Granted:
1. I was only in my low-ceilinged 20x30 studio, with only about 64 ft^2 of OC 703 sound treatment.
2. The tone was really not "my bass, only louder" by any stretch
3. I have a natural bias towards cheap gear that colors my opinions at times...
*but*
My rig was all packed up. We started getting a little loud for rehearsal volume, so I just plugged my BP 100 right into the Peavey, and wow! I got pretty much the same tone that I wind up settling for live (BP-100 -> Rane AP13 Accoustic preamp -> mixer -> Mackie SRM 450 mains).
Sure, it sounded more like an electric bass than I would like. But so does my live setup. The 130 watt Peavey must have a high impedance at the input-- there was nothing hollow or tinny or weak about the tone that came through. (My WM12 never got good volume from the pickup or good tone.)
Pre and Post volume were both under 9:00 (about 20%) and volume was more than adequate for my four piece. The voicing of the Peavey seemed to cut out all that Fishman string noise, too.
The Peavey's a million pounds, and not compact at all. I'm surprised that I never tried it-- I didn't have good luck with my WM12 and sold it, but that Peavey seems to make anything you put through it sound halfway decent!
So if you're ever in a pinch, it's worth trying, IMO.
