player opinions
Peavey Delta Blues 210
Name: EricD
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Band: -----
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Model Year: -----
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Price Paid: $300
Performance
Great little amp for anything from practice to small venue gigs. Functional reverb and tremolo. One gripe has been that the footswitch activates the tremolo rather than the reverb. A mid-boost switch is a nice additional.
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Performance Rating: 8
Sound Quality
First off, this amp is a LOUD little 30 watt combo. I wasn't very happy with the 10" Blue Marvels so I replaced them with one Celestion Gold, a great mod. I also replaced the tubes with JJ's from Eurotubes. Very nice clean sound, full, defined and balanced. The drive channel has a very versatile sound.
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Sound Quality Rating: 9
Construction
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Solid
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Construction Rating: 10
Name: Willie
Band: -----
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Model Year: 2005
Price Paid: $350
Performance
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This amp sounds so much better than the two Fenders and one Vox that I have owned. It didn't matter clean or distorted. Great. I have a Classic 30 112 also. Like the DB210 setup much better. It has a sweeter tone than the 112.
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Performance Rating: 10
Sound Quality
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Doesn't matter what channel you're on. Just blues, that's all that needs to come out for me.
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Sound Quality Rating: 10
Construction
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I haven't had any problems it has been solid as a rock. I am not hard on my amps or guitars. This one looks new still no problems with tubes and lack of covering for them.
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Construction Rating: 10
Name: Billy James
Band: Various Bands And Duo Line-Ups
Model Year: Recent ?
Price Paid: $1000 Australian [New Second Hand]
Performance
I use it to play blues harmonica. I’ve used Sonny Jnr II and many other amps for harp, however I’m finding this a light amp which satisfies me. I like the two channel foot switch idea great to knock into a more distorted texture. I presently run my playing through an AKG 560? Microphone. It gives a nice smooth deep tone. I’ve got several bullets but am not particularly impressed with any other of my mikes (I have like 10.) Anyway, my 210 has a tube guard on back. I’m keen to get a travel case made for it. All up I am very very pleased with this rig. My other choices would have been a vintage Fender Bassman or Victoria or Rod Piazzas Harp King (if I need an “elephant” on stage.) I also use an Australian “Woogie” 60 watt bass tube head (with compressor) and 12“ Celestion speaker in cabinet. It is a “loud”... Gnarly bit of gear but a pain to lug the box in cars.
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Performance Rating: 9
Sound Quality
You can dial up plenty of tone on this sucker. I’ve played blues harmonica for around 35 years and used all sorts of amps. This one has a lovely tone and adequate volume for most situations (unmiked to P.A.) I’m impressed as I continue to grow into it and discover its tone colours.
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Sound Quality Rating: 9
Construction
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The Peavey Delta 210 is nice to look at. I was at first expecting a light “Tweed” look and was initially unsure about its greyish black tweed look. However it is very practical to keep clean looking and blends in for stage work in my opinion. Love the chrome and chicken head knobs. The overall construction seems very solid and “cared for” by the makers. As a bluesman I was happy also to have an amp which has been made in the Mississippi region. And it is light to lug, unlike most Fender tube amps.
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Construction Rating: 9
Name: Dave DiStefano
Band: Rockit, M.H. Bob
Model Year: -----
Price Paid: $370
Performance
I like to travel light. I was looking for an amp that I could carry in one hand, while carrying my guitar in the other. But it also had to have plenty of kick. This amp fits the bill perfectly. I’ve been playing for 35 years, which makes me too old to carry a Marshall stack around. I wish the foot switch controlled the reverb along with the drive and tremelo. It also needs a second input and a stand by switch.
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Performance Rating: 8
Sound Quality
I went to the music store fully prepared to buy a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe. I put the Peavey side by side with the Fender. In my opinion, the Peavey sounds better than the Fender. It’s also $150 cheaper. This had no influence on my decision though. My primary guitar is a 1980 Gibson SG and I play mostly classic rock & blues. If I switch to the bridge pickup and using the clean channel set on about 3, I can play 1st position A, G, D chords and I’d swear Pete Townsend was there playing “Won’t get fooled again.” Then I switch to the neck pickup and the drive channel with “pre” set on 5 and “post” set on about 3, I turn into Carlos Santana if I just play a few blues scales. Best of all, I can stay in the same room because it’s not too loud. We always have sound at gigs so I never have to turn it up past 5. I need no other amp even though it only has 30 watts.
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Sound Quality Rating: 10
Construction
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The whole unit seems solidly constructed. I think they should have covered the tubes for protection. I think the marketing people at Peavey left them exposed because of all the tube mania going on right now, and they wanted them easily visible. I hope this doesn’t become a problem. Maybe I’ll make a cover for them. Although this would probably void my warranty.
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Construction Rating: 8
stats
Average Ratings
- Performance: 8.8
- Sound Quality: 9.5
- Construction: 9.3
Ratings Key
- 10: Excellent
- 0: Useless
Company
- Peavey