My affection for '80s Peavey gear runs deep, and it may have just come to my rescue.
Late last November, the perfect band mate appeared from nowhere in my Instagram messages. We had a "where have you been all my life?!" moment just minutes into our first meeting and we got cranking on what we've both always wanted to do right away. Sure enough, he informed me early this summer that his spouse's job would move them hundreds of miles away for a year
within days of this unwelcome revelation, the other doom-thrash duo in our somewhat isolated scene released three killer songs and we got to hear them with bass for the first time (I would later learn the guitarist had started out on bass, and clearly still takes it seriously). I approached them about filling in on bass while my band mate was away so they could sound that good live, and I started rehearsing with them shortly after my friend's big move. Part of my pitch was that I had a good rig, but to my horror, I found 300 watts into a 2x12 and 1x15 struggled to keep up 
yes, they could let up a bit; they definitely play too loud. Were it my band, I would ask them to let up a bit; but it's not, so I found myself in a volume war I never wanted … but with an excuse to snag the cab I've wanted for the past few years 
Growing up, even those in my circles who looked down their noses at Peavey had to admit that Black Widow speakers usually sounded great, and my favorite cab ever definitely sounded great full range with nothing but a single 18" BW in it (until it got stolen). The Scorpion speakers never seemed to get the same respect, but I found myself pleasantly surprised by the sound of the huge, rat-fur-clad 115BX I had before my hasty move to Bigfoot Country forced me to part with some of my bigger gear. (I have since learned that no less than our esteemed @agedhorse likes Scorpions for bass guitar and has a healthy respect for Peavey amplification of that period generally.) A 215D, with similar dimensions to my favorite cab of old and the Scorpions I have come to properly appreciate, seemed like a good thing to snag if the opportunity ever presented itself. It finally did, and I pounced.
This and the 212 had better be enough!
I will find out when I play my first club show in a drinking age this Thursday! 
When my band mate moves back, hopefully the 215D on its own will suffice
Late last November, the perfect band mate appeared from nowhere in my Instagram messages. We had a "where have you been all my life?!" moment just minutes into our first meeting and we got cranking on what we've both always wanted to do right away. Sure enough, he informed me early this summer that his spouse's job would move them hundreds of miles away for a year
within days of this unwelcome revelation, the other doom-thrash duo in our somewhat isolated scene released three killer songs and we got to hear them with bass for the first time (I would later learn the guitarist had started out on bass, and clearly still takes it seriously). I approached them about filling in on bass while my band mate was away so they could sound that good live, and I started rehearsing with them shortly after my friend's big move. Part of my pitch was that I had a good rig, but to my horror, I found 300 watts into a 2x12 and 1x15 struggled to keep up yes, they could let up a bit; they definitely play too loud. Were it my band, I would ask them to let up a bit; but it's not, so I found myself in a volume war I never wanted … but with an excuse to snag the cab I've wanted for the past few years Growing up, even those in my circles who looked down their noses at Peavey had to admit that Black Widow speakers usually sounded great, and my favorite cab ever definitely sounded great full range with nothing but a single 18" BW in it (until it got stolen
). The Scorpion speakers never seemed to get the same respect, but I found myself pleasantly surprised by the sound of the huge, rat-fur-clad 115BX I had before my hasty move to Bigfoot Country forced me to part with some of my bigger gear. (I have since learned that no less than our esteemed @agedhorse likes Scorpions for bass guitar and has a healthy respect for Peavey amplification of that period generally.) A 215D, with similar dimensions to my favorite cab of old and the Scorpions I have come to properly appreciate, seemed like a good thing to snag if the opportunity ever presented itself. It finally did, and I pounced.This and the 212 had better be enough!
I will find out when I play my first club show in a drinking age this Thursday! When my band mate moves back, hopefully the 215D on its own will suffice
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I can't speak for the other guys, but attending one show without it as a teenager (Quiet Riot, ironically) and not hearing normally for a few days was all the convincing I needed. It also sounds like this rig has finally convinced them to back off 
