Great little amp for not alot of $'s

dead_eye · Post by **dead_eye** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 6:29 am

I have serveral amps some I use for giging and some just for relaxation.When we gig out I use my BIG Kustom 200 watt solidstate head it sounds like a JCM800 on steroids with my Fender 4-12 cab,and my Line 6 Flextone 2.I also have a 1967 Gibson Duo Medalist tube amp (60 watts),and for my practice amp I use a Vox Pathfinder,a nice little amp but it never really did it for me.My flagship is a 1970 Traynor YGL3 Mark3,100 watt two channel tube amp that is just totally awsom,because she's 35 years old and heavey(85lbs)and in mint shape I don't move her out of my studio.Yesterday I found on e-bay a Peavey Classic 30 for sale and the guy lives only about 15 mins from me,so I went over there to take a look at the amp,and it blew me away,it's really nice and sounds great,nothing like my Traynor mind you,but very very nice.It's only six months old,and has been upgraded to JJ's tubes and a tube protector in the back,and it came with the Peavey cover,the whole rig is like Brand New!!!The amp lists for I think aroun $500.00 and it has $105.00 in upgrade,I got the whole shibang for $320.00!!!A great deal for a great little amp,and my Ric 360 really sings through it,but the best part is it only weighs 35lbs,and does'nt take up alot of room in my livingroom where it now resides.It's about time I got a good deal on some gear!!!
Paul

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 8:15 am

Good deal Paul. I prefer to deal locally when it comes to amps. I've got a couple that I'm gonna sell here locally when I get around to it...

The weight to power ratio seems to come into play moreso than just power only...

dead_eye · Post by **dead_eye** » Tue Feb 15, 2005 2:44 pm

Chris,
What kind of amps do you plan on sellin?I have a chance to trade my 1994 Fender American Standard Strat and my Line 6 Flextone for a Fender Blues DeVille 2X12 in very good shape,what do you think?
Paul

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:09 am

Sorry Paul....I'm not familiar with the Line 6's, so I don't really know about those, though I'm sure somebody will chime in here on that one...

I'm selling a Peavey TKO115 and a Fender Bassman 60 as soon as I get my TR35B back from getting a little wiring done....

bluespckr · Post by **bluespckr** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 7:19 am

I had a Flextone, but couldn't get into the modeling thing. My main amp is a vintage 30-year-old Marshall Super Lead 100 half-stack that I bought new in 1975, but ... I also have a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe that I refitted with a Reverend 12" speaker. It is very nice -- the Reverend speaker cleaned up the mud in the sound, and it is a pretty loud 40 watts. They are fairly reasonable new, too. The Flextone for the Blues Deluxe doesn't sound like a bad deal, but the amp will be heavier than the single-12 Hot Rod I've got.

dead_eye · Post by **dead_eye** » Wed Feb 16, 2005 12:50 pm

Thanks alot for the info guys,I think maybe I will make the trade,I've never owned a Fender amp and they do seem pretty nice.The line 6 does a fairly convinceing job,it really can fool you unless you A/B it along side one of the amps it's modeling.My son has a Marshall JCM800 and a Mesa rectifier,the line 6 models both of them but when we put it along side those amps and A/B'ed them you could tell the differance!
Paul