schundog Posted June 2, 2013 Posted June 2, 2013 My snicker-thread about Peaveys in Pawn shops got the last laugh on me. DBetts mentioned that the Peavey Renown was a Rockin' amp. It intrigued me, and I tried to think WHERE I had seen one. It turns out two different pawn shops in Peoria, IL, where I work frequently, had one. The worse of the two was listed at $299, and didn't even work when I plugged it in. The much cleaner option, with casters installed, worked quite well, and was a lot cleaner example, listed at $199 out the door. I couldn't really wind it up to it's potential in the shop, but it was clear it would be a decent Solid State amp, ubiquitous scratchy pots and all. Rated at 450 Watts (WTF?!) on the label, I've seen it listed as a 200 watt amp. Whatever, a 2-12 amp, it's loud as hell. It's got a relatively complicated control section, and can be made to sound quite bad, OR, pretty darn good. It definitely needs to be tweaked to give up the goods. Quite a bit darker and less articulate than the DRRI it is pictured next to. I offered $200 out the door for the amp AND the MIA Peavey Predator I auditioned it with. They took it. Not a keeper, but I had some fun at very high volumes earlier today.
Trouble Posted June 2, 2013 Posted June 2, 2013 Not bad. Those solid state Peavey amps may not be the best at anything, but they are pretty solid. I've seen a lot of 20 year old Peavey amps that were still kickin', and the guitar has a lot of potential, replace the electronics and you have a guitar that sounds and plays good and you don't have to worry about beating it up.
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