@BassBeginner64 welcome to the Peavey Amp Club, with stinking #29! 
Glad to have you mang, and let us know how the amp works out!
Glad to have you mang, and let us know how the amp works out!
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You need a bias probe. Long as you have a matched set you can measure one valve, and set to the recommended 26mA/valve. At 550v plate its just under 60%. You can go as high as 31mA more closer to 70% dissipation at the sacrifice of tube life.
Let me know if you have further questions.
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I didn't realize you were the guy on the other end of Reverb! Cool stuff! Shipping would have been too problematic. I've been burned before, not fun. Austin at Viva will take good care. Make sure the IP is in the ~40mA matched range or less you will run out of bias travel on the pot.
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Thank you for all the help @bassguitarist85 !!!
Cant get any better than this in biasing those EH 6CA7, just can not figure why this head does not get the love, I think I like better than my Ampeg V4B.
Best money spent at Eurotubes, got them for the preamp and power tubes a year ago.
Cant get any better than this in biasing those EH 6CA7, just can not figure why this head does not get the love, I think I like better than my Ampeg V4B.
Best money spent at Eurotubes, got them for the preamp and power tubes a year ago.
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Peavey has gotten the unfortunate/fortunate bad rap compared to a lot of other, actually comparable gear.
I think a lot of it is image- first off, the brand "Peavey" and esp its original logo was not super-savvy as a mass-marketing idea. It was easy to make fun of, and if you were easily-led you turned to another, more trendy brand.
Peavey also found ways to be inexpensive in many of their products, but they also excelled in their technology. The Mk series, tube amps, the venerable T-40 bass, the Classic 400 and Festival Series. Bam.
Some of their newer combos and Class D heads. They're killing it.
But, that name... lol.
As I said, unfortunate/fortunate (esp for those who prefer to use their ears over their need for acceptance).
These are the personal views of the mngmnt only, and don't necessarily reflect those of the more significant population...
Ok, do we have an Alphabass authority here? @Nighttrain1127 ?
I'm looking at an Alphabass said to be loaded with 6550 power tubes. Does that make sense?
I'm looking at an Alphabass said to be loaded with 6550 power tubes. Does that make sense?
New Used Peavey Amp Day! 
Headliner 1000, big/older brother to my MiniMAX V2 600.
Just picked it up from GC, absolutely mint, not a mark on it, like it was an open-box or something. The power cord looks unused and tied with the original black wire tie.
I'm just messing with it now- works and sounds great.
There were three on their site, the slightly cheaper one got swept up while I was still deciding, so a couple days later I decided to get this one, and the other was was already gone when I did that. Maybe there's a market for these, I dunno.
I have a nice shallow 3-space SKB rack, but this was too deep for it which surprised me, this is a Class D (pretty sure) so I ASSumed it'd be not so deep, but whatever, so I ordered an inexpensive one from Amazon that had great reviews. I've got an old Korg DTR2000 rack tuner (gutting my old heavy rack rig) to put in the rack with it, as it's my only head with no tuner.
Headliner 1000, big/older brother to my MiniMAX V2 600.
Just picked it up from GC, absolutely mint, not a mark on it, like it was an open-box or something. The power cord looks unused and tied with the original black wire tie.
I'm just messing with it now- works and sounds great.
There were three on their site, the slightly cheaper one got swept up while I was still deciding, so a couple days later I decided to get this one, and the other was was already gone when I did that. Maybe there's a market for these, I dunno.
I have a nice shallow 3-space SKB rack, but this was too deep for it which surprised me, this is a Class D (pretty sure) so I ASSumed it'd be not so deep, but whatever, so I ordered an inexpensive one from Amazon that had great reviews. I've got an old Korg DTR2000 rack tuner (gutting my old heavy rack rig) to put in the rack with it, as it's my only head with no tuner.
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Man, "Peavey" to me means solid and dependable, and an excellent value.Peavey has gotten the unfortunate/fortunate bad rap compared to a lot of other, actually comparable gear.
I think a lot of it is image- first off, the brand "Peavey" and esp its original logo was not super-savvy as a mass-marketing idea. It was easy to make fun of, and if you were easily-led you turned to another, more trendy brand.
Peavey also found ways to be inexpensive in many of their products, but they also excelled in their technology. The Mk series, tube amps, the venerable T-40 bass, the Classic 400 and Festival Series. Bam.
Some of their newer combos and Class D heads. They're killing it.
But, that name... lol.
As I said, unfortunate/fortunate (esp for those who prefer to use their ears over their need for acceptance).
These are the personal views of the mngmnt only, and don't necessarily reflect those of the more significant population...
Hell, my other favorite head is a Line-6 LowDown HD750 (I've got two and a 400), lol...
and I'm glad they're under-appreciated, as they're an excellent value on the used market.
I came into some positive cashflow, that the wife hasn't found out about yet..
been looking at 3 Peavey Tube Amps and trying to decide which one to nab!
PEAVEY ALPHA
Another VB-2
PEAVET CLASSIC 400
been looking at 3 Peavey Tube Amps and trying to decide which one to nab!
PEAVEY ALPHA
Another VB-2
PEAVET CLASSIC 400
160 watts fun use for practice
225 watts is just fun practice or play time at home use, have one at the shop
400 watts could never be played in the house, but it would be fun to see the neighbors freak out !
still hunting for a VB-3 or VB-MA
225 watts is just fun practice or play time at home use, have one at the shop
400 watts could never be played in the house, but it would be fun to see the neighbors freak out !
still hunting for a VB-3 or VB-MA
That's the "fortunate" part....and I'm glad they're under-appreciated, as they're an excellent value on the used market.
I'd bet the Alpha would see more use just because it's not an intimidating beast for regular gig/club use. There are some neat tricks also you can do with it to get the most out of it.
160 tube driven watts from Peavey would be an able machine...
Gonna disagree here... Don't be led about needing more wattage- it's air displacement (spl) that gives you volume. That 160 watts is not for a bedroom, it's your stage monitoring, which should be very satisfactory.
Ask Bill Fitzmaurice about wattage, he says- and after gigging for years I'll back it up- that 100 watts is going to give you all the actual volume you're going to hear. The rest is headroom.
Take that Alpha and throw it on top of an efficient speaker system. I'm banking on some ornery bliss...
My 78 Century 200 head is shockingly loud for 100W. The headroom does give up a little sooner than the other heads I have (which are all in the 225-400W range), but it keeps up just fine with bands.
Watts and speaker area and efficiency and frequency band width all interact and makes it difficult to predict what system will be adequate for what purpose.
My recently acquired Peavey Standard 260h series is so much louder than it should be. Even at a rated 85w into a Bag End S15 it is really loud.
Perceived volume has so many variables that I've given up trying to generalize regarding setups except for this that I've tried or heard. For example, a GK 400RB into two Bag End S15 cans sounds great, as does a 800RB.
The GK 800RB into 3 Bag End S15 cabs also sounds great but the third cab doesn't seem to add a ton of volume.
These combinations are tried and true, and I'm far from the only one using them.
As for the rest, I'd do my best to try things out at rehearsal or gig volume and see how things go.
Part of a small rig being loud has to do with accepting a certain amount of overdrive or distortion as the volume goes up. I think people use super high power setups to chase a loud, clean tone.
My recently acquired Peavey Standard 260h series is so much louder than it should be. Even at a rated 85w into a Bag End S15 it is really loud.
Perceived volume has so many variables that I've given up trying to generalize regarding setups except for this that I've tried or heard. For example, a GK 400RB into two Bag End S15 cans sounds great, as does a 800RB.
The GK 800RB into 3 Bag End S15 cabs also sounds great but the third cab doesn't seem to add a ton of volume.
These combinations are tried and true, and I'm far from the only one using them.
As for the rest, I'd do my best to try things out at rehearsal or gig volume and see how things go.
Part of a small rig being loud has to do with accepting a certain amount of overdrive or distortion as the volume goes up. I think people use super high power setups to chase a loud, clean tone.
Bought the alpha dropped the price a good amount
How have I not posted in here?!
I scored the 215D yesterday in anticipation of my first club show IN A DRINKING AGE
with a band that plays entirely too loudly 
were it my band, I'd ask the others to just back off their volume a bit, but it's not, so into the arms race I plunged. I don't mind, as I've wanted this particular cab for years now, and it should suffice on its own when I start playing my own stuff hopefully next fall.
I scored the 215D yesterday in anticipation of my first club show IN A DRINKING AGE
with a band that plays entirely too loudly were it my band, I'd ask the others to just back off their volume a bit, but it's not, so into the arms race I plunged. I don't mind, as I've wanted this particular cab for years now, and it should suffice on its own when I start playing my own stuff hopefully next fall.
How have I not posted in here?!
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I scored the 215D yesterday in anticipation of my first club show IN A DRINKING AGE
I, too, have a 215d, love it
I've been sorta back-burner looking for a second, preferably one that has Scorpions like this one, and isn't a week's drive from here to pick up
