Reply With QuoteNice score. A friend of mine had the Mace combo. Never heard the comparison to the head but I'll take your word for it.Congrats!
Luke Skyrawker
Peavey Mace
I just scored a deal of epic proportions. A 30 year old Peavey Mace head.
I stopped in to my local music store and as usual was checking out guitars. I was playing them without plugging them in when I came across one that I wanted to plug in. I looked behind me and discovered this Mace sitting on a 4x12 cabinet. So I plugged in.
Everything works but all the pots need cleaning which is no problem as I just got a Caig Industries Audio Survival Kit consisting of Deoxit, Pro Gold and Cailube MCL. This is the Holy Grail for electronics cleaning and works the best on guitars too. Also the knob stickers are peeling off the front of the knobs. No big deal. Steve Smith at Peavey is the go-to-guy for any Peavey needs large or small, new or old.
I've wanted one of these ever since I started playing in bands. Our original guitarist had one along with the extra tall Peavey ported 4x12 speaker cabinet. Oh my! It was heaven to listen to and to play. My pant legs would flap if I ever stood in front of it.
There are 6 -6L6 tubes for 160 watts, reverb and 2 channels. The channels can be configured either alone or you can run them in series or parallel. Very versatile. This didn't come with the combiner footswitch but they can easily be found.
If you want to know what it sounds like just listen to the first few original Lynyrd Skynyrd albums. These baby's sing!
If you can even find one they are fetching premium prices from most folks in the know. In my case...they didn't know. Don't even think of finding an affordable one on Ebay and they weigh a ton so shipping is usually really high.
Since the pots need cleaning I mentioned that I'd be putting at least 2 hrs. labor into it and asked if we could adjust the price accordingly. Sure enough they did. So for a little more than the price of a Valve Jr. I now have a monster tone machine that will shatter windows. Just what I need for when the neighbors are bugging me.
Keep this under your hats and keep your eyes open if you think that you might be in the market for a head. Look locally or wherever you go.
There are other versions of this amp. A 2x12 combo and a newer style head same version as the combo with a built in phase shifter and colored knobs. Neither sound as good as the original pictured here.
Last edited by Spudman; October 14th, 2007 at 06:13 PM.
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Nice score. A friend of mine had the Mace combo. Never heard the comparison to the head but I'll take your word for it.
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
Amps/Cabinets/Modelers - Model 2558 50 watt Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, 4x12 Marshall cabinet w/25 watt Greenback Celestions, Fender Blues Junior w/ a couple of Billm mods, Line 6 POD 2.0, Roland Micro Cube
Pedals/Effects - Cry Baby Classic Wah, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Ross Compressor, MXR Micro Amp, Danelectro FAB Echo, Danelectro FAB Chorus, Danelectro Chicken Salad, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Echohead, Duhvoodooman's Zonkin' Yellow Screamer, Digitech Digiverb, Digitech Bad Monkey, Dunlop Fuzz Face, Homemade Loop Bypass pedal, Duhvoodooman's Sonic Tonic (Maxon SD-9 clone +), Voodoo Labs Superfuzz
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Originally Posted by tone2thebone
Nice score. A friend of mine had the Mace combo. Never heard the comparison to the head but I'll take your word for it.
Nice Spud! Just out of curiousity, what is the local shop? I might stop in next time I pull through the area, just before or after I see if I can buy you a beer.
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
Amphs: Peavey Classic 30, '61 Fender Concert
Effects and such: Boss: DS-1, CE-5, NS-2 and RC20XL looper, Digitech Bad Monkey, Korg AX1G Multi-effects, Berhinger: TU100 tuner, PB100 Clean Boost, Line 6 Toneport UX2, Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi, DuhVoodooMan's Rabid Rodent Rat Clone, Zonkin Yellow Screamer Mk. II, MXR Carbon Copy Delay
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Sounds like a cool score! Congrats Spud!
...pant leg flappin' time!
I pick a moon dog.
Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements...
Congrats Spud! You've got a real vintage amp there!
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cool spud....rock out timewhat are you going to run it into?
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Guitars: Gibson 1998 Les Paul Special : Peavey Predator (Early 90's Fat Strat Copy) : Ibanez GAX30TR
Brownsville Reso - 101 Electric Reso : Fender GDO-300 Maple Quilt Top Acoustic
Amps: Fender Super Champ XD
Effects: Digitech RP250 Modeling Guitar Processor : DVM "Phased and Confused" Script Phaser Clone : Digitech Bad Monkey
Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus : Behringer Distortion Modeler : Ernie Ball Volume Pedal : Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
Luke Skyrawker
Oh, I don't plan on playing it. I just want to be able to walk up to hotshots and tell them that I have one.cool spud....rock out time
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I'll put it through my Peavey 2x12 angled cabinet, but you can bet I'll be careful not to turn it up all the way, or poof! Whaaaaaaa! %*#(^#&
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
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smart move....no need to use it...just show it off!!
ww
Guitars: Gibson 1998 Les Paul Special : Peavey Predator (Early 90's Fat Strat Copy) : Ibanez GAX30TR
Brownsville Reso - 101 Electric Reso : Fender GDO-300 Maple Quilt Top Acoustic
Amps: Fender Super Champ XD
Effects: Digitech RP250 Modeling Guitar Processor : DVM "Phased and Confused" Script Phaser Clone : Digitech Bad Monkey
Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus : Behringer Distortion Modeler : Ernie Ball Volume Pedal : Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
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Spud, congrats to the new amp.. and DO let us hear how it sounds!
I can't say that I've given up on a flanger cause I've never liked the effect either. I also can't say the same about Tremolo. I hate them both equally. - Tone2TheBone 2009
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Killer score, Spud! I remember those tall Peavey 4x12 well.
If memory still serves me, don't the Mace and Deuce have SS preamps?
If I ever run across one, it's coming home. Then I'll have to find an old Gibby Explorer....
Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
Amps: Axe FX centered rack rig, Mesa 4x12 cab. Germino Club 40, Johnson JM150 Millennium, Johnson JM250 Millennium, Gibson Titan Medalist Frankenstein.
Effects: Tonebone Trimode, EH Holy Grail, Boss CH-1, Dunlop Crybaby Classic, Framptone Amp Switcher, THD Hot Plate, Yamaha AG Stomp Acoustic Processor, Boss BCB-60 Pedal Board.
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Wow...
That's a lot of amphhh.
Congrats!
Luke Skyrawker
YA the amph is probably overkill, but...well you know...it was just sitting there. Yes I know I didn't really need it...but it was just ...and I know we just bought some furniture and the whole money and Christmas thing...but it...and I didn't discuss it with my wife...but...and it's just going to hurt my back lifting it...Whew! I finally ran out of objections. That was easy. Now I can keep it guilt free.Killer score, Spud! I remember those tall Peavey 4x12 well.
If memory still serves me, don't the Mace and Deuce have SS preamps?
If I ever run across one, it's coming home. Then I'll have to find an old Gibby Explorer....
Yes it does have SS preamps. It sounds less than macho when you crank the pre volume. The trick is to just back off the pre and let her sing and maybe use a pedal for over the top gain stuff.
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
Luke Skyrawker
I just read somewhere that Gary Rossington (Skynyrd) still has his original early 1970's Mace and it's running strong. I'll have to talk Mace talk with him if I see him in Jackson next summer.
If you haven't heard one of these amphs you owe it to yourself. Awesome!
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
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I remember them well.
Guitars: 2008 Gibson SG Classic, 2006 Gibson Les Paul Standard LE, 2002 Gibson SG Supreme, 2001 Gibson Les Paul Studio Plus, 1996 Les Paul Studio Gem, American Deluxe Double Fat Strat, Bluesville "Super" Strat Copy, MIK Fender "Limited Edition" Tele, JD Bluesville "Night Pilot", Yamaha AES 820, Steinberger Spirit GT Pro, Taylor 355CE, Ovation 1897 Adamas, Ovation CC057 Celebrity
Amps: Axe FX centered rack rig, Mesa 4x12 cab. Germino Club 40, Johnson JM150 Millennium, Johnson JM250 Millennium, Gibson Titan Medalist Frankenstein.
Effects: Tonebone Trimode, EH Holy Grail, Boss CH-1, Dunlop Crybaby Classic, Framptone Amp Switcher, THD Hot Plate, Yamaha AG Stomp Acoustic Processor, Boss BCB-60 Pedal Board.
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YA the amph is probably overkill, but...well you know...it was just sitting there. Yes I know I didn't really need it...but it was just ...and I know we just bought some furniture and the whole money and Christmas thing...but it...and I didn't discuss it with my wife...but...and it's just going to hurt my back lifting it...Whew! I finally ran out of objections. That was easy. Now I can keep it guilt free.
Yes it does have SS preamps. It sounds less than macho when you crank the pre volume. The trick is to just back off the pre and let her sing and maybe use a pedal for over the top gain stuff.
I could not have walked away from this amp either. The 6L6's alone are probably worth what you paid. I would just have a hard time finding a place to play it. axeual frustration.
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