Peavey Artist VT Series Tube Amp

autry andress · Post by **autry andress** » 2 Feb 2007 3:51 pm

I found a nice Peavey Artist VT Series 120 Watt Tube Amp from the 70's in Excellent condition retubed with 4 6L6PM. Looks to be very weight friendly, with 15" B/W speaker.
I was thinking I read some where on the forum where this is
a nice little amp for steel??, & if it is $395. is a little High??
What do you think??
Thanks
Autry

Darvin Willhoite · Post by **Darvin Willhoite** » 2 Feb 2007 7:48 pm

Autry, I had one of these with a 12" Black Widow that sounded good with a steel. I gave it away a few years ago to a beginning steel player that couldn't afford an amp. The 15" models are pretty rare, but even then the price sounds a little high. In good condition, and if it has a Black Widow its probably worth about $300 to $350. The 12" models probably about $50 less than that.

Paul Honeycutt · Post by **Paul Honeycutt** » 4 Feb 2007 10:02 am

I had an Artist 112 BW back when they were a current amp. It was pretty nice for clean playing. I played rhythm and lead guitar through it, so I don't know how it would be for steel, but with the 15" I bet it'd work pretty well.

Glenn Suchan · Post by **Glenn Suchan** » 5 Feb 2007 12:29 pm

My first Peavey amp was an Artist with the 12" BW. I played an S10, Emmons p/p through it and the sound was great. However, I don't know how well a 12" speaker would handle a C6th, B6th or 12-string "uni".

I sold it because I was looking for a better amp. It took me over a year of trying different amps to find one I liked as well (a N'400)

I wouldn't mind owning an Artist again. BTW: Darvin's about right on the going price for these great hybrid amps.

Keep on pickin'!
Glenn

Oh, one other thing: About the weight; Since Artists ar a hybrid amp, they have a hefty transformer in the power amp section. As I recall, the Artist with a 12" BW isn't much different in weight from the Nashville 400. Maybe Mike Brown can qualify this statement.

Ken Fox · Post by **Ken Fox** » 5 Feb 2007 12:34 pm

I owned one and could not get near the smooth sound as the Deuce or Mace amps. The bigger cab makes a big difference.

I have a Mace with 2-12 (the 160 watt version of these hybrid amps). It will handle steel quiet well.

Of this series I prefer the early, non-VT series. The VT series used op-amps and the earlier ones use discrete transistors instread in the preamp. They sounded much warmer, IMHO.

Think that would have been called the 240T series, If I recall.

Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » 6 Feb 2007 6:45 am

Retail Price in 1979 was $549.50.

Mike Brown · Post by **Mike Brown** » 6 Feb 2007 6:48 am

Retail Price in 1979 was $549.50.

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