PEAVEY 80'S AND 90'S AMPLIFICATION

[Phud]

A bit different here in Australia at the time when all music stores, large or small, stocked all the big names like Fender, Gibson, Peavey, Maton and a host of Japanese players then like Yamaha, Ibanez etc. You would often find an authorized Peavey and Fender dealership in the same store, but I guess that wasnt unusual here in Australia where imports etc in the 70's and 80's were done in bulk orders, as Australia was so very far away from everywhere else loll If they didnt have the model or colour you wanted they would order it from overseas and you would have to wait for it. I ordered my Peavey Dyna that way and waited at least 6 months for it back in 1991 lol I waited at least 3 months in 2017 for my white EBMMSR5HH too..nothing unusual here in OZ. The world has gotten so much smaller now...for better or worse.

Love your avatar!!!!!

 

[Phud]

I still have all the Peavey amps and cabinets in the pic. They are also in my avatar. Recently the cabinets
have been dressed up but still in use.

I have switched to Carvin heads a while back do to my old butt not handling the weight of the Peavey heads. View attachment 4659993

I never really had much trouble getting a good sound out of the Peavey heads. They were built like tanks but the bad thing was they weighed as much as a tank too.

 

[relayer66]

As i mentioned in the welcome message the Peavey MarkIV amp head isnt mentioned in the listing for some unknown reason and it is the very amp I have used for the past 30+ years and still going strong. Picture shows my Peavey MKIV and Peavey 1820 cab. Second pic is when I was checking them out in the 80's for purchase.

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I used to have this same exact rig, with the Mark IV and the BW 1820! Probably back around 1987-1988. didn’t have it very long though, because I got an early SWR set up and sold the Peavey stuff. I don’t think I even gigged with it since I was between bands around that time. It was a major improvement from my previous Basic 40 though…what a piece of junk that was (at least mine was…I know some people like these).

 

[Dave TB Killer]

Not mine, but stuff like this...

 

[Dave TB Killer]

 

[KaraQ]

I feel a bit inadequate now, all I have is this......

 

[Dave TB Killer]

I feel a bit inadequate now, all I have is this......

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LOL. A Cat?

 

[KaraQ]

LOL. A Cat?

Two, actually....

 

[GreaserMatt]

MEGABASS!!!!!!

 

[Phud]

Love the rigs....The kittycats too

 

[AudioTaper]

I bet those CS800s still work just fine also.

 

[StereoPlayer]

I bet those CS800s still work just fine also.

My bet is…it all still works fine!

 

[Dave TB Killer]

I bet those CS800s still work just fine also.

I think the demise of some of the old Peavey gear was because people got bored with it. They wanted something shiny and new.

 

[AudioTaper]

I think the demise of some of the old Peavey gear was because people got bored with it. They wanted something shiny and new.

Certain people. I had a bunch of people bring their old CS800 boat anchors in to the shop (when I worked there) for repairs. The repairs were usually quick and easy (which means cheap for them).

Images taken from google.

 

[Phlipper]

The tech who went thru my Fender lead sled still uses one.

 

[gyancey]

Here’s what I’m remembering about Peavey wholesale distribution in those days. Some of the MI industry old timers can correct me if I’m wrong.
- Peavey wouldn’t wholesale to a store that already had Fender, and I think Gibson either. That meant you often saw them sold in Mom & Pop stores that couldn’t get the big players.
- Peavey’s wholesale pricing structure was different than just about everybody else’s; instead of MSRP being 2x wholesale price, it was more like 1.5x? This meant dealers couldn’t routinely knock 40% or so off of MSRP for retail customers like they could for most other brands.

Neither of those are true, or at least weren’t in the early 90’s, which is when my direct experience comes from.

 

[Bass Man Stan]

My Peavey Bass rig for my Hellcat 6.

 

[Bass Man Stan]

I find that these old USA Peavey guitar amps are just right for my stereo bass 6 sound. Heavy duty and a bargain on the used market.

 

[Kaa]

I bought a Combo300 off CL for $60.00, (it has a bad input jack for the "High" input), dragged it down into my buddy's basement and will be jamming on it tomorrow night.

 

[MrB64]

This thread is seriously flashback city!