Peavy decade is Josh Homme’s secret QOTSA guitar/bass sound. They make a guitar pedal version so you can get that badass sound w/o breaking the bank. I wish I would have picked one up when they were dirt cheap. It’s really a killer bass amp sound
I had a Pevey practice amp back in the early 1990s and it sounded fantastic. Ive gone through 3 amps in the past 2 years trying to find a sound that is even close to that old pevey.
One that works. I found a twenty dollar Crate on eBay to get my daughter going. Plus it’s more satisfying when you get to graduate up to something better
Just don't get a combo unless you're going for literally the cheapest stuff. You can buy decent little heads cheap now, small cabs are also cheap. You'll get way more variety mix and matching amps and cabs and it makes it easier to explore.
I once recorded through a Fender Frontman 10g, the clean channel is decent on it but still got a nice tone out of it, cost only £50. Just do a bit of research on the kind amp you after and it's application within your budget. Check it out at your local shop and just try it out, or borrow a friends or at a rehearsal studio. People don't care about the amp (apart from us musicians), but the tone you can get out of it. ????
P.s you don't have to get a tube amp, solid states are just as good.
Exactly right ! Never let gear dictate whether or not you should play with art or create
Art is sopposed to liberate us, not to give us complexes ( as someone who has spent years not creating because of the wirst kind of perfectionism, tho admitedly i was never into gear or brands , but i did have this sence that i needed to become vetter technically even tho,i really didnt have to for the music that i wanted to create)
Had a Peavey Bandit for my first "real" amp (after a Heathkit I built!). sounded great and I could get it right on the edge of breaking up to do the Larry Carlton volume swells.
I had the Peavey, Gibson, sunn, kustom, fender etc – don't worry about what you have and focus on dialing it in and finding great tones – qotsa proved the point
Did you have one of those horrendous silvery Fender Champion transistor amps like the rest of us? You were about 5-10 years before us but the first time any of my friends got a valve amp, we were all stunned. “That’s how it’s supposed to sound!!!”
Peavey VK 212 enters the discussion
For sure!
Great shoes Warren ❤
This guy. ????????
Trainwreck
Find an old Trace Elliot Velocette. Cheap and awesome!
My first amp was a five watt Fender Champ. It's still working fifty years later.
Peavy decade is Josh Homme’s secret QOTSA guitar/bass sound. They make a guitar pedal version so you can get that badass sound w/o breaking the bank. I wish I would have picked one up when they were dirt cheap. It’s really a killer bass amp sound
I had a Pevey practice amp back in the early 1990s and it sounded fantastic. Ive gone through 3 amps in the past 2 years trying to find a sound that is even close to that old pevey.
One that works.
I found a twenty dollar Crate on eBay to get my daughter going.
Plus it’s more satisfying when you get to graduate up to something better
You can mic some of the inexpensive amps nowadays and layer recordings, even use EQ to create a huge sound!
Fender Mustang or Fender G-Dec!!!
Just don't get a combo unless you're going for literally the cheapest stuff. You can buy decent little heads cheap now, small cabs are also cheap. You'll get way more variety mix and matching amps and cabs and it makes it easier to explore.
Hell even the katana mini sounds better than the shit we had to choose from in the 90s.
Dread Zeppelin used tiny Fender practice amps and they took over the world.
I once recorded through a Fender Frontman 10g, the clean channel is decent on it but still got a nice tone out of it, cost only £50. Just do a bit of research on the kind amp you after and it's application within your budget. Check it out at your local shop and just try it out, or borrow a friends or at a rehearsal studio. People don't care about the amp (apart from us musicians), but the tone you can get out of it. ????
P.s you don't have to get a tube amp, solid states are just as good.
Even in the ñast 10 years sound and technology have made massive advances. This is 100% correct warren!
Exactly right !
Never let gear dictate whether or not you should play with art or create
Art is sopposed to liberate us, not to give us complexes ( as someone who has spent years not creating because of the wirst kind of perfectionism, tho admitedly i was never into gear or brands , but i did have this sence that i needed to become vetter technically even tho,i really didnt have to for the music that i wanted to create)
Have a good day
Ac15 from china is a great amp.
Had a Peavey Bandit for my first "real" amp (after a Heathkit I built!). sounded great and I could get it right on the edge of breaking up to do the Larry Carlton volume swells.
I had a Peavey decade back in the day!
A 10 watt Crate from 1996!
Fender Blues Junior. I’ve seen that bad boy everywhere from studios, bars and music schools.
Vox Ac15 do they learn faster.
🙂
I think I spent £150 on my Blackstar amp, sounds absolutely fine
Yes, peavey amps sound great. Peavey 16 AT mixer to sounds great.
I had the Peavey, Gibson, sunn, kustom, fender etc – don't worry about what you have and focus on dialing it in and finding great tones – qotsa proved the point
Warren knows how painful it was for parents to buy the basics for children back then.
Warren is right what ever is affordable….All musicians should be starting with a DAW though….It unlocks the entire playing feild of musical creation
Peavey rage? Not so much
Great advice as always Warren!
I'd recommend a Marshall full stack
Did you have one of those horrendous silvery Fender Champion transistor amps like the rest of us? You were about 5-10 years before us but the first time any of my friends got a valve amp, we were all stunned. “That’s how it’s supposed to sound!!!”
Used Roland Cube 80
Boss Katana MKll-50 will take you from day one to a pro stage.