I change my opinion one APRS years of use.

Like that previously.
Mine has a guard.
I put 9 / 10 because of the footswitch not included.

UTILIZATION

Amp easy to adjust. The settings are not super accurate but they are effective.
I was tired of me taking the head with son everywhere, regulation of so many hours when I had my multi purpose numrique (WP6).

My setup now:

guitar = Boss NS-2 (Noise Reduction) = Visual Sound Jekyll and Hyde (distortion pedals) = Peavey C30.

SOUNDS

It carément sound I was looking for: it's too good to clean means the lamps, the reverb works: I get a good sound crystal-clear and sweet for my intros, and slamming his property to play the reaggee or ska. The sound has a lot of personality I think.

I never grow enough amp for a natural crunch in the clean channel, even if I did two gigs with. In fact this amp is really powerful trs, push a 5 / 12 for a concert is more than enough to have a crunch to it must go up to 7-8/12

I love the distortion of this amp even if it lacks a bit of gain. I played a lot of punk / rock and AC suited me well. The sound is natural trs, trs musical. The qualisation is quite effective. Personally I never use the boost of mdium (I'm not a big fan of mediums.). With the gain mdiums bottom and at least approaching a saturation "typ mtal", but beware, the sound is not "fat" or "deaf". It's not a distortion to mtal but few are approaching learning from such little songs as "dropping" when one is tuning nerv.

My worry is that I played in band in the studio on Marshall Jcm 900 (head and 4x12 cabinet ") and I'm the only guitarist in the group. In addition the influence of this one are a little volumes we pass punk / rock to punk / hardcore. The sound is not quite straight forward. To better deal with me and play in studios, I buy a distortion pedals and I'm not too dcu.

Otherwise I play on an Epiphone Sheraton II, therefore dual 2 Micro (mieu for distortion).

Finally it well digr effects (vox wah wah pedal, distortion, MXR Phase 90, etc ...)

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year now.

Although my opinion is somewhat subjective (I'm human DSOL ...), and I have also updated according to the amp that I had the opportunity to use (which are not high end):

To play alone: ​​Quite a transistor amp, a Marshall JCM 2000 DSL 401, a Marshall Valvestate 2x40W (and 2x 12 ") hybrid (transistor / 1 lamp), etc ...

In the studio with my group: head amp Marshall JCM 900, JCM 2000 TSL Marhsall (something) and Peavey 5150 4x12 cabinet on "a trs high volume (I play with a drummer nerv ...)

In short for me the Peavey Classic 30 has many advantages:
- He has a good clear sound and a good overdrive / distortion, the sound is warm and natural. It is therefore Polivalente and covers almost all styles (except "metal", "brutal death metal", "hardcore" big "punk.")
- It trs agree to play well in an apartment, but also to repeat the concert or in groups (it has a lot of power!). If not the worst he adds a small cabinet 4x12 "
- It benefitted from a good value qualitprix trs: I buy 650 euro new (5 year warranty), which is less expensive than other combos of the same type lamp.
- It is beautiful in black (see my profile: there is a photo) and neither too big nor too heavy.

Nevertheless:

- I think this amp is weak: there is no standby and some users have a ground that vibrate APRS retubing. we must take care.
- It has only 2 channel equalization for an RVer and I OD-2 channel with a boost of 20dB! (Like the Marshall JCM 2000 DSL 401).
- No footswitch included
- No line out.

To conclude: it's really the amp that I needed for my budget, my influences and the use I need it: it has two small even when concerts.

I do not think I'll spare one day unless I buy a high end amp lamps (VHT. ...) and I need to sell the Peavey classic 30 for me to offer it.

I do it again this choice without worry