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Title: How about a 40 watt Peavey Bravo clone ? Post by: Lizzy on November 16, 2011, 09:39:30 PM How about a Peavey Bravo clone in head format with double the power output, 40 instead of 20 watts? Also would be nice to have ultra gain channel have its own dedicated Pre/Post knobs instead of pull knobs on the crunch channel.
I know on the surface it may seem ridiculous to suggest cloning a low dollar 80's amp but these are actually fantastic sounding and prized by many folks. Their biggest downfall is they have just 2 EL84's and only put out about 15-20 realistic watts so it is somewhat difficult to gig with them effectively. I also think they get dismissed/overlooked because they happen to be decked out in the butt ugly late 80's Peavey teal and silver color scheme and come in equally ugly rubberized tolex wedge style cabinet but that in turn helps keep the resale prices low on them. I do recall however the Bravo winning "best stack in a box" from one of the guitar magazines in the early 90's. If anyone is interested here is a pretty good representation of what they sound like although they are much more impressive in person driving a 2x12 or 4x12 cab. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m--jFYVr4E Title: Re: How about a 40 watt Peavey Bravo clone ? Post by: narongkorn on November 18, 2011, 07:24:31 AM good music ;D
Title: Re: How about a 40 watt Peavey Bravo clone ? Post by: ampkits on November 18, 2011, 09:00:04 AM Hi
Thanks for the suggestion I'll take a look at it but if the value is low, then indeed it's a bit hard for us to sell. Part of the motivation and, also strategy, is to go for the bigger valued ones. I guess the preamp is solid state on this one? Thanks! Nik Title: Re: How about a 40 watt Peavey Bravo clone ? Post by: Lizzy on November 18, 2011, 05:51:37 PM Hi Nik, my thinking was that it is a fantastic sounding amp that hasn't been produced in 20 years and that you could take the design and turn it into something unique to Ceriatone such as doubling the power output, seperating the Crunch/Gain Pre/post controls, adding bias adjustment pots, etc. I think if you did something like that and word got out someone was building an higher powered Bravo you could then sell it at a price that would make sense for you.
To answer your question, it is all tube. The preamp (3x12AX7) and power tubes(2xEL84) are mounted horizontally in what Peavey called PAG (Parallel Axis Grid) format. Because the tubes are hidden horizontally behind a metal plate and the fact Peavey didn't put a standby switch on it a lot of people assume the amp is solid state but it is definitely not. If you do a Internet search, Peavey forums, etc, you will see these amps are very well regarded. Cheers! |