Forgot just how much I love this little amp.
I had to have a practice rig at a rehearsal space so I pulled my extremely well-travelled Classic 30 112 out of storage and set her up.
After the first song we were all in awe of this little amp. It just does everything so well. I've long since disconnected the reverb tank in it and just does that gritty cutting clean thing better than any amp I own. Strat or LP, it doesn't care. I figure I've had it at least 25 years and it's still the nicest little combo I've played. When you are halfway through a practice set and realize you've never stomped on a pedal you know you have a winner.
To me it falls right between a Fender DR and an AC15 on the top boost inputs. Never understood why they aren't more popular. SRV, Nile Rodgers, and many more loved them. I guess it's the nameplate that puts a lot of people off? (Then, of course, most tone snobs wouldn't be caught dead with a Peavey Bandit but they were the amp of choice for live gigging players for a long time!)
Any other C30 aficionados out there?
Chuck