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Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:05 pm
by Axe
Got a line on one in good condition for $250.
Sounds pretty huge in this video.
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnpk-pKbC3g[/video]
I currently play an 18-watt clone I built but I'm looking to get into the higher gain JCM-ish club.
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:08 pm
by gb74
I had one for a while. It's an awesome amp, highly recommended. For $250 it's a no-brainer.
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 1:52 pm
by Axe
Thanks Billy.
The only thing I was worried about was if it smelled of smoke since it's an older amp (I'm highly allergic). Owner says it smells new it's so pristine.
Trigger pulled!
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 2:04 pm
by soundgardener75
If anything, have the caps replaced if the previous owner hasn't. That's about it, I miss mine terribly.
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:00 pm
by Axe
lol
lol
First thing I'll probably do is recap it. Then build a new cabinet. Just about everyone says the cab is ugly and weighs a shit ton. I've built them before -- maybe I'll go with snakeskin tolex.
JK.
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:10 pm
by facefirst
It's a cool amp. Very Marshall-y and it has these DIP switches that you can modify its tone/gain. The only real downside is it's ugly as all fuck.
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:21 pm
by Tommy Eisen
I've got one, great amp. It's the in vogue amp in Hardcore it seems right now, black breath, nails, ages all use them.
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:30 pm
by soundgardener75
facefirst wrote:It's a cool amp. Very Marshall-y and it has these DIP switches that you can modify it's tone/gain. The only real downside is it's ugly as all fuck.
I love the fact that it's ugly!
You haul that in a gig and they're like "Peavey, gross!", "WTFLOL", but once you start playing, they're like "Dang, that ugly thing sounds nice!". No kidding, I was really told this.
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 3:51 pm
by VTM
I've had one since 2004 and will never let it go. Sounds amazing with the dip switches off and a tube screamer type overdrive in front. Supposedly shares the same transformer as the 5150 combo and 60 watt Triumph.
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:10 pm
by sixtonoize
Awesome amp, and they don't look too bad if you put 'em in a 5150 headshell.
(mine)
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:28 pm
by Axe
This is the one I have incoming. Tolex is in great shape.
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:30 pm
by shane159
That one is in great shape.
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:31 pm
by Inazone
I had one. Bought it for $100 from some dude who stored it in a barn. It was dirty as hell, but it worked just fine and sounded quite good. The dipswitches on the front actually proved pretty useful in turning it into a cerftified metal beast.
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:34 pm
by legion
the comp dip switch actually engages the jose master volume type diode clipping. they are good amps. someone with a killer jose arrendondo amp took it to peavey and they duplicated most of the common used mods of the time.
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:40 pm
by 100 watt
Our local store has one in there that's been there for awhile.
They ship stuff, so if somebody's interested, let me know & I'll send you their info.
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:43 pm
by VTM
Axe wrote:This is the one I have incoming. Tolex is in great shape.
Amazing score dude! Timewarp back to 1989.
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:44 pm
by Axe
Inazone wrote:I had one. Bought it for $100 from some dude who stored it in a barn. It was dirty as hell, but it worked just fine and sounded quite good. The dipswitches on the front actually proved pretty useful in turning it into a cerftified metal beast.
You definitely have the metal cred opinion. Just listened to Dreaming Infinity's Fall. Fucking massive sounding.
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 4:51 pm
by soundgardener75
100 watt wrote:Our local store has one in there that's been there for awhile.
They ship stuff, so if somebody's interested, let me know & I'll send you their info.
Man, sucks to be broke.
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:04 pm
by ovid9
Nice score! I have the 120 and love it. A 60 might be nice cause it's possible, POSSIBLE you can hit the sweetest spots without deafening yourself.
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 8:30 pm
by Axe
I'm looking forward to playing some Electric Wizard through it.
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 8:41 pm
by ovid9
Axe wrote:I'm looking forward to playing some Electric Wizard through it.
Awesome!
I was blasting Dopethrone in the truck at work today during the commercial breaks of my sports talk.
Of course, being EW, some of the songs sort of run longer than even the longest commercial break....
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 10:03 pm
by southtexslinger
Great amp. From what I've read it's Peavey's response to the JCM 800. I had a VTM 120 when I ran through a 1/2 stack years ago.
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 10:15 pm
by soundgardener75
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZG4Yh4-PGw[/video]
I have the Pre at 4 and the Post at 7. I had an Ampeg slant cab with 75's on this vid.
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 10:20 pm
by Axe
I'll be running it through an Avatar 2X12 that currently has two Eminence Legend GB1218s. I'll be receiving a new GWS Veteran 30 tomorrow to try it out with one of the Legends.
Re: Anyone owned/played a Peavey VTM 60?
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 10:22 pm
by Axe
soundgardener75 wrote:[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZG4Yh4-PGw[/video]
I have the Pre at 4 and the Post at 7. I had an Ampeg slant cab with 75's on this vid.
Sounds great. Serious power amp breakup. Must have been loud as hell.
He can't send it out until next Monday. Wait's gonna kill me.