New Peavey Combos with Class D Amplifiers

[BbbyBld]

What type of gigging situation/music/venue? Are you using the DI?

I bought it on Sep. 20. So far...

Outdoor patio fill-in blues gig at a restaurant with seating for about 30. Medium volume. 2-guitar, drums, miked sax. No DI.

Smallish bar gig. Classic rock 3-piece. Very loud. Used DI for booty. I will use it again, same band/venue 2-nights this weekend.

Medium bar, last weekend. Same loud a$$ 3-piece. No DI. Carries the room, but no serious bottom. Would have preferred a little sub PA support, but the PA sucked so I didn't bother. Luckily, it was a lively room, so the Max was fine. I played the same room with a different band the next night...4 piece rock cover band. It was pretty loud, but not as much as the other band (other guitar player loves his Plexi clone). I let a bass player sit in so I could step out and listen. The Max was covering the room.

I had volume left to spare for all those gigs. I kept watching the limit light during the really loud parts, but wasn't coming on at all.

[kkigstpy]

Originally Posted by BbbyBld

I bought it on Sep. 20. So far...

Outdoor patio fill-in blues gig at a restaurant with seating for about 30. Medium volume. 2-guitar, drums, miked sax. No DI.

Smallish bar gig. Classic rock 3-piece. Very loud. Used DI for booty. I will use it again, same band/venue 2-nights this weekend.

Medium bar, last weekend. Same loud a$$ 3-piece. No DI. Carries the room, but no serious bottom. Would have preferred a little sub PA support, but the PA sucked so I didn't bother. Luckily, it was a lively room, so the Max was fine. I played the same room with a different band the next night...4 piece rock cover band. It was pretty loud, but not as much as the other band (other guitar player loves his Plexi clone). I let a bass player sit in so I could step out and listen. The Max was covering the room.

I had volume left to spare for all those gigs. I kept watching the limit light during the really loud parts, but wasn't coming on at all.

How do you think this amp would perform in a jazz combo setting? with both electric upright and bass guitar? thanks

[BbbyBld]

How do you think this amp would perform in a jazz combo setting? with both electric upright and bass guitar? thanks

I'm sure it would do just fine with the bass guitar. I have zero experience with upright. I would love to get feedback on all my amps with upright. Fingersyle groove playing is my thing, so that's the main thing I try to voice into amps. Unfortunately, nobody wants to play that stuff where I live!

[Red Planet]

So you guys gonna fix the typos on the site or leave that stuff as marketing ploy?

[holydang]

So i haven't played in a while and i'm getting back into it. I got a really good deal on a Ric 4003 and i've been looking for a small combo amp to complement it. i've heard rics sound good with tube amps and i'm wondering if peaveys transtube will do the trick. I have also heard a lot of good things about the rumble 350. I can't find any threads comparing these two and hoped the experienced players here could help me see one way or the other. Thanks guys!

[tgriley62]

Originally Posted by BbbyBld

I bought it on Sep. 20. So far...

Outdoor patio fill-in blues gig at a restaurant with seating for about 30. Medium volume. 2-guitar, drums, miked sax. No DI.

Smallish bar gig. Classic rock 3-piece. Very loud. Used DI for booty. I will use it again, same band/venue 2-nights this weekend.

Medium bar, last weekend. Same loud a$$ 3-piece. No DI. Carries the room, but no serious bottom. Would have preferred a little sub PA support, but the PA sucked so I didn't bother. Luckily, it was a lively room, so the Max was fine. I played the same room with a different band the next night...4 piece rock cover band. It was pretty loud, but not as much as the other band (other guitar player loves his Plexi clone). I let a bass player sit in so I could step out and listen. The Max was covering the room.

I had volume left to spare for all those gigs. I kept watching the limit light during the really loud parts, but wasn't coming on at all.

Can two of the 112's or 115's be stacked, since the knobs are on top.

[HillBillyWannaB]

I just picked up a new 115. I looked at both the 112 and 115 and spent the few extra dollars for the thicker low end and headroom, it was only a $50 difference.

In looking at them, the 112 is much bigger than you'd expect, and the 115 is much smaller. They're almost the same size. I traded in my old Combo 300 100lb boat anchor for this lighter model. 10lbs of **** in a 5lb bag if you ask me, best bang for the buck out there for a small/med gig amp. Would have loved one of the new GK 210 or 212 combos, but there's no comparison in price. The GKs were way out of my budget.

[BbbyBld]

Can two of the 112's or 115's be stacked, since the knobs are on top.

Yes, but you'd need to use a right angle input cable for the bottom amp. The headphone jack doubles as a line output, so you could use the top amp as the master and run into the aux in on the bottom amp, or run the amps in parallel since the controls are still assessable from the front.

You'd want to be careful with the 112 since the cabs are tilt-back, but it's still do able.

[tgriley62]

Originally Posted by BbbyBld

Yes, but you'd need to use a right angle input cable for the bottom amp. The headphone jack doubles as a line output, so you could use the top amp as the master and run into the aux in on the bottom amp, or run the amps in parallel since the controls are still assessable from the front.

You'd want to be careful with the 112 since the cabs are tilt-back, but it's still do able.

Thanks. But if you use the "headphone jack" on the top amp wouldnt that mute the speaker on that amp?

[BbbyBld]

Thanks. But if you use the "headphone jack" on the top amp wouldnt that mute the speaker on that amp?

Yes. You are correct. I forgot to mention there is a simple mod to take care of that. The chassis slides out and sits on top of the amp and you solder across two points to disable that. Sorry for the confusion.

[Red Planet]

Originally Posted by HillBillyWannaB

I just picked up a new 115. I looked at both the 112 and 115 and spent the few extra dollars for the thicker low end and headroom, it was only a $50 difference.

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As I understand it the 15 and 12 are both 200 watts and the 300 watts listed on the site (for the 15) is a typo.

[George Mann]

Originally Posted by Red Planet

As I understand it the 15 and 12 are both 200 watts and the 300 watts listed on the site (for the 15) is a typo.

I think someone is pulling your leg...

[HillBillyWannaB]

Originally Posted by Red Planet

As I understand it the 15 and 12 are both 200 watts and the 300 watts listed on the site (for the 15) is a typo.

that's not the case.

[Red Planet]

I think you boys need to read the first page of this thread (I will cut and paste for you). I must admit I have no idea what the wattage of any of the amps are but the Engineer from Peavey that is posting in this thread stated the 300 watt number is a typo the 15 is 200 watts.




Below is what the Engineer from Peavey posted about what the specs are on these amps. He also posted this 200 watt spec for the 15 multiple times becuase folks kept saying no the site says it's 300 and he kept saying no I'm telling you it's 200. You tell me?????????????

Originally Posted by BbbyBld

Actual "RMS" power ratings:

115 = 200W
112 = 200W
110 = 100W

The 115, 112, and 110 all use 8 ohm speakers.

[B-string]

So will the 115 do 300 with a 4 ohm load? The 112 not accepting a 4 ohm load?

[lowendblues]

Can someone tell me if either the 112 or 115 uses a ported cab design or sealed?

[raiste]

Originally Posted by lowendblues

Can someone tell me if either the 112 or 115 uses a ported cab design or sealed?

I have a 115 and the literature that came with it says it is ported. In post #6, the Peavey engineer said it is ported as well.
However, it must be a hidden port because I don't see one. The port must be located in the top where the amp is.

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[5port]

A friend of mine bought the 110 and his port is located behind the logo panel. There is a gap between the front speaker baffle and the top of the amp. If you lay the amp on its back and look from the bottom behind the logo panel you can see the gap (or port). Ignore the clamps...he bought a damaged unit from MF and fixed it.

[lowendblues]

A-hahhhhh. Thanks for the pic.

[lowendblues]

One more thing, where are these made?