Hi all,
Anyone share my gripe with their Classic 30 and found a working solution?
At certain frequencies it sounds like a broken light bulb being shaken vigorously.
Absolutely adore this amp soundwise.. but i've gotten rid of amps in the past for much less. Ghosts in the cabinet really bug me. Moved my handwired AC15 on a few years back for the same reason.. and that was one of my all time faves.
I've seen the DIY tube tamer threads online but i can't see how that would work being totally honest, and people have mixed reviews on the results.
Any help or advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
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If you get some heat-resistant foam that fits between the valve guard and the valves - pressing on the ends, not the sides - that's probably your best hope - have a look how it's done in the C50.
http://www.chambonino.com/work/peavey/pea3b.jpg
Or buy a C50, which is just a much better-engineered amp all round. (Although unfortunately much bigger and heavier.)
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
As a former C30 owner I'd say get rid of it and get something better built like a Hot Rod Deluxe.
I'm not sure you will ever properly resolve the issue. I used to get through loads of power valves as they would start to go rattly within months. I don't think I ever got more than a year out of a set. Having to buy 4 at a time gets very expensive.
When I sold my Hot Rod Deluxe, I'd had the same pair of power valves in there for years. It's a lot cheaper to run, and it definitely a lot better built. That 3 sided circuit board in the C30 is an abomination. I did put a Weber 12F150 speaker in my HRD which made a big difference. HRDs haven't come with the best stock speakers over the years. The Celestion that they come with now might be better than the old Eminence, but Fenders don't normally sound at their best with Celestions. With the speaker swap, the HRD sounded a lot better than the Peavey as well.
@crunchman Knowing how transient i am i probably won't have it long enough to warrant a tube change anyway.. ha! For now i will try to resolve the issue. Maybe they're inconsistent, as i've heard a few success stories.. but also lots of people with the same view as yourself. Watch this space.
The only real cure is an extension cabinet.
I'd say it's cured about 90% of the problem. Also what has helped is using the amp on a stand, which i also experimented with last night. There are certain low end frequencies that still bring out a slight jingle.. but it can only be heard at volumes where cabinet noise can be heard over what is coming out of the speaker. It's certainly not coming through the speaker, so no issues at band volume.
Thanks for your help and advice everyone!
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