Who would you get to work on yours? I have one with some issues. I’m in eastern Kentucky and would like to have this thing back to tip top and get a foot switch. I have a classic 30 and with it and the deuce I really would never need another amp short of a smaller practice. I prefer peavey tube amps over any on the market. Very versatile.
I typically take mine to a local guy here in Dallas. Slemmons in Deep Ellum and Dave Smith in Plano have both worked on a few of my Peaveys. As long as they have the schematic, I think most any tech can tune them up.
what are your settings for some skynyrd tones on one of these amps, cause i’m getting one soon and i was wondering what the settings were? and i’m trying to get some tone closer to Gary
best speaker ever....... in my rock n roll opinion......( i just scored a 1980 peavey 2x12 with blacvk widows..... it's a huge ported guitar cab..... super rare :). if u get a chance to buy an amp w/ BW's, u gotta go for it :)
I believe the Deuce 240t and Mace 320t have the same circuit just different power. Same for the Deuce/Mace VT Series, the same circuit for both just different power. The 240/320t circuits are different than the VT Series circuits. The gain structure between the two circuits feels and sounds different to me as well as the difference in channel switching, lack of channels in series capability, and change from tremolo to phaser.
Very nice I own 2 of these as well gosh I love these amps, and love hearing molly hatchet and Skynyrd flowing through these bad boys. Wish I could get my hands on a peavey mace, ah maybe one day, nice playing and love the videos.
Hello sir, I have a peavey deuce and really love the overdriven tone I get out of it with the series channel by cranking up the amp, but the guy I bought it from kept telling me that these amps are not meant for overdriven tones and I shouldn't use it like that for more than 30 minutes at a time or it can damage the amp. I personally don't think it would be an issue since these amps are believed to be quite tough. Do you think there might be something wrong with the amp and the guy doesn't want me to use it a certain way to stop me from figuring out the issue? How can I make sure? P.S. The amp seems to be okay. There are no burn marks and it doesn't make much noise.
These amps can certainly be used for overdriven tones, that's why they were designed with the ability to be overdriven while being able to adjust the volume. I have used them for several consecutive hours while overdriving the amp with no problems. I'm not sure where the seller got that information, but I've never heard that. As far as testing for issues, I'd crank it up and play it. Check the tubes after a few minutes of playing, listen for any issues capacitor issues (fuzziness, intermittent volume changes, etc) It's normal for these amps to get hot while playing them (overdriven or not) they were designed to operate that way. (I've seen some people put little fans blowing on the tubes to help dissipate the heat, but if you're not worried about it, it isn't needed)
From what I've read in this thread: th-cam.com/video/pZdBnR8cEP4/w-d-xo.html, bias is set pretty high and could take some cooling. IMost people (except bean counters) consider adjustable bias to be a must on any amp that's not cathode biased.
Who would you get to work on yours? I have one with some issues. I’m in eastern Kentucky and would like to have this thing back to tip top and get a foot switch. I have a classic 30 and with it and the deuce I really would never need another amp short of a smaller practice. I prefer peavey tube amps over any on the market. Very versatile.
I typically take mine to a local guy here in Dallas. Slemmons in Deep Ellum and Dave Smith in Plano have both worked on a few of my Peaveys. As long as they have the schematic, I think most any tech can tune them up.
what are your settings for some skynyrd tones on one of these amps, cause i’m getting one soon and i was wondering what the settings were? and i’m trying to get some tone closer to Gary
best speaker ever....... in my rock n roll opinion......( i just scored a 1980 peavey 2x12 with blacvk widows..... it's a huge ported guitar cab..... super rare :). if u get a chance to buy an amp w/ BW's, u gotta go for it :)
Is there a difference between the deuce, the mace VT and the 320t? Other than the combo/head configuration?
I believe the Deuce 240t and Mace 320t have the same circuit just different power. Same for the Deuce/Mace VT Series, the same circuit for both just different power. The 240/320t circuits are different than the VT Series circuits. The gain structure between the two circuits feels and sounds different to me as well as the difference in channel switching, lack of channels in series capability, and change from tremolo to phaser.
@@Vaughn6886 the Skynyrd amp was the 320t right?
@@arissp4950 yes, they didn’t start making the VT Series circuit until late 77’ or 78’
Very nice I own 2 of these as well gosh I love these amps, and love hearing molly hatchet and Skynyrd flowing through these bad boys. Wish I could get my hands on a peavey mace, ah maybe one day, nice playing and love the videos.
Im pretty sure the vt only has one preamp tube and one power amp tube and the duce is a full tube amp 5 or 6 tubes in total
Hello sir,
I have a peavey deuce and really love the overdriven tone I get out of it with the series channel by cranking up the amp, but the guy I bought it from kept telling me that these amps are not meant for overdriven tones and I shouldn't use it like that for more than 30 minutes at a time or it can damage the amp. I personally don't think it would be an issue since these amps are believed to be quite tough.
Do you think there might be something wrong with the amp and the guy doesn't want me to use it a certain way to stop me from figuring out the issue? How can I make sure?
P.S. The amp seems to be okay. There are no burn marks and it doesn't make much noise.
These amps can certainly be used for overdriven tones, that's why they were designed with the ability to be overdriven while being able to adjust the volume. I have used them for several consecutive hours while overdriving the amp with no problems. I'm not sure where the seller got that information, but I've never heard that. As far as testing for issues, I'd crank it up and play it. Check the tubes after a few minutes of playing, listen for any issues capacitor issues (fuzziness, intermittent volume changes, etc) It's normal for these amps to get hot while playing them (overdriven or not) they were designed to operate that way. (I've seen some people put little fans blowing on the tubes to help dissipate the heat, but if you're not worried about it, it isn't needed)
@@Vaughn6886 I completely agree with what you said. Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. Cheers!
From what I've read in this thread: th-cam.com/video/pZdBnR8cEP4/w-d-xo.html, bias is set pretty high and could take some cooling. IMost people (except bean counters) consider adjustable bias to be a must on any amp that's not cathode biased.