Found a Peavey Combo 300 for $100, I wasn't really looking for another amp, but this is a good deal I should jump on right?
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Peavey Combo 300
- Thread starter abikis
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Peavey gear is indestructable so in that regard you should get a long life from it providing it's in good working shape now. Ive owned an '82 Peavey MKIV amp/1820 cab for 30+ years and 2 Peavey basses (a Dyna Bass 5 and a T-40) and no issues at all in all that time. My old MKIV head puts out about 210W @ 4ohms or 300W @ 2ohms from memory.
If it was me I'd go try it out and if it sounded good with no problems then go for it, especially for that price. I suppose it depends what you want to use it for anyway but it would likely make a great practise amp at least. Peavey make great reliable gear.
If it was me I'd go try it out and if it sounded good with no problems then go for it, especially for that price. I suppose it depends what you want to use it for anyway but it would likely make a great practise amp at least. Peavey make great reliable gear.
I played one (someone else's) at a practice space for a while. I really liked it...when it worked. It would stop working every session. I'd then have to use my VT Bass DI into the power amp section of the Peavey Combo 300. Every week he would get something fixed on it. Every week it would fail yet again.
Finally I just gave up and brought my Traynor SB115 to each session.
To be fair...he didn't pay much for it. It was also rather old with a sketchy past.
YMMV
Finally I just gave up and brought my Traynor SB115 to each session.
To be fair...he didn't pay much for it. It was also rather old with a sketchy past.
YMMV
I just gout one for $100, very noisy and volume wavers. A freind of mine had restored a couple MK IIIs, says this is essentially the same amp. Indestructable apparently.
This one sounds great, even with the issues. Getting her spruced up this weekend.
Seems it's designed to push a 4 ohm speaker, and you can run a 4 ohm extension cab along with, for a 2 ohm load. I can use it with my 4 ohm 210... this is gonna be cool.
This one sounds great, even with the issues. Getting her spruced up this weekend.
Seems it's designed to push a 4 ohm speaker, and you can run a 4 ohm extension cab along with, for a 2 ohm load. I can use it with my 4 ohm 210... this is gonna be cool.
Nice score! I dig mine but it's been relegated to storage. I bought it from the original owner along with a T40 as a package deal. I really enjoyed the crossover. Here's a photo of the owner and his gear the day I took over as custodian.
If it was clean, I'd jump on it in a heartbeat; and for $100 buy-in, take it to a good tech and have it put in fighting shape. Find a matching 115BW cab, makes a great little stack, but in terms of today, probably a good tube pedal in line to warm it up a bit would suit. Had one back then, liked it.
This is pretty much the plan, except for the tubes in front. Tubes... power section would be my preference. But ss has been doing me right.
Most problems of intermittent operation with these amps can be cured by "shotgunning" all solder joints (especially to the jacks/pots) and proper pot cleaning. When serviced occasionally, these amps can be rock solid little work horses!
Just My $.02,
Gene
Just My $.02,
Gene
A Combo300 was my first real amp
You could pour beer into it and it would still work
You could pour beer into it and it would still work
