Peavey Heritage VTX Demo for Reverb Store
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- čas přidán 2. 08. 2024
- This amp has now been sold. Thank you for your support!
Hi everyone, I usually hide my reverb demos on the channel, but I thought this would be an easy way to announce the amp being for sale. Plus, I don't feel that I thoroughly demonstrated the features before. My reverb store is HERE.
reverb.com/shop/mr-v-amps-and... - Hudba
I bought mine in 1984 and still have it. Heavy and LOUD!!! Been lugged in and out of clubs for many years.
I've owned two of these over the years. Great amp for all kinds of sounds. It's LOUD as hell!
That's no joke. I am glad I found it a home with someone who really digs it. It didn't take much to revive it, as it came to the shop with issues. Old Peavey amps are usually pretty tough.
I still have mine (bought it new in Washington State back in 1987)...been all over the world and still going strong!
This was a great sounding amp.... I wish it came with a forklift to move it. LOL. The new owner is very happy, and I was happy to have fixed it up.
I played one of these amps through a box of 4 x 12 Celestion G12H100 speakers and it sounded like the best Marshall I've ever heard.
I thought it sounded great with the black widow speakers that were in it. Peavey had some great amps in the 80's and it seems that not too many artists noticed.
@@DeadKoby Mark Knopfler did though.
quite impressive, it's sorta like a roland jazz chorus and a fender twin reverb breed result XD; the 6l6 valves provide the smoothness you need for a great bluesy sound. One thing I could notice, after trying one out myself, is that the saturation knob doesn't actually deliver a strong and piercing distortion as we are used to nowadays, but rather a different nuance to your gentle overdrive/crunch. I think this is peavey's take to a gentle giant, some sort of a very fine amp, yet reliable and not very pricey, to have that plug'n'play tube amp you've always dreamed of.
Peavey amps are all over the place with gain structure. Some models are geared towards Country, some Rock/Blues, and some Metal. They had the same look and controls, but much different gains.
I have one of these that I bought, and it had blown both original speakers and only had one replaced with a 12" bass speaker. I was looking at flea markets near me for 12" guitar speakers, but came across an empty 4x10 Peavey VT Classic combo with no amp, only speakers. I bought it for $20 and stuck the VTX Heritage amp into it, and it works perfectly. One speaker even broke for a bit, then the amp got slammed in my car door and it works perfectly again lmao.
80's Peavey stuff was tough.
Thoes early 1980s and late 1970s peavey amps are amazing! Even though they are not visually appealing..... I have a CLASSIC. SPECIAL 130. And a RENOWN. All three hold their own...if you can find a good one they are Definatly worth the money!!! That SPECIAL 130 is the best gigging amp I have ever come across.
The durable nature and technician friendly design make that era of amps something special.
This was my first good, new amp as a kid. It was definitely not the amp for a 100 lbs kid. I remember it being very heavy and loud as hell. I wanted it because Allan Collens and Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd played them. Lol.
I liked it while it was here at my shop. Best bet is to put wheels on it, or get a folding dolly, in case you need to transport it.
What can I do if I don't have the switch foot? How can I select the channels? Thank you 😁
Without the switch they are both on... So turn one down and the other up.
Hey, I got one, but today I was going to play and it didn't sound...
The power light it's on and the status light it's ok... I wonder if you could help me :c
Are the tubes lit up? Check the fuses.
Oh... They aren't :c
What should I do?
@@raulbmusic9291 the fuse for the 6v tube filaments is likely blown. Have your tubes tested, and check the fuse.
any metal heads in here? I'm starting a band and i just bought this for my guitarist to get repaired.
i'm curious to know if metal tones can be dialed on this beast??
It's plausible......... That amp is louder than loud.
I'm wondering if this amp would sound good for a pedal steel guitar. any thoughts on that?
I think it would... Its got a great clean channel. I think the Nashville 400 was Peavey's dedicated steel amp. I fixed one a while back.
the guy I bought mine from used it as a steel guitar amp.
I have this gem as well...yeah.....loud is its super power aside from the tonal control you have over its sound
I'm glad I found this o e a good home.
@DeadKoby picked mine up 20 some odd years ago for 300 I think ...amp you sold looked show room.....nice job you did on that amp....
just play the amp bruh
Did you know you can get an old wah and wire the pot to the phase shifter so it will act like a wah but a. Phase shifter
That's a great idea Mark thanks!
I have one it's a little unreliable because when I turn some knobs I get static sounds, and I think I started to get a quiet volume out of one of the channels. Just replaced the tubes and that fixed this blistering screeching squeel.
Start by cleaning all controls and see where that gets you.
@@DeadKoby using deoxit? Would ether work?
@@Huelogy deoxit is ok. I'm a MaxPro user....
but does it melt faces?
I didn't dare turn it up that loud.....
I was just curious how much this amp sold for?
I believe $399 Plus freight. I am a kind vendor.
@@DeadKoby beautiful. I just paid $200 so I'm happy for the deal.
Can't beat that. 80's Peavey was their best era IMHO.
BLACK WIDOW SPEAKERS ? THANKS !
Yes, the one I had here in the shop had Black Widow speakers.
is it for sale?
It was sold several years ago
i have a Heritage bought it back in 90deee,s it was heavy then an still is heavy.. i made a head amp out of mine, and use a 4X12 1/2 stack you can here me a mile away lmao.... its so loud my neighbors use to get out in the road an do the buggee-woogie .. i still got it never done a thing to it is my backup amp all ways comes through for me .. and i have NEVER HAD IT FULL THROUGHTAL .... SMH.... its loud all right
Vintage Peavey gear never got the love it should have.
With these amps crank the app and turn the guitar volume
Peavey likes to be LOUD.
.... I mean... ok
The Heritage VTX came out in 1982 with all tube pre-amp 5 x 12AX7 . . . a pure valve amp which later changed to a hybrid.
www.muzines.co.uk/articles/peavey-heritage-vtx/4299
Thank you. I also had a Classic VTX some years ago that I fixed and sold. Peavey needs more credit than they got.
@Benjamin Weeks I'm sorry I don't know the answer, all I know is that the very earliest Heritage amps had a valve preamp (like the classic) but they quickly changed the Heritage to a transistor preamp. Peavey have made very few amps with valve preamps because their transistor preamps (pre-gain, saturation, post-gain), gave them much more flexibility in overdrive tones and frequency spectrum tone (bass, mid, treble). The saturation knob is a bit fuzzy so keeping the saturation very low (or off) and using high levels of pre and post gain gives a very valve-like tone. Valve preamps gave limited advantage but much disadvantage, this is why there are so few Peaveys with valve pre-amps.
@Benjamin Weeks If you spend time experimenting with the Peavey transistor pre-amp you can get a satisfactory 'valve tone'. You may be able to get a slightly better valve tone from a real valve pre-amp but nobody other than the owner of the amp cares about those small differences. The live audience don't care, the other guys in the band don't care, the guys in the studio can make a Bandit sound like a Dumble so they don't care - nobody cares other than you. I think you should go for the transistor amp and enjoy the quick direct access to widely varying distortion and tone adjustments. If you are a rock player, unplug the internal peavey speakers and plug into a box of 4 X 12 Celestion G12H type speakers (closed back) for instant big fat warm godly tone where you can turn the treble up high without ever sounding shrill and thin.
The way you speak reminds me of uncle doug here on youtube. Only younger.
Doug and I have had some technical discussions, and I helped him find information on the Tel-Ray oil can devices. We get along pretty well.
Turning the treble or the bright switch increases the amount of treble you have???????Really? Come on man....Just play the Amp Geezz Im more than half way through and still haven't heard anything good.....time to switch channels. .......
I'm a technician... selling something repaired. The point is that all knobs work correctly. Ever had an amp with a bad pot in it?
DeadKoby fair enough... thats who you are... his comment was about who he (and your audience) is.
you should be an appliance salesmen not a amp salesmen
I do my share of repairs. This video was to show this amp as fully working. Its sold, but theres a lot of interest in this model....so the video remains popular.