Peavey Deuce

I bought this off a guy that needed to some cash for $300 Canadian.

This amp has a lot of power, a nice tone and is reliable.

The built in distortion is terrible. Since this head is pretty old the distortion is just tube overdrive. The built in reverb and flange doesn't cut it with me either.

This thing is strong and built to last

If you can find one of these ancient guitar heads for a decent price get it! They (Peavy) don't make amps anymore the way they used to. Put some groove tubes in it and your set.

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I purchased this item from a local music shop for $500.00 canadian.

The amp is great. I dont like tube amps much, but I think I can give this one a break.. the sound is amazing, the effects are awesome, and with 2 peavey 12" black widow speakers, the amps tone is very wonderful.

Overdriven, this thing sounds terrible, and I often get feedback problems from it.

Built like a rock, I must say peavey makes the most sturdiest and heaviest amps around.

This amp does everything I want it to, meets my needs quite well. I suggest buying one if the chance ever arises.

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A transistor preamp (good!) A lamp power amps 4 x 6L6 GC has basa
120 watts
the connectors: there are four entries instrumentals, I think we only use a little at a time, an entry for the channel 1 input for channel 2
between one who bit the switch both channels and mix them too (in fact, so it's a three-channel ...) and one from dark I do not see the usefulness ... ca is in facade

behind two speaker outputs (4 ohm and 8 ohm), a line out for connecting headphones or direct cum sono, a preamp out to use another power amp (wtf?) and between a power amplifier for quelquonque plug in preamp (a lamp, for example: p) and bend the preamp and the Deuce

EDIT actually I demende if these connectors are not in fact the precursor of what we call today the effects loop: output preamp, power amp in between, even if not written "effect loop, send / return" I think this is the meem thing ...
, And finally between the footswitch (the among some bizare)
FS just manage the presence or not of the reverb, presence or not of the phaser, the choice of channel 1 or 2 or the mixture!

SETTINGS:

So the first channel is a channel while a constitutional con Pre-gain (preamp gain), bass control, treble control, and post gain (volume of the power amp) and the reverb is common to both channels (a plates)

channel 2 bin uh no sound ... but a faith repaired my opinion, that could peter strong, it also has a first gain a bass, treble and Midler, two pots for the Phaser: "color" which must define the force and effect " rate "that must define the speed of rotation of the effect (ui the phaser is an effect that gives an impression of rotation)

presence of knob "midle" suggests that this channel is for the overdrive, so I'm a little disappointed pa can still use it fully.

UTILIZATION

Config seems simple hand between the 4th ...

it's a good fast obitent

manual, my husband?

SOUNDS

The amp in itself is not suitable for my style of music but with a good pedal ca have to go in any direction, he seems to have many safe and seems to accept many things .

I play on ic 400 bK, no effects at the moment but I expect him to stick the Blackstar HT Dual.

obitent is any sound on channel one (especially in light)

well I hate to push the preamp gain as a background sound is disgusting to die but I'm sure this channel is for the clean and the saturated channel is 2 ... pb it not work on mine, also by appointment on the forum if qqun to help me ...

in clear or slight crunch I like everything, the NSO of this amp is amazing, I do not describe the sound is pretty much a little in getting clean ... (Uh oh is it necessary to give it HOT?)

OVERALL OPINION

Ben says it all pb is the only channel 2 which for the moment but I hope I run away and find a rponse able to remdier!

I put 5 because it does not please me, the canal's history lame.

EDIT: I reu amp rpar Well my pig is no slack in the slip this amp he spits like a madman, deuxime the channel is in fact dedicated it to overdrive the Tres slight
I would glue a type equa fi, I put a simple beast of distortion pedal Beringer
and I released a distortion and a little fat you hang WHOUUUUUUUU ca hard and high volume is monstrous my God: D

When I mix the both channels, I lose this fat cot (because the first channel does not MIDDLE) and I get a powerful distortion and sharp ... well purists will not like forcing it lacks a little tjr precision, but it will come with the adjustment of the equation which I am user noobinard

Voila voila, the phaser is huge too!
PEAVEY DEUCE ==> another dimension is not palpable

8 / 10 because the machine has not incorporated a distortion of the excuse it is a thing of 1979 and I had the amp + the repair for 500 euros (380 amp 120 REPA) So violent price quality ratio for the clear and the crunch that I have with this little thing.
I did a final edit when I pedal my fat a lamp!
FINAL EDIT: yeah yeah ben, this amp is very well worth the Blackstar HT Dual (also excellent pedals) I think I finally found the possibility to search correctly my sound! Here 9 / 10 because it was certainly not perfect, even with a good legalization trs 10 bands