Thanks for the advice mexicanyella !  Gonna do that !

Phil, Thank you for the nice welcome & advice. As you may or may not know, there is a control on the front of the Pevey Pacer amp that says overdrive. It is subtle but, it works. I'm wondering if there is a way to change the curcuit to make this control become more effective & intense ? I also have an old Peavey Decade which to me sounds amazing - (much smaller amp but far more dirt capability) it has 2 inputs, one clean & one called saturation. Is there any way to use the pre and post gain controls (curcuit) from the smaller amp & put them into the larger Pacer to essentially make a larger version of the Decade married to the power section of the Pacer ? This would seemingly eliminate the need for a dirt pedal altogether. Just wondering. Thanks, Eric 

I have a question you guys probably would be able to answer. I have a 1978 Peavey Pacer 1-12 combo that I am trying to get into playing shape (just for kicks). On it's own, it doesn't sound too bad but, I plan on using pedals. (Wampler Plextortion & Wampler Tweed '57) for dirt. It has built in reverb that isn't so good & I thought about having an Accutronics long spring type of reverb put in it. I had the pots cleaned recently & thought I would also upgrade the speaker too. The back panel says 45 watts RMS- 8 ohm & I ordered a Celestion Patriot Black Powder 8 ohm- 75 watt. I haven't installed it yet but, wonder if this speaker is adequate to use. Also, is it safe to use pedals slightly louder than unity gain ? Thanks for sharing what you may know. Eric