Peavey 1820 cab

[billgoodwin]

spotted a Peavey 1820 bass cabinet on a local Craiglist post. has 2-10" Scorpion & 1 - 18" Black Widow. Say's "basket needs to be replaced on B-W"......wants $75 for it......thoughts folks? Know it's a weighty monster....

[Bob C]

I used to own one. It was a good cab in its day, but better designs have come along. I don't think the 18 goes any lower than many 15 or multi-10 designs.

You need to find out if Peavey still makes the baskets and how much they cost. I think it will be over $100, plus the $75 for the cabinet.

[MuzikMan]

IMO those cabs were designed with dinosaur specs and don't meet up to today's standards. BUT..........Peavey did a wonderful thing when they made their BW drivers field replaceable. For $75 and the $120 or so that it costs for the basket I'm on the fence.

[NecroticImbecil]

IMO too much. $75 would be OK if it was fully functional. Mine were as close to mint as you'll find outside of the Peavey Museum and I think I got $75 each for them. After 2 months of trying.

Then again, the 2 I had both had flabby sounding 18s, so if you have access to a good, affordable 18 that will work in the enclosure you might be fine. Depends on your disposable income I suppose. Maybe you could talk seller down. Not much demand for cabs the size of cars anymore.

Mine were both stoutly built, the 10s worked well for the highs, but the 18 was not up to the challenge of a low A with a 145 watt tube amp.

[billgoodwin]

figured......I'm really wanting a good 2-15 cab.......wish I still had my Sunn Beta 2-15 from 20 yrs ago.

thanks for the reassurance.....I'll leave it alone.

[fourfinger]

I would not own one again, even if somebody paid me $75 to haul it away in mint condition.

Large footprint, Very heavy, underpowered, and kind of muddy-sounding even at low volume.

[Bob C]

Here's the thing: IF it was in working order, you could try it out and decide if you like it. But as it stands, it's a gamble.

[N.F.A.]

It may be worth it if you are never going to move it. Those things weigh a ton.

[KramerBassFan]

You could always gut it and use it as an addition to your current place of residence.

Or put all your girlfriends shoe's in it.

[NateS]

I'd buy it up in a heartbeat. But I love huge cabs like that. It'd sit perfectly between my 2 8x10s

[themacinator]

Had one, too bulky, too boomy. Now I have a Peavey 1516 BW loaded for our practice room. 4 ohms and it perfect for practice needs.

[T-Bird]

Hi.

Big, heavy, not very efficient (= not that loud), are the things that comes to mind when thinking about the 1820 I had back in the day.

The fact that it's in a need of a "recone" would make the desicion easy for me. HELL NO.

The cone+basket assemblys replaceability is moot IMHO, the work is a PITA, the result is unpredictable and at least over here, the "repair kit" costs 80% of the price of a new driver.

Regards
Sam