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Finally! New Peavey bass heads, and MINI!

#83
5StringPocket said:
I've never considered a Peavey bass head before but these have a very nice set of features and enough power to drive a large cab. Maybe these are new enough there aren't user manuals posted yet but I'd like to know more on how these 2 heads compare.
- Same power section rated 1000 wrms into 4 ohms. What are they rated into an 8 ohm load?
- What are the eq frequencies for low, mids, hi, and 7 band? Can't quite make them out from the pics.
- Both have the gain with crunch option. Sounds cool from the description but is it musical and useful?
- MiniMega has Kosmos bass enhancement. Headliner doesn't but has pre-shaped contour control.
- Headliner has an optical compressor with level and bypass controls. I like this and think it could be quite useful at times. Does MiniMega have the same compressor? If not, how is it different?
- How does the MiniMega punch button work?
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I'm with you on everything here.

SOAPBOX: (feel free to ignore)
However something that's always driven me crazy was the Peavey logo. It was amateurish in the '70's and now I can't even look at it!

But I'm proud to see how the company has hung in there over the years and seems to really be upping their game. Go Peavey!
 
#86
I love the features of the MiniMega. I hate the Peavey logo (as others have said), and the all purple lights look very 80s. If it's got the tone and the power, I might be inclined to give one a shot. This may have been covered earlier, but, does it appear possible to turn the MaxxBass type effect on and off, or is it always on?
 
#88
silky smoove said:
I love the features of the MiniMega. I hate the Peavey logo (as others have said), and the all purple lights look very 80s. If it's got the tone and the power, I might be inclined to give one a shot. This may have been covered earlier, but, does it appear possible to turn the MaxxBass type effect on and off, or is it always on?
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I think the lighted button below controls that. Bobby did say the foot switch could disable it.
 
#91
Grissle said:
I'm with you on everything here.

SOAPBOX: (feel free to ignore)
However something that's always driven me crazy was the Peavey logo. It was amateurish in the '70's and now I can't even look at it!

But I'm proud to see how the company has hung in there over the years and seems to really be upping their game. Go Peavey!
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Someone once put up a poll on here about the different Peavey logos and the lightning bolt logo was the overwhelming favorite by a landslide. That said, I prefer the other logo ;)
 
#92
JimmyM said:
Someone once put up a poll on here about the different Peavey logos and the lightning bolt logo was the overwhelming favorite by a landslide. That said, I prefer the other logo ;)
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Yeah, I have no love for that old logo...high school heavy metal font. But they make some damn nice stuff.

I did de-badge my old 12" PA cabs though, just so I didn't have to look at it.
 
#93
Waldo19 said:
Anyone heard anything more about the new Peavey cabs that were mentioned earlier in the thread?
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Nope.

I'm anxious to learn more about the 12" cabs that match the Mini Max.

And since the Mini Max is sporting the awesome CHICKEN HEAD knobs, my fingers are crossed that Peavey will give us bassists some cabs with more retro vibe along the lines of their cool Valve King II aestethics.

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Oh, and speaking of Valve King II, Peavey has a sweet looking micro tube head FOR GUITARISTS at 20 watts, selectable to 5W and 1W.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ValveKIIMicro/

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Hey Peavey, how about something similar FOR BASSISTS, say in the 30W to 100W range? :bassist:
 
#96
The pointy Peavey logo is an old, well-discussed topic on TB. Hartley designed that in 1959, influenced by the logo of a local electronics shop. I don't like it, but there's a guy at Peavey who does. A hopeless cause.

Back on topic, this is an encouraging development for Peavey fans. Look forward to learning more. I wonder if the power section shares anything with the IPR series.

Re: the demo, I thought it was good for a first look. I don't mind that they didn't play through it, but then I'm cynical about the value of those kind of recordings.
 
#98
BurningSkies said:
For most people, the DSP feature will be great, with standard cabs without a lot of reach down deep and limited excursion it will be a benefit (along with as I mentioned, those with compact cabs that don't go deep). The fEARful cabs don't NEED that. I know because I've played with MaxxBass and my fEARfuls and my end conclusion was that I didn't need the 'psychoacoustics' to simulate deep lows when my cab actually had the capacity to provide deep lows.

On the other hand, a compact 1000/1500w amp with a semi-parametric mids would give many people the control they're looking for in a fEARful. I would think that the 'punch' has to be a low mid boost, would help those who feel that the fEARfuls lack in that visceral response in that area.
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+1 I was so excited to see this head. It has me wanting to keep my fearful and wait for one at my retailer. I think for some rooms using a DSP like maxbass and getting rid of the ultra-lows would actually help clear up your tone while keeping it thick.. but it might get out of hand quick. :)
 
#99
1n3 said:
The pointy Peavey logo is an old, well-discussed topic on TB.
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Ain't that the truth! There's an old business school adage: don't mess with the brand and don't f--- with the logo. I could personally care less what it looks like. Have you noticed that Peavey makes it easy to de-logo speaker cabs? As for me, I leave it on there. And I sometimes wear a t-shirt with a giant pointy Peavey logo on it to gigs to bait the gear snobs. The heavy metal look of the logo hasn't kept them from being the major supplier of sound reinforcement to churches. The looks of a product matter, but I think we'd all agree that how it sounds, how long it lasts, and how versatile it is matters much more. That's why for me, Exhibit A in any argument about Peavey is my trusty Peavey MegaBass, the namesake of the new MiniMega.

Don't like the Peavey logo? On this new MiniMega you could just put a piece of gaffing tape over the light. I won't be doing that with mine... I'm proud of that logo and that name.

--Steve

P.S. Exhibit B for me is my Classic 30 guitar amp, which sounds better than any Fender tube amp I've ever heard; Exhibit C are the IPR power amps in our band's PA rack. Great units.
 

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