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Peavey Classic 30 tube help

ntt117ntt117 Posts: 56
edited January 2007 in Musicians and Gearheads
I have a Classic 30 and whenever i play any low notes i get a rattle from the tubes. When i touch the tube the rattle goes away. I know that I saw some sort of tube rattle protector thing on ebay a while back, but now i cant find it. So i was wondering if anyone knew of a way i could fix this with things i have around the house or if anyone had the link to the thing on ebay.
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    http://www.ampwares.com/sockets.html

    does it have tube retainers on your EL84's? Those generally help a bit. For some reason classic 30's seem to be worse for tube rattle than other combos.

    there are a few other fixers I think. I'll look around
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    http://www.ampwares.com/pics/retainer_el84.jpg

    does it have tube retainers on your EL84's? Those generally help a bit. For some reason classic 30's seem to be worse for tube rattle than other combos.

    there are a few other fixers I think. I'll look around.

    These will probably help, but I won't substantiate any sound improvement statements, it might help the rattle though.

    http://www.thetubestore.com/tuberings.html

    I think there are a few antique tube radio websites that might have something too.

    good luck.

    If that dosen't work you might consider using an extention cab because the cause of the rattle is due to the close proxmity of the internal speaker.

    also, go to the guitar hub.com and consult Lord Valve.
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  • dont_go_on_medont_go_on_me Posts: 877
    I have a dela blues which is basically the exact same amp as your classic 30. Tube rattle was an issue for me as well...Paco is right when saying an extension cab will help because I didn't have tube rattle when using one.

    Here's the ebay link you were looking for, it looks like a solid product and getting one has definitely crossed my mind:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/TOMS-TUBE-TAMER-For-Peavey-Delta-Blues-Classic-30_W0QQitemZ250069717614QQihZ015QQcategoryZ38076QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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