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Peavey Valveking Royal 8
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 8:31 pm
by aphasiac
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 £100? All tube, could be sweet!
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 8:49 pm
by aphasiac
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.
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 11:38 pm
by Sloan
eyeluvpv
Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 11:40 pm
by James
I'm not sure why it's necessary for so much Peavey gear to be so ugly. It does certainly seem that way though.
Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 1:11 am
by Justin J
it seems nice. i just hate the peavey logo. their stuff is usually pretty solid, though.
Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 1:58 am
by Bacchus
Be there a head version?
Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 3:39 am
by superfuzz
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?
Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 8:49 am
by Mike
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.
Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 10:00 am
by aphasiac
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.
Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 11:33 am
by Doog
I'd just convert it to run as a head or combo.. a drill, 20 minutes, soldering iron and a switching 1/4" jack..
Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 11:38 am
by Mike
And a voided warranty on a brand new product with no proof of quality and/or reliability.
Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 1:41 pm
by Doog
WHY CAN'T YOU APPROVE OF ANYTHING I DO, DAD??
Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 1:44 pm
by Mike
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
Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 7:09 pm
by Sloan
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.
Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 7:19 pm
by Mike
What's that 8 amp fuse for then?
Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 7:27 pm
by paul_
Mike wrote:What's that 8 amp fuse for then?
lzr
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 5:36 pm
by redtele69
Looks cool.
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 7:38 pm
by Sloan
Mike wrote:What's that 8 amp fuse for then?
fuxxen ampegs.
i want to sell that amp because it's "too marshalley"
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 8:34 pm
by superfuzz
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.
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 9:13 pm
by aphasiac
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.