. I haven't moved either of the volume knobs past 2. This may not have enough features for some people, but got more than enough for me. I'll give it a 9, since nothing is perfect. Overall, I'm thoroughly pleased.

My main guitar is a stock Fender Highway One Fat Strat (humbucker in the brdige). I try not to tie myself down to any one genre of music, but I mostly end up playing metal (not "nu"). Some reviews here claim that this amps distortion isn't really suited for heavier music. Based on what I've heard, it can do metal just fine. By the way, by "metal", I mean real metal. Not cut mids Korn style metal. By metal, I mean anything Ozzy has put out. I mean Randy Rhoads, Zakk Wylde, John Petrucci. I don't consider this nu metal slipknot or korn garbage to be metal, I just call it angry nerds with overdistorted tone. I believe that you can take distortion too far, and all these nu metal bands do that, probably to cover up their lack of technical ability. So, by my definition, can this amp do metal? Of course! Will this amp cut if for zit faced angry nerds... probably not. By the way, I'm 16. Besides, if I ever crave a bit more chunk or something for some reason, I can always get an overdrive pedal.

Anyway, I should probably get out of "rant mode", and get back to how this amp sounds. I'll elaborate on the distortion channel a bit more. It can do blues, country, rock, basically any MUSIC (this word is in caps for a reason) you want to throw at it. It produces a nice crunch, not fuzz like some of the other amps I tried.

The clean channel is most excellent. Couple the clean channel with a single coil... beautiful. It does everything I want it to.

I love the low end this amp produces. It's got lots of oomph, but it's not sloppy like other amps I tried. It's precise. It's bassy when it should be.

There's also a boost switch on the amp that basically makes the thing louder, adds some more midrange, and spits out some more gain. This mode is perfect for soloing, and basically for sounds that call for a bit more definition. It also handles certain kinds of rhythm work very nicely.

The reverb is excellent. I can't think of much more to say about it. But I can assure you, it sounds good.

Overall, top - notch sound. But, since nothing is perfect...9.

I can't comment very well on this yet, as I've only had the amp for a few days. However, it's heavy as hell, so it can probably take quite a beating. Still, it's beyond me how people can actually damage their amps. It just sits there, the only way something can go wrong is if you push it too hard. Based on the other reviews I've read, reliability isn't an issue. Again, since nothing is perfect...9.

I can't make any useful comments here, so I'll leave it.

I've been playing for almost two years. This is my first tube amp. My previous amp was a peavey rage 15 watter (very good for a first amp by the way). It took almost a year until I finally got my hands on this. Within that year, I tried out a few amps that interested me. Two of the main ones were a Fender Hotrod Deluxe and a Line 6 Spider. The Hot Rod Deluxe didn't sound too "hot", at least considering the price ($400 Canaidan more). The clean was good, but the distortion was kind of bland. And the Line 6... well, I learned my lesson there. It produced lots of sounds and they didn't sound bad either, but it just sounded sterile. It also lacked quite a bit of low end. It just sounds as if you can plug any guitar into it, and it'll sound exactly the same. I want the characteristics of my guitar to shine through. I love the sounds a strat makes, I wanna hear them! The Peavey was clearly the best choice. I had also heard many good things about the Classic 30's. That combined with trying the amp out convinced me. I bought this amp in hopes that I wouldn't need or want a new amp for a long time. I wanted an amp that was relatively portable, loud when it needed to be, and sounded good. Check, check, check, check. Since nothing is perfect, I'll give it a 9. This thing should last me a long time.

I just bought this amp new at a local music store. The salesguy told me it has sat in the store for a few years. It's the black tweed version with no tube guard.

I use this amp for harp. It is great for this purpose. Small and compact but with great low end. I use both the Astatic JT-30 (ceramic element) and an older CR (controlled resonance element) Shure Green Bullet 520 and the character of each mike comes through very distinctly. The 520 for dirty, growly pushes and the JT-30 for soulful, cleaner sounds. A regular Shure 57 gets me through the country stuff nicely. I don't really care what it is like for guitar, it rocks all night for me and my harmonicas. One reviewer didn't like the Classic 30's spring reverb for harp. I disagree, although I tend touse a "just noticable" amount. I hate the washed out sound that any reverb clutters with harp-playing if overdone.

I've owned a hill full of Peavey stuff. Rugged and honest products.

Never dealt with Peavey.

I've been playing for years, through unbelievable combinations of preamps, effects units, etc. etc. Nothing beats straight into the amp for me.

It seems that the people who give this category a low mark are youngsters that really would be better off with either a Marshall DSL or something like a Line 6 modeler. For my money, this amp has everything I would possibly need, the only thing I would have liked is two completely seperate channels and a tube guard.

The first thing I did was perform the usual easy mods...although it appears Peavey is listening to customers, as this amp now comes with E-H 12AX7's rather than the Sovtek tubes. I installed the JJ EL84's and added the ubiquitous V30 Celestion, and whattayaknow?...this amp is just perfect for me. When I need a bit more push, I run it through a Marshall 4x10, which requires a little roll-off of the lows. I play rhythm guitar in a lot of different styles...use a pedalboard with a DS-1 for more grind than the lead "channel" can muster, but that sound, IMO is the strength of this amp. The dynamics are great with my guitars - a Fender Mexi-Strat with a Duncan Vintage Rail/Cool Rail combo in the neck and middle respectively ad a Gibson 498T in the bridge. I also use an Ibanez SZ52. The clean "channel" sounds a little stiff with the mids up past 5, and I have to admit...it took me several gigs to really dial in the sounds I wanted, but I am totally happy with it now.

The power cord was loose going into the transformer, right out of the box...a two-minute fix, but come on... that's inexscusable quality-control. Otherwise...going on three months at relatively high-volume gigs, and no problems.

I work in a music store, and Peavey has generally been fast and efficient. (it doesn't hurt we are an authorized service center, and are only about 2 hours from Meridian, MS, I guess) so that, with the fact that I don't have a whole lot of jack invested in this thing, am not too terribly worried about the amp crapping out.

Great-sounding (with the mods) and reliable, versatile, and pretty cool-looking. Yeah, if it were stolen I would still choose it over the Marshall DSL2001 and the Fender De Ville.

I did a review of this amp last November after I bought it. I changed the preamp tubes and the speaker and thought I'd share what I can up with just in case anybody is interested. Well, I tried more preamp tubes in more combinations than I can remember. So to make a long story short I wound up with a JJECC 81 in V1, a Sovtek 5751 in V2 and an Electro Harmonix 12AX7LPS in V3. The JJ in V1 gave me a lot more clean headroom. The downside to this is that it also increased the treble. But I managed to combat that using my Boss GE-7 EQ in the effects loop. Very nice tone. The 5751 in V2 calmed the OD channel down quite a bit. It's still got that "spikey" character to it, but it's much more managable. So basically I've got the amps contols set up for the OD channel, and I tweak in the clean channel using the EQ and it all works out very well. But what really makes this amp sing is the speaker. I'm using an Eminance Legend V12. This speaker alone greatley increased the amount of clean headroom. Let me put it to you this way: on the clean channel using the stock preamp tubes and the Blue Marvel speaker, I started to get breakup with the volume at 3. With the change of preamp tubes I could get the volume at about 4 before it started to breakup. With the Legend V12 I can now get the volume on the clean channel up to 6!! How cool is that?! I should also mention that I've got the V12 housed in another cabinet that I made. I made the cabinet a bit bigger than the Classic 30's cabinet. PLEASE NOTE: This was my first time buying a brand new speaker for an amp. When I first tried out the V12 I thought it was defective because instead of getting more clean headroom (like I was told I'd get) I wound up with less. It turn's out that this is what's meant by having to break a speaker in. I'd say it took about 1 to 2 weeks to break it in and I'm very pleased with its sound. The bottom end is a bit tighter and bigger sounding, and the mids and highs are nice and rounded. Again, with this being the first replacement speaker I've tried I can't sit here and say it's better than this or that. I'm not saying that this is the ultimate for this amp with the change of preamp tubes and speaker, but in my very humble opinion I think it made this amp sound much, much better.......and it did'nt cost me that much.

Ok, it aint got the most features you'll ever see but it has enough for its price. Infact it has more than enough for its price. The reverb is very sexeh, all you'll ever need. No tube guards tho unless youre amp is but through a lot of wear and tear there isnt really a lot of need for them.

I really need a new guitar as i am using a squire strat but i decided i needed a new amp first. I thought it'd be best to get an amp with a really nice clean and i wanted a valve amp. I knew that i could just buy an od peddle later if the od channel on the amp wasnt good I tried it out in the shop and i am going to buy it very soon at #375, its a bargain. The Clean on this amp os beautiful. You'll not need any more reverb than this beauty has to offer and the tone is superb. I tried out the od tooand fiddled with the pre and post switches. The od is nice...it can give you numerous different tones but generally its nice...not dirty! If you're looking for dirty rotten od like you'd get on a Marshall or fender with the gain turned up high, then its not the amp for you. But in my opinion, youre better off getting it for the clean channel and the "nice" overdrive and then buying a od pedal for those "dirty sounds". That way youve got the lot. People do suggest getting JJ tubes instead but from what i heard from my friend who did this, its not a massive massive improvement. If you ask me, use the valves that come with the amp until you need to replace them...then replace them with JJ's. The clean channel gets a 10. But the od channel gets an 8 because although extremely variable you cant make the crunchy dirty od noise like with many other amps. Overall 10+8/2 = 9 :P

I know how reliable Peavy equipment is through two of my friends how have their amps and have done for 4 years.

I haven't dealt with the company and neither have my friends...that shows their reliability.

Ive been playing guitar three years, which is why im using a squire strat. I want a new guitar but being a 16 yr old i dont have the money for a good amp and a good guitar. I chose a good amp, and soon enough when i go bak and purchase it, ill have a great amp, not justa good one.

My particular amp was made in 2003... You all should know the features of the amp... The only difference is this one has a tube guard fitted from the factory

I use it with a 52 re-issue tele and a couple of different strats with texas special pick ups in middle and neck positions and PAF humbuckers in the bridge postion. I play in covers bands playing everything from disco thru to rock. I bought the amp primarily as a back up amp for my Marshall TSL122 (they blow up). The amp is nice and clean to a point and then breaks up nicely. I dont use the gain channel. Distortion on it is crappy. Clean is best. If you want distortion use some pedals.

Not a problem yet.

Good reliable little amp, nice sound, just dont expect it to be as good or as versatile as a boutique amp.

i mon't repeat the features. it has enough though for this price range

awsome. the clean channel is beautiful, the lead channel is very nice for rock or blues, for anything heavier you'll need a pedal.

i have only had it for a week

very responsive. i have that tube rattle that other have spoken of and so far with my talking via email, the guys at peavey get back to me very fast and are helpfull.

a great sound amp for the price. would buy again. it should come with the footswitch stock, and some protection for the tubes would be nice. The guys at peavey have stated the ratlle has been a problem for ever. It would be nice if they provided a dampner withthe tubes from the factory too.

Built in 2003. It's a basic, entry-level valve combo which will suit most playing styles. The EQ section is common to both channels but I don't consider that to be a limitation. It surprises me that some reviewers who actually ended up buying the amp give it a low rating for "features". My point is: if you think the amp is not sufficiently "feature rich" for your needs, why did you buy it in the first place? I can understand low ratings for "sound" and "reliability". You need to own a piece of gear for a while to have an informed view on those aspects, but as far as features go,
do your homework before you buy!

I use a Strat Plus and a Les Paul. I play mainly at low volumes rarely exceeding 3 on the master. Cleans are clean enough and overdrive/distortion are sweet. I might change the valves to JJ's as suggested by some of the other reviewers when the existing ones snuff it. Might even install a Celestion when the 3 year warranty runs out.
No complaints for the price (about a third of a Fender Deluxe here in Australia).

I haven't owned it for long enough nor do I intend to use it hard enough to have a truly informed view as to reliability. Made in the USA and it shows... The workmanship and quality of materials are up to par. Love the chrome plated chassis. Mine came with the tube cover. I've only had good experiences with Peavey and don't anticipate any problems other than the expense of changing tubes when they expire.

Peavey has axed their local distributor and has not yet appointed a new one. This is why all Peavey gear is going cheap in Australia at the moment. I sent in the 3 year warranty card to the outgoing distributor and asked them to confirm receiving it via email. They confirmed it within 3 days. Now, that's what I call service!

Been playing for 22 years and teaching guitar and singing for over 10.
A low maintenance solid state amp would have made more sense considering my amps are turned on for up to 5 hours a day. But common sense matters little when it comes to sound. I wanted my students to hear what a tube amp sounds like so they get a better appreciation of tone. I love the way this amp looks. It gives my studio an air of quality with sound to match. If it perished, I would buy another one if I could get it for the same price again. If I had to pay full retail ($AUS 1,399), I would probably buy the similarly priced Fender Hotrod Deluxe.
Just a final thought: Why is it that some of the harshest reviews on Harmony Central are given by people with the poorest spelling/grammar/vocabulary? I don't know... could be just a coincidence...

not many. . . ok distortion crappy clean. . . what youd expect from a peavey

wow does this thing suck. . . i mean seriously peavey has done it this time. this thing actually turned me away from all tube amplifiers for a little while. It produces a rauchy high sound. Very hurtfull to the ears. The biggest gripe is that this box has a really crappy speaker and raelly crappy tubes. . . if you replace them with jj's and the speaker with a vin 30 it sounds pretty decent actually. after those mods it still doesnt even compare to my gibson goldtone. . . not even close.

not great, like i said the speaker raelly sucks and has a very small magnet. its very wimpy and would fart alot. The tubes didnt last long about a month. i just hate peavey

this is the only place that peavey knows what they are doing. they probably have one of the best customer services around. if you have a question, they will answer the same day with an email.

its a crappy amp, but then, what do you expect from the same company that tries to manufacture everything else in the music world? modify it and make it a decent amp. or go out and but a fender deluxe, gibson goldtone, or marshall dsl201 or 401

I bought this amp this week for 5000 Swedish kronor (about 650 $), it used to cost about 8000 kronor. But in Sweden for this price it's the best amp you can get. This is a quite simple amp, two channels, with reverb. Hust like a amp should be! If you looking for a amp which fits for metal, I guess you'd better find another one than this.

I played hard rock for many years, and I used Marshall for more than ten years. Last 6 years I was realy into blues, I've been looking for a samll amp with real good clean sound. I've tried Fender Hot Rod, but I never felt happy with that. Twin reverb is way too expensive, and I do not like buy second hand. This PC 30 fits me just right, the sound is clean and warm. With some pedals I can get some killer sound. If you want have a samll amp for practice och small gigs, this is the one! For the blues I use only Fender guitars, for the harder stuff I use Ibanez and Peavey guitars.

I bought this for three days ago! This one will be my backup amp on the gigs.

Never have dealt with then yet!

I've been playing guitar for about 15 years, used to be a guitar shredder a la Yngwie Malmsteen. But last 6 years I've been playing blues most, and I realy enjoy it too. I use Fender Stratoocaster (AM Std), Telecaster (Am trad.) and Jazzmaster (Japan)for blues. For hardrock I use Ibanez S470 and Peavey WVH. This amp will be my pratice amp in my bedroom. I choosed it because it was the cheapest tube amp I could get.

i think it`s a 2003 model, bought it in germany. it already had the tube cage.
i play country , don`t need more features, maybe had liked a
tremolo effect.
footswitch and cover have to be bought seperately.

i play vintage style teles. bought the amp as a transportable practice
amp for my silverface twin`s kinda heavy.
after having used it for quite awhile and gigged with it i have to say
this little amp sounds so great that the twin stays at home.
i love the clean channel as good as the fender and the drive channel sounds plain better than the twin with a ibanez tube driver to me.
reverb is very good too.
the blue marvel speaker doesn`t lack of bass after some break in.
combined with my guitar it`s a twangin`great sustaining amp
with enough headroom to play in a blues or country band.

when i got it new there was some tube humming at low volumes when i played at home.
after a couple weeks it got quiet so there`s no noises anymore.
besides that never had a problem and for what i`ve heard from
other players the classics seem to be reliable.

no experiences

this is one of my best buys of gear if not the best in years.
tremendous sound very affordable, would definately buy again.

This is a 2003 model. You all have read most of the features here. For the price and quality they are sufficient. I can't give it a ten only because I had to order the tube guard from Peavey seperate. This should be included since it is a *MUST* fot this amp if you are going to transport it. This alone takes off 2 points.

Ok guys. Sound is subjective. Everyones ear is different hear. I think it sounds outstanding for the most part. The only thing is, the Blue Marvel Speakers lack some bass. Bottom is all that is missing here. Add a Emminence or Celestion (or a Madison Symphony..http://www.steelsound.com/product.cfm?ProductID=84) and you have a killer amp. JJs might improve it a bit more as well. I still give it a solid 9 though.

So far no bones.

Havent dealt with them yet, other than sales.

Great Value, excellent sound and sweet Tweed. I love it and wouldn;t trade mine for anything (well maybe a MAtchless Chieftan).

Black Tweed version. Purchased used.

Great little amp. Covers a lot of ground - Marshally rock, warmer clean jazz, country, voxy tones with the boost on and clean. Nice. Extremely portable and lightweight. Overall, pretty good tone - really useable for live situations! Plus, Peavey gear is usually bullet proof. ;- )

Generally use the clean channel only with the boost in occassionally for certain material.

Do wish the boost was accessable from the footswitch. And, I wish Peavey would come up with a different footswitch - they have literally used the same footswitch design for 20+ years...still cheesy/cheap.

Also wish the cabinet was a little deeper/bigger - make the amp a bit more toneful to the ear (if mic'ing, probably wouldn't make a difference unless you have a 2nd mic in the back of the cabinet).

Use all kinds of guitars - Fenders, Gibsons, Blades, Ibanez, Schecter, Danelectro...with single and hum pups. All sound great! Hums get a really nice "Creed" kind of tone. Singles can get a great voxy tone, SRV tone with a strat and clean boost, honky country tone with a tele and a compressor. Definately a swiss-army knife amp.

Does, as the other reviews note, rattle a bit - wouldn't use in a studio, but great live.

Drive channel is good for rhythm but needs a pedal for solos.

I always use the clean channel and use a couple ODs for rhythm/lead.

So far, so good. Have blown up several amps in the past months ('68 Fender Pro Reverb, '78 Fender Pro Reverb, 4x10 Fender HRD, '65 Deluxe Reverb RI - all freaky situations, none related to anything, amps each had some major flaw/situation that caused them to fail - and they were all in really great condition). The betting pool is on...so far, no one's won (but me).

Gave it an 8 because there's no tube guard...expecting to find the tubes crushed one of these days.

Playing for 26 years, pro for about 16. Have heard better, but have heard worse. For me, it solves a need for a throw-away amp - if it toasts, I'm not going to cry about it. Tired of taking "good" gear on the road and having it self-destruct. With the Peavey, it's solid, reliable, light weight...but most importantly, it really does sound good. And, I have piece of mind that I'm not going to the poor house if it dies...just find another one anywhere ('cause they are pretty common) and use the blown one for parts.

peavey has always made copys of everything else. . . this is simply a copy of a cheap fender deluxe with less wattage

i give this a two because peavey really uses crap when they build things. If you want to make the amp sound half decent you might as well just take all the tubes out, replace them with JJ or GT and replace the speaker with a celestion

dont know only played one in a store for a while

see above

i have been playing since i was 8 and am now 17, i have had my shares of amps and guitars but have rested on a american tele and a marshall avt50, (i love vox but never had the money) if you want a good low price amp for gain go with a marshall avt. . . sounds tube even tho it isnt and if you want one for clean go with traynor or fender hot rod. . . keep playing and find your tone

Has enough features for me... two channels, spring reverb, passive EQ, boost. Just the necessities.

It sounds very nice, and that's even with the awful stock Sovteks. Over the past year I've had it they've gotten so microphonic they ring like bells. Clean tone probably equals amps like Fender Hot Rod Deville, but it has way more drive than the Fender.

This amp is very dependable. One day it mysteriously stopped working, but it turns out that my bass-heavy style of playing rattled the connection loose on the output transformer. In my opinion, that does not constitute a problem! I've gigged with it twice, and it's just wonderful.

Haven't dealt with them, but others here say they do a good job.

Overall, it's a great amp. Perfect for blues, jazz, rock, classic rock, pop, even some metal. Death-metal gain freaks will surely find it too docile - although it has much more drive than the Fender tubes. Once I replace my tubes with some new JJ's I'm sure that I'll gush over it much more, but until then, well, it still kicks ass.

Has the features of a good combo, effects loop, two channels and EL84 tubes.

I highly recommend replacing the stock speaker with a V30. I did this and the improvement was incredible. Before it would sound aweful at high volumes, which is something a lot of peavey's can do. However, with new tubes and a new speaker it sounded great at high volumes. It lost a lot of its harshness and now has a nice smooth breakup. The rating of an 8 is after the speaker change.

Also, with the boost button clicked in, you can get a lot of midrange. Great for a marshally kind of sound. I play it with a Les Paul type guitar, with the mids cranked, you can get some nice lead tones. With the treble and bass knobs cranked and the boost switch off, you can get some great clean strat tones that are on the edge of breakup. Unfortunetly you can't get both these sounds from the two channels, because you just have one set of tone controls. Actually, it is not a true two channel amp. The second channel just engages more pre-amp tubes.

no probs so far

This is a great value for a good tube amp that you can pickup cheap, and by putting a new speaker in it, you can really improve the sound a great deal.

This has already been addressed plenty. To me it's got more than i need, as all i require is a loop, verb, and one good channel.

This is more than a review of the stock amp, but instead i wanted to comment on the mods a lot of people do to these. They sound good stock, but nothing to write home about. But as Mario a few reviews below states, the mods can and will (depending on which ones you do) take this amp into a whole new league.
Sock i'd give the amp a 6 or 7. Modded i have to give it a 10 because it works so perfect at gigs i truly haven't a single complaint.

What seperates this amp from a lot of others that almost sound great but aren't quite there are 2 things. One, the blueguitar.org site which has a ton of info on modding the amp in many ways. if you can solder and read a schematic the possibility to make it into a far better rig is very real. And 2, looking at the schematic reveals a pretty simple circuit with no solid state devices in the signal path at all unless you use the loop. And even then i find the loop to be one of the best i've used as transparency goes.

Anyway the point is, i have turned mine into an amp that sounds as good as just about anything you'll find other than boutique stuff, and even there i like it more than anything i've tried so far.

What i did: Cathode bias mod, (used 100 ohm resistor instead of 60 as in the BG instructions)changed C4 to an 820pf, (very important) fenderized the input, added an all-tone speaker, ($59 from reverenddirect.com)and added JJ EL84's.

Those are the things that really did the trick. The amp's disortion channel is now much less processed sounding with a little less gain and a far far more vintage vibe to it. Much more natural tone with richness and transparency. As good as any marshall i've owned and better than most,(i've owned a number of them)but with a more fendery vible. Maybe 1/2 way in-between.

In short the point is that this amp is a gem thats being smothered by some design choices who's purposes i don't understand. As the amp sounds now with the mods and speaker and tubes, i am as happy with it as any amp i have ever owned, and believe me i've owned way too many. In any case, do the mods i mentioned and add the tubes and speaker and if you like the kind of tone i do, the amp will make you real happy. I've been using the modded amp now for a year and i like it as much now as i did when i first did the mods.

I've owned 4 of these, and they are fairly reliable except for one serious problem. There are 3 circuit boards that are attached to each other with about 100 solid core wire jumpers. these fracture after a while rendering the amp dead. It's not a matter of IF, but a matter of when. The reason for this is vibration during transport. As the circuit boards are shaken in a car during transport, the wires are being stressed and eventually will fracture leaving an open circuit.You'll find that the problem ALWAYS happens when you set it up at a gig or right when you plug it in after transport home from a gig. Basically, it shows itself right after it's been transported. this is scary considering any gig you do is right after transporting the amp ! Mine have gone down on me at a couple gigs, and a couple times after transport home.

There are 2 ways to deal with this. You can make sure that the amp is always on a car seat when transporting, which will delay the problem by cushioning it against vibration hopefully for as long as you have it, tho maybe not. Hard to say. I'd wager that if you do this it will last as long as you own it if you don't gig a heck of a lot and your ride is smooth.

The sure way to eliminate the problem completely is to do what i did. I cut 1/2" pieces of thin stranded wire and soldered them in paralell to the jumpers one at a time. Considering there are probably close to 100 of them, this is a long tedious process that took me i estimate 2 hours. But well worth it for peace of mind.

Thats the only reliability issue with these amps, tho it is a big one, so i'll give the stock amp a 5.

No idea.

As for the rattle issue a few others have mentioned, of the 4 i've owned i never had that. In fact i've had no issues other than the jumper problem mentioned above.

To sum up i would say that if you're into a vintage type of sound with master volume and fx loop and verb, once modded this amp is very hard to beat even at a much higher cost than the cost of the amp and parts combined once modded. I feel the amp is so much better than stock it's a no brainer to do the mods. unfortunatly this only applies to those who CAN do it. You can pick these up used for about $200, and with the speaker and tubes you're at about $300 total. Not a bad price considering that in my opinion at least it's in the same league as amps costing 3 or 4 times as much. By the way, the modded affair has great dynamics and cleans up beautifully with your guitar volume. It also has wonderfull output tube compression at even low stage volumes. i use the distortion channel at about 2/3 up and control the clean/distortion from my guitar volume, then hit a clean boost pedal for high gain. i don't even use the clean channel. the amp really shows it's sonic worth at gigs. not bad at home either, but you can't turn it down real low for apartment playing or such. but then even the stock amp is like that. By the time it begins to sound good it's too loud at least in a situation like apartment living.

the mods i mentioned will take about 2 hurs at most......add another 2 for re-inforcing the jumpers if you wish. Once done you will probably never sell it !

sorry about the anonymity, but every time i post a contact address i get email for years after posting. If you have questions go to the blueguitar.org site and read everything you can find on the 30. You will find everything i've talked about there, tho you may have to search a bit and do a lot of reading.

You all know the stuff in this amp, OK features nothing great.

Great tone, that's why I bought this amp...love both the clean and the dirty channels. Have found a disturbing buzz on certain notes that is very troublesome to me. wondering if anyone else has noticed this or has found a solution. It is not tube rattle, i checked that out.

Only had amp three months

love the tone...
love the weight and size and even the look
hate the buzz though.....
probably would not buy another until/unless this buzz issue can be resolved favorably

The problem with this review board is that everyone who writes a review owns the product,therefore they bought the product-so its not really a real review-this review is on a product I didnt buy-
There are 170+ reveiws below this one that will tell you what the features are-in fairness,this amp does have good features for a tube amp-but its possible that its what make it lack sound

This amp sounds like you stuck a speaker and a preamp(solidstate) in a wheaties box and plugged it in-the clean channel is bad and the distorted channel is worse-Not trying to be mean,I so loved the idea of this new and probally dependable all tube 30 watt amp-but it unfortunetly sounds like a really lousy small solid-state amp, really overpriced lousy solid state amp

NA-didnt buy it

NA

Ive been playing 15 years-Ive seen amp quality go down and prices going up-Its a sad time to live in as a musician-Id seriouly advice not buying this amp,there are many other all tube amps out there that sound 1000x better than this one,this was a real clunker,I cant believe people are buying this amp for new for 400-500 bucks,or 200-300 used-remember to compare amps right next to each other cause you might think it sounds good till you set up with someone actually playing a good amp,then your out your money

Made in 1996. Versatile amp for the most part, it can do a little metal but not the best for high gain stuff. It can do most everything else (blues, rock, country, jazz, etc.) 2 channels, but I read somewhere that it is not REALLY two channels. The channel switch just adds extra gain stages? Effects loop. Footswitch. The "boost" button is really useless. It changes the sound totally, and not in a good way at all. I use this amp at home, no gigs. Although it is plenty loud enough to play gigs. Especially with the Peavey Classic 112E extension cabinet that I added, but we'll get to that later. Excellent tweed blues/rock amp. Let me repeat, this amp is LOUD. All the knobs go from 1 upto 12, which is cool if you've ever seen Spinal Tap. I rarely play with volume up past 3 or 4. Wish it had tremolo maybe like the Peavey Delta Blues amp does. I added a "tube guard" you can find on ebay only. Cost about 20 bucks, well worth it.

Using an Agile LP2500 (les paul copy) with Duncan SH-1 in the neck, and SH-4 in the bridge. Really good sounding amp. Best I've ever owned. It is only noisey on the dirty channel with the "pre" turned up loud. BUT, Peavey Classic 30's do rattle a bit. I think it is tube rattle, a common problem with the C30. Not noticable unless you are playing quiet. Clean channel is great, some say this amp leans towards the trebley side, which suits me fine. It is open back, but I added a Peavey Classic 112E closed back extension cab and now I have a very full sounding tweed mini-stack. I also added a Celestion Greenback G12M to the C30 and moved the stock speaker (Blue Marvel) into the 112E. I ordered new tubes as soon as I got the amp. I got JJ tubes from www.eurotubes.com and I highly suggest you do the same. The dirty channel is pretty good, but seems to be a bit quieter than the clean channel, I use a Soul Patch fuzz pedal and it really rips through this setup! Can do Jimmy Page, Sabbath, Pumpkins, etc... I give her a 9 after the mods. 7 before.

only had it for about a month now. no problems at all. i took it apart while replacing the speaker and it looked solid inside.

I am very happy with this amp. Upgrading tubes/speaker is a must. The ext cab really helps alot too. 112E only cost me $125 shipped to my door. Basically I spent roughly $575 total, and I have a badass tweed mini-stack, that sounds sweeter than yoohoo, and can get loud enough to break stuff (while maintaining quality tone). Probably way louder than I'll ever need since I don't gig, but when the wife is at work, I can really let her rip... so so nice. :)

Amp was made in 96 or 97, bought it used? Very Versatile - I play Most styles of Rock except Death metal or Kid Rockrap or metallicrap. Favorite bands are Deep Purple, Rush, Queensreich, old Aerosmith and Zepplin - give you an Idea of my sound. Some Blues, some classical(sounds pretty good for my resonator guitar) I replaced the speaker with a Reverend all tone, replaced the tubes with Groove tubes. I am writing the review because of a couple of bad reviews by others comparing this amp to Laney and Marshall( this amp was never designed to compete against those amps or any $500+ amp. This is a basement or small club amp for Rock and Rollers and it does a great job at it. If you want a Marshall or Laney or any other sound buy that sound, because it ain't here, Mine says Peavey right on the front - DOHHHHH!.

Have an Ibanez RG270 with SD 59 and JB, 72 Strat - Stock, 78 SG - Stock. Various pedals including Mesa Boogie Bottle rocket and vintage Cry baby. Amp is very quiet when it is below 3 a little noisy at jammin levels no more than any other amp with pedals turned on. Amp can be very sweet sounding and get pretty crunchy with the right pedals(don't forget this is a $400 amp- Brand new, not a fender, marshall, boogie or other expensive amp), very open sounding if you don't have it hooked up to a cab. Oh yeah I have 16ohm Cab Dohhhh! 1959 Marshall Cab. I use it for my Plexi Head. Clean channel is not the cleanest but sounds good, Midboost is not great, but OK for bluesy sound at low volumes. The Ext. Jack for the speaker is 8 ohms by the way I checked it, maybe mine was modded, but I don't think anyone is going to go thru that kinda trouble for an amp like this. Taking off just one point for distortion, but I use my Bottle rocket.

Use it 2-3 nights a week, I play in a basement mostly, Do some stand in stuff at a Blues bar occasionaly with my freinds band. I put new tubes in it, because I don't care for the cheap tubes that were in it. Like others have said, the back is wide open, I should put some kinda guard on it, but I haven't done that yet.

No problems dealing with them on this amp, but they wouldn't help me out with an old Peavey 400 series manual that I want. Other than that, most repairs and service can be done with basic electrical knowledge. Giving a 6 because I think they should be a little more helpful even when people buy there stuff used. Or atleast kinder.

Been Playing over 25 years, since I was 14. Would buy again if I could find a good deal. I like the variety of Rock and blues tones. Don't like the combined tone controls for the clean and distorted tones. I have a variety of stuff, have never sold or gotten ridden of any of my old stuff over the years. Some Items - Plexi 1/2 stack. bassman 50/ with newwer showman Cab. Play bass too, I plug it into the Peavey when I am too lazy to go in the basement andturn on the Bassman. Sounds good at low volumes but wouldn't want to tear up the speaker for a loud jam session. Pedals include. Mesa Bottle rocket, cry baby, MXR paser, electric mistress, reverend drivetrain, Lexicon lxp-5. Gibson skylark g-5 model, Fender Champ and couple of silvertone amps. Missed a few items. Take care.