Revived Zombie Thread.
I played Top 40/Hard Rock/Soft Rock/Disco/Pop. Bought my rig early 80's and it's still running very well although I only ever use it for larger gigs now. Gigged for close to 30 years using a '91 Peavey Dyna Bass 5 string through it, the DDT compression light would come on constantly through the second half of a gig when the volume went up but it was more of a limiter for the speakers, and although it did limit any extra volume the darn thing was loud, loud, loud anyway, so any extra volume was generally never needed.
The 1820 cab was a 4ohm and it was the only cab I ever ran with the MKIV head, so 210watts was all I drove through it into the 1820 cab and never hooked in a second cab to gain the full 300w at 2ohms. I never used the channel combiner pedal. I ran both A and B channels on all the time so never needed turning a channel off. The cable was too short anyway and it plugged to the amp using a din type plug which to my way of thinking was too fragile (see pic).
I ran channel A gain about 9 oclock and Master flat out, bass (Low) 3, mid 12, high 2
I ran channel B gain at 12 oclock and Master flat out, bass (Low) 3, paramid 2, shift 1.5K, high 2
Both Bright and Graphic buttons engaged for channels A and B. Graphic EQ 3 sliders on Low side quite high (check pic) Graphic EQ 3 sliders on High side high also (check pic).
I ran this MKIV head at these settings for more than 30 years without a hiccup and had volume to die for at all those settings at any size gig.
I plugged into the Low Gain input with the Active Dyna Bass. I never used the effects loop. I ran the Peavey Dyna Bass 5 string using one guitar cable into a Boss Bass Flanger, Boss Bass Touch Wah, Boss Bass Chorus daisy-chained and straight from the last pedal output using a second guitar cable into the Low Gain MKIV Head input. I got a great sound using that system in that fashion. The High gain input was useful with passive basses like my Ric 4003.
Never used FOH. This amp covered large venues of 1500+ people with ease.
The rig is still a working musicians rig..reliable, flexible, clean sounding and gutsy.
I played Top 40/Hard Rock/Soft Rock/Disco/Pop. Bought my rig early 80's and it's still running very well although I only ever use it for larger gigs now. Gigged for close to 30 years using a '91 Peavey Dyna Bass 5 string through it, the DDT compression light would come on constantly through the second half of a gig when the volume went up but it was more of a limiter for the speakers, and although it did limit any extra volume the darn thing was loud, loud, loud anyway, so any extra volume was generally never needed.
The 1820 cab was a 4ohm and it was the only cab I ever ran with the MKIV head, so 210watts was all I drove through it into the 1820 cab and never hooked in a second cab to gain the full 300w at 2ohms. I never used the channel combiner pedal. I ran both A and B channels on all the time so never needed turning a channel off. The cable was too short anyway and it plugged to the amp using a din type plug which to my way of thinking was too fragile (see pic).
I ran channel A gain about 9 oclock and Master flat out, bass (Low) 3, mid 12, high 2
I ran channel B gain at 12 oclock and Master flat out, bass (Low) 3, paramid 2, shift 1.5K, high 2
Both Bright and Graphic buttons engaged for channels A and B. Graphic EQ 3 sliders on Low side quite high (check pic) Graphic EQ 3 sliders on High side high also (check pic).
I ran this MKIV head at these settings for more than 30 years without a hiccup and had volume to die for at all those settings at any size gig.
I plugged into the Low Gain input with the Active Dyna Bass. I never used the effects loop. I ran the Peavey Dyna Bass 5 string using one guitar cable into a Boss Bass Flanger, Boss Bass Touch Wah, Boss Bass Chorus daisy-chained and straight from the last pedal output using a second guitar cable into the Low Gain MKIV Head input. I got a great sound using that system in that fashion. The High gain input was useful with passive basses like my Ric 4003.
Never used FOH. This amp covered large venues of 1500+ people with ease.
The rig is still a working musicians rig..reliable, flexible, clean sounding and gutsy.
