Peavey T-Max falls out trunk and still worked

[PinkFloydDan]

Funny story. We had a gig last night and the guitarist's trunk would not latch so he tied it with an AV cord.

Well, as we were driving to the bar, my back up amp, a PEAVEY T-Max, fell out of the truck, slammed on the pavement and slid down the road for 50 feet. A car almost ran over it, too and nicked it with a tire.

My main amp is too powerful for the small 10 inch cabinet I was using, so I thought we were screwed.

I brought her in the bar, plugged it in and could not believe it still worked.

This is a weird amp, with a tube and solid state channel, and you can use both channels at the same time.

There were hardly any scuff marks on it. This sucker is a tank.

I bought it off TB for like $225. Well spent.

She is missing a bunch of knobs and EQ sliders. But it's all there still and she works. And we happened to have a kick-arse gig last night, to boot.

[CBgaragebassist]

That's Peavey for you.

[Thundar]

Why is it "weird"? LOL
Ive had mine for many years and it still rocks

[PinkFloydDan]

It is weird because I've never seen an amp that allows tube and solid state to play at the same time. Maybe I am wrong, but no one does that. And are there really tubes in that sucker? What kind> And how did they live through this

[Thundar]

LOL.... Ahh..Ok....yes there is a tube in the pre....but I have never had to change mine, and as far as if there are other amps out there with blendable tube and solid state...Dont know...most newer amps you have to choose either one or the other (GB, Carvin, MB).

[PinkFloydDan]

I cannot believe the tube pres still work after that crash and slide!

[StarscreamG1]

Peavey anything is built like a tank. I was reading here once where someones T40 fell out of a moving car and was fine. I dont think it was in a case either.

[MNAirHead]

A long time ago, we had a tourbus burn down..

In the back were CS-800s..

Trying to make light of the situation, pulled it out of the char (wasn't wet).. melted case.. smelled horried.

Plugged it in..

Worked.

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I've bounced countour cases off multi story drops .. they bounce vs break (immature I know)

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In Texas we tied a PVM to the back of a bus.. drug it to the next gig (many miles).. and used it... not certain my Shures would have lived through this.

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Out of all the gear --- biggest thing I've had go wrong are speaker surrounds that needed regluing --- or repairs to stupid stunts.

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Part of my love has to do with the original intent of hard core band mix gear.




My Ampeg, Hartke, GK, or Fender stuff would be crying in pain from some of the stuff I've done to my Merridian gear.

[metallicafan18]

I've had the same thing happen to me. I had a Peavey Combo 115. It took a good fall from the van and slammed face down, and still worked like nothing happened.

Peavey's are the greatest back-up amps ever IMHO.

[etechstan]

That is why I own 3 Peavey amps. Old TKO 115 and Mark IV bass head and a new Vypyr 30.

[MNAirHead]

Originally Posted by metallicafan18

I've had the same thing happen to me. I had a Peavey Combo 115. It took a good fall from the van and slammed face down, and still worked like nothing happened.

Peavey's are the greatest back-up amps ever IMHO.

Let's flame him (just joking)

It's funny.. I just scored another Hartke.. wonder if these guys ever play the amps -- who'd put a vent in the TOP of the cab --- right in the beer zone?

[Staccato]

It's a Peavey!

[duff beer]

I bought a Peavey Renown about 25 years ago and sold it to our guitar player about 15 years ago. While I owned it I dropped it down a flight of stairs and it landed on cement. Other than a couple scuffs, it worked just fine.

The guy I sold it to also dropped it down a flight of stairs landing it on cement and it still works to this day.

[eddievanbassman]

Lets see a pic of it.

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

Circa 1993, during a long trip with the tropical music band I worked with back then, a Peavey Renown 400 fell off the bus through the back door (I don't know how that happened). I think the bus' average speed at that moment was 50 mph. As far as I understand, since I sometimes still talk with the band leader, the amp is still working and active. Those old Peaveys may not be the "best" sounding amps, but what workhorses they are!

[metallicafan18]

Originally Posted by MNAirHead

Let's flame him (just joking)

It's funny.. I just scored another Hartke.. wonder if these guys ever play the amps -- who'd put a vent in the TOP of the cab --- right in the beer zone?

The tone out of that amp sucked! It was one of the older ones though. That's why it was a back-up.

I'm dying to try the newer Peavey tube amps. I don't think those could sound bad if I wanted to.

[Microbass]

At a gig last year, our guitard placed his Fender Hotrod on a table. AT this time he didn't realize the casters were removable...
During the last song the amp rolls off the table. I was convinced the amp would be screwed; it made it to the next gig, and then the following gig after! winner!

[KingBollock]

Originally Posted by Microbass

At a gig last year, our guitard placed his Fender Hotrod on a table. AT this time he didn't realize the casters were removable...
During the last song the amp rolls off the table. I was convinced the amp would be screwed; it made it to the next gig, and then the following gig after! winner!

Were those gigs down hill from the first one then?

I love my Peavey T-Max, enough to not go throwing out of moving vehicles. Wish I knew where to get new knobs for it though, I bought it secondhand and they were gone when I bought it. All the standard size ones I have don't fit.

[kesslari]

Awesome story. Peavey builds tough amps.

[MNAirHead]

Reknown.. it's the only amp I know to go head to head with a full stack Plexi..