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New Peavey...sorry Eden
- Thread starter david_l_perry
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And you're still alive?
Oh, I remember the interminable taunting in AOL's B.O.L. (RIP). I have been permanently scarred by the experience (hence my present Eden-osity). It only appeared smooth, I suffered greatly through the change.
Oh, now you're nice...now that I'm one of you...it's like the Borg:
"You will be bass-imilated!"
Alzheimer's.
I noticed that some of the info in that PDF file on the Pro 410 is outdated. For instance today you can buy the Pro 410 in either a 4 or 8 ohm configuration. The cabinet also comes with a 1/4" jack as well as the banana plugs as standard. The heavy duty casters are also included.
All in all, it's a great cabinet for the money.
Cheers,
JC
All in all, it's a great cabinet for the money.
Cheers,
JC
I recently played a Peavy Firebass head thru a Peavey 8-10 cab and it was terrible. I hate to be so negative but I do not like most of the Peavey gear that I've played thru.
I have a Peavey Nitrobass that sounds terrible through my Peavey 810TX. BUT My Nitrobass sounds great through my Genz-Benz 410. My GK 700 sounds great through my Peavey 810. Go figure...
I love my peavey head. It's like a honda. I know it will start every time. I love my GK head. It sounds great and I will always bring a a back-up when using it.
I love my peavey head. It's like a honda. I know it will start every time. I love my GK head. It sounds great and I will always bring a a back-up when using it.
I've got the Peavey head Genz Benz cab combination working also!Hey ebozz, that responce means nothing if they dont give you the +/- , there is a big difference between +/- 3db and +/- 12 db. Also that 106 db sensitivity is probably at 1000hz which is useless for a bass rig. This is a snowjob for people who dont know and it works.
It means nothing to me anyway. None of the specs make my decision as to what to buy or, for that matter, what not to buy. It's all about tone, features, durability/reliability to me. If something sounds good when I play my gear through it, that's good enough for me. 
Peavey:
Reliability,
Durability,
Heavy.
They're concerned more with making heads that work for three weeks without service than with making heads that sound really really cool in the store.
I have the nitrobass head, and am looking for a firebass head. I have to ask, did you really spend enough time fiddling with the knobs to know how it sounds?
Just my opinion, but if you have to spend too much time fiddling with a piece of gear to get a good sound, then it wasn't designed/voiced correctly. That's why I like Eden gear, set everything to twelve o'clock and it sounds damn good, slight tweaking from there to compensate for a room or a certain cab and its perfect.
Of course, Peavey gear is built like a tank and will likely never fail on you, and is great bang for the buck. But if you're one that constantly nitpicks for tone, Peavey might not be for you.
I admit, my experience with edens is limited to their amps, and i've only used two for more than a day, and two more for more than a couple of minutes.
The eden head that I used for recording took FOREVER to get a good sound out of. I'm not sure which one it was... 800w though. And it was through this crazy awesome 410. There were FAR too many knobs to fiddle with. I can understand seven, maybe eight knobs and a fader EQ bank, and maybe a couple of switches/buttons. There were like 14 knobs, some of them compound knobs, and well, basically, it took forever. I can't imagine trying to switch sounds between songs at a show. Eventually, once you've spent a couple of hours working with it i'm sure it sounds really cool.
You're right, though. If you prefer to be able to get the most specific tones possible, it's a great head. I'd never take it on tour though, it seemed too flimsy for it's weight, I'd have scratched the thin metal sides all over.
Good luck, keep fiddlin with your knobs.
The eden head that I used for recording took FOREVER to get a good sound out of. I'm not sure which one it was... 800w though. And it was through this crazy awesome 410. There were FAR too many knobs to fiddle with. I can understand seven, maybe eight knobs and a fader EQ bank, and maybe a couple of switches/buttons. There were like 14 knobs, some of them compound knobs, and well, basically, it took forever. I can't imagine trying to switch sounds between songs at a show. Eventually, once you've spent a couple of hours working with it i'm sure it sounds really cool.
You're right, though. If you prefer to be able to get the most specific tones possible, it's a great head. I'd never take it on tour though, it seemed too flimsy for it's weight, I'd have scratched the thin metal sides all over.
Good luck, keep fiddlin with your knobs.
