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RVA said:
They also said I should NOT sell my Peavey Classic 50, so I pulled it off Reverb
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You need to do what makes RVA happy? Again, you need to ask yourself what is essential for your "amp happiness". Everybody else's situations and needs are going to be different than yours. Believe me, I now how frustrating it can be knowing what I want when there's a bazillion options within a few clicks of the computer away... :BH:
 
syscokid said:
You need to do what makes RVA happy? Again, you need to ask yourself what is essential for your "amp happiness". Everybody else's situations and needs are going to be different than yours. Believe me, I now how frustrating it can be knowing what I want when there's a bazillion options within a few clicks of the computer away... :BH:
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I love my Peavey Valve King II. I also pulled the other Peavey because it is a monstrosity and I could only do local pickup. Such a hassle.
 
All this solid state talk around here got me thinkin' and I revisited an old friend that I had given up on.
My Ampeg VH 140C. Solid state true stereo chorus amp with twin 70 watt power sections that has a distortion channel that has to be experienced to be believed.
It's brutal! Face melting harmonic laden over the top gain, sustain into controlled feedback.
Very UFO meets Pantera tone.
The clean channel is very nice as well but with an amp like this, who plays clean.

It had a habit of cutting out after it was playing for a while.
It may still do it, but I was messing around with it the other day for a while and all seemed well.
Wish I hadn't done that. Now I want to keep this thing again.
I had came so close to just giving it away...:facepalm:

So I guess I'm just saying, some SS amps can indeed sound great.
 
Ray-- if ya want to MOVE the PEavey out -- move it--- WHy keep it -- I have some collecting dust as well they are on C.L. as we speak

HACK-----DONT GIVE the AMpeg away......... ;) ;) Ill trade you SOMETHING for it-- I mean at least lunch lol

I LOVE my MEsa (in case you were new to the forum or blind) ---but TBTH many evnings I use the Peavey --- for SHOrt noodles-- if I just have a few minutes while waiting on the misses or something-- Im not WARMING up EXPENSIVE TUBES !!!!!

And being a bass player also -- I can tell you finding a (cheap) tube bass amp --- good LUCK-- SS is where Bass amplification is at -- it just WORKS ---no muss no fuss

I think both can and work/live well together well--

so Ray--- enjoy the SS and on special days warm up them tubes--- its ALL good
 
jtcnj said:
The ONLY reason tubes are around today is because of guitar amps, and to some degree the vintage radio buffs.
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Not so. For many in the audiophile world tubes have always reigned supreme & while from the '70's SS took over, there have always been tube designs being produced. Over the last decade tubes have made a HUGE comeback in this arena. From mid priced through to ultra high end there are just so many newly designed pieces of valve driven audio equipment being produced worldwide, even down to CD drives with valve driven audio signalpaths. I don't see valves (tubes) going away any time soon & while I have nothing against solid state, at 55+ yrs of age I'll continue using my two 50 watt valve heads/4x12 for gigs, for hopefully many years yet. Cheers
 
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syscokid said:
You need to do what makes RVA happy? Again, you need to ask yourself what is essential for your "amp happiness". Everybody else's situations and needs are going to be different than yours. Believe me, I now how frustrating it can be knowing what I want when there's a bazillion options within a few clicks of the computer away... :BH:
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Don't laugh....but the Line 6 Spider II HD-75 Head and Jackson/Eminence 4X12 Cabinet have such an incredible live tone. Very simple. Very versatile...just too big to move in my car.

I got a line on a Marshall Valvestate VS100H head....Don't need it, but it would be a great pairing with the Jackson/Eminence Cabinet
 
ivan H said:
Not so. For many in the audiophile world tubes have always reigned supreme & while from the '70's SS took over, there have always been tube designs being produced. Over the last decade tubes have made a HUGE comeback in this arena. From mid priced through to ultra high end there are just so many newly designed pieces of valve driven audio equipment being produced worldwide, even down to CD drives with valve driven audio signalpaths. I don't see valves (tubes) going away any time soon & while I have nothing against solid state, at 55+ yrs of age I'll continue using my two 50 watt valve heads/4x12 for gigs, for hopefully many years yet. Cheers
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You are absolutely correct; it slipped my mind but when i made that post I felt I was missing something when I put the radio part in.

My point was the analog sound reproduction of tubes IS more life like and there still is a healthy demand for the old school technology.
 
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