Peavey TNT 115 - just purchased (now with rattling)

[armywalaby]

Just got it today. Had a beef with the UPS guy because he dropped it in the driveway and drove off; didn't knock on the door or holler or anything. Got it home and had some rattling when I rocked it back on its rear feet. Tightened up the screws for the grill and it went away. (came back, posted about later) I bought it for the on-board compressor, which I am very pleased with. The 7 band eq was enough for me to dial in my sound (I go just a little higher than 0 on my top and bottom, and keep the middle three around 0), but the low and high knobs can still be used for adjustment when the graphic eq is enabled. The crunch feature wasn't overpowering, but there isn't a dial to adjust the amount of gain in the effect, which was disappointing, but not necessary for the work I do. All of the other options are as one would expect. I purchased it as a refurb off of zzounds.com for $340. After the gigs this following week I'll post another report of how it performed in a live environment.

Addendum: I do like the light up peavey logo on the front. I might one day get a custom grill made with some other lighted design.

[Elegant Mule]

Good luck with the amp, all i have is this comic: xkcd: Delivery Notification

[Noise King]

I always play 115s at GCs when I am playing basses. They are nice. Nice buy for $340, too.

[kreider204]

I gigged with a TNT 130 in the 80s and a TNT 150 in the 90s. Good stuff. Let me know how the 115 holds up after a few gigs - I might be interested in one at some point.

[Mykk]

Years ago I picked up a TNT with a black widow 18" after playing one that was supplied on stage for a jazz festival. It was a good amp but heavy!
When my Mesa Boogie 400+ bit the dust I pulled out an old Peavey Mark VI head and used it for shows for several years. Peaveys are tanks.
Glad your happy with your find

[MysticMichael]

I briefly had one of the earlier version of these about 30 years ago. I wasn't expecting much of it, other than to use it as a practice amp. But it surprised me with its punchiness and good tone. Definitely gigable for smaller venues, and a great bargain for a low-powered 1x15 combo amp.

MM

[armywalaby]

The rattle came back this morning when I fired it up to practice, so I spent my practice time chasing it down. I can get rid of it by placing my finger on the speaker at 6, 8 and 9 o'clock. I took out all of the screws around the speaker and tried re-hanging it, but nothing. Seems to be a design flaw...anybody have an idea of how to fix it?

[Rob22315]

Originally Posted by armywalaby

The rattle came back this morning when I fired it up to practice, so I spent my practice time chasing it down. I can get rid of it by placing my finger on the speaker at 6, 8 and 9 o'clock. I took out all of the screws around the speaker and tried re-hanging it, but nothing. Seems to be a design flaw...anybody have an idea of how to fix it?

It could be the baffle board or something attached to it. When you press on the speaker, you are decreasing vibration of the board as well. I'd look for something on the lower left side of the cab first.

[armywalaby]

Originally Posted by Rob22315

It could be the baffle board or something attached to it. When you press on the speaker, you are decreasing vibration of the board as well. I'd look for something on the lower left side of the cab first.

I can't move that at all. is there some sort of epoxy or something that I can put between them to fill the gap?

Addendum: It only rattles when the amp is rocked backwards on the rear feet facing 90 degrees.

[Rob22315]

Originally Posted by armywalaby

I can't move that at all. is there some sort of epoxy or something that I can put between them to fill the gap?

Addendum: It only rattles when the amp is rocked backwards on the rear feet facing 90 degrees.

Front feet?

[armywalaby]

There is a cut out of the back bottom corner and rubber feet placed in the area so you can rest the amp rearward at a 90 degree angle. This is the only time that the vibration occurs.

[Rob22315]

Originally Posted by armywalaby

There is a cut out of the back bottom corner and rubber feet placed in the area so you can rest the amp rearward at a 90 degree angle. This is the only time that the vibration occurs.

Yes, is it the front feet that are rattling? With the cabinet tilted back, they are no longer loaded.

[RBetoGT]

Originally Posted by kreider204

I gigged with a TNT 130 in the 80s and a TNT 150 in the 90s. Good stuff. Let me know how the 115 holds up after a few gigs - I might be interested in one at some point.

I can only back up the choice of a tnt115, is great, built as a tank and for gigs it's great

have had one since 2003 and it's still going, looks like new hehe

[B-string]

Originally Posted by armywalaby

The rattle came back this morning when I fired it up to practice, so I spent my practice time chasing it down. I can get rid of it by placing my finger on the speaker at 6, 8 and 9 o'clock. I took out all of the screws around the speaker and tried re-hanging it, but nothing. Seems to be a design flaw...anybody have an idea of how to fix it?

If you were placing your finger on the speaker cone I would wonder if the alignment of the speaker's magnet stucture shifted after the drop by UPS?

[armywalaby]

Originally Posted by B-string

If you were placing your finger on the speaker cone I would wonder if the alignment of the speaker's magnet stucture shifted after the drop by UPS?

Not on the cone, on the mounting piece around the speaker. I place my fingers or thumb right in-between two of the mounting screws at the positions I said before. I did check that though when I initially removed the speaker from the box when I tried re-mounting it.

If any of you are wondering, I did call zzounds.com about the issue, but they won't have any more in until August, and they'll only give me 15% off of something else. So, I figure this is still a good deal as long as this vibration issue gets resolved. I'm investigating if I can use something like caulk or plumbers putty where these gaps are to close it up.

[B-string]

Hm...remove the speaker again, run a bead of wood glue around the bottom of the cab (sides, front and bottom). Let sit overnight then re-install the speaker. If you developed buzz it will seal it.

[armywalaby]

Sorry it has been so long, it's been really busy over here.

I placed a felt ring around the speaker and put silicone in the gaps between the felt for good measure. Worked fine at rehearsal and at the gig until I got it home...the rattle is back again. Performed well at the gig, but this rattle is becoming more of a bother than it may be worth. I wonder if the rim of the speaker itself is warped so I can't get it to sit flush to the baffle board?

[B-string]

Originally Posted by B-string

Hm...remove the speaker again, run a bead of wood glue around the bottom of the cab (sides, front and bottom). Let sit overnight then re-install the speaker. If you developed buzz it will seal it.

Have you tried this yet?

[armywalaby]

Originally Posted by B-string

Have you tried this yet?

No, but the felt would have done the same thing, right? I was told it was a better solution. I was apprehensive about using wood glue, because if it didn't work I'd have a more difficult time trying to get it off.

[nashvillebill]

I doubt it's the speaker, I suspect the baffle board itself. Maybe the plywood has slightly delaminated there.

When you had the speaker out, did you look closely at the layers of plywood in that area? Look for any chipouts or voids or cracks.