The Dann Huff Amp

[@SRV4me]

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!

[@RichardWatson]

He seems like the nicest dude! So cool that you've had the chance to meet him. Thanks so much, man!

[@guitarguy911]

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!

[@RichardWatson]

Ah that's extremely nice of you, man- thanks so much!

[@5guitars64]

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!

[@bwm5150]

Great demonstration Richard! Playing and tone is class as always! 😁

[@0megalul309]

The best 80s/90s session cover KZbinr is heree

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks so much, Ben!

[@ChrisMuellerMusic]

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

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks so much, Chris! Have a great Christmas!

[@keeprocking3620]

I'm a metalhead to the core (low tunings, "extra" strings), but when I watch your videos, I feel an urgent need to buy a strat and start playing this type of music

[@modscientist9793]

My Richard what an awesome video we appreciate your work so much, thank you.

[@RichardWatson]

Thank you, brother!

[@javiermirandarodriguez1972]

Dann, thanks for you talent.

[@maoredri586]

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

[@RichardWatson]

Thank you so much! Much more to come, my friend!

[@denespagan]

You sir have Dann’s tone pat down. Its a pleasure listening to you recreate these songs. Great tone great chops.

[@RichardWatson]

Ah that's very kind of you, man- thank you!

[@ExplosionDestroyer]

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.

[@RichardWatson]

Thank you, man!

[@Pier88ita]

Just found the combo version near my city... Think i,m going to buy it immediately! Great video as always

[@TVoltG]

The Peavey Classic 50 and the 100 heads are fantastic. Dan knew..

[@SessionGold]

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!!!

[@RichardWatson]

Ah that means a lot, man- thanks so much!

[@TechMetalRules]

Great to have a new video from you, Richard! Killer playing as always!

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks so much! Yeah man, the last few months nearly killed me! Nice to be back making videos!

[@cvd63]

Love your videos Richard! Your attention to detail is always appreciated.

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks so much, man- I do my best!

[@runningintohistory]

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.

[@RichardWatson]

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!

[@miccullen]

Great info, tones and playing, Richard

[@RichardWatson]

Thank you!

[@timeconsumer325]

Good old Mississippi Marshall! My buddy has the combo and it’s great.

[@Brunodowney1]

Always was one of my favourite outro solo. ..great vid !

[@RichardWatson]

Me too, man! So many great Huff moments happen on the fade out!

[@tjnugent62]

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.

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks so much! And yes, great little amps!

[@travellinguitars]

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!

[@humanactivated1017]

Use your jealousy for the power of good and practice 👊🏼

[@travellinguitars]

@@humanactivated1017 thats indeed how my jealousy works hehe.

[@RichardWatson]

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!

[@brainrussell6811]

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.

[@RichardWatson]

Haha! One can dream! Thanks Brian!

[@josephdow5428]

Awesome tones.

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks man!

[@ShawnTubbs]

Excellent work Richard!!

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks so much, Shawn!

[@drumster27]

Flawless as usual! So good to see you back my friend!

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks so much, my friend. And thank you for your e-mail- I'll respond shortly!

[@TomMarcozzi]

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

[@RichardWatson]

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!

[@TomMarcozzi]

@@RichardWatson thanx richard 🙏

[@rogerwilliams2629]

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!

[@RichardWatson]

That's awesome, Roger! They are great little sleepers! I hope you get much joy from yours!

[@michaelraimondi4448]

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.

[@RichardWatson]

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!

[@Stratcatblues]

Great stuff man. Your playing and tone is freaking awesome!!

[@RichardWatson]

Thank you, brother! Hope you're good!

[@BenBreard]

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

[@RichardWatson]

Oh man! Now there's an amp I'd love to try! How do you like it?

[@BenBreard]

@@RichardWatson it's lovely and I've used it everyday since I bought it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3exqZKugLiYm9Usi=TwdOzBjuU_sMH9CW cheers!

[@bingefeller]

Good to see another video from you Richard. Have a great Christmas and New Year.

[@RichardWatson]

And you, my friend!

[@Bigfamilyhomestead]

If he sold just one of those amps, he'd have enough money to buy plenty of good T-shirts.

[@RichardWatson]

A fair criticism!

[@steamy1der]

Great video! Do you think the classic 20 head can get the same sounds?

[@RichardWatson]

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.

[@clarkrichardson949]

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!

[@phrankus2009]

Well worth my time, as per usual. Thank you, Richard.

[@RichardWatson]

Thank you, my friend!

[@tonykennedy8483]

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 !

[@RichardWatson]

No way! I didn't know Farris had one- that's cool to know. Yeah that's a great episode, man!

[@paulbradshawguitar]

love these videos , along with killer chops, great to hear these tones recreated and the info along with it, kudos

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks so much, Paul!

[@stelioskmusic]

Great video and awesome channel Richard. 👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks so much, man!

[@rogerwilliams2629]

Thanks for the great review, it's definitely on my radar now Always stellar playing.

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks Roger!

[@johnmcevoy3598]

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.

[@RichardWatson]

For sure!

[@MrScary52]

Amazing videos Richard!! Congrats

[@RichardWatson]

Thank you, man!

[@anthonyrom3110]

Brilliant as always.

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks so much!

[@kylekarich]

Very underrated amp!

[@RichardWatson]

Absolutely!

[@Stu047]

Fantastic playing! 🙂

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks so much!

[@Lgavenger]

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

[@RichardWatson]

That's very kind of you- thank you!

[@jdubbs9655]

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.

[@RichardWatson]

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!

[@jdubbs9655]

Give it a go. That would make a great video. "Keep Doing That Voodoo That You Do!"@@RichardWatson

[@bruceniblett959]

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.

[@RichardWatson]

Nice, man!

[@MoreMeRecording]

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.

[@RichardWatson]

Nice, man! I guess there's some inevitable compromises at such a good price point but they seem like super cool little amps!

[@itsmyguitar]

Peavey always made good stuff. And great at a great price.

[@RichardWatson]

Yeah man, underrated for sure!

[@cancelbubble6535]

Sweet playing and fantastic tone.

[@RichardWatson]

Thank you!

[@babagadoush1]

Your channel is so inspiring

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks so much!

[@_Suzuka_Joe]

Peavey Classic 50 is the Mississippi Marshall

[@RichardWatson]

You got it!

[@chrislestermusic]

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.

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks Chris! Appreciate it, man!

[@theZionXofficial]

awsomeeee maaaannnn!!! what speaker did you use?

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks man! For recording, a Suhr Reactive Load IR (4X12 with greenbacks)!

[@secondtribe]

I saw these Peavey's both with and without fx loop. Which one you've got?

[@RichardWatson]

Mine has an effects loop but I wasn't using it for this video!

[@afterstars]

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.

[@RichardWatson]

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!

[@Scott__C]

Great stuff. Be interesting to compare the current Classic 20 mini head tones to this one.

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks Scott! Yeah I'd be curious to hear how they compare too. People seem to really like the 20.

[@BradRocker]

Peavey sounds superb. as does all your tones.

[@RichardWatson]

Thank you, Brad!

[@kylecravens6501]

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

[@RichardWatson]

Ah no way! I didn't know that!

[@babagadoush1]

Love your videos

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks so much!

[@sheeteemouse3746]

Welcome to the CVLT

[@geoffnightingale9290]

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.

[@RichardWatson]

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.

[@geoffnightingale9290]

Thank you

[@peterjepps1229]

Thanks Rich, merry Christmas and best wishes for the new year 🎉

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks Peter! Have a great Christmas!

[@garywade5071]

Please do a video on the Rivera Super Champ as used by Alan Murphy!!

[@RichardWatson]

Happily, man! Big Alan Murphy fan. If the opportunity presents itself, I'd love to pick up one of those amps!

[@singtall]

which speakers are you using?

[@RichardWatson]

Hey man! I use a Suhr Reactive Load with a 4X12 Greenback IR

[@larschriss619]

Do you have Kemper profiles of these sounds for sale?

[@RichardWatson]

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.

[@larschriss619]

Do the clean sounds have all the fx included as well? I like clean sound like it sounds in the video.

[@larschriss619]

Would be great if you did a pack where the kemper profiles sounds like after post addition of fx here in this video.

[@RichardWatson]

They do, yes! They are obviously Kemper's version of the effects but they are included@@larschriss619

[@lukather1]

🎸❤🙏🏻 brilliant 🤩

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks Chris!

[@grgwashnton23]

i'm hoping you would do a keith scott bryan adams album sounds video someday and also michael thompson 😁😁

[@RichardWatson]

For sure one day, man! The list of video ideas is ever expanding!

[@daverichardson6490]

what a tone!! #enviousasheck

[@RichardWatson]

Thanks man! They're super cool amps!

[@jackprice7828]

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.

[@ethandorsett4895]

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.

[@RichardWatson]

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!

[@ethandorsett4895]

@@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!

[@RichardWatson]

Not at all, man! @@ethandorsett4895

[@MrAlexTech]

Oi oi oi 🥳🥳 🤨

[@RichardWatson]

Yeww hewwww!

[@kenmasters007]

Time to throw out that metal zone and get a peavey

[@RichardWatson]

Ha! I always keep a Metal Zone handy purely for horrendous Nine Inch Nails type guitar tones!

[@kenmasters007]

@@RichardWatson I thought I heard the metal zone was what Dan huff used...or the pedal with some tweaking can get those 80s tones

[@guitarhero20101]

I always thought dan has a rare el34 version of this peavey classic

[@RichardWatson]

Interesting! I hadn't heard that. It must have been modified as I don't think it would handle them otherwise.

[@lasyngwieeeiiilarsen7510]

❤😊

[@andrewraharjo]

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.

[@RichardWatson]

That's a shame, man! I suppose an inevitable compromise of the price point. You do great work, Andrew!

[@andrewraharjo]

@@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. ❤️

[@RichardWatson]

I'd be super interested in this, @@andrewraharjo ! Keep me posted!