Peavey Valveking Royal 8

aphasiac · Post by **aphasiac** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:31 pm

EL84/6BQ5 output tube and one 12AX7/ECCC83 preamp tube
5 watts into 8 ohms
Gain and master volume
Tone control
8 inch speaker
High and low gain inputs
headphone out

what do people reckon? Good deal for Â£100? All tube, could be sweet!

aphasiac · Post by **aphasiac** » Mon May 28, 2007 8:49 pm

clean sample

dirty sample

i'm particularly impressed with the crunch - this thing can ROCK! not so impressed with the lack of speaker output. but yeh, for the same price as an Epi Valve Jr, it's tempting.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Mon May 28, 2007 11:38 pm

eyeluvpv

James · Post by **James** » Mon May 28, 2007 11:40 pm

I'm not sure why it's necessary for so much Peavey gear to be so ugly. It does certainly seem that way though.

Justin J · Post by **Justin J** » Tue May 29, 2007 1:11 am

it seems nice. i just hate the peavey logo. their stuff is usually pretty solid, though.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue May 29, 2007 1:58 am

Be there a head version?

superfuzz · Post by **superfuzz** » Tue May 29, 2007 3:39 am

not quite i dont think. I am very tempted for that amp, if it sonds good, than will suit my needs for gear, except for some geet-boxes, any reviews?

Post by **Mike** » Tue May 29, 2007 8:49 am

Doesn't actually sound super great to me - no speaker out for recording using a 12" or playing out is pretty dumb - 8" speakers are pretty tinny.

aphasiac · Post by **aphasiac** » Tue May 29, 2007 10:00 am

to me the samples sound ALOT better than the Epi Valve Jr. But maybe that's my personal preference.

Also check out the demo video on the Peavey site linked above. This thing is tiny - we'r talking shoe-box sized.

Few positive reviews on HC:
http://reviews.harmony-central.com/revi ... yal+8/10/1

But yeh, no cab output = crazy. Only thing stopping me getting one.

Post by **Doog** » Tue May 29, 2007 11:33 am

I'd just convert it to run as a head or combo.. a drill, 20 minutes, soldering iron and a switching 1/4" jack..

Post by **Mike** » Tue May 29, 2007 11:38 am

And a voided warranty on a brand new product with no proof of quality and/or reliability.

Post by **Doog** » Tue May 29, 2007 1:41 pm

WHY CAN'T YOU APPROVE OF ANYTHING I DO, DAD??

Post by **Mike** » Tue May 29, 2007 1:44 pm

lol.. if I was your Dad and I came in to find you in a pool of sawdust, a brand spankin' combo freshly violated between your legs... well.. then I would be most disappointed

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Tue May 29, 2007 7:09 pm

Peavey shit may not look awesome, it may not sound "the best", but that shit just won't die. the only peavey stuff i've killed were some really small monitors that clipped together with each other and were made of plastic.

Post by **Mike** » Tue May 29, 2007 7:19 pm

What's that 8 amp fuse for then?

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Tue May 29, 2007 7:27 pm

Mike wrote:What's that 8 amp fuse for then?

lzr

redtele69 · Post by **redtele69** » Wed May 30, 2007 5:36 pm

Looks cool.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Wed May 30, 2007 7:38 pm

Mike wrote:What's that 8 amp fuse for then?

fuxxen ampegs.
i want to sell that amp because it's "too marshalley"

superfuzz · Post by **superfuzz** » Wed May 30, 2007 8:34 pm

aphasiac wrote:to me the samples sound ALOT better than the Epi Valve Jr. But maybe that's my personal preference.

Also check out the demo video on the Peavey site linked above. This thing is tiny - we'r talking shoe-box sized.

they're not that small, about the size of a peavey rage 158.

aphasiac · Post by **aphasiac** » Wed May 30, 2007 9:13 pm

superfuzz wrote: they're not that small, about the size of a peavey rage 158.

yeh actually it's not that small - just looks that way in comparison to the other huge peavey amps in the vid.

also it's 9kg in weight!! thats really freaking heavy for such a small amp! must have a powerful speaker for it's size.