On Mar 22, 11:17*am, Tim wrote:
wrote:
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.

How do I clean the "pots" how do I identify them? It does have a
polarity switch and low and high gain inputs too. I am not sure if my
pickups are considered "hot", they are SD Pearly Gates. I cleaned a
bunch of the connections and can get a relatively clean sound in solo,
but as soon as I hit a chord, it really roughs up. Any help would be
apprecialted.