Dave Davies' Amplifiers

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On Dave's official site, Dave says about this amp in an excerpt from 'Kink' - An Autobiography by Dave Davies © 1996 "Ironically, it was that sound, which we used on 'You Really Got Me,' that got the Kinks our first hit."

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He mentions this amp on his website, saying "I plugged the Elpico loudspeaker's output leads into the input of the AC 30, in effect using the smaller amp as kind of a pre-amp."

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According to this interview for Premier Guitar, Dave Davies used a Peavey Decade amp to record the song "Little Green Amp."

"'Did you use the little green amp on that track?'

'No, I used a little old Peavey Decade—a solid-state amp.'"

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Dave Davies was photographed on stage in the late 1970s utilizing two Peavey Mace 160 Watt RMS 2x12" Tube Valve Guitar Amplifiers, as evidenced by a sourced image. This visual documentation serves as a clear indication of his preference for this specific model of amplifier during that era.

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