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Peavey MiniMega 1000

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Hmmm...that's strange.

When in light edit mode, make sure the mute button light is off. If you want it to save, you need to make sure you don't switch the amp off for at least 5 seconds so that your change is saved.

If that still doesn't work, you can power the amp on while holding both the mute and kosmos buttons to reset everything, then try to change them in edit mode again.
 
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Hey there, @BbbyBld, hope the new job is going well. I have a question for you, in another thread someone was asking about what type of HPF or low end filtering is going on with this head. Could you please give us a rundown on what's going on there and your philosophy on it. Thx in advance.

Also, Bobby, could you explain why the tuner wasn't included in the MM? Looking inside it appears that there would have been room. Just wondering.
 
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I'm not Bobby, but I remember asking about the HPF (I'm sure others did as well) awhile back. Early in this thread, the claim was made that the Minimega had "no HPF" and I asked about that. If I remember right, Bobby said that there wasn't an HPF in the traditional sense (steep rolloff at 35 Hz, say) but there was some protection in place so that the super-sub-lows wouldn't overwhelm your speakers (or wouldn't overwhelm them as easily, anyway). Whether this takes the shape of a dedicated HPF (just set lower than normal) or something else, I don't know.
 
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Had a couple minutes with one of these the other day when a friend showed up to compare a handful of his tube preamps against mine. He brought the MiniMega along knowing that I'd expressed interest. Nice little unit, pretty easy to get a really decent tone right out of the box and I would think it would provide enough power for most people who are looking for a 'micro' solution to many gigging situations. I would consider one of these as a workable choice on a 'limited van space' tour situation. The amps that we were running during our tests were my IPR2-3000DSP and a Crest Prolite-2000 so a direct comparison of headroom isn't really fair or even, but all the same, this one is a nice unit.
 
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Lately I've been going back and forth between buying the minimega or a pre/power setup (art pro channel ii / crest pro lite)

Ideally I would have both, but I have not yet escaped the paycheck-to-paycheck living (as would seem to be the situation of most "millennials")
 
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Hi Bobby @BbbyBld , I'm about to score a used MiniMega and I have a couple questions, if you will:

Is it possible to bypass the preamp by just plugging in to the FX return, or would I need a "dummy" 1/4" plug in the send to switch it on? Would doing that harm anything? Is there a diagram available for it? What is after the FX return, just the volume knob?

Edit - I just answered those questions myself - it functions as a power amp via the FX return just fine, and is post all gain/EQ/KOSMOS. I found that the preamp works well with my acoustic baritone, but I prefer my Para Driver DI for that application and I can plug it into the return and go, leaving my bass setup intact. Good stuff, loving this unit with 2 Greenboy f112s.

Thanks!
 
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Feralhog said:
Guess it's my favorite also since it is the only amp I have now! Bought one this week. Loving what I'm hearing so far but need to work on mastering those knobs and buttons.
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I was actually referring to the classic 400 reference however I really hope you enjoy the new amp. I am still thinking about putting a light weight rig together so who knows :)
 
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Feralhog said:
Guess it's my favorite also since it is the only amp I have now! Bought one this week. Loving what I'm hearing so far but need to work on mastering those knobs and buttons.
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In the interest of full disclosure I returned the MiniMega today. I think my biggest problem with it was that there are just too darn many knobs plus crunch, bright, etc. I spent a week trying to dial it in and finally gave up. Wouldn't be quite so bad if I didn't have several basses, each reacting in a different way to all those settings requiring yet more fiddling. It always sounded good and strong, but never got it to sound like I wanted it to sound (I guess the "sound in my head"). Good amp, just didn't turn out to be my thing I guess. :(

I bought a Ampeg SVT7 Pro....the saga continues. A positive so far is....there's less to tweak. We shall see....
 
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I was in the music store today, looking for a gift for my father when I saw a MiniMega sitting on a Peavey cab. I told the sales associate, who I have known forever, that I was going to give it a whirl since I've been very curious about these amps since they came out. I grabbed a Schecter Stilletto and fired it up.

WOW!

This little amp sounds incredible. Like many, I've found that a lot of class D has the dreaded "spongey" low-end. Not this amp. The low-end was tight, focused, and huge - more low-end on tap than I'd ever use in a real world situation. I don't know if that is the result of the kosmos or just the voicing on the amp. The EQ was very powerful and musical, and this is one of the few amps that I found actually, truly sounds good with all of the knobs at noon. While it wouldn't take the place of a dedicated outboard compressor, I actually found the compressor decent.

I've been contemplating a powerful, small, light amp for back-up, rehearsal, and easy load-ins. I may have to keep my eyes peeled for one of these in the classifieds.
 
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