Like I said! Also that bass is SO RAD!
Also also does your band have a bandcamp or some such?
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Peavey Amp Club
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Also also does your band have a bandcamp or some such?
Thank you for asking! Yes, we're on Bandcamp. I used the Peavey rig pictured on the demo recording, but with my Yamaha BB734A which has a preamp and 21st fret. I also used an OG Peavey 5150 2x12 combo for the guitar part.
The bass in this photograph is an Electra X700JB with aftermarket Gotoh hardware. It has either an '80s DiMarzio Model P pickup or a dead-on Japanese clone of one, so it's basically just a fire-breathing P bass. Heavy in every sense of the word
Awesome! Totally gonna listen to that at work tonight. Also those Broad Basses sound good...Thank you for asking! Yes, we're on Bandcamp. I used the Peavey rig pictured on the demo recording, but with my Yamaha BB734A which has a preamp and 21st fret. I also used an OG Peavey 5150 2x12 combo for the guitar part.
The bass in this photograph is an Electra X700JB with aftermarket Gotoh hardware. It has either an '80s DiMarzio Model P pickup or a dead-on Japanese clone of one, so it's basically just a fire-breathing P bass. Heavy in every sense of the word
I'm putting my Kappalite 3015s back into the old Carvin 215 and that'll yield a 4 ohm load... then I'll plug this funky beastie in and see what comes of it.
And there's the Ampeg PR410 HLF, that old cannon...
I'll be back.
165 watts... Well, a V4B is 100. And volume comes from speakers (moving air), not wattage (headroom)... Right...
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It's got the Westone headstock- I love the blurry associations/branding bell during that era of Japan-made instruments.Thank you for asking! Yes, we're on Bandcamp. I used the Peavey rig pictured on the demo recording, but with my Yamaha BB734A which has a preamp and 21st fret. I also used an OG Peavey 5150 2x12 combo for the guitar part.
The bass in this photograph is an Electra X700JB with aftermarket Gotoh hardware. It has either an '80s DiMarzio Model P pickup or a dead-on Japanese clone of one, so it's basically just a fire-breathing P bass. Heavy in every sense of the word
Yes, I've seen other basses just like this one with both Electra and Westone on the same headstockIt's got the Westone headstock- I love the blurry associations/branding bell during that era of Japan-made instruments.
Sick bass! My first long scale bass was an Electra/Westone X630B---a much more conservative design of your bass!
i have sellers remorse on Alpha Bass, found many used Mace heads which the Alpha was based on, will the mace work as a bass head, with 212 bass cab ?or just get another vb-2
I bet you'll be l find another AlphaBass out there for around $300 if you're reasonably patient. But you might give the techies at Peavey a call, those folks are generally forward with info.
A little less patience might be required for an answer here though, among our battle-seasoned locals...
Hey, I think you might have messaged me on marketplace about my Mace VT head. Bunch of guys here used a Mace on bass, that's how I found out about it: Peavey Amp Club (link to page 17)
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Hi friends and Peavey fans, I've enjoyed my silver strip era Microbass and Minx amps, and I'm wondering what is a comparable tone from Peavey the next size up? Is the Combo 300 similar, with more wattage and larger speaker, or does that sound significantly different? I've had their 70s and 80s heads, but I like the Minx tone more... so I'm wondering which vintage Peavey combo amp will sound the most similar with more wattage. 
I haven't tried a Minx, but I would think of the TKO as the next size up, and the TNT (or Combo) the next size up from that.Hi friends and Peavey fans, I've enjoyed my silver strip era Microbass and Minx amps, and I'm wondering what is a comparable tone from Peavey the next size up? Is the Combo 300 similar, with more wattage and larger speaker, or does that sound significantly different? I've had their 70s and 80s heads, but I like the Minx tone more... so I'm wondering which vintage Peavey combo amp will sound the most similar with more wattage.
Does anyone happen to have a spare pot that's used for the Paramid control on a Mark III head? That's the one thing my tech needs to fix my amp. Peavey supplied a modern replacement, and it's too small to fit.
I have the early 2000s era microbass (8") and the Basic 112. The minx (10")is in-between.Hi friends and Peavey fans, I've enjoyed my silver strip era Microbass and Minx amps, and I'm wondering what is a comparable tone from Peavey the next size up? Is the Combo 300 similar, with more wattage and larger speaker, or does that sound significantly different? I've had their 70s and 80s heads, but I like the Minx tone more... so I'm wondering which vintage Peavey combo amp will sound the most similar with more wattage.
The series would go microbass, minx, basic 112, TKO 115, TNT 115, and finally the insanely heavy Combo 300. The TKO did not have a horn whereas the TNT did.
The Microbass was my first bass amp 23 years ago. The Basic 112 a few years ago for $50. Needed it's input jack fixed, cold solder joint. For the price can't go wrong. A bit heavy (44lb) for a 50W combo but it sounds good.
Thank you, bassguitarist85! Do you know if there's any significant sonic difference between the silver strip, blue strip, and red strip models?
Any one tried one of these yet.
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I bought this Mark IV a couple weeks ago to drive my new stack of 115s and have been really impressed with how great it sounds. It's the cleanest amp I've ever played through and with these cabs, even an open B0 is crystal clear without a bit of mud or distortion. This will be my new live rig for the foreseeable future.
Can't beat an old Peavey. Those MK III's and MK IV's were great amps.
I had a MK IV back in the 80s, myself. They were great, agreed. A bit bulky and heavy, but I didn't think a thing of it back 40 years ago! I usually left everything flat and only adjusted the volume, and was happy with that. As a result, I never got the hang of the two channels, or the EQ options, before I sold it. Like most of my old gear, I wish I still had it.
