Peavey 5W Valveking $99 @ Music123

[jim p]

I knew the stock speaker in the Peavey is an 8 ohm it’s just that I had the stock speaker from an Epiphone Valve Jr sitting around that I thought would be better (it’s a Weber I think). I checked the transformer turns ratio to see what the impedance should be and it is a 25:1 so 8 ohms is equal to 5 k on the primary. At the Bugera web site and from the picture of the V5 that is actually a drawing it looks like the transformers may be the same ones as in the Peavey. I see that they have the tubes in a cage the same as the Peavey. I did e-mail Bugera to ask for a schematic (no phone number listed) and see that they are in the Virgin Islands, ya man, fine sun baked amps made in China. Also I wonder if the digital reverb in the amp is the Belton module it may be the first amp to use it.

[Bilsdragon]

Yeah, I uncaged the tubes on the Bugera since it buzzed like heck. I think if I put silicone in the corners that should keep that from happening. I didn't want to bend the cage since the mounting screws line up perfectly on the underside of the chassis.

[Bilsdragon]

Here's a few. Jim, I can email you the full res pics if you like. Just pm me.

These Bugera V5 pics.

[Bilsdragon]

a couple more

[jim p]

Some of the components look the same as the Peavey and the tube and transformer placement is the same as the Peavey. The Peavey also has a cage around the tubes maybe the same manufacture in China. Do the transformers say who made them?
I looked at my old e-mails (2006) and the old VJ combo did have a Weber speaker according to Ted Weber a ceramic sig 8 smooth cone was in the amp.

I Forgot to add that I posted some pictures of the Peavey over at Sewatt web site in the Valve Jr section.

[Bilsdragon]

They both say NRE on top of what looks like Chinese characters.
The smaller one says part no. ID:E10278 (R11)
The larger one says part no. ID:E10289 (R10)

[Bilsdragon]

Just an update on the speaker swap in the Peavey. I got the Jensen Mod8 20w at 8 ohm. I noticed a lot of the buzzy fuzz was gone immediately. If I back the gain down to about 10 o'clock and use a distortion pedal it really rips. I still haven't cranked it too loud, but the sound is improved. Now changing some of the circuit like Jim P. mentioned may really make this a great little amp. I was impressed that while playing power chord type rythm and than switching to a lead fill in between chords it really sings with clarity.

[duhvoodooman***]

I knew the stock speaker in the Peavey is an 8 ohm it’s just that I had the stock speaker from an Epiphone Valve Jr sitting around that I thought would be better (it’s a Weber I think).

According to a post I saw from Ted (GRHS), the speaker in the Valve Jr's (at least the early ones) was not a Weber, though it had clearly been manufactured to look like one.