Peavey Classic 50-410

I bought mine on e-bay I believe it's a 2003 model. I'm a Harp player and the price of a Bassman was way out of the ball park for me. My 1st "big amp" was the beatiful sounding Crate VC-5310 I still have it and have not done nothing to it. It's a wonderful amp. Ok enough about that beast.I've done my home work on this 50/410 and when it arrived at my door step after u.p.s. beat the hell outta of it one of the volume pots had taken the rath of the brown suit wearers. However it being a workingman's amp she still fired up and played like a dream. As of this writting the volume pot is being repaired.I can't wait to get my hands back on this lil'power box!!!

I can tell ya for a harp the clean channel works the best. I've still haven't played threw the drive channel much but am still willing to give it another good around when it's returned to me.I went threw the phase of effects and have returned to the "old school" of playing. Which to me is the simple way and if your any good you'll need nothing but a harp and great amp.

So far so good.I've heard good things about there customer service. Just think this amp won't need anything but a good workout when returned to me.

It takes a lickin and it's still tickin!!!

I'm speaking from my experiance having 5 amps of different sizes for the different venues I play in. I've yet to put the lil' beast threw it's paces but I'll update when I do.

Hi gang - just wanted to share an easily-missed tip from a few years back on this thread. Plug your guitar into the Bright input, and plug an empty (no cable) plug into the Normal input. Instant increase in gain & beef. Thanks to the OP!

Mine has been modded a bit - different speakers, better tubes, and a switch to turn off the negative feedback circuit. Just about the best sounding amp I've ever heard, at a very reasonable price.

Famously solid. Be careful changing tubes, since they are PCB mounted.

I bought my Classic 50 410 used about 2 years ago - the amp is about 10 years old. The amp has all the features described in the other reviews. It is covered in tweed tolex with an Oxbloood grill cloth.

It has two channels, which can be controlled by a footswitch or a switch on the amp. This is a useful feature for me because my music ranges from country clean to overdrive-soaked blues and rock. At 50 watts, the amp has plenty of power and is very loud. A nice feature is the master volume and separate volume controls for each channel, which enables the guitarist to adjust the amount of overdrive without getting into ear-bleed territory, and to balance it between the two channels.

I am giving it lower marks for the effects loop - when I run my pedal board through the loop, I get a very unpleasant sound through the reverb on the amp (a harsh, crashing sound). Not sure if this is a malfunction (the amp works fine otherwise), if I'm doing something wrong, or do others hear what I'm hearing? Is there a fix? As a result, I end up running my pedals (a Boss Bassman '59 overdrive, Boss DD-2 Digital Delay, Boss Chorus Ensemble, and Boss Tremolo) directly through the input jack rather than through the effects loop.

Despite my problems with the effects loop, I really like the tone of this amp, except for the reverb.

I like the tight, focused punch of the 4x10 speakers. The amp produces a nice compression of the lower strings, which I need to accentuate the bass runs for my finger-picking style. It opens up nicely when strummed and really howls and quacks with a good lead solo. I play in many different styles - Chet Atkins, Albert King, Scotty Moore, Brian Setzer, SRV, and Reverend Horton Heat among others. The amp also plays jazz quite well. I have found that the treble is too piercing for my taste, so I typically keep it around 3-4, with the mids and bass at 7-9. In addition, I usually add just a little slapback from my delay pedal and increase it for the rockabilly stuff. Spot-on match for Setzer's sound.

Both channels do everything I want of them. The clean channel stays clean all the way to the top. It produces a full, rich tube sound that lets every string be heard distinctly. This is important because I finger pick most of my material, and I need a lot of clarity. That is a double-edged sword because this amp is very unforgiving - if you make a mistake, everyone will hear it.

The overdrive channel warms up nicely around volume 3 and the crunch increases from there. It doesn't quite have the harmonic OD that you hear from a high-quality Fender tube amp, but it is quite good. The overdrive is very responsive, as you would expect from a decent all-tube amp. I typically set the OD channel volume to 4-5, and use the volume control and my attack to get more or less distortion. Don't expect to do thrash'n'trash with this amp - that's not what it's built for.

I have found that when I drive the tubes at max power, the amp produces a hum and hiss that is audible to the audience between songs. I have never needed that much volume, so I resolve the problem by lowering the volume controls.

I play a Gretsch 6120, a Fender Telecaster, and a Guild CA-100 hollowbody with an accoustic PU attached. The amp sounds magnificent with all 3.

As I said previously, my one real complaint is with its solid-state reverb. It is weak even at setting 10, and it has harsh underlying tones that were hard to perceive at first, like an unpleasant aftertaste. As a result, I usually turn the reverb down to 3-4. This amp would improve from a really good tube-powered reverb unit.

I have gigged with it off-and-on since the first week I bought the amp. It is a true workhorse. I even sold a solid-state amp that served as my backup because I never used it. I may get bitten someday when I blow a tube in the middle of a set, but that's a risk I'm willing to take.

Couldn't say - never dealt with the folks at Peavey. No issues with the amp.

I have played for 30+ years, in many bands and many different styles. This is the first tube amp I've owned and dearly love its tone and responsiveness. It plays everything I want - from country, jazz, rockabilly, classic rock, and blues. You can find better amps that feature a particular sound, but for variety, this is an excellent bread-and-butter amp.

As a tone junkie, I compared this amp side-by-side with a Fender Bassman RI, a Fender Deluxe Reverb, and a Fender Blues Deville before my purchase. The tonal quality and responsiveness of the Peavey was equal or better than the FDR and the FBD, except for the better reverb on the Fenders. All three, however, were no match for the Bassman's thick, warm tone IMO. I couldn't afford the Bassman and its features are too limited, so I selected the Peavey - no regrets.

As I've said before, the only thing I'd change is its reverb. I am thinking about adding a tube-powered Fender Reverb unit; even a solid-state reverb pedal, like a Holy Grail, may be a significant improvement at a modest cost.

I play mostly Blues/Jazz/Classic rock, this amp has so far gone far and beyond the call. Two channels, one is "Normal" the other is "Bright". The normal channel has a warmer tone to it, the bass is fuller. Bright gives it sort of a light ring, almost a pop. Bright is great for loud rhythm. There are two settings you can choose(it affects both channels) "Normal" has a nice, fat, clean tone, while "Lead" has more distortion and can be adjusted more using the effects. There are two volume knobs, one is for the "Normal" setting, and the other is the master volume. The amp also has Post and Pre Gain settings, both of which are very flexible. Presence, Reverb, and Bass are the other effects. One more thing about the tone, for a 50 watt tube amp, it is extremley loud.

I'm using a squire stratocaster(3 single coils) with a shielded pick guard and wiring. Although I don't get any hum due to the pick guard, there is a grounding switch on the back you can adjust. The clean channel stays clear when you crank it up, it doesn't get distorted. But if you turn the Pre Gain and the Post gain all the way up you will get a hum in the back ground. I play my acoustic on here as well, it plays like a dream.

I haven't had it for very long and am not sure how old the tubes are, I can't really give a rating for this category, but I would trust this amp any day.

The warranty has already been registered and has expired, haven't needed to contact Peavy so far.

This is NOT a heavy metal or rock amp AT ALL. If you hook a pedal to it you might be able to get the sound you want out of it but the amp is made to give a very natural, full, warm tone(or clean if you prefer). I wouldn't try to convert it. By the way, I am a huge Steve Ray Vaughn fan, believe it or not, I can get the tone from the El Macambo performance and many others, this amp is perfect for SRV players.

93. very versatile but i use a blues driver for overdrive
two channels but only one eq.
effects yes.
two separate eqs.
I use it for shows at clubs and jamming. loud enough to it all.

I use a tele special and play rock muis with another guitar player.Up beat punkish maybe. With the pedal it sounds great for this style.
the clean channel stays clean but gets a little crisp and at higher levels but i like it alot.
I don't use the distortion but it is good to use, but sitching between them is no go for me. I use a pedal.

No back up and i trust it.

they told me the year it was in a day. very quick and they have all the info you need to know about when the amp was born and what with.I am not worried about it breaking, mine is in mint shape.

playing for 15 years and i an acoustic, mandolin and bass.
I would buy another one if i could get it for the same price in the same shape.
I originally bought a fender twin and with my guitar was to thin.
I found the peavey for a lot cheaper and in better shape and i got it and love it.

This amp was made in 2001, and I bought it as a replacement for another Peavey Classic 50/4x10 that I'd been burned for. (I got shafted out of the twin of this amp in a deal with an unscrupulous fellow band member, but I went straight out and bought another one just like it!)

I've been a working musician on and off for nearly 30 years, and I've used a lot of amps in that time, but the Peavey Classic line keeps me coming back for more! I started with a Classic 30 when I was between bands, and just loved the sounds. When I hooked up with a new band, I realised I needed a little more oomph, so I upgraded to the 50 4/10, and man, that thing was honkin'! It's got plenty of power, great features, and moves loads of air...it was considerably louder than my rhythm guitarist's 75 watt custom 2x12 solid state amp. I play mainly Classic Rock 70s influenced rock and rock'n'blues, straight-up blues, Southern rock and the like, all the way through to '90s and current "guitar god" stuff, and I find this amp is perfect for the range of sounds I need to generate...plenty of power, loads of great all-tube tone, and a really rich, full sound on the lead channel.

It has two channels that share EQing, and separate pre and post inputs for the lead channel. It came with a footswitch that can switch between channels and turn the reverb on or off. I'm not a big fan of reverb, but I don't mind using the long-spring reverb unit built in every now and then...it does have got a nice sweeping sound to it...just don't knock the amp while you're playing, or you'll get that annoying whooping echoing sound!

I've used this amp in jam sessions, clubs and some outdoor gigs, and I always found it was easily able to keep up with bigger and more powerful amps. For a really big venue or an outdoor gig, it helps to mic it through a PA, but I've always preferred going that route, even when I was playing through a really big stadium amp, like the Peavey Deuce (120 watts, 2x12, all tube) I used to have. By mic'ing the amp, you can drive it hard without having to blast the volume, which leaves you a lot more room for juicing the sound via the controls...you get it set up just the way you like it, and that's that.

I really like the "chicken head" knobs! They make it very easy to see (and even feel!) the settings. For different songs, I use small cardboard templates with 6 or 8 different settings per page, and keep a little booklet of templates in the back of the amp; they make it MUCH quicker to switch between the various settings during a gig because it saves a whole lot of "knob twiddling"...the template shows exactly where to position the knobs, and the chicken head knobs make it really easy to verify that I've got them exactly where I want them; that way I can get exactly the sounds I want without changing the overall volume level.

I don't use the effects loop often, because I don't usually use a lot of effects...a wah pedal, and maybe a digital/analog delay. For some parts of my repertoire, I do need more effects; that's when the effects loop comes in handy...it's always a lot noiser when you run the pedals in-line through the guitar imput. I use a Jim Dunlop Jimi Hendrix wah, and Danelectro Fab Tone Cool Cat and "PB&J" digital/analog delay, and I get a wide range of sounds from Skynyrd's screaming guitars to Santana's sweet crunchy leads to ZZ Top's awesome, beefy/edgy delay sound with this set-up. The Dano distortion and chorus have several settings for working together, and sound really sweet on "Harmonizer" and "De-Tune Harmonizer" settings, very ZZ Top-esque. (Wah pedals should always be run in-line with the guitar; if you run it through an effects loop, it ends up working more like a volume pedal, and that's just annoying!)

Clean channel driven (knobs to the stops) is beautiful...crystal clear high ends, warm rich middle, and a little boom to the bottom end, all very sweet whether I'm playing my '91 PRS Custom 24, with their Vintage Bass and HFS humbuckers, as well as three different single coil settings. my vintage Yamaha SE350 with standard single/single/single-double with tap pot on the tone knob, or my Godin Artisan ST, which has three hot rail pick-ups with push/pull pot on the tone knob for switching from single to double rail. It really brings decent Humbuckers to life, and gives single coils a very rich, fuller sound than I'm used to hearing from single coils. When I play the Godin with split (single) rails and I really crank the pre on the lead channel, it feels like everything movable in the room is starting to shimmy and shake...and that's in a fairly big room, like the 500 person capacity club I've played most of my recent gigs in.

If you crank the preamp in for the lead channel, you need to reduce the preamp out level accordingly or else you're going to get a LOT of noise, noise, noise, by which I mean crunchy, hissy and generally bad sounds! By carefully balancing pre and post with the master volume and clean channel volume, you can avoid those annoying big increases/drops in volume when you switch channels. It can be a little noisy (hissy) when you drive the clean channel too hard, but again, by micing it through a PA, you can keep the overall volume down and avoid all the unnecessary noise byproducts of driving the amp TOO hard to achieve the same volume level.

I would not call the distortion "brutal," by any means...this amp is NOT ideal for metal heads. The distortion is more adequate for playing Classic/Southern rock, blues/rockin'blues and so on, anything from Allman Brothers to ZZ Top and everything in between. I can even get some very Satriani-ish sounds out of this amp, especially with better tubes.

The standard tubes it comes with are pretty okay, but if you really want to get the most out of this amp, you'd do well to upgrade to a higher quality of tubes, maybe Mesa/Sovtech or the like. If you do upgrade, make sure you get tubes that are biased just right for this amp, otherwise you'll be burning out a lot of tubes...I made that mistake by buying a set of unbiased Mesa tubes for the pre-amp stage. They started failing very soon and I had to go back and spend a lot more to get better, pre-biased tubes...after that it worked like a charm, and my high ends were awesome, my mid had guts galore, and the bottom end had enough grunt to move small mountains. Fortunately for me, this happened when I wasn't with a band, so I was able to sort the problem out before I needed the amp for a gig.

I've never needed a backup for any of the Peaveys I've owned, and this is my fourth in a row.

If you're a "sometime" pro or semi-pro gigging musician, playing small clubs, basement parties, some outdoor gigs and things like that, or even if you're a more full-time working musician playing steady gigs in bigger clubs, you can't go wrong with this workhorse from Peavey...it'll keep pumping out exactly the sounds you want at exactly the levesl you want (I find the controls very precise) it just will not let you down. It's a tank...but man, it's also heavy like a tank...but that's just the price you pay for having an all-tube amp, right?

The only issue I've ever had reliability was when I switched out the pre-amp tubes it came with for a set of Mesa 12AX7s which weren't pre-biased. (see above) Otherwise, this amp has never let me down and I've never needed a backup, or even considered bringing one. I just keep a log of tube hours and replace them when they start to get a little too gritty or run-down.

I've been playing for about 35 years, 30 of that seriously. I own 5 guitars, the three electrics I mentioned previously plus a Fender classical and an Art & Lutherie wild cherry acoustic guitar. I also own a few other amps including a very rare vintage Gallien Krueger 250ML solid-state stereo guitar amp and one Peavey Solo practice amp.

If it were ever stolen or lost, I would definitely get the exact same amp again. In fact, this is the second Peavey Classic 50 4x10 I've owned, which I bought after I got shafted out of my first one, and it's the third Peavey Classic and the fourth Peavey tube amp I've owned.

I love everything about this amp except the long spring reverb, which I can take or leave.

I did compare it to a number of other products, and the only amp I liked better was a Mesa single rectifier Nomad combo, which cost nearly three times what I paid for this one!

If I ever get the chance, I want to get another Classic 50/4x10 and two Classic 4x10 cabs, all tweed, so I can get that awesome and downright chilling sound four times over again! I can only imagine just how sweet the howl would be when I ran my PRS HFS Humbucker through all that tube power being pumped out through 16x10 inch speakers!

Not sure what year mine was made - picked it up used on Craigslist. I play for church, and I would describe the style as rock/alternative.

The amp has two channels - clean and lead, though I almost never use the lead channel (more on that later). My model has the effects loop, though I don't use that, either (more on that later, too).

As I mentioned, I play in a church, so 50 watts is actually too much. That's where the Weber Mass attenuator comes in handy.

I give it an 8 for versatility, but that's mostly because there aren't that many features. BUT I would clarify that the amp does everything I need it to do, so it's simple-featured, but in a good way.

I had owned this amp back in high school/college, but I don't think I ever really got the most out of the amp back then. I couldn't turn the amp up too loud (parents were understanding as it was, didn't want to push my luck), and I didn't understand the concept of driving the tubes to get a good sound. I was just in awe of having a "tube amp" and was happy as a clam.

Sold the amp (and most of my recording gear and instruments) when I got married, but in this last year I've been rebuilding my stash. Picked up two amps - the Roland JC120 and the Peavey Classic 50 410.

The Peavey came with JJ tubes from eurotubes.com already installed. First thing I noticed was, it sounded warmer and smoother in the clean channel than my stock amp - the cleans weren't as sharp or brittle. The lead channel was nice and smooth too - great sound.

Then I discovered the Weber Mass, hooked that up, cranked the pre on the clean channel, and I was in heaven. Regular strums and picking on my strat gave me clean glassy notes, but the minute I start to dig into the notes a little harder, or push the chords harder, the amp's sound just... growls. It's such a lovely lovely sound.

And therein lies my problem - with the clean channel Pre cranked to max, I could not for the life of me get the lead channel up to the same volume. If I cranked the clean Pre to max, and cranked the Lead Pre and Post to max, when I switch from clean to lead channel, it almost sounds like I get a 50% volume drop. Don't get me wrong, the tone is there on the lead channel, but it can't keep up with the clean channel. Not sure if this is related to the attenuator or not.

So, I now treat the amp as a one-channel clean amp, and run either a Fulltone FullDrive or BassDrive in front of it to get overdrive at an acceptable volume level.

FYI - I'm playing a run-of-the-mill clone Strat, built by blurdrcarl (he used to sell strat clones on eBay). Nothing special, but the Peavey 410 makes the strat sound like a million bucks.

I never had problems with the original amp I had back in high school, and haven't had problems with the amp I have now. Then again, the amp sees action maybe three or four times a month, so it's not like I'm pushing it that hard.

I am driving the tubes hard when I do use it, but so far I haven't had a problem.

Haven't had to deal with Peavey customer support.

I also remember back when Peavey was known for the small solid state practice amps (I used to have a Peavey Rage before "upgrading" to a solid state Fender amp), but the Classic 50 has been an awesome amp.

I initially bought it back in high school because I had read that the guys in Pearl Jam used the amp. Now, I don't care who uses it - I just love how it sounds, with the JJ tubes. Thinking about swapping two of the speakers, but hey... if it ain't broke, what's there to fix, right?

I'd cry if it were stolen, that's for sure, mostly because I got a great price, considering it already included a full set of JJ tubes.

im the original owner of this classic fitty, its was made in 2000 i believe. the features are pretty simple, one channel, one eq, clean and dirty channel all tube (6L6 mesa tubes and 12ax7's groove tubes mallard). came with a channel switcher and a built in effects loop.The only complaint i have with the amp is the weight. It needs casters other than that the amp is hands down the best bang for your buck.Hands down. Im a pro player and have played professionaly for about 10 years. In the studio, or live, this amp is a work horse.Has enough juice for any type of live gig even if your not miked through pa it still cuts through the mix and cuts through well. if it every got stolen or damaged i would repalce it in a heartbeat.

the amps diversity is what sold me on it. From jazz to rock to country to blues and even metal can be dailed up on this amp. Both channels on the amp are killer. The dirty channel is surprisingly beefy for a combo amp. I use alot of gain so i use a noise gate to eliminate some of that hiss and hum. The amp at loud volumes can get noisy(tubes have a part in that hiss or hum,also effect pedals too)but nothing that a little noisegate can clean up. I play two custom shop tele's. My maine tele has a pearly gate humbucker, seymour duncan in the bridge and a vintage hot rail in the neck also a seymour duncan. The other tele is a 60th anniver. 54 reissue with seymour duncan little 59 in the bridge and a vintage stack in the neck. All though fenders are my bread and butter, les pauls are just as sweet sounding as well as a nice jazz box. This amp can dial up any tone and w/ effects that are out today this amp can delivry beautiful tones.

Ive been giging on this amp for ten years. In the studio or in front of hundreds of people, its a tank. the amp has never broke or never has it not turned on. Its always there and ready to go. Dont need a backup amp,This amp will probably out live me. The amp will let you know when the tubes are out because it will start to crunch and hiss and you like a diseased cat or something. Pending on the level of use, tubes should last about a year in the amp, longer if you dont play out as much. hardly no other upkeep issues other than tubes.

the amp has never warranted having to call peavey. i personally know cats that work for peavey and there all top notch.

I got the amp right when i graduated Atlanta Institute of Music in 02'. Used a mesa half stack until i played through the peavey at AIM. Thats when the love affair started w/ me and the classic fitty. I immediatly sold the mesa and got the peavey. THis amp will be a staple of my tone as long as im able to play guitar. This amp for the price,quality, and overall package is hands down the best. Dont knock it till you try it peavey haters of the world. I use an erray of pedals as follows.
1.e.b. volume
2.matrix tuner(out through e.b. volume)
3.fulltone fulldrive 2
4.Ts-9 analogman silvermod
5.dynacomp mxr
6.ibanez cs-9
7.boss oc-2
Effects loop
1.Boss EQ
2.Boss noisegate
3.line6 dl-4
4. boss rt-20 rotary twin pedal
This effect chain gives me the best tone without sucking out to much of my signal. Take use of the amps effects loop. I saw that one review hade a complaint about the effects loop not being a true effects loop. That guy needs to do his homework, the effects loop is an independent channel and is a true effect loop. dig it.

I'm the original owner of a 93' Classic 4x10. I'll skip the features. You know what they are. I do wish it had a true effects loop, and I hate the controls in the back. Of course, I didn't like that design from day one. I bought the amp for $325 and a 1/2 decent Marshall transistor amp.

The amp does have a very wide range. It falls short of thrash metal, but then who cares. I play the blues. On clean high volumn, you can put basically any effect such a floor pod through it. That is where I get the distortion when wanted. I play a true 84' Smith Strat (two knob variety), a Gretsch Streamliner, and a Goldtop. The amp does have some hiss at volumn which is not a big deal. It's not a 60's vibrolux or a late model Vibro-King, but it gets a solid 9.

This amp has been going strong for 14 years. It is extremely reliable. We've moved 1/2 dozen times. I've gigged it maybe another dozen. I would take it out more, but the weight is just too much anymore. In this category... 10.

Never needed them, but the website seems fairly decent. I'll have to give them benefit of the doubt, because they built an amp that didn't need repeated calls for help.

I've been playing for 25 years, and anymore, I am a living room guitar god in my own mind. I truly do not like the back of amp controls. This amp was bought as a graduation present to myself from graduate school. The kids were small, limited budget. For the price that they can be bought on Ebay (300-400), I'd say buy one on if funds are tight. For the money they are great. I'm now looking at getting a Vibro-King. So, if it were lost, I would not buy another at this time. Still, the amp gets a 9 overall.

this is my second review. ive had the amp for over a year now so i figured id contribute again.

mine is a peavey classic 50 made in 2000.

its got an effects loop, footswitchable lead and normal channel, footswitchable reverb, presence, three band eq, and four ten inch peavey blue marvel speakers. TWEED. i love tweed.

ive had both the 2x12 and the 4x10 version, and the 4x10 pushes more air so it sounds louder to me. 50 watts is PLENTY for what i play.

this amp sounds amazing.

i play a MIM fender standard tele with a hot rails humbucker in the bridge, a squire silver sparkle jagmaster with a seymour duncan phat cat in the bridge, and a stock silver sparkle jagmaster.

the jag with the p90 gets a great spanking clean out fo the normal channel that gets real loud before it starts breaking a sweat. the telecaster with the hot rails pushes the amp a little louder, but it still stays really clean pretty far into the travel of the knob.

i play indie/ambient/progressive stuff in the vein of gatsby's american dream/the dear hunter/portugal. the man/mogwai/circa survive/etc...

im semi pro, so i need good sounding gear and reliable gear for touring and gigging. my other amp is a marshall jtm 60 2x12 combo. its a cool amp. i run it in stereo with my classic 50 and its sounds freakin nuts. i love it. i use my echo park to run a ping pong delay between the two of them and its unreal.

the lead channel is awesome. up untill about halfway its a really thick, punchy overdrive thats just awesome. its perfect. after that, it starts to get a little heavier, but never gets too heavy. it just ends up being more in your face. the mids are there. all the harmonics from this amp are awesome.

i gotta give peavey credit for their blue marvel speakers. they are really somthin else. i thought they might be cheap and crappy sounding, but on the contrary, they compliment the amp well and pump out some lush tones.

it gets really loud without much noise. the only noise i ever notice is the built in fan. but i dont mind that, it keeps temperatures in control. its an awesome feature. peavey really hit the nail on the head with this amp.

Ive used this amp for over 3 years now. it has come through time and time again, ive never had it fail on me.

i never technically gig without a backup nowadays since i run my rig in stereo, but i used to gig with just the peavey and it was never a problem.

this thing is heavy. the only thing peavey didnt do, and i dont hold it against them, is include casters. no biggie, went to the hardware store and bought four, attached them and there you go, now we are rollin.

ive replaced the tubes once with jj's and they sound great. the stock tubes where sovtek but didnt sound bad. the jj's really brought this amp to life.

emailed them about dating my old classic 50, got back to me the next morning with a date of manufacture, what batch it was in, who built it, a whole bunch of info. then he asked me how i liked it and if i needed anything else. great customer service.

ive been playing guitar for 7 years. ive played tons of amps and had a bunch too. ive had a vintage fender bassman ten, a line 6 flextone 2 head (haha) and some others, but this amp has stood up to all of those and shine through. i havent played one gig without my peavey and thats how its gonna be.

if it where lost or stolen, i would get another one very quickly. you just cant beat the quality and workmanship of these amps. they sound amazing, are affordable, look great, and are tough as hell. two nationwide tours prove it.

the only thing that bugs me is that they changed the cosmetics for the new ones and they do not look good. haha. they should change back. oh well. and add casters. thats all!!

The amp was made in the late 1990s. Basically one channel with a "Normal and Lead" selection. I say one channel because they both share the same eq. I use it for jamming, and I use an ABY switch to toggle back and forth between the Classic 50 and my 5150 combo. It has more than enough power for jamming and when I play live I always MIC, so it doesn't need to be pushed hard.

The clean channel stays very clean, only starts to distort when the amp is pushed to the limit. Nice fat clean channel, best way to describe it as "SWEET", I find The Devilles lacked a certain warmth that the Peavey Classic 50 has. I use A Gison Les Paul, and a Fender Fat Strat, both sound great. The Distortion channel is surprisingly HEAVY, it may not be a Marshall or Mesa Boogie distortion but a very useable HARD ROCK distortion. Think Aerosmith, Bad Company, Spin Doctors. Roll back your Guitar volume a little and you get a very nice Tom Petty, ZZ top crunch. Hard to find amps that both a Clean and Drive nicely, but the Classic 50 is GREAT for both. a Plug in and Play Amp....TUBE TONE all the way

Yeah, I would use it without a back-up. It's a Peavey and they do make GOOD STUFF, Not sure why some people look down on Peavey Gear, they make great stuff, for the working musician at an affordable price. Hey if their stuff is good enough for EVH, or Joe Satrianni, it should be good enough for me eh?

Never dealt with them, but I hear they are quick to respond.

I have been playing for 20 Plus years, I am not a professional but have been playing clubs for fun and money for about 12 years now. My Other main amp is a 5150, it's a One Trick Pony I admit, but it does the HIGH Gain Trick so well...the best out there (IMHO). I like the style, very retro. I love the 4x10's, although the 2x12's have a sweet voice as well, but the 4x10's seem to move a lot more air, seem louder. I looked at the Deville 4x10, but the distortion on the Peavey was better, not as harsh. Also, the clean channel on the Peavey seemed sweeter, or fatter or something...just had more warmth. Bob at Eurotubes says that Peavey hit the Mark with the Classic 50, and I agree. I think it'll be the only amp you'll need to cover all genre's.

It has two differtent inputs, clean and lead channels, yada, yada, yada...

I am a class A junkie with a Bad Cat Hot Cat 15 that does not make a very usable practice amp (think insane volume), so I got the Classic 50 to fill the bill. At first, I was not impressed at all, but it worked. It wasn't until the power tubes gave out and I decided to replace all of the tubes. WOW! What a difference! When I pulled out the stock preamp tubes, two were Electro Harmonix and one was Sovtek! I replaced them all with the Mesa Boogie Chinese 1 and the amp can actually breathe now! I thought the "Blue Marvel" speakers might be contributing to the previous bad sound, but they actually sound good! After this revelation, I'm giving a nine!

Well, the power tubes went out, but that's normal...

No clue...

Not bad. I didn't think the tubes would make too much of a difference in the sound with an amp that has this much silicon!

For sound sample go to:

www.sikluv.com/music

I think it's late 90's. I bought it used.
It has a clean and a "lead", which can be switched either by a toggle switch or a footswitch. It has reverb, which I use as a substitute for echo. I know it's not the same thing, but it works for me. Sometimes the echo can be annoying. Reverb, I don't need to adjsut for each song.
I use it for shows and practice.

It has pre and post knobs that allow you to play with the distortion. You can make it sound really good.
It stays clean for as loud as I need it.
Im using a Gretsch 6118, no effects needed for my style...
I play a mix of rockabilly/psychobilly/garage

I turn everything to about 7, have the reverb cranked...

I've had it for a year, it's been great...
never a problem, never had it serviced.

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I've been playing 10 years, I would get another.
I had a bassman, the holy grail for what I play, and I thought it was too harsh. with the post and pre knobs for adjusting, it takes that harsh edge off. I love it...

Made in 2005. 2 channels, global EQ which voices both channels together well. Plenty of power for any application. It's a pretty basic bare bones amplifier which is what you really need in a solid valve combo.

Extremely versatile amplifier. Solid clean channel and Good warm well voiced overdrive.

I use it for all kinds of rock situations, soft or hard. You can certainly use it for metal, although I doubt most people would.

I was so impressed by this amplifier that I sold my Mesa Recto & 4x12 cab to get this amplifier and the classic 30 for practice and backup. I realized I didn't need the "stack" thing to get a solid adequate tone. Besides rectos and modern heads are tone suckers and are often a bit lifeless.

Fantastic. This amplifier can get dark, bright, sweet, muddy, fat, warm, crystal clear, and breaks up nicely if you push it to do so. I have never used too many pedals and only use effects sparingly on recordings.

For guitars I use a '77 Gibson RD standard, a modified Epiphone Sheraton w/ classic '57 pickups, a Gibson SG Standard, and an Epiphone Supernova. I have used a fender jag through this amp, but I don't enjoy the sound of single coils as much as I enjoy humbuckers. I like a huskier tone without any spank.

This amplifier truly breathes on both channels. I did swap the tubes for JJ's and the amplifier had a much smoother and warm response, especially at higher volumes. The clean has plenty of depth and breaks up nicely at around 5 or 6 which sounds great. The overdrive is well voiced and is warm, thick and crystal clear. I generally leave the bass and mids up at around 3:00, and the treble and presence at around 10:00. I like a moodier and bold tone for my music. There are some covers that we play where the Classic can't get the job done, but these would include NIN cover tunes (just a few). For all of our originals, I only need the classic live, for the covers, I use a Vetta II combo live.

As far as the speakers are concerned, I tried celestion G10's in this, and a Vintage 30 in my classic and immediately returned them. Then, I tried Delta demon's from eminence and a Texas heat in the 30...not quite. For some reason, I'm very pleased with the Blue Marvels, they maintain a smooth rich midrange and maintain similar upper harmonics that celestions do. They're punchy and well voiced for the classics

I have veered away from celestions due to the harsh upper mid-range spike that they are often characteristic of (yes, even greenbacks and alnico blues). Especially in speakers such as the V30, or the G12T-75. The G10's were voiced similar to the V30, and I highly prefer the Blue Marvels. A spike in the upper mid-range brings out a brittle aspect of the classic's tone that I do not prefer.

Overall, amazing amplifier, I chose this amplifier over an AC30, a Fender hot rod, and any marshall in the shop.

It's a true working man's amplifier that has solid breathing tone that cuts through. My guitars sound expressive and their characteristics are not lost by over compressed tone that many expensive companies produce.

Cheers to an affordable, reliable, great sounding amplifier that looks stylish to boot.

Very reliable. Fixed bias is a plus to be spared from a day in the shop, and my combo was made soundly (no vibrations or rattling)

Very helpful via phone or e-mail. Timely responses and minimal waiting time. They are very attentive and give knowledgable feedback to any questions or concerns.

I've been playing for 8 years. I have owned a Fender hot rod deville, a Marshall JCM2000 DSL401, a Mesa Rectoverb, a Mesa Dual rectifier, a line 6 Vetta II, and now these two classic combos, the 50/401, and the classic 30.

I had been back to the shop to look at warmer combos (hot rod) and realized that what I wanted was really here. Affordable, good tone, reliable, it's all there.

I bought this amp new in 1993 or 94. It's an early model without the effects loop. It's original, tubes, speakers and all. It's got two channels; normal and lead, and reverb, all of which are footswitchable (switch was included). This I believe was Peavey's first "high end, boutique type" all tube amp, with peavey's usual bang for the buck kind of value. It;s got 3 12ax7 tubes in the preamp, and 4 EL84 tubes in the power amp section. These were introduced not long before Peavey introduced the 5150 amp and head, designed with Eddie Van Halen. It's very high quality, with solid plywood case, steel chassis and reinforcment, tough tweed like covering, heavy duty steel switches, chicken head knobs..etc. Yes, it is HEAVY! I wish it had rollers built in..
The lead channel has it's own pre and post gain knobs and the normal channel has it's own volume knob. This is all in addition to the master volume, presence, reverb, and mid, treble, bass knobs. It has a power on switch and a separate standby switch. The two channels can also be switched directly on the amp. There are two inputs, bright and normal.
As well, there are separate 16 and 8 ohm speaker output jacks.

Since this model amp has been around for some time you have likely heard that it has a very "classic" sound. Yes, but it is also quite flexible..
I use a fender strat with two gold lace sensors and a Dimarzio "quarter pounder" in the bridge. I also have a Peavey raptor plus (strat style guitar)with an Humbucker (of unknown origin, it's not peavey..) in the bridge. I play classic rock, blues and metal mostly, and it's very good for these.
LEAD CHANNEL: The amp seems better suited for humbuckers if you want marshall-like distortion in the lead channel. BUT, if you use a trick and plug an old cord into the bright input while you play throught the normal input, you get a slight boost in drive and harmonics. It works well with humbuckers to, but it sounds great either way. I play strat style guitars and I find that turning down the treble and the presence up, with the the bass and mid up gives the amp a very warm sound. Strong bass/mid range but with a strat's strong treble it still cuts very nicely thanx. Sounds a lot like Cream or Bluesbreakers era E. Clapton tone, but not quite as smooth.
NORMAL CHANNEL: I don't care so much for the clean channels flatness, but it is a good starting point, with lots of clean volume. It begs for a tube preamp pedal or other effect to shape it. I use a pedal to boost the bass, treble and gain slightly and give it a fender twin kind of sound.
I used to own one of Peavey's 70's (or so) era "Classic" amps and this is a totally different animal no comparison at all, except perhaps in the normal channel's sounds.

I've owned it for about 12 years and although it hasn't seen a lot of hard use, it's been totally reliable.

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I love it, although it's a heavy sucker. I bought it so I would have a solid, reliable amp, with excellent tube tone for the future and it's given me no problems. Even after many years, I consider it more than ready to take on new musical projects I am starting.

I think it's a '98 or '99. I play classic rock and blues. Two input channels; one normal, one bright. I use the normal. Has switching and FX loop (which I don't use). I used the amp at an outdoor gig for the first time last week. not wuite powerful enough for that. Great indoors. Balancing the master volume, volume, pre and post controls is a little confusing....

I use a Les Paul and a Strat. Amp is quiet. Like all amps with built in distortion/overdrive...it's really not the same as just overdriving the crap out of a standard amp. It will get as dirty as you want, but the real bottom end 'whump' isn't there. That takes sheer power - more than 50 watts into 4 cheesy tens will provide. The clean channel sounds great and if you turn this baby all the way up, it sounds pretty cool.

I bought this amp as a back up. Haven't used it that much yet. I'd trust it. Haven't had any sevice on it...yet.

Bought used.

Been playing pro for 45 years. Main amp for 28 years now is a Music Man RD-100 head into two 10" JBL E-110's. Bought the Peavey from a buddy because I wanted something else cheap. Don't know if I'd buy another if it got knicked. Was also looking at the Crate Clubman 50. Got the Peavey real cheap. Not crazy about the stock 10's in it. Am thinking about either a JBL D-130 single 15 (build new baffle board) or a pair of Celestion 12's. This amp wants to see 16 ohms.

I'm guessing it's an early 1990's model. The versatility of this amp is probablly it's strongest point, you are able to attain a ery wide range of sounds with the 2 channels, clean and lead. Being limited in On the fly sound changing it could use 2 preamp channels, which would make it even better. I've used this amp in live settings and studio settings. It has the capability of being EXTREMELY LOUD, which is great for the studio, I'd suggest letting it heat up for a good hour before hand, allowing the tubes to really get cooking, it will sound even better thah it already does. Having an onboard cooling fan is genius, it keeps the tube temperature under control, which is always important. I read how people change tubes frequently in amps.. I don't see the rational in this ritual, tubes tend to sound better as they age. THis model I've acquiured was retubed at some point with groove tubes, which sound just fine.

I use a few different Stratocasters, a telecaster, and an Epiphone Casino. I play rock, pop, country and blues primarily, it's a really versatile amp. It;s not prone to being noisy at all. The types of sounds I can get from this amp are just so wide in variety, an example would be, a James Gang/Matthew Sweet, Oasis, To an SRV, then over to a country tone, to a solid pop sound, lots of versatility. You can even get pretty crunchy if you want to, but I don;t get really heavy I'm not into not hearing the notes, so i stay away from the super heavy tones which it can attain.

I've never had a problem with it at all, But I seem to have rattled a screw loose on the front, so I have to order another one. As mentioned above, it was retubed somewhere along the line.

I have no idea if it even has a warranty, being I purchased it used.

I've been playing since I was 6 years old, and have owned alot of different amps, this seems to be the most versatile gigging amp Ive ever owned. I'd replace it if it were stolen. I love the quality of the sound it produces. I do not enjoy the weight, it weighs like 7o lbs...I also use a fender blues deville 4/10 with a slew of stomp boxes, The peavey doesn;t have that fender sparkle, but you don't miss it, because the Peavey sounds great on it's own, it's not a fender clone sound...it shouldn't, and that is a strong point. I use my Fender mostly with BK Butler tube driver and an old MXR distortion II, and the Peavey gets the BK sound but actually better, with out pedal board BS happening ie humming, tap dancing around.. it's just easier and sounds sometimes better. I do wish it had 2 pre-amp channels, you could use it even more effectively without runing back to it between songs, it would be a good design improvement.
Just take time in feeling what the amp is about, it took me about 3 months to get used to what it wanted to do with different guitars. I had in a very reflective room and It sounded weird, but when I moved it to a tighter room, it sounded great. So, being it can project sound, it may throw you a little. Don;t fall down with it either it may kill you.

50 watt, two channel, 4x10 combo amp.
4 10 inch speakers. Mine is a '93 I believe, so I'm assuming they are blue marvels, but I'll ask Peavey later.

Awesome tweed covering over sturdy cabinet.

This amp is awesome with pedals. It sounds awesome plugged straight in. All around this amp is amazing. It was my first tube amp. Im pretty sure it will be my last as well.

I play in two bands. My main band is a hardcore/post hardcre/progressive band. My second is a side project. Its an ambient/indie/progressive kinda thing. Lots of delay.

Bottom line, this amp sounds amazing with anything I've ever done. It handles the high gain with aplomb and it sounds astounding with delays and reverbs.

The clean channel is awesome, and you can get some dirt out of it at hight volume with everything maxed out. Sounds awesome. The lead channel is so nice. The overdrive I get from this thing makes me melt. So nice.

I play a Fender Telecaster Standard, modded with a Seymour Duncan Hot Rails in the bridge, and an Epiphone Les Paul LE with 57' Classics.

Basically, I cant gush over the sound of this amp enough. AMAZING.

Its very quiet, even with the gain on the lead channel maxed. The clean channel is very warm.
The EQ has 3 bands and is very responsive. In conjunction with the Presence control, it sounds great.

Ive dropped this thing out of the trailer, knocked it off the top of my Marshall 4x10 during a show, tipped it over, kicked it (on accident) and have had people fall on it. Never a problem. I bought it used off eBay, and I dont know if the guy retubed it before he sent it or not. All I know is that I have had this amp for a year and 5 months and I havent had a single repair need. The tubes are the same as the day I got it. Sounds fantastic. This amp is super solid and rugged. Took it across the country and didnt have one problem all tour. Crazy!!!

Never dealt with them, but Ive heard good things.

Amazing amp. Spunds great, very versitile, and rugged as hell. Plus, I love the vintage look. Cant go wrong here.

I picked up this amp ( which looks almost brand new ) on Ebay for $450.00. THen I had to actually lift this anvil of an amp off of the UPS truck.. holy cats!!! I saw stars for a moment thinking I may have been transported to hollywood boulevard, but realized I had just caved in my nutsack lifting this beast. I have no idea what year it is. It came equipped with 4 noname speakers, which work, but I think they sound a little sterile. After spinning knobs for almost 1 month and driving myself batty trying to find a tone ( that I liked) I think I have a handle on this thing, it has a few sweet spots that are really wild. It reminds me of this particular tone, ( but you can call me crazy if you feel so compelled) the tone sounds like a blackface Fender Deluxe ( a real one ) and an "original" BK Butler 4 knob tube driver.... shut up.. I'm right about this, that's what it sounds like. Very versatile amp, just mind the preamp knob, it'll fool you. It can get super distorted at the slightest push past 5-6 wammo, then your into Nugent land and there's no coming back. And watch out folks, this thing is LOUD, and I mean it.....
I'm learning to love this amp. A few years ago I used one for a recording and was blown away, which is why I bought this one. It sounds.. similar from what I remember. The other one may have had betteror worse tubes, and may have had different speakers. all available if I get interested in swapping stuff out.

I use 2 different stratocasters both single coil setups, one has a humbucker in the bridge which splits into single coil, 1 being a creme/maple neck fender Japanese model (1990?) and a Red Ruggiero custom guitar, which sounds nice. I also have a telecaster which is made by Ruggiero, and prefer the tele over any other type of guitar, because they have a nice lunch box feel and workman approach, are basic and have endless tone varieties for such a simple guitar. My tele has a minihumbucker in the neck and a vintage tele pickup in the bridge for some teeth and richness. I play mostly pop rock, but I like to bring myself back to reality and pretend I can play some country western crazy poppin, chicken picken riffs, but I don;t practice enough to really do it properly. So, pop is my style. I also have a fender Blues deville tweed which I use with a variety of vintage effects that sounds just insanely great, but is very different from the peavey. I do not like the clean channel on this amp, it just sounds nasty and flat, zero color, no depth, that's what a fender is for!! The distortion is very controllable and rich, just don;t crank the bass too much or it will honk and woof at you which may cause you to make bad faces at your amp, or make weird noises of your own instead of concentrating on playing.

I don;t know, I'll tell you after I fall down a flight of stairs with it..and then after I get out of the hospital, if I survive the wily coyote amp on top of head drop.....
BUT usually Peavey makes products that are tougher than the nutsack of a 45 year old rhino.

I'd guess that they are as bored as the Maytag man.

I've been playing for almost 35 years ( yes including just dragging a guitar around, I count that because some people call that art..)
I'd probably replace it, sure. I love the texture of the distortion/overdrive, it's nice, I hate the weight. I chose this amp because I used one in a session and was floored at how it recorded/sounded and how versatile it was.
I wish I had more talent to squeeze out more tone from this beast.
Buy this amp if you like a versatile warm tone, do not buy this amp if you like the type of tone that renders your guitars tone useless, spend that money on getting your ears fixed then buy this amp.

i'm giving it a "10" because it has everything you need, and nothing that you don't. lead/ normal switch, effects loop, ext. speaker cab, footswitch jack....sometimes more bells and whistles equals features that are unuseable ( ie certain company's 3 or 4 channel amps...but they don't tell you 2 of them sound so inferior that they are unuseable!)..i don't need modeling/ digital effects.

also, i am rating the 50 model with the 4/10's. mine are the black back unlabeled speakers, not the blue marvels.

finally, an amp that sounds good on all accounts. distortion range is subtle od to hard rock. much, much better than compareable fender amps in terms of better distortion. works very well with an assortment of distortion/ fuzz pedals i have. i use sc guitars, with an assortment of od/ distortions ( rt 66, jeckyll and hyde, vox tonebender, dano black coffee if i want hi gain). the amp distortion on its own is great! reverb sounds good(not a main use of mine...but who knows? upgrade?)

i play mainly alternative rock/ grunge type of stuff. sometimes i'll doodle a little blues or jimi/ zep type stuff, and it's easy to dial in that sound as well.


this amp is exceptionally versitle in it's sound capabilities. you can use it for anything to jazz, to country, blues, classic to modern rock. you can't really get a metal zone, but get your favorite pedal, and it's no problem.

mine is used, but i think it will hang in there. peavey gives you great bang for the buck. i may replace the tubes soon ( i just got this used in a trade, and tubes are ?? age).

one of my thoughts is this: go into any pawn shop/used store, and you'll see plenty of 80's peavey stuff, still up and running. make of that what you will, but they have a great rep for reliability.

never have dealt with them, but as mentioned, i always thought you got a good product for what you paid for. again, great rep for reliability from peavey.

overall, this amp gets a solid 10. i've literally fallen in love with this amp. i traded a fender blues deluxe for this amp. ( which was a good amp, may i offer, but lacked the distorion i desired, didn't have an ext. jack)

if it died, i'd put money into it, or replace it.

Features have been well documented. I'm basically updating my review from 4 years ago now that I've had a couple different sets of tubes in the amp. Mine is the 4-10 combo...I love 10's for guitar.

I use two guitars: A Strat with Fralin Vintage Hot pickups, and a Samick TR-2 SG with Duncan Desiged humbuckers. Obviously, the humbuckers have a lot more output than the Strat.

I just wanted to comment on the tone of this amp after I installed two different sets of JJ tubes. Before I did that, the amp had a "loose" overdrive sound...kinda like Mick Ralphs in Bad Company. Sounded good for power chords, but kinda lost it for solo stuff sometimes.

The JJ tubes (preamp and power tubes) gave the amp a much smoother, tighter quality to the distortion. This is a nice upgrade for a nice amp. The amp will stay clean at high volume with the Strat, though with the SG, it starts to break up a bit at real high volumes...but in a most pleasing way.

I've played out with this amp a lot. I lug it to jam sessions and guys are always amazed when they hear it, especially since I just plug straight in without pedals. I like to control the degree of overdrive with guitar volume...interesting how many guys have NOT figured out how to do this...they just dime their guitar and do the pedal tap dance thing. The feature I really like is the active presence control, which can add some extra shimmer, or bite if you need it. Really useful when I plug in the SG, which needs a bit of help in the high end to sound crisp enough.

For my styles (blues, classic rock, country rock, folk rock) this amp is awesome. I'll NEVER sell it.

I've used this thing a lot for 6 years...just changed tubes a couple times. Nary a burp. Amazingly reliable. I use it all the time without a backup...well, I take an extra little amp (also a Peavey) but have never needed it.

Peavey has the best customer support there is. Check their web site...they have a great support forum with lots of nice Peavey users and knowledgeable techs to help with any issue you have.

I've been playing about 35 years, about 25 years real serious like. I'm not a major pro guy or anything, but know my way around the guitar. The only thing I don't like is the weight - 63 pounds. But it's worth it to get the sweet tone. Best tube amp value around.

My model was made in the year 2000. It has two channels, an effects loop, reverb (which doesn't work on mine). 50 Watts all tube, 4 10" speakers. One major complaint is that the panel is backwards. I don't understand this really, but I don't mind.

This amp is perfect for what I play. I'm in the band Hot Licks- www.myspace.com/hotlicks - we play blues/rock. The clean channel is warm, clean, and bright. The distortion is enough for me, but it wouldn't be enough for a metal player. It can give you a Keith Richards crunch all the way to a alternative distortion. I use a Fender Stratocaster and it sounds great.

The only complaint I have is that the reverb doesn't work. I'm going to get that fixed, it shouldn't be a major problem.

Never had to deal with them.

I love this amp. The tones are great, it's pretty easy to use, it fits me well. I use this with a Fender Strat and I use a Danelectro Wasabi AX-1 Distortion (for higher gain songs). It gives me everything I want in an amp. It's heavy, but it's relatively easy to carry (just bearhug it and get one hand under it). I wish the reverb worked, but I'll get that fixed. I love this amp.

This is a 1992 model with enough options to suit my playing styles and musical tastes which tend to be classic rock, blues and contemporary Christian. The cabinet is made of plywood and has a nice vintage look to it with the tweed cover. This model came stock with 4 - 75 watt RMS Eminence speakers as opposed to the Blue Marvel's in current production amps. It has a normal and lead option on the amp which you can toggle between the two with a footswitch. A second button on the footswitch gives you the option to engage reverb at some preset level on the amp. Also there are separate inputs to a bright or normal channel. I prefer the normal channel to bring out the bottom end of the amps tonal capabilities. The amp is rated at 50 watts, either at 16 or 8 ohms. This thing has more wattage than most people will ever need. I never have the master volume up past 5. If you need more volume just mike the amp. It is an all tube amp with 3-12AX7 preamp and 4-6BQ5/EL-84 power tubes. One of the nicest features is a built in fan to circulate air around the tubes. The power tubes can generate a fair amount of heat. Mine came stock with Peavey labeled tubes, which turned out to be Sovtek's. I use the amp for home playing/practice, freelance jam sessions and most notably with a contemporary Christian worship team. All in all a pretty vesatile amp. The post-gain and pre-gain feature makes it possible to achieve a variety of sounds from clean to a moderately overdriven crunch. All in all this amp serves my needs very adequately.

I play a 1976 Les Paul Standard and a 1992 Made in Japan reissued 1954 Strat. I use a series of effects pedals for whatever my desired tone may need to reflect. I made two significant modifications to the amp that made a huge difference in the overall tone. I install a quad set of Vintage Weber AlNiCo 25 watt speakers for starters. The specific model was 10A125. They ran about $90 per speaker. The second, and I would say equally as important an upgrade was installing some used old stock tubes. I inserted 3 Telefunken 12AX7/ECC83 preamp tubes and 4 Amperex 6BQ5/EL-84 power tubes. HUGE improvement here. I can not stress this enough. Todays tubes are so lacking in quality tone. This ran about $115. I sold the old tubes and speakers on Ebay for about $140 to offset some of the cost. With the upgrades the amp is a tone monster. Because I do not know how an amp could have a perfect score here I give this area a 9. Besides the equipment is only as good as the ability of the player.

I have had one repair done on the amp because of a faulty resistor. So I must ding Peavey here. Other than that it has been rock solid. I have another older vintage Peavey amp ('74 Peavey Vintage twin reverb)that I've owned for over 30 years and it has only been in the shop once. Basically I think Peavey makes a pretty decent product.

Awesome support. Every question I've asked about this amp or my '74 Vintage Peavey Twin Reverb has been answered. Also the user forum at www.Peavey.com is loaded full of self help info. Check it out.

I've been playing for 30 years. This amp compliments my styles and range of tones. I think for the initial outlay the amp is at best a $350 - $400 investment (used), before the optional speaker and tube upgrades I mentioned. They are always up for auction on Ebay but be prepared to pay a hefty shipping fee. It weighs in at around 70 lbs with packaging. I would recommend this amp to anyone looking for versatility and affordability. It is in no way a Bassman, but it gets the job done for about $700 less. The pre and post gain controls are great at shaping your sound, which the Bassman does not have. I chose this amp based on a friends satisfaction with the amp and the tonal characteristics I heard. Because I have owned another Peavey for over 30+ years and it keeps getting better with time, this amp should do the same. The support at Peavey is rock solid. If stolen or lost I would buy another one. For the price you can't find a better deal around. If you do the upgrades you can come close to replicating a Bassman.

3x12AX7+4xEL84-four10"non labeled speakers(so they used to do in the first couple of years-mine is a 1994 model) efx loop,a nice refreshing fan-blonde tolex-great vintage look-2 channels-foot switch etc.

WARM WARM WARM--Great Fenderish clean- very good reverb-the drive channel brings you in a tube heaven dimension.This is a great blues-rock machine(Chicago Blues,SRV,Classic Rock tones):LOVABLE!!!!!

I've mailed a few questions concerning the dating and others technical aspects:they kindly answered in minutes!!!

I own a few tube amps(Fender,Marshall,Laney etc):this is a really boutique-like,hand crafted amp with a great price/quality ratio,and one of the best sounding around.Absolutely great!

Bought the amp late in 2004. It has two inputs and two channels. Being a 4x10 the cabinet is much taller than a standards 1x12 or 2x12. It is very heavy - I have fitted wheels to it!

The amp is very loud but as it has a master volume you can still get a wicked tone at home / studio / practice levels.

I play mainly blues & country rock. It has all of the tones that you would expect from a vintage Fender only better.

The sound without any FX is brilliant with both strat & tele. If I want a mental metal sound it works great with my Alesis Quasravverb GT.

When wound up the overdrive is thick and creamy.

I bought a Fender Hot Rod first and was very disapointed, the Peavey has the sound that the Hot Rod should have produced.

The amp is quite new still, no problems so far. It seems to be very well built. I have had a Peavey Express 112 65watt combo for about 15 years and it is still going strong - it just sound a little too transistory for the type of music I play now.

The Peavey European operation is based not far from where I live in the UK so I should expect good customer support.

I have been playing since I was a kid - I am now 50. The Peavey Clasic 50 is the best amp I have ever played. I might but a Mesa Boogie if I won the lottery!