I have a Peavey Classic 30 combo amp (tubed). There's a channel switch button on the amp that is meant to toggle between the clean and distortion channels. However when I attempt to toggle from clean to distorted, I get no distortion. The tone stays clean. I've had the amp for about 5 years now and it used to work with no problems. How can I get the amp to properly switch to the distortion channel? Is it something I can do myself, or will I need to take it to a music shop?
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@Dom - Yes, all the tubes seem to be good judging by the looks. Some tubes are more illuminated than others, but it seems like that has always been the case.– hgwhittleCommented Dec 30, 2013 at 16:35
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Is there maybe a knob on the distortion channel (Gain or something) that isn't turned up enough?– ShevliaskovicCommented Dec 30, 2013 at 21:44
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@Shevliaskovic - Yes there is a Gain knob but I've tried twisting all combinations of controls to no avail.– hgwhittleCommented Dec 30, 2013 at 22:06
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With a couple of my smaller Peaveys, the amp. switch works in conjunction with the footswitch. When the amp. switch is 'on', the footswitch will then toggle between clean/dirty. You may have inadvertently switched the footswitch, which you may or may not usually use.Check the instructions (downloads available) before doing anything drastic. Do not swear at it - amps are very sensitive ...
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So are you saying the amp could "think" that there's a footswitch plugged in? Commented Dec 30, 2013 at 19:24
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I'm saying that if the footswitch is in, it may need switching on.– TimCommented Dec 31, 2013 at 20:21
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Well, it can't be that then ! Lots of Peavey amps have a socket in the back to connect a footswitch for channel change and reverb.– TimCommented Jan 2, 2014 at 15:35
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1Until you plug in to that socket, you won't know.It's a TSR (stereo) jack.– TimCommented Jan 2, 2014 at 16:50