Can anyone help me identify this old Peavey Cabinet ?

[MrHeadfirst]

i just bought a pair of these. I thought i was pretty well versed in old Peavey gear..but, i have never seen these. there are no markings that say what model they are. there is a 15, then a 12, then the CD horn. thank you guys!

 

[hbarcat]

"100 watts max"? I think it's called the "PeaVey ship's anchor".



JK.

 

[WayneP]

I tried searching images of “vintage peavey pa speakers” and got nothing. I wonder if they were a custom build Peavey did for a specific customer?
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[Stylee Mousse]

A lot of old pa cabs like that are pretty efficient so 100 watts can make some noise. I had a similar olde EV cab that I ran in a rehearsal space with a crown D150 when I was briefly down an amp. It was surprisingly loud in reasonable bandwidth.

I wouldn’t expect much low end performance but vocals should work fine if the horns are ok

have you auditioned them yet? The dust covers look rough. Are they from Bob’s Country Bunker?

 

[Mike Caldwell]

A lot of old pa cabs like that are pretty efficient so 100 watts can make some noise. I had a similar olde EV cab that I ran in a rehearsal space with a crown D150 when I was briefly down an amp. It was surprisingly loud in reasonable bandwidth.

I wouldn’t expect much low end performance but vocals should work fine if the horns are ok

have you auditioned them yet? The dust covers look rough. Are they from Bob’s Country Bunker?

Very true, a 100 watts into an efficient horn loaded cabinet can have some output......and depending on the cabinet design can sound quite good.

As for the speaker in question I leaning towards a pieced together hybrid speaker, some of the cabinet edges look like painted plywood end grain.
Yes the cones do look a little rough.

 

[walterw]

i just bought a pair of these.

um, why exactly?

 

[Killing Floor]

 

[MrHeadfirst]

LOL, just because i had never seen them before and they were cheap. i just like to play with old weird speakers.

 

[Bill Whitehurst]

Those cones are so dried out they will probably turn to confetti when you crank them up.
If you can figure out what speakers would be close to right in there, they might be great with modern speakers and more power.

 

[Ben Clarke]

that vast majority of PA and MI speakers are not designed to work well in those types of cabs.

They are similar to the SP1, and may be a precursor to them. The bass bin is influenced by early Altec Voice of the Theater bass bins, and the early SP1 uses a bass bin that is looks to be more in the vein of the Klipsch LaScala, with both front and rear waves horn loaded.

Maybe email Peavey and see if they are interested in helping? Could be historically interesting to them if they care about that sort of thing.

 

[agedhorse]

Those aren't a stock Peavey cabinet. What they are is either a custom cabinet, or possibly a Northwest Sound cabinet loaded with old Altec LF drivers. That's not a Peavey horn either, it's a Community mid horn and if you look closely you can see the remnants of the painted over logo on the left side of the flair. Somebody stuck a Peavey plate and crossover on it. It's what we call in the industry a "frankencab".

Worth about zero as a cabinet, maybe a few dollars depending on the HF driver installed.

 

[Mike Caldwell]

Those aren't a stock Peavey cabinet. What they are is either a custom cabinet, or possibly a Northwest Sound cabinet loaded with old Altec LF drivers. That's not a Peavey horn either, it's a Community mid horn and if you look closely you can see the remnants of the painted over logo on the left side of the flair. Somebody stuck a Peavey plate and crossover on it. It's what we call in the industry a "frankencab".

Worth about zero as a cabinet, maybe a few dollars depending on the HF driver installed.

Yep it's a "frankencab" as I noticed earlier the painted plywood end grain is another clue.
The Altec speaker frames have a bit a value if someone wanted to get them rebuilt/reconed, the only place I know of that has as close to legit Altec parts as you'll find is Great Plains Audio operated by former Altec people. You everyday recone shop will just use parts that are close and physically fit the frame.

On closer looking the Peavey name badge does not look like has been removed the staples look correct and there are no extra holes in it. Maybe they salvaged an entire panel from a Peavey cabinet.

All told if they were cheap enough put some speakers in it to make sound and have fun playing with them, it will be a learning experience.

 

[walterw]

Worth about zero as a cabinet, maybe a few dollars depending on the HF driver installed.

"zero"?

i'd say they're worth about negative $30, meaning that's what i would pay somebody to haul them out of my garage