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hmmm( classic rock Peavey content)

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steelhead2

Jun 18, 2009
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Rogue River Oregon
#1
i'm seeing huge stacks of Peavey speaker cabs and what appears to be Peavey branded heads stacked upon them in SRV and Skynyrd vids on you-tube,,yes i realise`that's all they had back then' etc etc. but i'm curious as to what the heads were?

i'm all about going small class D power like an svt 7 pro(for instance:cool: multiple 2/10 cabs,something along those lines,however,if i was to stumble upon some old school Peavey gear it would be worth it to play with it this IS winter knocking on my door out there:crying:,keep searching for peavey heads on eBay,not seeing much tubular type BASS heads(i guess ya'll are hoarding yours?:D;)
 
#2
steelhead2 said:
i'm seeing huge stacks of Peavey speaker cabs and what appears to be Peavey branded heads stacked upon them in SRV and Skynyrd vids on you-tube,,yes i realise`that's all they had back then' etc etc. but i'm curious as to what the heads were?

i'm all about going small class D power like an svt 7 pro(for instance:cool: multiple 2/10 cabs,something along those lines,however,if i was to stumble upon some old school Peavey gear it would be worth it to play with it this IS winter knocking on my door out there:crying:,keep searching for peavey heads on eBay,not seeing much tubular type BASS heads(i guess ya'll are hoarding yours?:D;)
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I'm not sure what you mean, If you are looking for vintage Peaveys, they are all around. I'm in the market for a Mark IV myself. :D
 
#4
Festival F800B (or something like that).

Does it look like this one?

PeaveyF800Head01.jpg


BTW, back then we had SVTs and Sunn Coliseums and Acoustic 370s too (among others).
 
#6
Love those old Peavey heads.

I have a Mark VI. It's 'that' head that i forget about for a while, and then get SUPER happy when i play through it again. At one practice spot, i also use a Mark III.

I would LOVE an F-800b someday.

I played out of one of these this past weekend: Invalid Link Removed

Sounded AWESOME through an old Sunn 2x15.
 
#8
FWIW, there's a couple of Peavey Mark series bass heads on craigslist Dallas, right now.

There's one for $125, then another older one for $140.

Neither are mine, just sayin', maybe someone here can pick one up on the cheap.
 
#10
Din Of Win said:
Love those old Peavey heads.

I have a Mark VI. It's 'that' head that i forget about for a while, and then get SUPER happy when i play through it again. At one practice spot, i also use a Mark III.

I would LOVE an F-800b someday.

I played out of one of these this past weekend: Invalid Link Removed

Sounded AWESOME through an old Sunn 2x15.
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The had a Festival bass head at atomic in Beltsville. Its might still be there.
 
#11
OPINION...

Out of all of them, I'd be really considering some of the later Marks..

Why -- same concept.. modern bells and whistles (graphic eq... compressor.. ddt.. chorus.. crossover)

A good number of these will facilitate 2 ohms without any fans (for stage noise freaks).

Many of the SS guitar heads of this vintage have the very close specs.. guitar guys do not clammor over them.
 
#13
What I'm noting is the basic guts of the guitar and bass are VERY close relatives..

Bass guys understand them.

I'd keep an eye open for a guitar head of the same era.. solid state.

I gigged for years playing a Reknown (2x12 160w) guitar amp.. blew my huge gear out of the water. Zero issues (except too loud)

Tim
 
#15
Din Of Win said:
Love those old Peavey heads.

I have a Mark VI. It's 'that' head that i forget about for a while, and then get SUPER happy when i play through it again. At one practice spot, i also use a Mark III.

I would LOVE an F-800b someday.

I played out of one of these this past weekend: Invalid Link Removed

Sounded AWESOME through an old Sunn 2x15.
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I've owned all of the Mark series bass heads at one time or another, and IME the MarkVI is the best sounding of the bunch - plenty of power, too...



- georgestrings
 
#17
Just cleaned this up and fired her up today. She has been in climate controlled storage @ our studio and only used a handful of times. In perfect working order in immaculate condition. She's for sale as well. I need to post her in the AMPS for sale section. I am the original owner and take exsquisite care of my equipment. This setup consists of a 3620 bass enclosure, a powered BH500 2X10 for biamping the 10" scorpions, and a Mark IV head to power the Black Widow 18's. Awesome sound, crazy loud! See pics at
http://s1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff450/walwarrior/
 
#18
Din Of Win said:
Love those old Peavey heads.

I have a Mark VI. It's 'that' head that i forget about for a while, and then get SUPER happy when i play through it again. At one practice spot, i also use a Mark III.

I would LOVE an F-800b someday.

I played out of one of these this past weekend: Invalid Link Removed

Sounded AWESOME through an old Sunn 2x15.
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I played one thru a PV 2x15 with a blond '74 p-bass..been searching for that tone ever since.
 

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