1990s Peavey Classic 50 - KIller Budget TWEED TONE!

[@Thomasdgolden]

I’ve repaired the 50s and the 30s over the years. These amps are superb.

[@luthiervandros]

I just finished restoring a 91 4x10. My PRRI is up for sale and I won’t miss it. It’s also dethroned a 63 VVRI, Fargen, and others. It’s everything I love about voxes, Marshall’s, and fenders all rolled into one amp. If I had to describe the tone, I’d say an appropriate name would be Brownface AC Superlead Reverb.

[@fredfox3851]

In my opinion the biggest lesson one can take from Johan is... If you have great taste. You understand gain staging and dynamics. You know what you are looking for. You can get great tones from ANY reasonably decent amplifier.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks man, that’s kind of you!

[@dennisp2180]

LET ME AD THIS. THE VIDEO SUCKED AND SO DID ALL THE NOISE i want my money back

[@Belte23]

@@dennisp2180 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thenewmedic]

@@dennisp2180 LOOOOL

[@dennisp2180]

ohhhhh bla bla bla

[@jakewilliams5796]

Best content on KZbin, TY Johan.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Jake, great to hear that!

[@blakespurlock5322]

Yes his videos are always very good.

[@paradox7743]

I have a 95' in blonde tweed (2x12)def my favorite clean amp.The greatest thing about this amp is when you swap out those Blue Marvels the magick starts happening.So i bought Eminence Tonespotters 75 watt and never look back-fucking amazingly lush & beautiful.Great review great playing-The best Gear Porn channel...

[@paullaughton3440]

Thanks Johan, the amp is amazing, great playing and juicy tones. Such an under rated amp. Love it!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Paul, glad to hear it!

[@markam306]

Excellent choice of riffs to showcase that amp. Great playing Johan!

[@zbthunderwood]

One great thing about this amp that rarely gets brought up: no tube rattle! At least not in the two that I've owned.

[@jbatista9789]

Great video! I used to own one of these Classic 50's with the blonde tolex. Such a terrific sounding and underrated amp!

[@DDPAV]

I've got the 4x10 version and the head. Both from the first production years in the mid 90's. Most reliable amps I've ever had and sounds that range from (almost) Fender cleans to Marshall dirt. The reverb was livable but the overall value and dependability were unmatched in the 90's. Great studio and touring amps.

[@toddneary]

Agreed, I have an early run 4x10 and you can dial in a huge range of tones that are easily on par with any number of classic and boutique amps. Definite sleepers and near bulletproof.

[@jkf9167]

I had one of these, and later on, I had a 30-Watt, 1x15 Peavey Delta Blues (very similar amp). They never, ever let me down. Definitely the most consistently good sounding amps I've owned. I sold the Delta Blues to a friend who's a pro. It's been her main gigging amp for 15 years. I doubt she's done anything to it other than keep playing it.

[@robertmakins5070]

I used to have the version of this amp with a 15 inch speaker in it. Loved the tone, weighed more than a car.

[@deedubslite]

Keep 'em coming! Not one single bad video ever ! Thanks for all of 'em!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks my friend, it’s great to hear that!

[@bradrevland5451]

Under rated amp for the price! Crazy good! Really sad watching a video on KZbin of someone walking through the abandoned Mississippi Peavey plant with a lot of old propaganda and history left behind. Another good American manufacturing facility gone. :(

[@VultCult]

Loved the clean tones at 2:20 the most. Happy New Year!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Happy New Year! :-)

[@edwardprete]

Every time I want to buy an amp, I watch a Johan video, and it reminds me I just need to practice more with what I own..... happy new year johan.

[@jcoulter43]

Pure vintage Johan goodness! Yet another forgotten classic amp that the price just got increased on Reverb due to Johan's glorious tones 🤣 God bless and Happy New Year 👍🎸😎

[@JohanSegeborn]

Happy New Year my friend! ;-)

[@drhyde06]

Hi Mr. Segeborn. Have an excellent 2020 and by extension a promising decade full of good things. Love your channel, following it by some years now. Keep going the good streak of awesome content. 😎

[@JohanSegeborn]

I’m really glad to hear that! Happy new year!

[@glisteningkabana8154]

My brother had the Peavey Classic 30 head and matching 4 x 12. I think that was it. It sounded great too. Nice one Johan! 🙌. Happy new year.

[@KozmykJ]

I forgot that this was an amp demo for a while there. I was enjoying your playing ... I loved the old 70s Classic 50 back when it came out. Our lead guitarist almost bought one; but while the drive sounds were beautiful, the clean tone broke up too early for him to use. No mic'ing of amps back then, not for small gigs. He went with a 100W Master Volume Marshall instead (can't remember if he bought a Master Vol or had his old one modded). Brasher tone but still plenty of power /headroom for cleans.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, it’s great to hear that!

[@djent1448]

What lead guitarist even uses clean tones?

[@KozmykJ]

@@djent1448 LOL

[@Andy_Yates]

Happy new year Johan!! These old US made Peavey Classic amps are bargains and sound awesome! The local Guitar Center had a pair of Classic 30s a few months back for US $329 each. It was tempting to get both and have a compact stereo or wet/dry setup :)

[@JohanSegeborn]

Happy New Year Andy! We should a video on Wet/dry 2 amp setups!

[@gerryloughran1676]

Great tones from the amp got some of the real 'old' tweed twang!... and that wonderful SG...nearly bought the Classic 30 few times of the years- Happy New Year Johan

[@rsaragosa]

Really enjoyed that, as always Johan your playing was excellent. I am not really a fan of SG's but this sounds great, ballsy but not overly spikey. The lead tones you got were very nice which I liked the most. Thanks for the work on this. I once owned a Peavey Classic 30 many years ago.

[@ac81017]

I was stuck between the old Classic vtx 60 and the 50. I love Peavey amps, bang for the buck. Happy new year mate :-)

[@JohanSegeborn]

Happy New Year my friend!

[@ElCapinyoazz]

Bought one around '92 or '93, not long after they came out, in 2x12. I still have it, still play it all the time. Fantastic value, made in Mississippi. I think I paid $350 brand new at Clark's in ATL. Same day I bought that I played a brownface Vibroverb reissue in the store for an hour or so - wish I'd bought one of those at the same time, it's still one of my favorite clean tones and they didn't sell many, almost impossible to find on the used market...Classic 50s, otoh, are all over the used market.

[@beauwolf5729]

Happy new year Johan and the rest of my fellow human beings🥂🍾

[@JohanSegeborn]

Happy New Year Beau! :-)

[@robertbarker2458]

Cheers

[@stepvanjoe3469]

As a wise man from Canada says "we are all in this together I'm pulling for you"

[@BigEdWo]

Beau! Happy New Year

[@TFMB]

@@stepvanjoe3469 Duct tape anyone?

[@jplew138]

Severely underrated and a slamming bargain then and now.

[@jasonh2254]

I love this amp in fact I almost bought one a few years back I found it was able to do any style I must have stayed 3 hrs in the store. Omg amazing sounds🙃🙃🙃

[@inflamedcarnie]

I've been to that wheat field before, but I couldn't seem to find the outlet.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Hahaha! 🤣

[@doctorskull8197]

Nice playing and tone, as usual! Happy New Year!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! Happy new year!

[@phillamoore157]

Such a GREAT amp. Dann Huff showed just how good this amp was, as well... I'm a bit surprised (and a little disappointed) that you didn't show the spectacular uber-crunch this amp has. That said, this was a spectacular video on the tweed side of this amp. For the money, I'm not sure there's a better, more versatile product.

[@irock4u222]

i played a peavey classic head into a marshall 4x12 cab loaded with 12-65s omg dripping with tone..just heavy to haul around..great video

[@garybourke468]

Played a Peavy combo in a store about 20 years ago to test out a Roger M. Ocatver. The amp was great . Was a used tweed , well worth 499.00. Had to be a pricey build because it had (4) 6V6s for power . Couldn't afford 500.00 at the time , wish I could have bought it . Got the rare , rocket plane shaped pedal instead . At 100.00 , it was well worth the money .

[@fabmsrohfm2593]

The peavey classic 50 4x10 is a beast! ... and heavy too!

[@DMSProduktions]

Gott nytt år!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Gott nytt år! Excellent Swedish DMS! ;-)

[@guitardave]

Love your videos Johan, always top quality sound and playing. I’m just wondering, could you make an EVH 5150 EL34 sound “Marshally” for some classic Van Halen type sounds? I don’t think I’ve heard you play through such a high gain amp - would be interesting to see what you’d do with it!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Dave! Yeah a 5150 on the channel would be interesting!

[@smallbeans702]

He's played on a dual rectifier before but I think that's about it

[@lemonhartsour]

Another outstanding video Johan! I think you must have demoed nearly all available tube amps by now. But would love to see you take a Fender Blues Deluxe (original 90’s version or reissue) through its paces, especially cranked up. It is a common “workhorse” type amp where I come from (Canada), used for country, blues and rock. Not sure if you have seen it in your part of the world! Take care! 👍🏼

[@toddneary]

I'm a fan of the Blues Deluxe as well. Great workhorse amp and I prefer them over the more common Hot Rod version. They open up and sound even better once you tweak the bias to get them running a little hotter 👍

[@marksguitars5617]

these are decent amps. I have a Classic 30 1x12" great demo as always

[@TheUlesifah701]

What’s up Johan!? How ya doing buddy !? I just traded a Squier classic vibe 60s tele for one of these … just working up the energy to haul it in … I bet these things are 80 lbs or so !!! Hahaha !! thanks for the video , hearing your playing and opinion definitely helped the decision!! Great video as usual !! Love what you do , take care !

[@benlogan430]

I like the Blue Marvel speakers! People like to swap em out but I’ll keep mine!

[@OliverEvergreen]

the upgrade was worth it for me when I swapped it for C-Rex in my Classic 30, the upgrade was very noticeable. when I did the same for C50 I felt like I wasted my money. I guess, Blue Marvels just sound better in a bigger cab.

[@leftyfusion88]

Great tones. Cool video!

[@pyroman6000]

Gotta love the Classic series amps. Great sounds for not that much money! Both the Classic 30 and the Delta Blues were on my radar for a while. At the time, they were just TOO much amp for my situation. (apartment dweller at the time) So they got used as reference amps to test out other gear. Still kicking myself for not getting that Delta Blues... Loved the tremolo! Nice Fender-ish cleans and low gain crunch- and plenty more gain on tap, if you wanted it! And they love P-90s.

[@extansegura]

nice riffs!, sounds amazing

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Santiago! Im glad you like it!

[@carlhart9604]

Happy New Year Johan! I have repaired or serviced a lot of these over the years for real working musicians. Great amp if you adjust the controls with your ears and not your eyes. I would love it if you would do an episode on the Crate Vintage Club 30 series👍

[@JohanSegeborn]

Happy New Year, Carl! Will keep the Crate in mind for sure!

[@toddneary]

"Great amp if you adjust the controls with your ears and not your eyes."

[@rs-xr3ty]

I recently found one of these in a small obscure music store about an hour from my hometown. I'm strongly debating whether to drive back and see if it's still there

[@43dukedog]

Personaly I think the Peavy Classics sound incredible

[@kongandbasses8732]

Happy new year from the low end! You are right, the Peavey Classic 50 is a verry underrated amp, as lots of Peaveys are. Older Peavey amps sound killer and are built like Tanks.

[@JimSF76]

Hey Johan, how about a demo for the Marshall studio classic and studio vintage?

[@JohanSegeborn]

Hi! That will come during this spring I hope

[@siegfriedwashburn3484]

Hi, Johan! I feel a big nostalgia - that Peavey was the first big amp in my music way. It wasn't my, but all my rehearsals was with this one.:-) Really nice amplifier, even if I was playing on 60$ Vester guitar! See you! Zigfrid

[@JohanSegeborn]

Hi Zigfrid! I play Vester guitars too. ;-) See you!

[@pablodebiddlybo3771]

Straight into 2020 with a booom ! Great US made amp if you can find one

[@JohanSegeborn]

Cheers Paul!

[@jasonladd6400]

amazing ringing tones

[@livinthesound5182]

Great sounding amp! I am still waiting some ampeg love from you sir hehe Keep rockin!!!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks! There Will be some B15 soon. I’ll try with guitar too :-)

[@williamwallace69]

peavey great sound. I will hopefully get a classic vtx I saw at the pawn shop.

[@jcwm01]

I know the Seventy 80s don't tend to get a lot of love but I have a set of Red Labels that are well broken in and sound awesome. True they can tend to sound harsh initially, but broken in and the amp tweaked properly they offer great clarity and tight low end in my experience. I find they are best suited in a 1x12 or paired with a different model if using more than one. Otherwise they can become a bit too bright. Cheers and Happy New Year!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Happy New Year Johnny, Cheers!

[@phillipbainbridge9107]

Killer amp! I have a single 15" blondie. Heaviest combo I own. All 3 of my Peavey tube combos are heavy and almost Traynoresque.

[@dalewinfree5644]

Traynoresque! You must be an old dude like me, LOL!

[@phillipbainbridge9107]

@@dalewinfree5644 Bahahaha! My kids think so, but I'm only 38.

[@GreenDay3366]

This amp would sound much better if it still had its original speakers! I feel like the Celestion Seventy 80s don't do it justice.

[@BlackBalloonGraz]

Fantastic tone at exactly 3:00. Tone rolled down on bridge pickup? Woman tone? This tone deserves a whole video. Many don't know how to get this tone. Also different values of tone caps may be a topic.. I absolutely love this 5 sec. Best tone of the video. Rewind it like 10 times.

[@rs-xr3ty]

Totally agree

[@EncouragementQuickWord]

Great video..all the sudden an Ultra 60 & VK2 & VTM have shown up as my amps this CD...putting them on Jensen's swings em big American &on celestions unleash the Mississippi Marshall with very clear note separation even under tremendous gain..staying tight..might be that tone been searching for..

[@willdenham]

I laughed at first when my bandmate/front man scored one of these on line. I always thought of Peavey as 80's/90's, solid state junk. Then I saw the tubes and he plugged in. Humbling... It's great to have affordable stuff out there when your broke yet want to play vintage rock.

[@stevenmgyori3826]

Well done and thanks for sharing brother! Be Well Johan!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks brother!

[@Schlumpf.Meister]

My respected roshi Johan - please show us next how to play the Peavey Delta Blues 115 right, including the tremolo! And happy new year to you and everyone here from Germany.

[@stepvanjoe3469]

Happy New year Johan

[@JohanSegeborn]

Happy New Year, Stepvan!

[@teppopuinut]

Best combination ever!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Teppo!

[@teppopuinut]

@@JohanSegeborn Thank you too, Johan! Great new-year-starting video!

[@USMarine75]

Have you tried the Peavey Delta Blues 115 combo? Such a killer holy grail tone from a "budget" amp!

[@gcvrsa]

The Peavey Classics are great amps, the Classic 20, the Classic 30, and the Classic 50 are all wonderful. I especially love their black tweed covering. Those Seventy 80 drivers, though, should be replaced with something better.

[@brentvalleywhag3477]

Great! As always sir. What strings do you use?

[@briansugent7455]

I own the exact same amp , black tweed ! the overdrive has a great “fuck yeah!!” quality to it ...

[@jafethuerta]

Sounds really great ! Any chance you can get hold of a VTM 120 ? 😉 A very rare, hidden and underrated gem. Cheers !

[@simonroberts7751]

can anyone explain what the box inside the lower back panel of the amp is with the three angled jacks in it?

[@JONNIE_ROCKER]

I've got the c50 4x10 with Peavey ( eminence 10" ) And a classic 115 cab ( eminence 15" )

[@samfosdick9874]

That's a very cool rig you have Jonnie!!!!

[@JONNIE_ROCKER]

Thanx,, just ordered new Ehx El84 and 12ax7 tubes,,

[@j.asalazar9534]

You could make a video about the Laney VC30 210 or 212 / 1x12¿¿

[@skillracoonful]

I'm curious, can you get a piano tone out of this amp with the stock speakers or is it the non-stock speakers (Celestions 70/80) that's doing it?

[@rjake61]

I think where the Peavey classic 50 falls short of a Bassman is in the phase inverter. Cathodyne inverters were used in the early 50s, but the late 50s is where the magic happened, with the long tail pair. The power tube distortion is much better IMO. Happy New Year!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Happy New Year!

[@chrisf6216]

Wonder how a V30, or two, would affect the tone. Ironically today, I was thinking about getting a V30 to swap out my Seventy 80 in a 1-12 combo amp. So many options, so little money lol - cheers!

[@nickhamby3927]

Curious to what settings you are using to get these tones. Sounds great! I love this amp.

[@klausrusswurm3506]

Very good amp. This amp has a good dynamic. No Snow in your home town Johan? :-)

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Klaus! Yeah it’s pretty depressing up here with no snow and about 5 hours of daylight.

[@jaycee30865]

I met someone from Poland here lately who told me it has stopped snowing in winter in Poland. It’s frightening.

[@Maxime_L91]

Recently got a used early 90's 410 of these for 480$ canadian. Did not even try to negotiate the guy and still think it was a steal!

[@ogunhe]

Force Ghost Johan-Kenobi...Playing in the Weeds of Tone.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Hahaha! ;-)

[@sneifert1968]

I personally like the blue marvels. Have one in my transtube Bandit 112. I briefly owned a Stage Right ( monoprice) all tube combo with a 70/80 in it. It was probably a Chinese built Celestion branded one as the amp is made in China. Was ok. Durability was a big issue with the amp considering it lasted 10 days and one trip to rehearsal. ☹️

[@koolbreeze8698]

I have played a peavey classic 50 for years and I also have Vintage Fender and Rivera amps I found out after all this time when trying to tone match the PV with the Vintage Fenders is that you dont need the Presence at all just turn it to zero and then adjust the Treble middle and Bass I was shocked on how I can nail Vinatge Fender Cleans

[@kasakka]

The Peavey Classic series is such a weird beast. The Classic 30 has some of the most insanely bad build decisions in an amp with its tri-fold PCB and even the Classic 50 has some questionable directly PCB mounted tubes hooked together with ribbon cables, yet they somehow manage to sound good and mostly work just fine.

[@toddneary]

The Classic 30 is notorious for running hot and hard. Known to eat power tubes and heat related issues - boards, solder, caps, etc. Can be a good sounding amp when they're healthy though.

[@koolbreeze8698]

They might be PCB But it Fan Cooled keeping the electronics cool

[@toddneary]

@@koolbreeze8698 - Yes, the larger amps 50/100 watters have box fans for cooling. The early 30w versions were somewhat known for roasting though.

[@koolbreeze8698]

@@toddneary I played a newer 30 watt Classic it runs so hot it was hard to touch the controls aftwr about a hour

[@donsmith5385]

I have seen a rack version of this series, I read changing tubes is very difficult in these amps.

[@mikeshaw4930]

Don Smith I can say yes to that. Retubed and respeakered it 2 years ago. Had to basically take it apart to the chassis and put it all back together. Took several hours to do it all. But, it sounds amazing now, so well worth the effort.

[@soundknight]

Can you get a Peavey Wiggler / Wiggley (can't remember its name)? Sounds fantastic.

[@JohanSegeborn]

I’ll look for it :-)

[@toddneary]

@Brian Cullen - Peavey Wiggy - the Dweezil Zappa amp. The control panel on the head looks like the dash of a 70s TransAm.

[@MrHerb664]

How does this compare to 80s tweed covered Classic 50s head. Is it same circuit ?

[@toddneary]

Do you mean the earlier Peavey Classic amp? These were typically a 6L6GC power section with a solid-state preamp.

[@MrHerb664]

@@toddneary yea classic 50s that are all tube driven I'd like to see or hear a side by side of the 2 not a shoot out or anything like that just the 2 classics side by side.

[@tricko2286]

Owned (and worked on) Classic 50 & Classic 30. They sound good (classic 30 better) but internals are a real PITA to work on & many small issues that just weren’t worth keeping. When they work, they sound good but I wouldn’t gig one.

[@toddneary]

The Classic 30s are known for their issues, but what problems and 'many small issues' have you had/seen with the Classic 50 that would make them not worth keeping? Just asking out of curiosity. I've seen a Classic 50 fall from the back of a van, tumble down the street, be picked up, brought to the venue, plugged in and fired up, then gigged for the night without issue. Other than some scuffs, torn tolex and maybe a cracked knob, good to go.

[@AuntAlnico4]

Some one put some celestions 7080 in it which probably helped this one scream the way it did.

[@thorinbane]

Sorry keep asking, Windsor Vs JCM 800 tone test

[@jayblow77]

There's no expensive magic involved with amplifiers. They're relatively simple devices when compared to current technology.

[@stevenbarnes8446]

Alright Johan Letsgo! Lol.

[@ChoppaWhoppa1]

Great amps. I wonder why they are referred to as budget amps. They're not cheaper than, say a Vox AC30 C2, but definitely have much better components and build quality.

[@jplew138]

I miss mine...

[@bootlegapples]

Nice demo but for the record they're nothing like the tweed amps of the 50's ..except for possibly the small-ish transformers used.Otherwise it's fixed bias,greater B+ filtering,solid state rectified,all 9 pin tubes,master volume plywood,cermic speakers,etc.Even the "tweed" is not tweed it's vinyl :)

[@matthewperegoy]

Shhhhhh! Don't tell everyone! I won't be able to get them cheaply anymore.

[@firebird1999us]

@johansegeborn Hey man you should do a video with a Peavey Classic 100 stack! There's like 0 content featuring those on youtube and they're just as badass as a 50 with more power!

[@jahmosaxenamp6797]

FYI I’m like #420! Naturally!! 🐥🎸🤟

[@vodkavolvo5529]

I have the classic 30

[@TheNickerCz]

David bowie-rebel rebel

[@JohanSegeborn]

You mean the tone? Cheers

[@TheNickerCz]

@@JohanSegeborn Yes I mean the beginning of the song.

[@dodjiegarcia2320]

Give Johan a watermelon... (plugs a guitar)... sounds like a Tweed or a Plexi on command.

[@luckysynar9539]

After hearing you play a ton of other amps, this one is not one of my favorites. It just lacks depth and punch. Am listening to through my cell phones speaker, and may be losing something. I like your tone with the Marshall stacks.

[@JohanSegeborn]

The benefits of this tone is maybe best shown in a mix. Cheers

[@kommi1974]

Get some studio monitors. Your cell phone just sucks bitrate. This thing sounds killer on studio monitors. You can't judge an already compressed KZbin audio clip and then listen on a phone of all things.

[@thekingofelfland3294]

@@JohanSegeborn hello Johan and Happy New Year to you. Just reading these comments on tone quality via studio speaker and headphones etc. Would it be an idea to make available the original audio files of your videos say under a link on a website? That way we could hear the original and not just the KZbin compressed version. Or are we hearing close to the original? Cheers Trevor

[@MrHottrodder67]

Great amps for the price. I've had a couple of them. Nice playing Johan!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks man, glad to hear that!