"Tim" wrote in message
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Hey Tim, what do you know about crackly old amps? 1980's peavey sounds
like it is always playing through a buzz box...

Probably needs the pots cleaned and connections checked. It's kind of
hard to tear up an old peavey. i won't say their bullet proof, but
close to it. you might check the plug-in and see if it's properly
grounded to the outlet. does it have a reverse polarity switch?
probably not. It sounds to me like itls in the connections and
ground.


also you could have a torn speaker cone. Interesting that before
Richie Blackmore started playing with Deep Purple, he couldn't afford
a "Good amp" with effects, so he took a razor blade and cut slices in
the speaker so he could get that "fuzz" tone.

Evidently it worked for him.

Does the speaker have foam suspension? After some years that foam will
break down. I had some 15 year old speakers repaired and they sounded as
good as new.