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Peavey MiniMega 1000

Stev187

Stev187

Peavey MegaBass Club!
Jan 11, 2011
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Today is my new favorite amp's birthday:

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http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/peavey-megabass-club-878370/

That just went live on Peavey's web site. I cannot wait to get my hands on one of these. A bunch of us love the original MegaBass, so it's cool to see Peavey bringing the "Mega" name back.

If you're at NAMM, stop by and check it out so you can tell us what you think!!!!

Very excited!

--Steve
Peavey MegaBass Club #1

P.S. Here's our club thread for the original Mega:
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f15/peavey-megabass-club-878370/
 
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Looks nice. Power spec is pretty vague, but one way or the other, seems like plenty.

Nice look, NICE features.... compressor, two bands of what look like 'almost full parametric' EQ with narrow and wide Q controls, what sounds like some nice variable 'low end/high passing' variability, etc. Unfortunate choice of 'KOSMOS' for that knob... sounds like kid stuff there, but minor deal.

Assuming it is under $1,000 street, they will sell a lot of these I think! Nice!

Can't get a feel for the size of it. 8 pounds is great. Looks like 'small but not mini'.
 
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KJung said:
Looks nice. Power spec is pretty vague, but one way or the other, seems like plenty.

Nice look, NICE features.... compressor, two bands of what look like 'almost full parametric' EQ with narrow and wide Q controls, what sounds like some nice variable 'low end/high passing' variability, etc. Unfortunate choice of 'KOSMOS' for that knob... sounds like kid stuff there, but minor deal.

Assuming it is under $1,000 street, they will sell a lot of these I think! Nice!

Can't get a feel for the size of it. 8 pounds is great. Looks like 'small but not mini'.
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$500 is what Peavey has said.
 
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KJung said:
Given the 'midi footswitch input', seems like a digital front end.
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What is a digital front end? All front ends are all analog. After the analog stage there may be digital processing but that is not the front end. For a front end to be digital you would need a digital output on your bass and even then the amp would still just be a signal processor before it was returned to the analog realm to be amplified by an the only kind of amplifier there are...analog amplifiers.
 
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Tractorr said:
What is a digital front end? All front ends are all analog. After the analog stage there may be digital processing but that is not the front end. For a front end to be digital you would need a digital output on your bass and even then the amp would still just be a signal processor before it was returned to the analog realm to be amplified by an the only kind of amplifier there are...analog amplifiers.
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Yeah, digital is a loose term, and by 'front end', I was defining that as the total preamp. Given the midi connection, I was guessing this is similar to the TC RH amp front end, which is as 'digital' as you can get from what I understand (i.e., everything but the master volume... initial gain setting, overdrive level, EQ center points and Q's, compressor, etc. can be programmed and stored in various memory options.

Seems like that is not the case with this amp. The Midi thing suggested otherwise to me. Minor point.
 
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There's another thread on the new Peavey bass gear, but for obvious reasons this is the one I'm psyched about. Sweetwater posted a different photo with the lights in purple:

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It's very cool that Bobby checks in here and talks with us about the new stuff. It all looks very cool, but this thing is very exciting to me, which is why I started an individual thread for the MiniMega. I predict it's going to have a big impact. There are still many of us who regularly gig the original Mega (I'll be playing out with mine this weekend).

In another thread, Bobby said the MiniMega is 11" (most of the micro/mini heads are approx 9" or 10" I believe). I like the slightly larger size. Having that kind of headroom is such a plus for a gigging head.

--Steve
 

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