Help with Peavey Mark III Combo

Old Peavey combos are pretty common. They may not have the "killer tone" some people crave, but they'll work well enough to fill a dance floor. Generally they can be found relatively cheap...I'd say 199 is a little high for a 20+ year old combo. Offer 150 cash, I wouldn't give more than that (but I'm a cheap SOB). This assumes all the knobs are there, nothing's ripped or terribly rusty, all the controls work, no hum or static, etc.

The main disadvantages of the Peavey combos: they're heavy, and I mean heavy (of course, that means they're almost indestructible). And 130 watts is a tad underpowerd by today's standards--but the secret is don't EQ it with the lows boosted. Let the mids carry through and it'll be fine unless you're playing in a hardcore metal band or competing against two Marshall stacks...

 

It's a good amp. The Mark series of Peavey amps are phenominal and impossible to break. I have one as a backup to my GK, and I use for gigs on the wrong side of town. I woulda paid $100 for it easy, and another 200 for my matching 115 cab. $199 is a reasonable price, offer $150 and try to make a deal. It's a great amp.

 

Probably a decent amp - and I agree with the $150 offer idea(assuming nothing's wrong with it)... I played a Combo 300 for quite awhile, and with another cab it worked for anything I threw at it - and they can be had for $200 to $275 - check one of those out, if you can....



- georgestrings

 

I had the same combo and it cut through 2 5150's running almost full tilt, and I was told to turn down very good amp. put it with I found to be the best all of sound so far. mark II combo 1x15, peavey 1810 1x18 2x10 with the 18 right at ear height. in a band it was bass player 1 guitarist 0

 

just want to make sure the original poster understands how HEAVY these things are. it would easily be around 90 - 100 lbs.

and they only have one handle.

p.s. they are SERIOUSLY heavy.