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Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2010 9:23 am
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Why go for either amp? After seeing a techie gut a Peavey Classic 30 and be forced to do 5 immediate mods to get it working best (which voids your warranty), I'd go for the Fender. I've got a 60W Supersonic. It's SO awesome I don't need any other amp. If price is the issue, wouldn't there be some reasonably priced 22W to 40W Fender amps you could look into? Check the internet extensively. You should be pleasantly surprised at what you'll find.
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What load of Cr@p! You do not have to do anything to get a good tone out of a Classic 30/50/Delta series except for a new set of good tubes.

Sounds like a amp tech that is just trying to sell you a bill of goods!

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Jeffytune wrote:
Boogers wrote:
Why go for either amp? After seeing a techie gut a Peavey Classic 30 and be forced to do 5 immediate mods to get it working best (which voids your warranty), I'd go for the Fender. I've got a 60W Supersonic. It's SO awesome I don't need any other amp. If price is the issue, wouldn't there be some reasonably priced 22W to 40W Fender amps you could look into? Check the internet extensively. You should be pleasantly surprised at what you'll find.
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What load of Cr@p! You do not have to do anything to get a good tone out of a Classic 30/50/Delta series except for a new set of good tubes.

Sounds like a amp tech that is just trying to sell you a bill of goods!


+1 a huge load. :shock:

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Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 8:26 am
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I have the bigger versions of these amps in my basement studio. The Classic 50 & the HR Deville.

I would have to say without a doubt that the Peavey is the better option.

Peavey Classics are made in the US & are built like tanks. VERY reliable amps. You can get a great clean tone, blues tone & classic rock tone out of the Classic amps without the need for pedals. Mine is completely stock & I have no plans of changing it. It sounds incredible. Tone snobs may knock Peavey but the bottom line is US made Peaveys are great amps & a much better value than any import IMO. The classic is a plug & play amp.

Fender Hot Rods are now made in Mexico to keep costs low. They are notoriously problematic. They do sound pretty good, & you might luck out & find one that will work well for you. Personally I'd stay away from them. The Peavey has a much better "drive" tone than the HRD IMO.

If you're bent on going with Fender check out the Deluxe Reverb RI. Kick $@! tone & much better build quality than the Hot Rods.


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Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:18 pm
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My vote: BDRI for that warm round sultry blues tone.


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Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2010 6:29 am
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I actually made this choice a couple of years ago, now. I was graduating up from a cheap practice amp, and played at least half the tube amps in town. Eventually, I boiled it down to:

- Blues Jr.
- HRD
- Classic 30

I eventually chose the Classic 30 on sound, and I'm glad that reliability got thrown in as well. Make no mistake, people here are right when they say it doesn't sound like a Fender. It's got what I like to call "warm" cleans - clear, lacking the scooped Fender sparkle, adding some body, but definitely not dark. Driven, the amp really growls. It's fantastic. And it's loud - I rarely get the thing above 3 on the dial, but it still sounds excellent at low volumes.

Don't let the brand name scare you away. Fender is one of the names in amplification, built on the back of its 50s and 60s offerings, but the Classic series has helped solidify a niche for Peavey, as well.

For me, if I were buying a Fender, I'd probably buy a DRRI. A bit more expensive, but much better than their budget offerings.


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My Peavey Classic 30 is pretty darn loud. Only mods I've done is put in better speaker and use the Reflektor 6pi14pi-EV (7189) power tubes in place of stock EL84's. This amp has much louder potential than a friend's DRRI.

BTW... I'd be rather hesitant to buy a used Classic 30 that needs work (like new electrolytic caps) or other board mounted issues. The circuit board is "broken" into 3 parts. That is, the main board is divided into three smaller boards, all tied together by several soldered jumper wires on the edges of the boards. The 3 boards are bent around the jumpers to save space. One needs to pull the boards from the chassis and CAREFULLY straighten the bent jumper wires to flatten-out the 3 boards, so you can work on it. After finishing the work, you need to carefully bend the jumper wires on the circuit boards so it will fit back into the chassis. Needless to say, the jumper wires are kinda brittle & prone to breakage.

This amp also has no bias pot. I'd suggest putting at least one in, if not two (one for each push-pull pair)---that way you don't have to buy matching quartet of power tubes.


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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:21 pm
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As I said in another post, I had a Blues Jr in the tweed with the factory Jensen speaker. I loved that amp.It was easy to carry and would stand with any of those It was surrounded with.
I regret selling it.
I replaced it with a Peavey Classic30. Took some getting used to. Not the same tone as the Blues Jr.
I regret selling the blues Jr. but would not trade the Peavey for it. My Peavey came with a tube retainer, which I think is a good thing.
I have grown to love the LOUD voice and the tone generated by various settings.
I find each of my electric guitars like different settings.
My new Koa Strat is a marriage made in Heaven for the Peavey.
In the end, I would advise any one to buy what they like.


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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:28 pm
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The peavey classic 30, 50 and the Delta Blues are so stinking cheap to buy used these days and are all amazing amps.

I have had all of them come through my studio and owned two ( I have a Delta Blues right now).

Great American made Amps !!!

My # 1 is still my 59 bassman after some upgrades to weber speakers and a major tube overhaul.

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Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2010 6:42 pm
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When you say cheap, how cheap would you say the Peavey Classic series dould be bought?


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Post subject: HR deluxe vs. Classic 30
Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 7:16 pm
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I'm really glad I stumbled on to this discussion. I own both a Peavey Classic 30 and a Fender HRDlx and am really torn between which I prefer, but I keep going back to the Peavey. Having said that, I also have a Peavey Classic 50 and a Fender Blues Jr.. I'm a guy who loves to play the blues and classic rock. The Fender HRDlx was my most recent purchase and I really want to be able to use that amp because I like the tone when played with single coils. The problem is the amp is so *** loud that I can't dial in any decent sound or get it to break up without blowing the windows out. Either I'm too dumb to dial it in or it just isn't capable of producing a good blues sound at reasonable volume levels. I don't normally use any pedals other than a Blues Driver and this mostly with the Classic 30. I'm runing JJs and an extension speaker with the Classic 30 and it has a sound to die for. Can anyone turn me on to a way to get the HRDlx mellow out or should I try trading it for a Dlx Reverb RI and just forget trying to get any good tone out of it. Thanks for any ideas.


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Post subject: Re: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe vs. Peavey Classic 30
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 7:54 am
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tonyd927 wrote:
I was going to get a Blues Junior but i dont think it would have the headroom I need. So Im goin for its bigger brother the deluxe!

Does this amp have any issues because alot of people post reliability issues for this amp all over the internet?
How well does this amp rate against the peavey classic 30?

My sound ranges from typical praise and worship music, to The Appleseed Cast, Manchester Orchestra, Hillsong United, Brand New.

Which amp of the 2 will achieve that type of sound better and more reliably?

Thanks!


I have both the Fender Blues Deluxe Reissue as we as the Peavey Classic 30, Now to my ears the fender did not sound as good as I wanted out of the box,So I put in some JJ Tubes and biased it to about 73MV and wow it opened it up,I as well play Praise and Worship at our church and it sounds great with a line 6 live board I have....When played just with the amp it sounds to Blusey and I cant get that (Mighty to save) sound of the hill United album I like unless I use the Line 6....

Now the Peavey sounded very good stock and has a good Blues sound right out of the box, Now I have one of the older classic 30 where the front panel is just strait where it says Peavey.I did change out the tubes to some JJs as well and it is awsome in sound,As far as for praise and Worship it works and works well but if you want to get the same sound as what you here on the CD you need a Line 6 board almost, And I will say the classic 30 IS loud to play we run about 120-170 at our church and it will keep up.

I also play with a blues band and it always just tears me up which one to use because I can get some sounds out of each one that I cant get from the other (If thats makes sence) So if you go with one or the other you can not go wrong but I will say change out the tubes and you will be even more pleased.


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Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 10:08 am
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My Classic 30 has a set of JJ's, a tube tamer, and a matching extension cab that I built with a 12" 16ohm Eminence Legend. It has a great blues sound.
I'm wondering if adding an extension cab and JJ's would coax any more nice sound out of the Blues Jr. I think I read somewhere that the additional load of an extension speaker adds to the mellowing of the sound. Has anyone tried this? 8)


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I have both , I like em both the same . The peavey is much more VOX. The fender is well, fender,


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Post subject: Either really
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 2:15 pm
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I have the BDRI and am very happy with it. I just traded my HRD 410 for a Marshall JCM 2000 DSL 50 head, even, after getting the BDRI. I am looking to find a deal for a Delta Blues or a Classic 30, for which I would trade the Marshall or my Valveking 112. I did sell my Blues Jr after getting the BDRI. In the end, Classic 30 would get my vote as the price, quality and sound add up to an exceptional amp. 8)


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Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2010 5:23 pm
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Let your ears decide!
I would (if I were in your shoes, and considering I'm already bias, I've got a HRD and LOVE IT) go to a shop that has both amps and play thru them, until they either threw me out or I picked which one I liked better.


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