an amp that I NEVER thought would have any value: the Peavey Decade

[Jimbilly]

I see asking prices above $200, I had one in '85, my first guitar amp, but I won't call it my first 'real guitar amp'.  Apparently Queens of The Stone age used one as part of something, and now they're sort of collectible?  This must be an anomaly. 

the reviews on Reverb are fun to read! "anyone paying over $50 is a sucker" etc,  ha ha!

 

https://reverb.com/p/peavey-decade-10-watt-1x8-guitar-combo?product_review_page=1#product-reviews

[Jeff R]

A Decade was my first amp too, I'd guess '84ish too.

I'd love to have one out of nostalgia, but there are other dumb things I'd spend dumb money on first.

I also can't get by the idea that I passed on dirty, dusty, crusty $25-45 examples at pawn shops for ... decades.

[Jimbilly]

I saw one for $50 just a few weeks ago, I didn't know they had any value then, but I'm still suspicious that if I bought it to flip I'd end up making $20 on it, and spending 2 hours on the flip.

[JGale]

Are you sure that's not a markup to cover Reverb fees?

[mudshark]

It's not an anomaly. I bought my Backstage 30 for 50 bucks about five years ago.

 

[mudshark]

 

[Dave Scepter]

My 1st "real" amp was a Rivera era Fender Super Champ I bought new for $350... and have had about 1/2 dozen throughout the years including a Pro Series with a EV10 speaker and oak cabinet... the prices of these are through the roof nowadays 

[crunchee]

I'm tempted to call this 'phenomenon' 'Jack White syndrome', only because even most of the current yoot generation have heard of him and for making hipsters drive prices up on what used to be considered rubbishy gear.  Same thing goes for almost anybody who got popular with help from slinging a certain guitar or amp, whether it be a punk rocker from the '70's, or a blues guy from the 40's/50's.

I went through a Fender Rivera phase at one time with their Concert amp combos, which could be had for cheap (about $350 each) thirty years ago.  I sold mine off because IMO they weren't very practical, they were too much amp for lil' ol' apartment-dweller me; plus it seemed that they got heavier every year I owned one.   I thought about getting a Super Champ once upon a time, but I was scared off by the fact that it uses a 6C10 triple diode tube, with no guarantee of a ready, cheap supply for replacements.  Nowadays, I use 18-watt Marshall clones, which suit my needs nicely, and can be easily found used, and easily serviced when needed.  I couldn't say that about 18-watt Marshall clones thirty years ago!

[princeofdarkness56]

My guitar playing is pretty bad and I can guarantee you those amps were not going to improve anyone’s ability or increase their motivation to learn. 

[murkat]

bandit is todays burst of yesterday

[Biz Prof]

On 2/2/2024 at 3:21 PM, crunchee said:

I'm tempted to call this 'phenomenon' 'Jack White syndrome

Brilliant. That's exactly what it is. It's counter culture fad fashion applied to guitar instead of clothing or hair styles.

[velorush]

On 2/3/2024 at 7:11 PM, murkat said:

bandit is todays burst of yesterday

Parents ponied up for a Bandit 65 for Christmas 1982 (at college I had snuck and bought a Gretsch Beast and brought it home - "maybe he's going to stick with this..."). 

It was FABULOUS with its "Saturation" knob(!), that is, until I started jamming with a friend who had a red Marshall Micro Stack.  No matter what I did I couldn't match the rawk of that tiny stack.

Traded the Bandit for a silver faced Twin with factory JBLs that I lugged around for the next six years.  Little did I know I had rid myself of such a collector's item (that and the three-bolt, 10 lbs. S9 Strat). 😆

[HAMERMAN]

There is already a DIY pedal version of the preamp! 🙂

https://www.pedalpcb.com/product/pcb511/

 

 

 

 

[Jimbilly]

This must be a part of "getting old":  stuff you though was crap is getting young people all excited. 

[Disturber]

On 2/2/2024 at 8:47 PM, Dave Scepter said:

My 1st "real" amp was a Rivera era Fender Super Champ I bought new for $350... and have had about 1/2 dozen throughout the years including a Pro Series with a EV10 speaker and oak cabinet... the prices of these are through the roof nowadays 

 

 

But these are incredible amps. The Peaveys are, well... Peaveys. Good for recording if you want a specific type of sound. As a home or gig amp, not so great.