>       I dunno why, but for some reason, the words "Peavy
  >Classic 30" have been floating in the back of my head
  >lately...
So tell me, how long have you heard the voices?
As I understand it, if you're hearing voices from inside, you are either
a manic depressive in crisis or have more than one personality.  If you
hear voices from the outside telling you weird stuff (rocks, demons, the
Beatles talking to you) then you're schizophrenic.
Since the voices were telling you something that was clearly nonsense, I
can only tell you to get to a hospital quickly.  Schizophrenia is
treatable with medicine  :)
  >I for some reason am actually thinking of
  >getting one.
Get there even quicker.  It's more advanced than I thought.
Seriously, why do you want one?  Tell me what you're looking for out of
it.
  >       Also, I have a question... Based upon a tried and true design, like 
a
  >Tweed Champ or something, how hard is it to actually build
  >a tube amp?
Ask Lee :)
I've never built one from scratch.  I've played with what I have though,
and it's great fun.  Sometimes it costs more to build it than buy it.
There's one company (Hoffman) who makes parts kits for an AC30, tweed
Deluxe, and one or two others.  Check Vintage Guitar for their ads.  I
think they run about $150 and you'll need a speaker and cabinet at
least.
  >Would it be worth it to maybe gut the cabinet of my old
  >Crate GX-15R and use it to house the innards of a tweed
  >Champ or something? I've got lots of tools to work with and
  >I probably could get parts around here.
I'mnot familiar with that amp, but I think it's always a good idea to
build things, if only as an expensive learning tool.  I'll also
recommend the 5F1 circuit, if you go that way.
 * SLMR 2.1a * This is a Left Handed Tagline
--- Maximus 3.01
---------------