Peavey Classic 30

[Dave Sloven]

Ive heard that the wonderful crunch channel on my beloved JSX is a tweaked version of the Classic30 overdrive channel-will be curious to hear what you make of it :)

I didn't like the overdrive channel that much through the Blue Marvel, haven't tested it yet with the Wizard.  I can say that the clean channel sounds much better (clean and with pedals) through the Wizard, as I have just tested it out by running through the songs we're working on for this new band project.  It did not tame the squealing that I experienced running distortion through it though.  I figure it is the Mooer Black Secret's fault.  That pedal is cr@p.  Apparently it is a really good ProCo Rat clone though, so I'm not tempted to try a Rat.  I might give my script reissue MXR Distortion+ a try, but I don't think it has enough gain.

The Wizard basically gives me what I expected: more top, more bottom, more volume.  Gets rid of that overbearing middiness of the stock Classic 30 combo

[richard]

I had a Rat pedal for years and never experienced any 'squealing' issues. How high are you running the master volume on the amp ? Are you running the pedal at the same volume as the amp ? It will be interesting to hear if you have similar issues with a different pedal.

[Dave Sloven]

I had a Rat pedal for years and never experienced any 'squealing' issues. How high are you running the master volume on the amp ? Are you running the pedal at the same volume as the amp ? It will be interesting to hear if you have similar issues with a different pedal.

I have the same problem with this pedal on my 6534+, but mainly on the lead channel, not the clean channel.  The pedal is running quieter than the amp if anything.  There is an overdrive ahead of it in the signal chain, but that is set only to boost, with the gain on zero.

It's possible that the pedal is faulty.

[richard]

A boost followed by a distortion is potentially going to produce feedback issues particularly through an overdriven amp. Using a boost on the overdrive channel is going to produce more saturation but not more volume. Using a boost AND a distortion through an already overdriven amp - I'd be surprised if it DIDN'T squeal.

I would try swapping the order of the pedals. Turn your distortion on and then try adding the boost in gradual amounts. This should be much more controllable. I used to do a lot of gigs with a Laney VC30 (very similar to your Peavey), I only used the clean channel. I used a Boss OD3 to get some crunch (gain at zero, volume set to taste). For solos I kicked in a Blackstar Drive that was in FRONT of the OD3. The OD3 would then boost the signal from the Blackstar meaning I could dial in the exact amount of extra volume I wanted for solos.

[Slartibartfarst42]

I tried a Classic 30 a few months ago and was very impressed. OK, the drive channel had distinct limitations but the clean channel was excellent. I actually preferred the clean channel to that on a Fender amp my mate was trying out. 30w is easily enough for most gigs so if i had my time again I'd be sorely tempted to go with a Classic 30 instead of my current Blackstar as the clean channel is so much better and I'd get my distortions using pedals instead of the amp as I do now.

[38thBeatle]

I used a Classic 30 at a blues jam in a pub nearby. My Gibson 339 sounded pretty good in spite of the fact that I was playing it.

[Dave Sloven]

The clean channel is indeed excellent, and only got better when I installed The Wizard.

Finding a decent distortion pedal can be a real cr@pshoot though.  The buggers I've got tend to squeal. Overdrive sounds on the other hand aren't that hard with a screamer type pedal.

[Dave Sloven]

Although this is an old thread, it's taken me a while to get the hours up on this amp so that I could break the speaker in and give a verdict.

Well I've been playing it a lot lately and at decent volumes, mainly with my SG Standard (EADGBE tuning) with the Cold Sweat pickups, 50's style harness with CTS 500K pots and 0.022 uf PIO caps, and Tonepros bridge and tailpiece with top-wrapped Hybrid Slinky strings.

All I can say  is that it sounds amazing, with so much CRUNCH!  The Cold Sweat guitar sounds better there than through the 6534+, which I guess is EQ'ed for the DGFCAD guitars with Nailbombs and Stockholms.

I can highly recommend The Wizard as a replacement speaker for the Classic 30

Also, I handballed the Mooer Black Secret to the other guitarist in Terania for a new bike helmet (he owns a bike shop).  He knows it's a squeally pedal (and it squeals through his Mesa) but he wanted it just for that kind effect.  Good, I've gotten rid of it.  Really hated that pedal.  The only problem is that I still have to listen to it at band practice

Ive heard that the wonderful crunch channel on my beloved JSX is a tweaked version of the Classic30 overdrive channel-will be curious to hear what you make of it :)

Actually I'd say it would be pretty similar, as the sound I'm getting from my Cold Sweat Gibson SG through it is similar to the sound this guy is getting out of his Cold Sweat PRS Tremonti through his JSX.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-PUDxeS8T8

Not sure which channel that guy is using but there are a lot of the same tonal characteristics, especially that crunchiness.