you're new so I guess we can let you away with calling matching brand and three working channels jank.
Maybe my standards are too high
But you're right it could definitely be worse!
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Janky-A Rigs of Doom
- Thread starter S.Harrison
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Maybe my standards are too high
But you're right it could definitely be worse!I don't have much to compare my setup to, but I've been pleasantly surprised by the way it sounds. Im still experimenting with EQ settings, but the Scorpion serves me well.
The Scorpion 15 was one of the best speakers made for its time. Loud, full, and full-range. It was very reliable yet affordable. One of the many unrecognized works of art from Peavey. As said by others here on TB, Peavey amps will still be working when the cockroaches take over the world after we're gone!
Well, it's been a while since we've seen a new post so I thought I'd present to you a Janky Rig from eBay. I present to you a Peavey TKO 65. A great and economical performer from the late 80s. This guy probably amplified a lot of young bassists at their first live performances. This poor guy has seen better days. If he were in L.A. he would probably belong to a street person! @Bugeyed Earl this is in answer to the Chöde!
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Cool! What's really interesting to me is that as janky as it looks, all the jacks have their hardware, all the knobs are still present and look to be in good shape and the logo is in one piece and looks relatively unscathed.
That can be janked!
Or at least made messy looking... it is in pretty good shape...
Interestingly, I spotted a Microbass last week in very similar condition to that TKO, I was tempted to pick it up for the chode factor, but it sounded pretty weak.
You know, I have a Micro Bass, and by today's standards it really is anemic. And heavy. In 1990 the technology just wasn't there yet. But it's cute as H3ll!
This is the first rig (with the Black Widow speaker upgrade) that I played through high school on. Only problem was it did not get loud enough!
Still got yer hearing? LOL J/K.
You guys must have been LOUD!
Running the Max Preamp high into one channel into the 410e and then running the full range into another channel to my MBE 212 cab below the 410e.
Doomy enough for my room.
Multivox Bass Combo. It's just a fuzz pedal at this point. Perfect for recordings or closet practice.
Hi,
Fun thread. Thanks for reviving it.
I take out a couple of janky combos once in a while.
Randall RB2000 (from the late 80s) on a Carvin RL210T (purchased in '95).
I still use this 210 Carvin cab with my newer GK MB500 quite often.
Here's one a little jankier. I've used this combo when I'm trying to get a more vintage sound. It's my 1975 Fender Bassman 100 and a Carvin RL115 (purchased in '95).
I've been able to take my most janky rigs out of service. Lucky me.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
Fun thread. Thanks for reviving it.
I take out a couple of janky combos once in a while.
Randall RB2000 (from the late 80s) on a Carvin RL210T (purchased in '95).
I still use this 210 Carvin cab with my newer GK MB500 quite often.
Here's one a little jankier. I've used this combo when I'm trying to get a more vintage sound. It's my 1975 Fender Bassman 100 and a Carvin RL115 (purchased in '95).
I've been able to take my most janky rigs out of service. Lucky me.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
I always wanted to try one of those Randall amps!Hi,
Fun thread. Thanks for reviving it.
I take out a couple of janky combos once in a while.
Randall RB2000 (from the late 80s) on a Carvin RL210T (purchased in '95).
I still use this 210 Carvin cab with my newer GK MB500 quite often.
Here's one a little jankier. I've used this combo when I'm trying to get a more vintage sound. It's my 1975 Fender Bassman 100 and a Carvin RL115 (purchased in '95).
I've been able to take my most janky rigs out of service. Lucky me.
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
How does it sound? I think they released it to compete with the GK 800RB.Cheers,
Brent
Hi,
It's a killer amp but it's so dang heavy. I like the 7 band EQ and the built-in compressor. It's bi-amp configurable, something like 135w on the high end and 375w on the low end. There's a little patch panel in the back to configure bi-amp or full range. Owners Manual is here... Randall RB2000
I forgot this amp has its own thread with some good information here... Randall RB2000
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
I always wanted to try one of those Randall amps!
Cheers,
Brent
It's a killer amp but it's so dang heavy. I like the 7 band EQ and the built-in compressor. It's bi-amp configurable, something like 135w on the high end and 375w on the low end. There's a little patch panel in the back to configure bi-amp or full range. Owners Manual is here... Randall RB2000
I forgot this amp has its own thread with some good information here... Randall RB2000
Thank you for your indulgence,
BassCliff
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Looks like the Randall's built like a tank! Thanks for your contribution!
Digging this because it simultaneously answers so many questions -
What ever happened to that little red Jenga block?
Where is the Robert Mapplethorpe book I squirreled away in the apartment somewhere?
Can my hearing and the sanity of those around me really be irreparably harmed by playing my acoustic guitar through a 40-year-old solid state amp?
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Finding your Robert Mapplethorpe book in the utility room of a random Craigslist poster is, like, the universe talking to you. And it's saying something vaguely unsettling.
On another note, I'm starting to see people asking higher prices for jankity Peaveys on St. Louis Craigslist--Bandits, even--with phrases like "classic Peavey" thrown in. I don't think I ONLY like old Peaveys because they've traditionally been cheap to acquire...but by gum if a bunch of cork-sniffers start buying up old Peaveys to cop some tone, I'm going to have to start using early-mid 80s Crate amps.
