Peavey 240 Standard: oh, so many questions

[ColBuckwalter]

Well...in so far as what sounds "good" is at least a little subjective...

What I mean is that lots of folks use old Peavey solid state guitar heads for bass, but they tend to be punk/metal/etc bands that value gross, loud tones over what is usually meant by a "good" bass tone. OP mentioned that he got a great "hardcore punk" tone out of it, and that's about what I would expect.

Personally, I love the old Peavey tone that sounds like it comes with a leather jacket, skin tight jeans and permanent sneer.

My grandfather used it for country gigs. My aim isn't to really grind it out too much. But if I need to sound like Chuck Dukowski I can.

And no one wants to see me in skintight jeans.

 

[definenredefine]

My grandfather used it for country gigs. My aim isn't to really grind it out too much. But if I need to sound like Chuck Dukowski I can.

Never hurts to have options. I will say, though, that the Peavey 400 Bass I have has a great "clean" tone as well.

And no one wants to see me in skintight jeans.

Ditto.

 

[ColBuckwalter]

It’s a guitar amp, makes a pretty piss-poor bass amp and I’ve never seen one used as a pa.

I dunno about the piss poor bass amp part. I just replaced the speaker this week, a few days ago with an Eminence 15, 150W at 8 ohms. To my ear, on the bright channel, its a pretty good tone wise. Articulate on higher notes, plenty of thump to it. And I onky opened it up a quarter of the way. Got to half way and I was thinking, "That might be a little loud for my pad."

I ran a cheap Chibese Dan Armstrong copy, even with the stock noisy pickup, very good, as well as my new Jazz woth flats. I'm pretty impressed.

The only thing I can gripe abouymt is no tweeter/horn type contraption on it, but the ginormous port, about five inches high and running the length of the cabinet makes for a very good sound, punk rock or no. We were playing some James Gang, sounded very good.

 

[Jeff Scott]

My first gear post, and it is involved.

My grandfather was a bassist in country bands since the mid-60s.

He died in 2008 and I inherited his rig, bass and a quite nice RCA mic.

Tell us more about bout the RCA mic.

 

[definenredefine]

Tell us more about bout the RCA mic.

Yes! Inquiring minds!

 

[ColBuckwalter]

Tell us more about bout the RCA mic.

Actually I don't know too much about it, except it works.

Pretty sure my grandfather kept it when he was selling off gear. He had a pretty nice practice pad in his garage. As soon I getba new cable made up for it.... I'm going to.have record a lot.

 

[Jeff Scott]

Actually I don't know too much about it, except it works.

Pretty sure my grandfather kept it when he was selling off gear. He had a pretty nice practice pad in his garage. As soon I getba new cable made up for it.... I'm going to.have record a lot.

Can you post a few photos of the mic?

 

[ColBuckwalter]

Can you post a few photos of the mic?

When I get get back south. Itsvat my father's right now. When we moved i didn't want to bring things that could get looted in the move.

 

[ColBuckwalter]

So, without dragging out the recorder today I tried to getba sound out kf the 240. My end, sounds great. The recording not so much.

I guess its mic time tomorrow so I can let y'all be the judges.