An old new toy.
So a friend of mine just happen to have a Peavey, Classic VT Series, amp setting in his garage collecting dust and insects. 
As it turns out it is a 50 watt amp with two 6l6 tubes, that originally had two 12 inch speakers, although some one has installed two 10 inch speakers in this one. Anyway he GAVE it to me and said it needed a good home and some TLC. 
I took the amp home, powered it up and plugged up the geetar. All the pots generated noise when adjusted and the automix jack was full of insect mud. But it sounded wonderful if the pots were not moved. This old amp has a really cool phaser system, and pre-amp out/ power in jacks. Also I think the back side used to be enclosed, it looks like a panel used to be there. And the main power cord is starting to dry-rot, so I have unplugged the amplifier for now.
So far I have removed the amplifier chassis from the cabinet and \"cleaned and lubed\" the pots and dusted off the pre-amp board, and dressed up the wiring between the two speakers, and cleaned out the automix jack. Tonight I am going to replace the power cord and then install the amplifier back ino the cabinet, and see how it sounds. Too, I have printed out an owners manual from Peavey.com
I have created a log-in with Peavey, and am going to send them the serial number to find out the birthyear of this amp. I am thinking late 70's from the looks of the technology on the pre-amp board; blend of transistors and early IC chips. If the pots don't respond to the cleaning I will see about getting new pots from Peavey. Anyway if all goes good: well yee haw! Now if some one just had a Les Paul setting around...
As it turns out it is a 50 watt amp with two 6l6 tubes, that originally had two 12 inch speakers, although some one has installed two 10 inch speakers in this one. Anyway he GAVE it to me and said it needed a good home and some TLC. I took the amp home, powered it up and plugged up the geetar. All the pots generated noise when adjusted and the automix jack was full of insect mud. But it sounded wonderful if the pots were not moved. This old amp has a really cool phaser system, and pre-amp out/ power in jacks. Also I think the back side used to be enclosed, it looks like a panel used to be there. And the main power cord is starting to dry-rot, so I have unplugged the amplifier for now.
So far I have removed the amplifier chassis from the cabinet and \"cleaned and lubed\" the pots and dusted off the pre-amp board, and dressed up the wiring between the two speakers, and cleaned out the automix jack. Tonight I am going to replace the power cord and then install the amplifier back ino the cabinet, and see how it sounds. Too, I have printed out an owners manual from Peavey.com
I have created a log-in with Peavey, and am going to send them the serial number to find out the birthyear of this amp. I am thinking late 70's from the looks of the technology on the pre-amp board; blend of transistors and early IC chips. If the pots don't respond to the cleaning I will see about getting new pots from Peavey. Anyway if all goes good: well yee haw! Now if some one just had a Les Paul setting around...
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