Originally Posted by: Pete KimbrellI just got a new Les Paul Studio, so now my solid state amp isn't doing it for me anymore. I'm definately going all tube and I haven't heard too many people say anything bad about the Classic 30. I've played them before but I always had it cranked way up. I was wondering if anyone knows how they perform at "bedroom" volumes.

Up till now I have played SS as well as amp modelers and although they are okay, they are nothing like a good tube amp - I don't care what anybody says.

I just bought a Peavy Valveking 212 and although its 100W it sounds good at lower levels(Can be set for 40w with a knob(class A), after I added a $20 volume box - that goes in the effects loop(all over ebay). Its not the power soaks that other people are mentioning(Those are much more expensive and will void the warranty) but it does the trick. I almose bought a Peavy Classic 50(I bit bigger than the 30) but steered away from it as the clean is kind of funky and it didn't have enough gain for me personnally. The nice thing is the Valveking can get close to a Fender clean(like a twin reverb) and also get heavy distortion without added pedals - but if you want metal, people put a bad monkey pedal on it.

check out the valveking, its the best bang for you buck right now(there is a Valveking 112 that is pretty good too) -It is considered the most versitile amp if you play alot of different styles.