Peavey MiniMega 1000

[mbelue]

Just received this e-mail from Peavey. Doesn't sound promising


Hello,
At this time all we can say is that we're expecting them the first quarter on next year.
Thanks,
Aubrey

Peavey Customer Service

That's accurate for widespread availability. Some will make it out before the end of the year.

Ouch. Very sorry to hear that.
I was really hoping to snag one.

 

[oysteivi]

It's good to have a confirmation that the plans to release the amps aren't cancelled. Knowing that, I can easily wait another 6 months (or until an equivalent competitor is released).

 

[CL400Peavey]

Ouch. Very sorry to hear that.
I was really hoping to snag one.

Better to have it late, and right, than early and not ready.

 

[mbelue]

Better to have it late, and right, than early and not ready.

True, I've said similarly myself. These delays are getting old though.

 

[CL400Peavey]

True, I've said similarly myself. These delays are getting old though.

I dont disagree.

 

[ebozzz]

Better for me after the first of the year. I think that I want both Minis and also want to give some consideration to the new cabs as well.

 

[xbud]

I think the TC Electronic BH800 is winking at me, drawing my attention as it is available. Offers some onboard effects.......decisions, decisions.

 

[DerekW]

Was wondering when someone would bring up the new TC releases. They are interesting for sure, but I always here such hot and cold reviews on them. Hoping the new ones are great though. Competition is great for the consumer.

 

[mbelue]

....
Presuming no snags in getting this to market, Peavey should sell a ton of these.

I thought about that when Bobby posted this...

That's accurate for widespread availability. Some will make it out before the end of the year.

And so it begins.....

I think the TC Electronic BH800 is winking at me, drawing my attention as it is available. Offers some onboard effects.......decisions, decisions.

Was wondering when someone would bring up the new TC releases. They are interesting for sure, but I always here such hot and cold reviews on them. Hoping the new ones are great though. Competition is great for the consumer.

 

[thudfromafar]

I think I'm gonna scramble for a KXB500, sell my genz benz 3.0, and then buy a minimega several months later. So I won't be so reliant on this release with only my low-powered shuttle 3.0.

 

[Kirk Bryant]

You go thud faf

 

[xbud]

Ordered the TCE BH800, currently on Backorder from MF. Waiting either way.

 

[mbelue]

 

[bebass]

BbbyBld sent me one of these for evaluation. I plugged it in to two 15's and MAN was it awesome! All the notes I played were clear as a bell!
I was playing around with the DSP and all of a sudden the little blue light flashed 3 times in a row and the ENGINEERING MODE was displayed! I thought WOW, BbbyBld probably didn't mean for this to get outside the secret Peavey labs. So I perused the menu. The 3rd item was "dimensional shift" so I had to check it out and pushed the button. All of a sudden I was in a coliseum playing to over 20,000 people. I was doing runs I have never done before, every note clean, loud, and I was very fast and the drummer was looking over at me with a sense of awe... Then....I woke up.
I think I am going to order 10 of these.

 

[ebozzz]

I was playing around with the DSP and all of a sudden the little blue light flashed 3 times in a row and the ENGINEERING MODE was displayed! I thought WOW, BbbyBld probably didn't mean for this to get outside the secret Peavey labs. So I perused the menu. The 3rd item was "dimensional shift" so I had to check it out and pushed the button. All of a sudden I was in a coliseum playing to over 20,000 people. I was doing runs I have never done before, every note clean, loud, and I was very fast and the drummer was looking over at me with a sense of awe... Then....I woke up.
I think I am going to order 10 of these.

Dimensional shift? Oooooooooooooo.... I gots to have it!

 

[neptoon]

i know it's a little off the topic of the head, but is there any news about the new 1516 cab? is it going to be released along the same timeline? no hurry, just curious...

 

[BbbyBld]

i know it's a little off the topic of the head, but is there any news about the new 1516 cab? is it going to be released along the same timeline? no hurry, just curious...

I know it's a ways off, but watch out for news about bass cabs when it's NAMM time. The 1516 should, and could possibly ship around the same time as Mini Mega, but I don't know if it will happen in lieu of the upcoming news I hinted around at.

 

[neptoon]

awesome, I will keep an eye out...thanks

 

[thudfromafar]

Question for @BbbyBld :

If I have a 112 speaker cab, with an Eminence 3012LF variant (rated 450 watts RMS and 900 watts peak) at 4ohms, will it be safe to use the minimega if I never push it past a certain point on the master?

 

[BbbyBld]

If I have a 112 speaker cab, with an Eminence 3012LF variant (rated 450 watts RMS and 900 watts peak) at 4ohms, will it be safe to use the minimega if I never push it past a certain point on the master?

There's not really any way to provide a rule of thumb for master volume position that will guarantee safe operation with a particular speaker cabinet. There's too many variables like the bass you're using, playing style, EQ settings, etc... I think it's important for bass players to know what speaker distortion sounds like, and what cooking voice coil smells like (pungent odor...kind of like the exhaust smell from a car with a bad catalytic converter).

I really like Eminence, and I use their speakers sometimes, however, I don't believe that the 3012LF is a 450W speaker. It's probably more like a 250W speaker when used for bass guitar. I think Eminence tends to exaggerate the specs on the speaker components they market to the public. If I called up Eminence and asked for a sample of the 3012LF, the specs that they would send me would most likely be different than the ones they publish for you.