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Peavey Amp Club

#25
The required road crew for vintage Peavey amp users:
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Haji said:
Are those the Micro SVT cabs? What do you think of them with the MiniMax?
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They are indeed 210AV cabs and I like them a lot. I'd been using them with a MicroVR head, but sometimes I needed more. I bought the MiniMax for those occasions only, but found myself using the Peavey by default now, even though I know I need to be careful as they are technically under-powered for the head. I still use the MicroVR/single cab for quiet/smaller rehearsals as that amp's fan is less-loud.
 
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G On Bass said:
They are indeed 210AV cabs and I like them a lot. I'd been using them with a MicroVR head, but sometimes I needed more. I bought the MiniMax for those occasions only, but found myself using the Peavey by default now, even though I know I need to be careful as they are technically under-powered for the head. I still use the MicroVR/single cab for quiet/smaller rehearsals as that amp's fan is less-loud.
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I wonder if that head could be mixed with a quieter fan? Peavey is pretty good about customer service, and general inquiries, even if you bought it used. They keep after their product.
 
#35
Count Bassie said:
Gotta love the SWR cabs! How's the Peavey get along with it? Silly question I suppose...
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They just roar together. The Goliath III is rated at 700 watts. It's a bit heavy but it's a wee bit lighter than the Hartke 410XL's I had before, with more power handling ability. I find that the MiniMax takes pedals well in the front end, but my board is pretty small: line 6 G30 wireless receiver --> TC Electronics Spectra Comp --> TC Electronics Corona chorus ---> MXR M85 Bass Distortion. The compressor is always on, and I kick the others on here and there. My current band is a 90s era punk/grunge mash up called Bite the Zombie. We're very serious; you can tell by the Christmas poop emoji with antlers on my amp.
 
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#36
Been using Peavey for almost as long as I've been playing bass. I downsized quite a bit this year and currently using a Peavey Combo 300 as my main amp which is a behemoth in both sound and weight.

The Peavey Mark IV poking out from the left is the spare I bought for $50 with the intention of fixing (still not fixed BTW lol). Below it hiding behind my 80's SS Marshall combo sits my Peavey Mace VT guitar head and the Peavey Mark IV bass head I did the majority of my playing with up until 2020 when I started using a Peavey VB-2.

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My setup was a little more extreme last year. It was cool but it made less sense in the long run to have such an elaborate rig as a mostly bedroom player. I was hesitant to let go of the Peavey VB-2 head but after spending a bit of time with the Combo 300 it was the last piece of this rig to see the door.

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My first real guitar amp in the mid 80’s was a Peavey Road Master (160 watt tube) on top of a couple of 4x12 cabinets. That thing was a monster to lug around. I got it in a trade for a Kramer guitar.

I’ve had a few Peavey bass amps over the years and currently use a Mini-Max v.1 with an Ampeg SCR-DI for a preamp running through 2 Peavey Headliner 1x12’s. I love this setup.
 
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