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Peavey MegaBass Club
- Thread starter Stev187
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I have a Max 112 comboand the MiniMax looks like it may be the same set up but more power. I love the sound of the Max 112, I'm definitely intrigued by the MiniMax.
Hey MegaPals:
There are new threads for the gear that Bobby & Peavey unveiled yesterday. We can still talk about them here, but I thought I would provide links.
Here's a general thread about the new Peavey bass stuff:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/finally-new-peavey-bass-heads-mini-1048669/
And this one is dedicated to the MiniMega:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/peavey-minimega-1000-a-1048720/
It's an exciting time to be a MegaBass fan. We obviously think that the original Mega was a very important amp (page up through this thread to see where Bobby has given some technical details about why it was so groundbreaking). I think the new MiniMega will be worthy of the name.
And the best thing we can do as fans is go out and buy the new stuff and talk it up to others. I know I cannot buy this thing soon enough.
--Steve
There are new threads for the gear that Bobby & Peavey unveiled yesterday. We can still talk about them here, but I thought I would provide links.
Here's a general thread about the new Peavey bass stuff:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/finally-new-peavey-bass-heads-mini-1048669/
And this one is dedicated to the MiniMega:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/peavey-minimega-1000-a-1048720/
It's an exciting time to be a MegaBass fan. We obviously think that the original Mega was a very important amp (page up through this thread to see where Bobby has given some technical details about why it was so groundbreaking). I think the new MiniMega will be worthy of the name.
And the best thing we can do as fans is go out and buy the new stuff and talk it up to others. I know I cannot buy this thing soon enough.
--Steve
Great video on the capability of the megabass! So, I've been scouring these Peavey threads, gassing for some old-school Peavey. I have a few questions, and this seems like the right thread. First, there is a Megabass amp on the bay right now, $140 shipped, seems like an awesome deal, but no power cord included? Makes me wonder how they know it's fully functional, and why an amp owner doesn't have the cord. What do you think? Second, if you had to pair this with only one cab, either a 2x10 or 1x15, what gets me the most volume? The Peavey 2x10 looks nice, but I have only used 1x15 in the past. Right now I have a GK mb115, good but not enough volume. I also have my eye on a Peavey Combo 300, used from GC. Thanks for the advice. -Brad
Brad:
The Mega takes a standard computer-type power cord like most modern amps. No worries there. If you're like me, you have several lying around. Heck--I'll send you one.
$140 shipped is an awesome price. Grab it. Shipping will be $20 - $30 given the weight.
On cabs... hard to say. Depends on the cab. The Mega will power any 8 ohm cab nicely from one side of the amp.
--Steve
P.S. I run an GK 115MBE with my Mega. Love it!
The Mega takes a standard computer-type power cord like most modern amps. No worries there. If you're like me, you have several lying around. Heck--I'll send you one.
$140 shipped is an awesome price. Grab it. Shipping will be $20 - $30 given the weight.
On cabs... hard to say. Depends on the cab. The Mega will power any 8 ohm cab nicely from one side of the amp.
--Steve
P.S. I run an GK 115MBE with my Mega. Love it!
OK, thanks for the info. Somebody else snapped up the Combo 300 from GC, so I may go with the mega. I just might take you up on that power cord deal (I'd pay of course) if I get the amp. Stay tuned! --Brad
Send me a PM if you want one, but you could grab one just about anywhere. They look like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-Ft-3-Pro...S_Power_Cables_Connectors&hash=item4cfcc12bf7
Actually, for $5 including shipping, that's a good one--it's 10' long, which would get you to the power strip on stage without an extension cord.
--Steve
P.S. I see you are in the Squier SS Jag club: here's my son playing his through a MegaBass a couple of years ago. He still has the bass, but we lost him to the saxophone. Perhaps he'll come back to bass later! ;-)
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Kids are a trip, I'll tell ya' what. My 10 year old got an acoustic guitar for Christmas (that he reeeeeealy wanted), and since Dec 25, it has sat on the stand. Go figure. Great shot of your son tho!
-^
A fairly stout package finally arrived from Fedex today - hope to get some time with the Mega this weekend! 
Have to watch Steve's video again too. Oh, and thanks, I did pick up a power cord from your link. -Brad
Have to watch Steve's video again too. Oh, and thanks, I did pick up a power cord from your link. -Brad
I made a sacrifice of selling my Mega, and now I'm sort keeping an eye open for another one. It was great through a single 18 JBL in a Bag End box. Duh. There'll be another... keeping the Bag End for such occasion!
