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jkuervo
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jkuervo
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12/21/2007 12:34 am
I bought a Peavey 5150 used about 5 years ago. I then took a break from guitar for a few years and I just recently got it back out.

I plugged it in and noticed I wasn't getting the volume I should out of it. Since it still had original tubes I replaced all of them, but I am still getting very little umph out of this amp.

I know when I put it away nothing was wrong with it. The tone seems decent but the volume is very low.

I don't remember a whole lot about this amp, and I don't know much about tube heads and cabinets in general as this is the only one I have ever owned.

The way I have it set up is guitar straight to the head. The head is plugged into an extension chord that is running from a surge protector with some other things plugged into it (only one outlet where I practice). The amp is connected to the cabinet through a short guitar cable. On the back of the cabinet is a a big connector with prongs in it (sort of like the male end of a cannon plug). I have no idea what that is for.

Any help would be appreciated. I wanted to make sure it is set up correctly before I go and drop a bunch of cash to get it fixed.