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Peavey Bass Amps
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Over the last twenty years I have favored Acoustics and Ampegs. I have had on-stage failures of Acoustics (the pre-amps, for god sakes) and a rehearsal failure of an SVT.
I agree that the Ampeg tone is tough to beat, BUT One thing I know about my Peavey Nitrobass is that it will start every time I turn it on. (I probably shouldn't have said that out loud!)
Relativly speaking, it is somewhat sterile (and yes my GK is transparent and not sterile), but with my SABBI in line it has outstanding tone, punch, power, etc.
I have been extremely happy with it.
BTW, someone mentioned the speaker protection on all the time. I run mild compression between the pre and power amp and don't have an issue with that.
That being said, my step father drove Fords and would never waste good money on a GM product. Some people may never need or want a Peavey.
Good luck to all.
I agree that the Ampeg tone is tough to beat, BUT One thing I know about my Peavey Nitrobass is that it will start every time I turn it on. (I probably shouldn't have said that out loud!)
Relativly speaking, it is somewhat sterile (and yes my GK is transparent and not sterile), but with my SABBI in line it has outstanding tone, punch, power, etc.
I have been extremely happy with it.
BTW, someone mentioned the speaker protection on all the time. I run mild compression between the pre and power amp and don't have an issue with that.
That being said, my step father drove Fords and would never waste good money on a GM product. Some people may never need or want a Peavey.
Good luck to all.
Although I wouldn't have an early Peavey cab if you gave it to me, They made some great amps.
Alpha bass , Max , CS800 poweramps , MarkIV , VI and VIII , The later version TNTs sound good. They hardly break , you may have to replace a socket ,a pot or switch every 20 years but that's about all.
Alpha bass , Max , CS800 poweramps , MarkIV , VI and VIII , The later version TNTs sound good. They hardly break , you may have to replace a socket ,a pot or switch every 20 years but that's about all.
Help guys, I have a Delta Bass Head with a 4 x 12 Amp, and I play a lot of Lynyrd Skynyrd Music, and I need more punch! I set it like it says to in the book but I can't figure out how to get more punch?
What type of 4x12 Cabinet do you have?
Is it a Bass Cab or a Guitar Cab?
If it is a Bass Cab you should be able to get decent lows with some punch. If it is a guitar cab, it is probably very shallow and not ported (but sealed). Guitar cabs don't produce deep lows very well.
Typically Low mids add more punch than anything else. Most Peavey heads have a Parametric Mid Range (on some amps it is called a Mid Shift). I would turn it to the left (to the lowest frequency) and then Boost the Level Knob (or Mid knob) by turning it to the right. I'm not familar with the Delta head but I think it does not have alot of power compared to other Peavey heads such as the Firebass.
If it is less than 200 Watts you may not have enough power to get the deepest lows. Low frequencies require alot of power. You could get a good deal of volume by leaving the Low knob at the 0 position and boosting the Mid frequencies though.
Is it a Bass Cab or a Guitar Cab?
If it is a Bass Cab you should be able to get decent lows with some punch. If it is a guitar cab, it is probably very shallow and not ported (but sealed). Guitar cabs don't produce deep lows very well.
Typically Low mids add more punch than anything else. Most Peavey heads have a Parametric Mid Range (on some amps it is called a Mid Shift). I would turn it to the left (to the lowest frequency) and then Boost the Level Knob (or Mid knob) by turning it to the right. I'm not familar with the Delta head but I think it does not have alot of power compared to other Peavey heads such as the Firebass.
If it is less than 200 Watts you may not have enough power to get the deepest lows. Low frequencies require alot of power. You could get a good deal of volume by leaving the Low knob at the 0 position and boosting the Mid frequencies though.
I believe it's the baby compared to the FireBass, yeah, I keep my low at O, I'll try with the Mid Shift switch, I never even though of that!
Thanks
TravellinMan
Peavey makes good tough equipment for all around sounds. If you are looking for something to get a specific sound peavey is not a good brand, but if you play a lot of different types of music like me peavey is a good brand because it as a more universal sound than most brands you can play jazz or hard rock with peavey equipment and still have a pretty good sound for that style as with some other brands they dont sound good playing all types of music
I had the Peavey Microbass as my first amp, which I now use as a practice amp. I have no complaints with it and is a fine practice amp.
When i was buying my second amp I seriously considered the Peavey TKO 115, which was loud and had good tone IMO. I eventually went with the SWR La 15 as it had wonderful tone, and wasnt quite so damn heavy.
When i was buying my second amp I seriously considered the Peavey TKO 115, which was loud and had good tone IMO. I eventually went with the SWR La 15 as it had wonderful tone, and wasnt quite so damn heavy.
Check out my PV Stack in the background!! What a monster PV/Ampeg Hybrid. Sounds killer, Gotta love PV
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Hi Farley, I'll tell you what, I like the Sting so much that it's in my regular rotation of gigging basses as you can see
The neck is to die for and the tone is brutal and narley, it would cut through cinder blocks.
Of course I dropped in a Duncan 1/4 pounder to make it come alive and a MIA Delux bridge but other than that she is stock.
Real sweet basses IMO.
Give one a try.
Been using em for years (and years). Good stuff,
especially their cabs. I think BlackWidows are the
best 15's ever IMHO. Great service and support too.
especially their cabs. I think BlackWidows are the
best 15's ever IMHO. Great service and support too.
I've loved my TNT 115 combo. The only reason I'm selling it (see the wanted section) is to help pay for a Peavey Firebass head w/ Avatar cabs.
ebozz, that thing scares the poop out of me, yet somehow I find it strangely alluring. How much power does that thing have?
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Those look like the 1500's, so bridged to 4 ohms is 1500w. SO 1500 * 3= 4500w!! Holy crap. I like it. Ive thought about the GPS1500, but think I'll go with the PV1500. big $$ diff.
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Last week I bought an H&K rig, but the head was too powerful for the cab, and it sounded like the speaker was about to blow, even when the volume and gain were on 3. I took it back to the store to get something else, and ended up getting a Peavey Nitrobass head with a Peavey 115BVX. VERY nice, especially with my Jazz basses. Unfortunately, Peavey has a bad rep because of the name, but if you feel better knowing you paid almost triple the money for the same quality, go ahead.
I used a Peavey rig for years and was pretty happy with it. Had a 250 watt DigiBass head (rack mount) and the cab I used consisted of 1 18 (Black Widow) and 2 15's. This was bought in the mid 80's.
It got plenty loud and the built in EQ helped to deal with the different rooms I'd play in just fine. The sound (to me anyway) was kinda generic but very clean. Never had any clipping issues either. Worst thing about it was that the cab weighed a TON. 2 people to load it into a truck....
I got a good metal/punk sound out of it, which was what I played mostly at the time. I have not tried any of the new Peavey gear though. Oh yeah, I took the logo off the cab about a week after I got it
It got plenty loud and the built in EQ helped to deal with the different rooms I'd play in just fine. The sound (to me anyway) was kinda generic but very clean. Never had any clipping issues either. Worst thing about it was that the cab weighed a TON. 2 people to load it into a truck....
I got a good metal/punk sound out of it, which was what I played mostly at the time. I have not tried any of the new Peavey gear though. Oh yeah, I took the logo off the cab about a week after I got it
