Any Peavey Valve King owners?

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:19 am

A friend is selling a 50w 1x12 Combo quite cheap but i'm not impressed with the youtube videos of this amp compared to say a similar priced second hand Orange Tiny Terror.
Any love for these? Experiences?

Thanks.

George · Post by **George** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 8:56 am

There's a thread on UG about it.

No seriously, HC and/or UG have Valve King owner club threads which are helpful and have tips and mods to make it better. I was looking into getting one myself though no direct experience. Lots of people like them.

I think you should get another Sound City for Â£120, cut the bright cap and get some better tubes. You know it makes sense.

willlin · Post by **willlin** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:31 am

I owned one of these and sold it for Â£150 last year. They're ok, but nothing special. There are whole threads devoted to mods for them, an I thinks it a popular candidate for a speaker swap. The clean channel is nothing special, but the lead channel is rather pleasant in a metal shred kinda way. There are better, more versatile combos out there so unless it's really cheap give it a miss.

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:12 pm

My buddy has one I played on last week.... I would not buy it unless it was pretty much free..... The Classic 30 blows it aways as far as Peavey goes....

I have owned a TT and currently have a DT and that is deffinately way better all around.... but if u need the watts u need the watts....

For the money there are much better options than the ValveKing..

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:42 pm

Yep, they're alright, but not great. In a straight comparison with the Classic 30 they have more options, come in higher wattage ratings etc. But they do spiky metal alright, some other sounds pretty well, but the Classic 30 is still the better amp. Get one in black tweed and maybe an extension cab.

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 4:37 pm

Theyre ok, the clean sound is alright and the drive sound is VERY hi-gain - not my thing but its an alright sound in general.

Overall you're likely to get something nicer but they're alright for the money.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:24 pm

Thanks for the replies. Its because its cheap as much as anything but i dont think i'll bother.

sp3k · Post by **sp3k** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:35 pm

i played one before getting a tube amp, and i thought i'de prefer keeping my bandit....

Steve! · Post by **Steve!** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:09 pm

i had one as my first valve amp.....it was alright for a first
but when i had one they where much much cheaper

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 8:46 pm

i think there's a valve king in this old shit vid i maed. i've been wanting to spend some time with one, but haven't been able to.

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Fran · Post by **Fran** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:30 pm

Haha, looks/sonds like a scene from hell

Well, its still up for sale but unless another one of my projects is ongoing other than Master Charger there is'nt much point me buying another Amp. So i'll see how things unfold.