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Old April 10th, 2008, 06:50 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Peavey Classic 50 GAS : 410 or 212 ? (another one)

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So please do not start to beat me up - i have read probably all the related dozens of discussions here about the preferences (410 vs 212). But actually i still haven´t picked up the clear answer for me ( maybe I am just "too long wired!" ). I am probably mainly a bluesy guy, play 90% tele. Not the all way clean-guy but like the cleans sometimes a lot. Like reverb as well. Use often some overdrive. so the Peavey classic would be a good choice for me i guess. But which combo setting to choose? 410 or 212? Once more - what´s their pros and cons, specially talking sound wise?

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Old April 10th, 2008, 06:52 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Here's one thing to think about: if you ever want to replace speakers, the 410 will cost a bloody fortune. I have a 410 and have always wanted to try different speakers, but never have due to the cost.

Also, I think the 410 is heavier... the thing weighs like 70 lbs!!
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Old April 10th, 2008, 07:02 AM   #3 (permalink)
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yes, i´ve heared the risk of the stock speakers being half-crap and hence the 410 replacement would be roughly twice as expensive, but the weight of those monsters would be approx. the same, just the dimensions would be bigger for the 410?

But what about the sound differences?
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Old April 10th, 2008, 07:46 AM   #4 (permalink)
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If you want to make your Tele happy and lighten the load just a little, throw a 15" Delta Blues in that 4x10 Peavey, you'll never go back. I have had both and the only difference between the two is, you have to bend over farther to reach the controls on the 2X12. The 4x10 will also give you more options. Right now i'm using a 2x12 and like it, but miss my Blues Classic alot. IMHO
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Old April 10th, 2008, 07:56 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Save you from hassle - get a Peavey Delta Blues with one 15"...
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Old April 10th, 2008, 10:56 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Not to split hairs, but I found the delta blues to have a different voice than the classics. I realise that they're more similar than different, but both deltas I tried (2x10 and 1x15 I think) sounded darker and had a looser gain sound than the classics (30 +50) which seemed brighter and tighter.

But then again, maybe it's just me. ;)


EDIT: FWIW, reguarding the OP's question....the 2x12 offers more bass, but the 4x10 sounds more focused and sharper......all IMO of coarse!
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Old April 10th, 2008, 11:15 AM   #7 (permalink)
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I've had a Classic 2 x 12 since the mid-nineties. I like this amp enough that I haven't gotten rid of it...and I have gotten rid of quite a few different amps.

It's Loud AND Clean! The tone is different than my Fender amps...and that is what I like about it. It has a British type flavor to it which I like.

It weighs a freakin' ton!!

It's dang near bullet proof. It's been dropped, it's rolled down flights of stairs and it's still in one piece.

Overdriven channel isn't too bad but I prefer to use a pedal to acheive the overdriven tone I'm looking for. Takes pedals very well.

I really like mine!
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Old April 11th, 2008, 01:14 AM   #8 (permalink)
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I know everyone will have an opinion. I have had a 410 for quite a few years. I gig with it extensively and I really like it. I find new sounds and tones that I like every time I have a chance to just play with it for a few hours in the studio. I don't think you would go wrong with the 410. They both weigh a lot, but not nearly as much as my old Music Man. It's worth the weight.
The 410 seem to be tighter and more focused to me. I can get all the low end I want out of it.
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Old April 11th, 2008, 01:33 AM   #9 (permalink)
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for some reason i think the 410 to be more interesting than 212 as well, i am not experienced though on this matter.

in europe, for example thomann offers them , 410 is about 50 euros higher price than 212 :

http://www.thomann.de/gb/search_dir....lassic&x=8&y=8

Best would probaly be head + cabinet, but cannot find 50w classic head available over here

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Old April 11th, 2008, 08:15 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Not to split hairs, but I found the delta blues to have a different voice than the classics. I realise that they're more similar than different, but both deltas I tried (2x10 and 1x15 I think) sounded darker and had a looser gain sound than the classics (30 +50) which seemed brighter and tighter.

+1. I have a 410, and I used to have a DB 210 sitting right beside it. The DB was definitely darker & looser. The circuit is similar, but not the same. I could get my 410 to sound like the DB, but I had to remove 2 power tubes & switch to the 8ohm output to do it. Between the two, I'd go with the 410 over ANY Delta Blues, but not because of tonal differences...

The DB amps have no master volume. That makes it less versatile in gigging situations...unless you buy an attenuator (which I did). The weird thing was, the DB did NOT sound good with an attenuator AT ALL. I much prefered the sound of the 410's Master Volume.

Just some observations to confuse...er, I mean... help you. :)
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Old April 11th, 2008, 10:17 AM   #11 (permalink)
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I've got a couple of Classic 50 2 x 12s. I like the weight of the 2 x 12, it is at the limit of what I can move easily enough.
I've also respeakered one of the 2 x 12s. I think respeakering a 4 x 10 would just about kill any of us, money wise, so I choose the 2 x12 for that reason as well.
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Old April 12th, 2008, 09:46 AM   #12 (permalink)
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thanks for anwers

I´d really rather go 50W classic head and cab (wouldnt it be interesting to build a 212+210 diagonal wise cab by myself`? ), but damn the head is not under production anymore and not often (if ever) sold used here in EU as well...

actually, at the moment i wouldnt find equal use to it as much as for my laney vc15-110 , but i somehow want it so bad , perhaps it is GAS related :-)

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Old April 12th, 2008, 11:18 AM   #13 (permalink)
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The 212 has a slight edge with bottom end over the 410 when used by itself. The Classic 50 410 with a 115E expansion cabinet is a tone monster.
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Old April 12th, 2008, 12:15 PM   #14 (permalink)
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how the classic 50 410 (and/or 212) sounds at low volumes, both cleans and drive? usable?

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I think if I were playing the music you are... I'd probably pick the 4 X 10... I think they sound okay as is.

and use the speakers to death and cruise auctions for inexpensive speakers... you can find great deals if you check craigslist etc..
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Old April 13th, 2008, 03:05 PM   #16 (permalink)
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BTW, just discovered an intersting thing though -

According to Thomann (and even Peavey, so it cannot be misprint) the Classic 50 has exactly same "tubing" as classic 30 (4x EL84 and 3x12AX7) , how come it can have different power than classic 30 ?

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I think it in the way they have the tubes wired.

You can pull two power tubes out of the classic 50 and drop the wattage in half, but you can't do that on a classic 30 unless you make some tube mods.

I have both a 50 and a 30 and they really do have the same voicing regardless.
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I used a Classic 50, 212 combo for a while, but it's not the best EL84 based 50 watt tube amp if ya think about it. They're just cheap and easy to find. I far prefer my Mesa Blue Angel, it's 30 watts would kill my old Peavey.

In fact, I would put a Carvin Bel Air up against any Peavey 50.

Just me.

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I think it in the way they have the tubes wired.
You can pull two power tubes out of the classic 50 and drop the wattage in half, but you can't do that on a classic 30 unless you make some tube mods.
I have both a 50 and a 30 and they really do have the same voicing regardless.
EZchair Picker - what do you mean by the same voicing ? the overall tone or loudness ?

Isn´t there an ´iron rule´that every tube/valve type has certain output , which in this case means that if there´s 4 EL84-s in final amplification cirquit then it comes 4 x 7.5 = 30W RMS instead of 50 (as the single EL84 should give 7.5W RMS) !? correct me if i´m wrong because i am not much at home with amp rocket science...

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I tried the 4-10, the 2-12 and the 1-15 version of the amp a number of years ago and I ended up with the 1-15. It was the best of the three to my ear. Actually, the only problem with the Blues Classic was that it was actually too loud. The 15" speaker was by far the best sounding one for this amp, IMO.
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