These songs and tones made me a HUGE fan of Dann. I live near Nashville and have had the honor of meeting Dann a few different times. Phenomenal human in addition to being one of the best of all times, and my guitar hero. Great job on this video, brother!
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
He seems like the nicest dude! So cool that you've had the chance to meet him. Thanks so much, man!
@Bigfamilyhomestead6 ай бұрын
If he sold just one of those amps, he'd have enough money to buy plenty of good T-shirts.
@RichardWatson5 ай бұрын
A fair criticism!
@guitarguy9119 ай бұрын
Richard your work is a benefit to the ENTIRE online guitar community, bro. There’s tone chasers and then there’s tone SCHOLARS. Appreciate it man!
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Ah that's extremely nice of you, man- thanks so much!
@ChrisMuellerMusic9 ай бұрын
That is such a wonderful guitar tone you recreated there. Awesome job man! Almost undistinguishly close to the timeless original! Thanks Richard and have a merry Christmas
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, Chris! Have a great Christmas!
@bwm51509 ай бұрын
Great demonstration Richard! Playing and tone is class as always! 😁
@0megalul3099 ай бұрын
The best 80s/90s session cover KZbinr is heree
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, Ben!
@_Suzuka_Joe5 ай бұрын
Peavey Classic 50 is the Mississippi Marshall
@RichardWatson3 ай бұрын
You got it!
@steamy1der9 ай бұрын
Great video! Do you think the classic 20 head can get the same sounds?
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
I haven't had the opportunity to compare unfortunately, man. I would think it's going to be, at very least, in the ballpark but perhaps with less headroom.
@clarkrichardson9499 ай бұрын
i love my Classic 20 and run it in stereo with a 20w Marshall. As far as getting those sounds, I think you're going to need Richard or Dann for that!
@5guitars642 ай бұрын
I’ve followed Dann since his White Heart days. He is still under the radar of many. I always felt he was one of the top lead guitarists because of his technical prowess, his sound and his melodic leads that soar over any composition: leads that blended the lead melodically and thematically to any song he approached. Lacking is videos such as yours, highlighting not only Dann, but his sound. Dude, you killed it! Thank you!
@rogerwilliams26293 ай бұрын
Took me a while but i have a Classic 50 2 x 12 on irs way ro my home. This video sealed the deal for me, thank you, Richard!! Thinking about another one and running them stereo or dual mono. I never thought i would play an EL84 amp, nor did i think id buy a Peavey. But man, these amps sound so good!! Hope you are doing great!
@RichardWatson3 ай бұрын
That's awesome, Roger! They are great little sleepers! I hope you get much joy from yours!
@secondtribe9 ай бұрын
I saw these Peavey's both with and without fx loop. Which one you've got?
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Mine has an effects loop but I wasn't using it for this video!
@modscientist97939 ай бұрын
My Richard what an awesome video we appreciate your work so much, thank you.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thank you, brother!
@runningintohistory5 ай бұрын
Great breakdown and playing! When I was playing in 9Os Country bands, covering a lot of Dan's tunes, I had both the Classic 30 and the 50 combos, after reading that he was using the 50. I was never completely happy with my tones but now I think it was probably the speakers. I learned recently he was using the head into cabs. 20yrs ago, I traded my 30 and 50 for a JCM 2000 into different cabs. I still love that OD sound over the Peavey but the clean wasn't as good. I ended up converting my 72 Fender Twin into a head and running A/B with the Marshall.
@RichardWatson3 ай бұрын
Yeah man- when I tried my Classic 50 through the ex-owners cab, I was disappointed. Made a massive difference putting it through something with V30s or Creambacks!
@sheeteemouse374618 күн бұрын
Welcome to the CVLT
@grgwashnton239 ай бұрын
i'm hoping you would do a keith scott bryan adams album sounds video someday and also michael thompson 😁😁
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
For sure one day, man! The list of video ideas is ever expanding!
@brainrussell68119 ай бұрын
Cool that he's sticking with his trusted '63... even cooler would be if he "donated" that old gear to new Mr. Watson! You are maximum gain, Richard.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Haha! One can dream! Thanks Brian!
@guitarhero201019 ай бұрын
I always thought dan has a rare el34 version of this peavey classic
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Interesting! I hadn't heard that. It must have been modified as I don't think it would handle them otherwise.
@singtall9 ай бұрын
which speakers are you using?
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Hey man! I use a Suhr Reactive Load with a 4X12 Greenback IR
@cvd639 ай бұрын
Love your videos Richard! Your attention to detail is always appreciated.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, man- I do my best!
@theZionXofficial4 ай бұрын
awsomeeee maaaannnn!!! what speaker did you use?
@RichardWatson3 ай бұрын
Thanks man! For recording, a Suhr Reactive Load IR (4X12 with greenbacks)!
@MrAlexTech9 ай бұрын
Oi oi oi 🥳🥳 🤨
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Yeww hewwww!
@afterstars9 ай бұрын
Awesome video! I’ve gotten extremely similar tones with my Peavey JSX. I believe it has a similar gain structure as the classic 50. I have a few amps that are much more expensive but I always enjoy plugging into the JSX from time to time.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Yeah man! I had a Peavey Triple X years ago (which I think was the platform for the JSX) - that thing was a fire breather!
@TechMetalRules9 ай бұрын
Great to have a new video from you, Richard! Killer playing as always!
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! Yeah man, the last few months nearly killed me! Nice to be back making videos!
@Pier88ita8 ай бұрын
Just found the combo version near my city... Think i,m going to buy it immediately! Great video as always
@Stratcatblues9 ай бұрын
Great stuff man. Your playing and tone is freaking awesome!!
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thank you, brother! Hope you're good!
@ethandorsett48959 ай бұрын
A bit of correction on the closer recent video of Dan. He mostly uses matchless amps these days. Per Rob mcknelly and a few other folks I’ve spoken to.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Hey man, for clarity- I'm not suggesting the Classic 50 is Dann's go-to amp (I know he uses a lot of Matchless, Bogner and Friedman) but it's cool to see it still in his collection!
@ethandorsett48959 ай бұрын
@@RichardWatson hope I didn’t come off as a jerk! I agree that him still having it in his collection is super cool and these amps are killer!
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Not at all, man! @@ethandorsett4895
@timeconsumer3259 ай бұрын
Good old Mississippi Marshall! My buddy has the combo and it’s great.
@MoreMeRecording9 ай бұрын
Great video. I have a little Classic 20 I bought several years ago that needs some work - the cheap tube sockets are problematic and I have an ARC happening from one EL84 - so I have to get around to soldering in new ones. But this little guy has 1 or 2 really unique tones and put a RAT and DDL in fron of it and its a lot of fun.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Nice, man! I guess there's some inevitable compromises at such a good price point but they seem like super cool little amps!
@kenmasters0079 ай бұрын
Time to throw out that metal zone and get a peavey
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Ha! I always keep a Metal Zone handy purely for horrendous Nine Inch Nails type guitar tones!
@kenmasters0079 ай бұрын
@@RichardWatson I thought I heard the metal zone was what Dan huff used...or the pedal with some tweaking can get those 80s tones
@jackprice78289 ай бұрын
The tone that Dan had is not an easy tone to dial in. Especially since he was just as famous for the clean with chorus tone as much as the high gain tone. In many of his CCM sessions he had this very subtle overdrive but with high gain tone. In other words a lot of his tone was very controlled distortion.
@TVoltG9 ай бұрын
The Peavey Classic 50 and the 100 heads are fantastic. Dan knew..
@ShawnTubbs9 ай бұрын
Excellent work Richard!!
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, Shawn!
@Lgavenger6 ай бұрын
really good guitarist,,,,, Dan Huff is one of my favorite players,,, Rex Carroll from White Cross is One of My Fave too,,,, Im blessed to be friends with him,, very nice Guy, Love his music,, So many good guitarist, Your very talented toooooo, Great sound
@RichardWatson5 ай бұрын
That's very kind of you- thank you!
@michaelraimondi44489 ай бұрын
Oh man, what an amazing video Richard! So glad you finally did I’ll See You In My Dreams! Amazing job! I always figured Dan used some sort of modded Marshall for these tones, but this is interesting. A friend had a Classic 50 combo and I thought the drive was not good sounding. Maybe the cab wasn’t well suited to it. I figured it was more of a Fender clone than Marshall. I wonder if there’s any similarity to the Classic 30 or if that’s totally different. Time to take a closer look.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thank so much, man! I suspect that for a lot of Dann's Giant era stuff, he'd be using his Boogie, Soldano-modded Marshall or Kasha stuff, reserving the Classic 50 for "Zeppelin tone" type overdubs. With that said, it's fun to see how close you can get to the sound of those records and, although the quality control is probably not that of boutique builders, it's still a great little amp with a ton of usable tones!
@bruceniblett9599 ай бұрын
Peavey classic series is great. Especially thru a good cabinet. Peavey made great gear for a while. VTM, classic, 5150, Ultra Plus. Their generation series of guitars are nice. I owned a Peavey Vandenberg in the early 90s. Amazing shred guitar. Great sound and neck.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Nice, man!
@tonykennedy84839 ай бұрын
Hey Richard, hope you're well. Always great to see Huff content from you Steve Farris also has a Classic 50. Heard him say on a podcast it's the amp he plays through most at home. If you watch Tom Bukovac's 100th Home Skoolin' episode Dan Huff is the guest and they discuss the strat in decent depth towards the end, and Dan even says his main recording guitar these days is a Rickenbacker of all things Those Classic amps were great. My first decent amp was a Classic 30 combo Quite tempted to get a Classic 20 for noodling around the house when I don't fancy setting up my Fractal outside of my music room. Hope you have a great Christmas !
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
No way! I didn't know Farris had one- that's cool to know. Yeah that's a great episode, man!
@kylecravens65019 ай бұрын
These are cool amps. Stuart Smith who plays with the Eagles uses this live with the Eagles today I'm pretty sure. I remember my guitar teacher had a classic 50 and a PRS in the early 2000s that he used with a Marshall Guv'nor drive
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Ah no way! I didn't know that!
@tjnugent625 ай бұрын
You great chops and great tone. Peavey amps are underestimated. A guy gave me an old Pevey Classic 50 410 combo that had a broken cab. It still sounded great and it is a loud amp. I was blown away by it.
@RichardWatson3 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! And yes, great little amps!
@rogerwilliams26299 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great review, it's definitely on my radar now Always stellar playing.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thanks Roger!
@TomMarcozzi9 ай бұрын
man, still do not understand why your channel has not exploded jet… i am a YT creator myself and sitting on my 3.5k but honestly admitting, your clips are some of the best i‘ve seen. i love dan huff, lukather and specially landau… he‘s a genious! and your work all about these legends is genious too! hope and wish you the success you desreve 💥🍀 have a wonderful christmas and who knows, maybe one day we can colaborate 🙏 cheers tom
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Ah, that's so kind of you, Tom- thanks man! It's a slow burn for sure but I'm lucky, like yourself, to enjoy the process! Have a great Christmas, man- you're a great player!
@TomMarcozzi9 ай бұрын
@@RichardWatson thanx richard 🙏
@kylekarich9 ай бұрын
Very underrated amp!
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@MrScary529 ай бұрын
Amazing videos Richard!! Congrats
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thank you, man!
@SessionGold9 ай бұрын
This may be my favourite from you till date! You playing almost all the songs from my favourite GIANT album, awesome lead and clean tones, the storytelling of an awesome amp and a little bit of signal chain info. It has all the ingredients! Thanks so much Richard! I will definately consider being a Patreon if it means you will make more of these!!!
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Ah that means a lot, man- thanks so much!
@josephdow54289 ай бұрын
Awesome tones.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thanks man!
@garywade50719 ай бұрын
Please do a video on the Rivera Super Champ as used by Alan Murphy!!
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Happily, man! Big Alan Murphy fan. If the opportunity presents itself, I'd love to pick up one of those amps!
@phrankus20099 ай бұрын
Well worth my time, as per usual. Thank you, Richard.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thank you, my friend!
@paulbradshawguitar9 ай бұрын
love these videos , along with killer chops, great to hear these tones recreated and the info along with it, kudos
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, Paul!
@ExplosionDestroyer7 ай бұрын
It’s nice to see one of my favorite giant songs (I’ll be there, when it’s over) being demonstrated on this video. Great work.
@RichardWatson6 ай бұрын
Thank you, man!
@maoredri5868 ай бұрын
So important what you do. Thank you for all the dann huff content. He is my hero, my all time favorite guitar player and you do him honors
@RichardWatson8 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! Much more to come, my friend!
@BenBreard9 ай бұрын
Congrats on your amp! I never owned a 50, but the 30s were common back lines here and I did own a couple Delta Blues over the years. They were great. I watched a video with Dan last year where he mentioned still using his XTC. .....that was all the justification I needed to pull the trigger on one. :) cheers
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Oh man! Now there's an amp I'd love to try! How do you like it?
@BenBreard9 ай бұрын
@@RichardWatson it's lovely and I've used it everyday since I bought it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3exqZKugLiYm9Usi=TwdOzBjuU_sMH9CW cheers!
@larschriss6199 ай бұрын
Do you have Kemper profiles of these sounds for sale?
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Yes! I have a handful of Peavey Classic 50 sounds in the Session Heroes Kemper Pack! I'm going to be making some solo amp packs early next year too.
@larschriss6199 ай бұрын
Do the clean sounds have all the fx included as well? I like clean sound like it sounds in the video.
@larschriss6199 ай бұрын
Would be great if you did a pack where the kemper profiles sounds like after post addition of fx here in this video.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
They do, yes! They are obviously Kemper's version of the effects but they are included@@larschriss619
@stelioskmusic9 ай бұрын
Great video and awesome channel Richard. 👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, man!
@Scott__C9 ай бұрын
Great stuff. Be interesting to compare the current Classic 20 mini head tones to this one.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thanks Scott! Yeah I'd be curious to hear how they compare too. People seem to really like the 20.
@bingefeller9 ай бұрын
Good to see another video from you Richard. Have a great Christmas and New Year.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
And you, my friend!
@johnmcevoy35985 ай бұрын
The secret to the Classic is its raw, nasty grit that is in stark contrast to the smooth, refined overdrive of the other gear he used. Its waveform got into places in the mix most amps fear to tread.
@RichardWatson3 ай бұрын
For sure!
@denespagan7 ай бұрын
You sir have Dann’s tone pat down. Its a pleasure listening to you recreate these songs. Great tone great chops.
@RichardWatson7 ай бұрын
Ah that's very kind of you, man- thank you!
@geoffnightingale92909 ай бұрын
Hi Richard. Thoughts on your M Zero. I'm contemplating pulling the trigger on one. Is it as good as they say?. Merry Xmas. Thanks.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
They are monstrous, man! Superbly well made, my tech says it's a work of art on the inside. A big investment but a truly great amp.
@geoffnightingale92909 ай бұрын
Thank you
@miccullen9 ай бұрын
Great info, tones and playing, Richard
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@lasyngwieeeiiilarsen75109 ай бұрын
❤😊
@itsmyguitar9 ай бұрын
Peavey always made good stuff. And great at a great price.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Yeah man, underrated for sure!
@Brunodowney19 ай бұрын
Always was one of my favourite outro solo. ..great vid !
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Me too, man! So many great Huff moments happen on the fade out!
@andrewraharjo9 ай бұрын
Though the tone is good, the architecture of the amp is abysmal. From 20W, 30W, 50W, and 100W, they prone to fail at some point due to sandwiched design and sometimes bad load resistors on power tubes.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
That's a shame, man! I suppose an inevitable compromise of the price point. You do great work, Andrew!
@andrewraharjo9 ай бұрын
@@RichardWatson 2024 goal is to re-create that amp in better format/board. I think I finished the schematic but haven’t done the layout yet. I definitely will share with you when it happens. ❤️
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
I'd be super interested in this, @@andrewraharjo ! Keep me posted!
@drumster279 ай бұрын
Flawless as usual! So good to see you back my friend!
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much, my friend. And thank you for your e-mail- I'll respond shortly!
@jdubbs96559 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing this with us. I have always loved Mr. Huff's tone and compositions! I would like to see a side by side comparison video with your classic 50 and one of the classic 20 mini heads.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Yeah man, I'd be curious to hear that too. Someone in the comments mentioned how much they dig their Classic 20 head so I think they must be pretty close!
@jdubbs96559 ай бұрын
Give it a go. That would make a great video. "Keep Doing That Voodoo That You Do!"@@RichardWatson
@travellinguitars9 ай бұрын
Thx to your channel i ran into the Dan huff stuff. Thank you so much. Blown away I missed out all of that all this time. Your playing is absolutely beyond amazing. So accurate and full emotions. Damn, very jealous ;-). Super great work man! Have great Hollidays. Greetings from Belgium!
@humanactivated10179 ай бұрын
Use your jealousy for the power of good and practice 👊🏼
@travellinguitars9 ай бұрын
@@humanactivated1017 thats indeed how my jealousy works hehe.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Ah man! Thanks so much- I truly appreciate it. Very pleased to have played a small part in introducing you to Dann's amazing playing! And to you, my friend- happy holidays!
@Stu0477 ай бұрын
Fantastic playing! 🙂
@RichardWatson7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@BradRocker9 ай бұрын
Peavey sounds superb. as does all your tones.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thank you, Brad!
@cancelbubble65359 ай бұрын
Sweet playing and fantastic tone.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@babagadoush19 ай бұрын
Your channel is so inspiring
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@daverichardson64909 ай бұрын
what a tone!! #enviousasheck
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thanks man! They're super cool amps!
@anthonyrom31107 ай бұрын
Brilliant as always.
@RichardWatson7 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@babagadoush19 ай бұрын
Love your videos
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
@lukather19 ай бұрын
🎸❤🙏🏻 brilliant 🤩
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thanks Chris!
@chrislestermusic9 ай бұрын
Outstanding job! Love the playing and tone. I’m a huge Giant fan so I love it any time you do a Dann Huff video.
@RichardWatson9 ай бұрын
Thanks Chris! Appreciate it, man!
@peterjepps12299 ай бұрын
Thanks Rich, merry Christmas and best wishes for the new year 🎉