https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/marhsall-tube-amp-peavey/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:19:47 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/marhsall-tube-amp-peavey/#post-264418 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:58:34 +0000 Live Sound slejhamer https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/marhsall-tube-amp-peavey/#post-264418 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/marhsall-tube-amp-peavey/#post-264410 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:32:07 +0000
I'll give you all a review once I received it.]]> Live Sound The Dali https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/marhsall-tube-amp-peavey/#post-264410 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/marhsall-tube-amp-peavey/#post-264363 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 07:14:09 +0000
You'll have to come up to Canada for a vacation.
I don't think I've been in a shop lately that didn't have a used Traynor amp or 2 around. :P]]> Live Sound kent_eh https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/marhsall-tube-amp-peavey/#post-264363 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/marhsall-tube-amp-peavey/#post-263973 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:58:00 +0000
Don't be afraid to go with a 15 or 20 watt amp. These amps are quite powerful and can be used for 90% of gigs. At larger venues you just put a mic on it and run it into the PA. These amps are smaller and more portable, so you are more likely to throw it on the back seat of your car and run over to a friend's house for a jam. You are not gonna do that with a 4 X 12 stack. :roll:

By the way, I got my amp fixed (for now). I took the head out this weekend. I was debating whether to pull the tubes and speaker and throw the rest out, this amp has been a lot of trouble. But I looked at the PCB a few times and found a wire that was extremely loose, connected to another failed solder. What the heck, I pulled the board out and did a total resolder. I plugged the amp in and couldn't believe it, it fired up!

I also got a bit of a shock when I accidentally touched a capacitor. :shock:

Since then it has played fine. I tell ya, I'm gonna be a qualified amp tech before I'm finished with this amp. :D]]> Live Sound Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/marhsall-tube-amp-peavey/#post-263973 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/marhsall-tube-amp-peavey/#post-263718 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:48:44 +0000
Pluses, can be had for about $300 to $400 USD, common components for ease of repair, huge trannys that take a lot of abuse. I think that they are one of the best kept secrets out there.

They are kinda hard to find, being a Canadian company, maybe one of our Canadian members can find one?

The PlexiPalace forums have a lot of resources on thes and other vintage Traynors, if you are curious also.

BTW, did I mention that they are HEAVY and LOUD!
I just looked one up on eBay and the head unit is going for $777 !!!! :shock:

I'll have to take a look at some options... I was looking at the smaller Traynor amps, like the Custom Valve 20 and 40. Here is an example: http://cgi.ebay.com/Tube-amp-Traynor-2x10-Combo_W0QQitemZ140156543225QQihZ004QQcategoryZ10171QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The one nice thing about the Performer 1000 is that it is CRAZY loud. I mean, we are talking LOUD. I haven't been able to turn it up past 2 so far. 2 !!!! :shock: :twisted: :shock:]]> Live Sound The Dali https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/marhsall-tube-amp-peavey/#post-263718 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/marhsall-tube-amp-peavey/#post-263316 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 05:31:57 +0000
-Fender Blues Jr.
-Crate Palomino V32 or V16

If you want a small practice tube amp a V16 or Blues Jr would be good...but if you're gonna gig, 15W might be a bit too small. So the V32 may be a strong option.]]> Live Sound Kevin72790 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/marhsall-tube-amp-peavey/#post-263316 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/marhsall-tube-amp-peavey/#post-263211 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:04:15 +0000 I have never owned one, though I have heard MANY horror stories of their quality issues and of Marshall's less then stellar
standing behind their product.

I did some research on Marshall when I was extremely interested in getting a 1974x tube amp.
Sounds great.... Breaks down a lot.

I think all of Wes's recomendations are pretty good choices.
(I'm not familliar with the Windsor though)

After playing tons of Fender reissue amps, I came to appreciate the HRD the most.
It was much warmer than any of their older style reissue types.

I never played a BD, though I do prefer the old tweed look over the plastic HRD.
I have heard though that the BD's OD channel was pretty useless.
And that the amp actually breaks up at moderate volumes on the CLEAN channel.
People have complained of a lack of headroom.
I think that would be a good thing myself :twisted:

Can't comment on Traynor amps

The tube amp I'd like to try would be the Epi Blues Custom 30.
Throw in a pair of Celestion Alnico Blue speakers and.... :wink:

Ken]]> Live Sound CitiZenNoir https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/marhsall-tube-amp-peavey/#post-263211 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/marhsall-tube-amp-peavey/#post-263190 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:33:54 +0000 Live Sound Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/marhsall-tube-amp-peavey/#post-263190 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/marhsall-tube-amp-peavey/#post-263188 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:25:14 +0000
Another really great unknown amp is a Traynor Mark III from the seventies, Loud, clean and very responsive to pedals, they have been described as Twin Reverbs on steroids.

I've heard that they were originally designed as rental units and are really robust amps, Pete Traynor once dropped one off a two story building, picked it up and played it. Downside, it's really REALLY heavy!
Back cracking, hernia heavy!

Pluses, can be had for about $300 to $400 USD, common components for ease of repair, huge trannys that take a lot of abuse. I think that they are one of the best kept secrets out there.

They are kinda hard to find, being a Canadian company, maybe one of our Canadian members can find one?

The PlexiPalace forums have a lot of resources on thes and other vintage Traynors, if you are curious also.

BTW, did I mention that they are HEAVY and LOUD!]]> Live Sound racetruck1 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/marhsall-tube-amp-peavey/#post-263188 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/marhsall-tube-amp-peavey/#post-263095 Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:59:58 +0000
Yes, I love the tone of Marshall amps. However I have never been pleased with the quality of their amps. I have owned several and had problems with all of them.

I can tell you one amp NOT to buy, the DSL401. I have owned this amp several years and it has been nothing but problems. It is not because it is a tube amp, I have owned many tube amps and had almost zero problems. But this particular amp is just a poor design. It has four EL84 power tubes which gives a beautiful clean tone, especially for a Marshall, but they are mounted to the PCB. These tubes naturally get very hot and damage the board. This amp started cutting out on me about two years ago and I paid $170 to have it serviced. It worked well until the Riverside Jam where it overheated again and started cutting out. This time I went in and resoldered all the bad solders (caused by the overheating). I even installed a cooling fan. The amp was working great and I thought I finally had it fixed. But last week it just quit on me and I can't figure out what the problem is. I love the tone of this amp, suits me perfect, but the reliability issues are terrible. I owned Marshalls in the past and they gave me problems, at one time I swore I would never go Marshall again. But I am addicted to the tone. And once again I have been burned by Marshall.

I have been looking at amps that might have a similar tone to this Marshall, and the Crate Palomino might be the amp. Costs less than 1/2 what this Marshall costs and gets great reviews. When I bought my SG a few months ago at GC, I played it through this amp and really loved the clean channel. The overdrives were not bad either. I really didn't have time to tweak the overdrive channels. Anyway, I think I will pick up this amp soon.

Crate Palomino V32

The new Peavey Windsor amps are designed with EL34s to sound like a classic Marshall. And Peavey is known for very good quality.

Peavey Windsor

If you are looking for that classic "British" tone, this might do it well. I wish they had this in a combo amp.

I have also been looking at the Peavey Classic 30, this is an outstanding amp, also with the EL84s that have such a great clean tone. This amp has a great overdrive channel too.

Peavey Classic 30

And of course, the Fender HRD is a great tube amp with an outstanding clean channel. The Drive channels are nothing to write home about. I would go with the reissue Blues Deluxe. They didn't have this when I got the HRD or I would have gone with the BD. The BD has a great Blues channel overdrive. You can get distortions with either amp with pedals.


So once again, it is not tube amps that are the problem, it is Marshall's quality. These amps are very expensive compared to other amps, they should be great quality. But they're not. :x]]> Live Sound Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/marhsall-tube-amp-peavey/#post-263095