Listed on Amazon as discontinued perhaps its getting a facelift like the miniMax? Curious what the replacement might be.....unlike the days of old no heads up on peaveys plans here anymore
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Peavey MiniMega 1000
- Thread starter Stev187
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Maybe they learned from the minimega unveiling
From this amazon add...
Amazon.com: Peavey MiniMEGA 1000-Watt Mini Bass Amp Head: Musical Instruments
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer No
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My bad. It was gone from the website, but now shows it will be available in August. Sorry for the bad information.
Mark
I saw it too but indeed now listed as available in a few months albeit not in stock....
That makes sense in regards to availability of the replacement power board for mine, was told a few months out! Fingers crossed!
In the other mini mega thread I’ve posted a number of times regarding mine. I still think it’s a pretty great sounding and performing amp. I was a relatively early adopter so mine is a somewhat early one. I’ve had mine serviced twice, yes I know, a deal breaker for most, but I have multiple amps so I've got backups. Also I have carried a backup Amphead for over ten years. The second time it was not under warrantee but it was only a few bucks so not a big deal to me. These are so cheap I’ve considered buying another as a backup, lol. I think I only paid about $400 for mine. I wouldn’t personally pay more than $450-500 for one now. Considering I’ve got probably 300+ gigs on it I think I’ve got more than my money’s worth out of it. What do I love about it? The heft, slam, punch, is great, the tone is very good, it’s relatively unvoiced and close to flat at 12 o’clock. The subharmonic junk is useless to me “except” with a small cab at low volume. But I don’t use this at low vol. lol. I like the semi parametric EQ which is very powerful and I have no problem getting my sound out of it. The compressor is decent enough, but I have a better one on my board. I alternate between the MM and a Genz Benz 12.0. I see a couple used under $400, so at that price, ($350), to me, it’s a no brainer, if you’re interested in checking it out. Tonight the mini is getting the call. So glad to be playing again!
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I just pulled the trigger on one of these. I've been gigging a Bugera Veyron M quite happily for the past 5+ years. It's seen a lot of punishment. Hundreds of gigs and rehearsals, aggressive load-ins and breakdowns and served me well. But it's starting to show it's age and abuse with some crackles, hums, etc. My main gigging amp of 20 years prior to that was my trusty Peavey T-Max head. I loved that thing and wish I never sold it. What a workhorse. Decades of reliable punishment.
I ordered from AMS and it should be here by this Friday 6/25. Which I hope is accurate as I have gigs on 6/26 and 6/27. A wedding and a private party, so I won't be able to run it wide open into my pair of Avatar B210 Neos.
I look forward to returning to my Peavey roots. I had bought the T-Max along with matching Peavey 410 and 115 cabs in 96 at the ripe age of 16. I enjoy the sentiment of circling back to Peavey in my early 40's.
I ordered from AMS and it should be here by this Friday 6/25. Which I hope is accurate as I have gigs on 6/26 and 6/27. A wedding and a private party, so I won't be able to run it wide open into my pair of Avatar B210 Neos.
I look forward to returning to my Peavey roots. I had bought the T-Max along with matching Peavey 410 and 115 cabs in 96 at the ripe age of 16. I enjoy the sentiment of circling back to Peavey in my early 40's.
I alternate between the Bugera and the Minimega as my gigging amps. There's no doubt that the Minimega has more power and more versatility, but the Bugera weighs less and is much simpler to use. Both sound great. I wish the Minimega didn't have the top mounted fan and that the fan was quieter, but it is a powerhouse and you can make it sound any way you want with some careful dialing in. Be sure to learn the numerous control options.
The features that are most enticing for me are the clean, transparent gobs of power and the versatile EQ section. I've got sweepable mids on all my active basses as well as 2 outboard preamps. I'm definitely more of a cut first, boost almost never type of player with my HPF usually engaged around 50-60. I don't ever expect to use the Kosmos, crunch or compression. My MXR compression pedal is perfect for my needs. It's scheduled to arrive Thursday which I have off. Hopefully I get it early enough to tweak the basics before my weekend gigs.
The Kosmos C can be of some use depending on the kind of speakers the amp is feeding. It's very effective in giving the impression of more deep bass with smaller cabinets without actually boosting the deep bass and its totally variable.
Yes, the Kosmos C is something I never thought I would use or care about, and now its my favorite thing about the MM and I use it vary sparingly
Interesting. I'll have to experiment. When house sound is not provided, I run sound for both bands I play with. If anything, I'm usually a bit cautious and favor reduction of excess rumble in favor of overall clarity. My pair of Avatar B210 Neos do a surprising job of getting louder and deeper than I've ever needed.
I'm still a knuckle dragging, vibration happy neanderthal at heart who would love nothing more than to rumble the patrons off of their stools. But private parties, weddings, and boat side venues seem to discourage such antics.
The cosmos function I rarely use on my mini max primary because it gets used with fairly loud and large gig/cabinet combinations. However through smaller cabs and when using at lower volumes it can be quite usable.... with 8 or 10 inch single speaker setups for example....
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Indeed used cosmos with a 210 also but for me plenty of low without it
even with the little brother....Attachments
I now have 3 gigs under my belt with the Mini Mega. My early impressions are quite positive. Last night was the 1st chance I got to step on the gas. Night club type venue with a great system and a dance encouraged environment. The Peavey is the most class A/B "like" class D amp I've used so far. The power in reserve, dynamic response at high volume, and quickness of attack were reminiscent of my old T-Max running a 2 ohm load.
I also just joined a new band playing a lot of modern top 40 pop. I never thought I'd use the Kosmos, but I don't own an octave pedal and some tunes have really benefitted from a light touch of it.
Most importantly... pretty lights, which alone makes it worth the price of admission.
I also just joined a new band playing a lot of modern top 40 pop. I never thought I'd use the Kosmos, but I don't own an octave pedal and some tunes have really benefitted from a light touch of it.
Most importantly... pretty lights, which alone makes it worth the price of admission.
Just picked up a used MiniMega, and I'm really pleased with the sound and (not surprisingly) there is plenty of power on tap.
I've heard (probably in this thread) that the #1 cause for return of these amps is the fan wire coming unhooked. So I wanted to check ALL the wire connectors on mine before I started hauling the amp around to rehearsals and shows.
That's when I noticed a missing screw on the top cover; an indication that this amp has been serviced before.
So I popped the hood, and noted that most of the ribbon wire connectors are secured with hot melt glue. Some of the hot glue looks newer/different, indicating where the prior trouble spots might have been - and preventive measures applied.
Proceeding on that theme, I looked around the amp and saw a couple other places where the wire bundles could rub against a sharp edge or a protruding screw tip: I'm in the process of mitigating those spots now.
I'll take pictures and post them here...maybe I'm OCD, but if I can help someone else keep their MiniMega up and kicking, I'll consider it a "pay it forward" to Bobby Baldwin (who designed the MiniMega) for all of the great advice he gave me about OTHER Peavey amps.
I've heard (probably in this thread) that the #1 cause for return of these amps is the fan wire coming unhooked. So I wanted to check ALL the wire connectors on mine before I started hauling the amp around to rehearsals and shows.
That's when I noticed a missing screw on the top cover; an indication that this amp has been serviced before.
So I popped the hood, and noted that most of the ribbon wire connectors are secured with hot melt glue. Some of the hot glue looks newer/different, indicating where the prior trouble spots might have been - and preventive measures applied.
Proceeding on that theme, I looked around the amp and saw a couple other places where the wire bundles could rub against a sharp edge or a protruding screw tip: I'm in the process of mitigating those spots now.
I'll take pictures and post them here...maybe I'm OCD, but if I can help someone else keep their MiniMega up and kicking, I'll consider it a "pay it forward" to Bobby Baldwin (who designed the MiniMega) for all of the great advice he gave me about OTHER Peavey amps.
