BeZo
Well-known member
Peaveys are all fixed bias.
JackBootedThug
MURDERATOR
I assumed an 800 clone would have a couple trim pots…or whatever….
shar-vell Dan
Well-known member
Mike Oxhuge
Member
The only one I ever played was modded by someone I never heard of and it was really muddy. I have heard a few decent clips and I'm sure can be made to sound decent. How close are they to an 800 schematic wise?
JackBootedThug
MURDERATOR
Pretty close I’m told.
JackBootedThug
MURDERATOR
Want to source some upgraded iron for it also….
7704A
Well-known member
CF probably means carbon film type resistor, axial meaning it looks like a regular resistor with the leads coming out the ends, 5% meaning it will measure to within 5% of it's marked value, 1/4W meaning it can take that much power before it goes POOF!
The ValveKings I've seen are the same. Non-adjustable fixed bias. I think Peavey just biased super cold so that no (or almost no) valve you put in would get too hot, but maybe someone else can correct me. It's been a bit since I worked through the schematics.
napalmdeath
Well-known member
Some are adjustable, some are not. The Windsor is not.
"Fixed" is misleading, as a Mesa is fixed, non-adjustable, a Peavey XXX is fixed, but adjustable.
napalmdeath
Well-known member
FJA used to mod these into real fire-breathers. Jerry was the Peavey Magician.
JackBootedThug
MURDERATOR
The pv schematic is professional, clear and concise but damn…every Marshall one I find is harder to read…not that I can…. I really want to do that jake e Lee mod to it. On a Marshall it’s 10 components. I can’t trace the schematic to see what I need to do on the Windsor. I’m telling you the Windsor would be easy to work on…
7704A
Well-known member
Jason at headfirst has a video on it I think. One big difference between the windsor and jcm800 is that the windsor uses a cathodyne phase inverter while the Marshall uses a long tail pair. If Mr. Steve M. Fryette is to be believed, that'll change how it sounds when cranked. You can probably find mods on the Peavey forums to make the windsor preamp into an 800, or close to. I think I saw ones floating around. Supposedly the ValveKing is closer to an 800 if I remember correctly.
Mike Oxhuge
Member
Yeah, wasn't FJA, some pedal builder and amp modder but was probably local to MN or WI. Nobody I or anyone else here probably ever heard of. Hell, maybe they didn't do shit and stuck a sticker on the amp.
shar-vell Dan
Well-known member
FJA did okay stuff. His demise was making Nazi / White Supremicist comments on the forums that all blew up.
Good news is that type shit is normal nao. [pun]
Good news is that type shit is normal nao. [pun]
Mike Oxhuge
Member
It's crazy to me how many amp/pedal/guitar etc.. builders seem to not understand that having a good public reputation is so important. Lotsa flakes with talent out there.
SgtThump
Real OG
I didn't realize he was caught up in the cancel culture like Mike Fuller. What did the FJA dude say? Was it something 100% true that was twisted into Nazi / White Supremacist bullshit by the freaks of our current society?FJA did okay stuff. His demise was making Nazi / White Supremicist comments on the forums that all blew up.
Good news is that type shit is normal nao. [pun]
SgtThump
Real OG
Sorry for joining Dan in taking this off topic. I'll stop. That schtick gets soo freaking old and it's hard to not point that out.
napalmdeath
Well-known member
I don't remember any of that. I know he had some personal problems that had him off the grid for awhile. I know one was a woman he was with stirred up trouble, and he may have had some health problems at one point. This was probably 10 years or so ago?? I don't remember, but everybody is a nazi/white supremacist if you're not on the left these days.FJA did okay stuff. His demise was making Nazi / White Supremicist comments on the forums that all blew up.
Good news is that type shit is normal nao. [pun]
shar-vell Dan
Well-known member
not sure how he went off the rails. Something to the affect of threatning people with harm.
Mod wise i thought his stuff was okay but very generic and not worth the hype.
I could easily say the same T. Davis & M. scammeron and a host of others.
Yes if you wanna run a business and its truly about the business and being successful you need maintain professionalism at all times.
I wasn't a part nor had anything to do with Jerry drama but he did fall off the grid after that.
It has nothing to do with culture, dRump or politics just really bad taste. It seems being in really bad taste is chic' for some now.
Ask Rosanne Barr why her show continues w/o her which if you ask me doesn't make sense. Answer : one really bad drunk tweet.
Nobody will remember your 17,493 good texts, just your one really bad one.
anomaly
Well-known member
Aren't all peavey's fixed bias?
Mike Oxhuge
Member
Scameron mods are legit great though. The key is to buy an amp someone else played the Scameron lottery on for you. But they are great sounding and feeling beasts. Back to the Windsor, I wonder if a hot mod would work in it?