Dating your circa 90's Classic 50

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Re: Dating your circa 90's Classic 50

Post by wzband » Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:42 pm

C50 - 4x10 w/efx

SN 00-063170xx

1993

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Re: Dating your circa 90's Classic 50

Post by andrewpmast » Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:21 am

dating72 wrote:Lovely dating really so interesting...................
Oh, I get it, DATING your Classic 50. :lol: Awesome.

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Re: Dating your circa 90's Classic 50

Post by TRexF16 » Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:43 am

Hi, I just joined the site based on purchase of an old Classic 50 410. Here is my data.

SN 00-05941XXX

Based on the confirmed, dated numbers in the opening post, that number ought to be 92-93, but it has no FX loop. And no labels on the back of the speakers.

Did all the early classic 50s with an FX loop have the FX loop "labeled" on the back right of the chassis where it says "remote switch" or did any of them have the FX loop jacks there underneath, but not labeled. I say this because I have never actually seen my new amp in person. I am overseas right now, but I saw it on the hometown craigslist and had my wife run over and buy it, and I have only seen pictures. No label for anything but "remote switch" on the back right side. So, it might have an FX loop tucked up in there but it isn't marked on the chassis like the newer ones are.

Thanks, don't know if this adds to the data or muddies the water.
Rex

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Re: Dating your circa 90's Classic 50

Post by andrewpmast » Tue Apr 10, 2012 1:00 pm

TRexF16 wrote:Hi, I just joined the site based on purchase of an old Classic 50 410. Here is my data.

SN 00-05941XXX

Based on the confirmed, dated numbers in the opening post, that number ought to be 92-93, but it has no FX loop. And no labels on the back of the speakers.

Did all the early classic 50s with an FX loop have the FX loop "labeled" on the back right of the chassis where it says "remote switch" or did any of them have the FX loop jacks there underneath, but not labeled. I say this because I have never actually seen my new amp in person. I am overseas right now, but I saw it on the hometown craigslist and had my wife run over and buy it, and I have only seen pictures. No label for anything but "remote switch" on the back right side. So, it might have an FX loop tucked up in there but it isn't marked on the chassis like the newer ones are.

Thanks, don't know if this adds to the data or muddies the water.
Rex
Based on what I know (could be wrong), your amp probably does have an effects loop. Some of the early ones didn't, but 1992 should, however the loop jacks are under the chassis, so not visible from the back.

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Re: Dating your circa 90's Classic 50

Post by jimdep » Tue Apr 10, 2012 2:22 pm

Does this apply to all of the latest classic series or just the Classic 50?

I did the math on my Delta Blues, and using these figures for a serial number of 106173**

I estimated a production date during the fall of 1999. Using a ratio of selling an average of xx amount of all new classics a year between 1994 and 2001. That's really a stretch.

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Re: Dating your circa 90's Classic 50

Post by jimdep » Tue Apr 10, 2012 2:36 pm

dating72 wrote:[/img]


Lovely dating really so interesting...................

That is a very nice model.
That's what they call a modeling amp?

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Re: Dating your circa 90's Classic 50

Post by TRexF16 » Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:35 am

andrewpmast wrote:
TRexF16 wrote:Hi, I just joined the site based on purchase of an old Classic 50 410. Here is my data.

SN 00-05941XXX

Based on the confirmed, dated numbers in the opening post, that number ought to be 92-93, but it has no FX loop. And no labels on the back of the speakers.

Did all the early classic 50s with an FX loop have the FX loop "labeled" on the back right of the chassis where it says "remote switch" or did any of them have the FX loop jacks there underneath, but not labeled. I say this because I have never actually seen my new amp in person. I am overseas right now, but I saw it on the hometown craigslist and had my wife run over and buy it, and I have only seen pictures. No label for anything but "remote switch" on the back right side. So, it might have an FX loop tucked up in there but it isn't marked on the chassis like the newer ones are.

Thanks, don't know if this adds to the data or muddies the water.
Rex
Based on what I know (could be wrong), your amp probably does have an effects loop. Some of the early ones didn't, but 1992 should, however the loop jacks are under the chassis, so not visible from the back.
Thanks for the reply! I asked my bride, via Skype, to check up under there for me to see if there were a couple extra jack sockets behind the remote switch socket and she didnt see any. I am kind of hoping to find an FX loop up in there somewhere when I look at it myself next month (for the sake of versatility) but I imagine if one is not using FX, it will be better for the tone to not have the loop feature at all. Either way I can't wait to hear this amp!

Thanks again for all the stuff I'm learning here,
Rex

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Re: Dating your circa 90's Classic 50

Post by magnetbox » Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:41 pm

I've got a C50 head.

Serial: 07614750

"Your CLS 50 PWR PK W/EFX DOM shipped from the factory in Meridian Mississippi on April 17 1995."

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Re: Dating your circa 90's Classic 50

Post by TRexF16 » Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:57 am

andrewpmast wrote:
TRexF16 wrote:Hi, I just joined the site based on purchase of an old Classic 50 410. Here is my data.

SN 00-05941XXX

Based on the confirmed, dated numbers in the opening post, that number ought to be 92-93, but it has no FX loop. And no labels on the back of the speakers.

Did all the early classic 50s with an FX loop have the FX loop "labeled" on the back right of the chassis where it says "remote switch" or did any of them have the FX loop jacks there underneath, but not labeled. I say this because I have never actually seen my new amp in person. I am overseas right now, but I saw it on the hometown craigslist and had my wife run over and buy it, and I have only seen pictures. No label for anything but "remote switch" on the back right side. So, it might have an FX loop tucked up in there but it isn't marked on the chassis like the newer ones are.

Thanks, don't know if this adds to the data or muddies the water.
Rex
Based on what I know (could be wrong), your amp probably does have an effects loop. Some of the early ones didn't, but 1992 should, however the loop jacks are under the chassis, so not visible from the back.
Here's an update after having the pleasure of playing through mine. It does not have the EFX loop although the SN indicates it would be second year. Since it is 05941117 maybe it is very early in 92 before the EFX were in every one of them.

Thanks for the great forum everyone,
Rex

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Re: Dating your circa 90's Classic 50

Post by Chris Goodwin » Fri Sep 28, 2012 9:55 am

Gentlemen when reading the serial number for this particular Classic 50 remember this. Peavey Serial Numbers from the 90s have a 8 digit sequence the "00-" at the front is of no meaning to the number. So the 8 digits after the double 0 is your serial number. If you have on the serial sticker MFG LOC 03 this means that the unit was made at our production facility known as PLANT #3, roughly 1 to 2 miles down the road from me here in Meridian, Ms.
If you guys will send me your serials I will get as much info on them as I can which is usually just the ship date or Date of Birth. We changed operating systems a couple of years ago and it takes a little time to find this info out if its in the system. But I will try. Thanx.
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Re: Dating your circa 90's Classic 50

Post by TRexF16 » Sat Sep 29, 2012 12:37 am

OK, here's a new data point that slightly upsets the apple cart. Chris was able to give me the exact "born-on" date for my C50 410 and it is in mid-November 1992 and it does not have the EFX loop. So it looks like one can't positively say a C50 410 w/o EFX was a 1991, it could be very late into 1992, if the data base is correct.

Not that it really matters - they all sound great!
Rex

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Re: Dating your circa 90's Classic 50

Post by Yogohr » Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:24 pm

Hi

I just bought a used C50 212 that id like to "date" ...
MFG LOC 03
07390809
FX Loop included

I dont have any prefix or digit before the serial.

Thx a lot

Regards

Lionel from France.

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Re: Dating your circa 90's Classic 50

Post by Classic30inCincy » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:03 pm

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Re: Dating your circa 90's Classic 50

Post by wilsonsk » Thu May 08, 2014 12:52 pm

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Hi,

I just bought a 50/212, no effects loop. S/N 05134726. This appears to fall earlier than anything listed.

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Re: Dating your circa 90's Classic 50

Post by ScottMarlowe » Sat Jun 07, 2014 7:15 am

I just bought a Classic 50 212 and it's serial number is 00-06110xxx which is listed as a '93 in the first page of this thread. This amp has no EFX loop either. Standard Eminence mystery speakers in it. What looks to be original sovtek tubes as well.

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