Peavey Mark III Musician

picklebarrel · #1 08-16-2010, 11:31 AM

I'm new to bass and I'm looking into heads and cabinets now. I found what seems to be a pretty good deal for a peavey mk III "musician" head. I've been interested in the mk III bass, but this musician head was billed as a bass head. So is this mk III "musician" actually a bass head?

MNAirHead · #2 08-16-2010, 11:39 AM

the core and guts are basically the same.

For an entry amp will do the trick.

Tim

picklebarrel · #3 08-16-2010, 12:41 PM

Thanks!

**garmenteros** · #4 08-16-2010, 02:43 PM

I've owned a couple of vintage peavey mark amps... they're built like tanks and sound good enough...

MNAirHead · #5 08-17-2010, 11:22 AM

Stuff from this era is solid and very close between guitar and bass amps.

Passinwind · #6 08-17-2010, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by picklebarrel

I'm new to bass and I'm looking into heads and cabinets now. I found what seems to be a pretty good deal for a peavey mk III "musician" head. I've been interested in the mk III bass, but this musician head was billed as a bass head. So is this mk III "musician" actually a bass head?

They were more or less intended to be keyboard/utilty type amps. I used one for bass for a couple of years -- decent but pretty unremarkable IMO.

picklebarrel · #7 08-17-2010, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Passinwind

They were more or less intended to be keyboard/utilty type amps. I used one for bass for a couple of years -- decent but pretty unremarkable IMO.

thanks for the input. That's the vibe I got from reading around the net. I think i'll pass on it and wait for something else to come along.

MNAirHead · #8 08-17-2010, 09:22 PM

If it's a good deal.. they make good practice rigs or monitor power amps.

hrgiger · #9 08-17-2010, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by picklebarrel

thanks for the input. That's the vibe I got from reading around the net. I think i'll pass on it and wait for something else to come along.

No, no, no... Don't be turned off like that. The amps from that era are just fine. They get very loud and will do what you want. I would still have one if it hadn't been stolen. Get it and run the stuff out of it and then keep it for your backup amp...

Passinwind is giving you advice without telling you his secret. He has a golden ear for things you and I and most bassists aren't trained to hear. I mean that in a most respectful way, as he builds and designs his own preamps for golly sake! I mean its like asking Enzo Ferrari if Dodge Vipers are any good. I'm sure he'd say they are slow, don't handle well, and look like a station wagon...

Passinwind · #10 08-17-2010, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by hrgiger

No, no, no... Don't be turned off like that. The amps from that era are just fine. They get very loud and will do what you want. I would still have one if it hadn't been stolen. Get it and run the stuff out of it and then keep it for your backup amp...

Passinwind is giving you advice without telling you his secret. He has a golden ear for things you and I and most bassists aren't trained to hear. I mean that in a most respectful way, as he builds and designs his own preamps for golly sake! I mean its like asking Enzo Ferrari if Dodge Vipers are any good. I'm sure he'd say they are slow, don't handle well, and look like a station wagon...

LOL!

"Decent" is actually pretty close to a ringing endorsement, coming from me.

1n3 · #11 08-18-2010, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Passinwind

They were more or less intended to be keyboard/utilty type amps... decent but pretty unremarkable IMO

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Originally Posted by hrgiger

No, no, no... Don't be turned off like that. The amps from that era are just fine. They get very loud and will do what you want.

I can agree with both comments. "Utility amp" sounds about right. I owned an earlier Musician; that's what it was for me.

Both amps have the same power section. The Musician has reverb and a phase shifter, where the Bass has more midrange controls and a crossover. The graphic EQ starts an octave lower on the Bass.

The Bass MkIII is one of my favorite Peavey bass amps. If you can get one of those, great. But if not, and the Musician is cheap enough... might be worth grabbing for the reasons others have given here. These amps are real workhorses.

Simo98 · #12 08-18-2010, 01:02 AM

I have a Peavey Mk III Bass Combo with a 15" in it.

Its not a bad amp, nothing special though. Old, reliable, and night indestructible... really needs wheels though as the things weighs as much as a small battleship.