Peavey MiniMega 1000

[B-string]

I said Bobby was the man.

BTW the IPR's have been great all these years since except for a finicky power switch on one (it's a little grumpy both on and off). The trouble I talked about on a PM wound up being from the old dbx Driverack getting a bad signal from the reference mike. No one would admit to having dropped the mike and damaging it. Wasn't sure if I ever gave you the final on that Bobby.

 

[senmen]

Thanks again B-String!!!
Really appreciate!!!

 

[BbbyBld]

By the way...this cold start update was included in all USA shipments. I discovered it the first weekend it got cold here months ago. I had a gig and left the amp in my car. It would not start when I got to the gig. With the update, I've been able to freeze the amp to -20F with no issues.

Christoph is a very good Friend of Mine. I live 30mins away from him.
But nowadays he is only doing ProAudio right?

He's a good guy. I'm sure I'll be seeing him at NAMM next week. Anyway, he's the one who we've been handling this through, and he's the one who told us about the problem. Please contact him if you need anything, and I'll send him an email about this.

 

[senmen]

Will call him up tomorrow.
Thank you so much!
Have a great day.

 

[narwhale]

When did you place your order?

Ordered on Dec 18.

 

[Jeff Scott]

...this cold start update.....With the update, I've been able to freeze the amp to -20F with no issues.

Would that update work with me so that I can handle those kinds of temperatures?

 

[Jeff Scott]

...finicky power switch on one (it's a little grumpy both on and off).

Is it old enough to join the club?

 

[B-string]

Is it old enough to join the club?

Nope, still has many years of annoying before it can.

 

[popgadget]

Ordered on Dec 18.

They must like you better than me.....
Mine was ordered 12/13, shows estimated ship date of 1/18

 

[andreiscv]

The MiniMega definitely has a certain heft to it tone-wise.

I got a few recordings of the MiniMega in addition to a few other amps. I played the bass lines through my Boss RC3 looper and saved them. I then ran the looper's output to each amp under test. The amp settings were all flat except for the Streamliner 900 (which was Bass @ 10 'oclock, Mids 2.5k @ 1:30 'oclock, Treble just left of 12 'oclock). The cab was a Fearless F112 and recorded through a Zoom H5 placed 12 inches from the cab's front grill, pointed directly at it.

Drum track introduced at the halfway point of each track. Did my best to align them, but some may not be perfectly timed.

Have a listen for yourselves. Here are my impressions:

Markbass SD1200: Sounded most flat and even to me.
Peavey: Similar to Markbass but sounded slightly more..... beefy? lol
TH500: Nice low mids, subdued highs
Streamliner 900: Warm and chewy yum













BTW, I stole the bass licks from Jerry Barnes video. He does them much better lol. Check it out here, he's got some groove.

 

[BbbyBld]

What kind of bass did you use?

 

[andreiscv]

Lakland Skyline 55-60. Both volumes and tone controls wide open.

 

[BbbyBld]

Lakland Skyline 55-60. Both volumes and tone controls wide open.

Actually sounds very similar to one of my 'Rays.

I just listened to all the clips again with studio monitors. I was using headphones last night. The subtle differences between the clips is more apparent with headphones, to me anyway.

 

[dukeorock]

Bought a mm in the TB classifieds and it came in today. My gigs tonight and tomorrow are quick setup, no Soundcheck kinda deals, so I may not get to test it out for a couple days, though I am more than a little curious!

 

[andreiscv]

Actually sounds very similar to one of my 'Rays.

I just listened to all the clips again with studio monitors. I was using headphones last night. The subtle differences between the clips is more apparent with headphones, to me anyway.

It's just a passive Jazz style 5-string. Must be my skinny fingers lol.
And yes I could see headphones working better.

 

[Nemasis]

They must like you better than me.....
Mine was ordered 12/13, shows estimated ship date of 1/18

I ordered mine on 12/12. Still waiting.

 

[monkeyfinger]

Dec. 11 for me.

 

[rmars]

The MiniMega definitely has a certain heft to it tone-wise.

I got a few recordings of the MiniMega in addition to a few other amps. I played the bass lines through my Boss RC3 looper and saved them. I then ran the looper's output to each amp under test. The amp settings were all flat except for the Streamliner 900 (which was Bass @ 10 'oclock, Mids 2.5k @ 1:30 'oclock, Treble just left of 12 'oclock). The cab was a Fearless F112 and recorded through a Zoom H5 placed 12 inches from the cab's front grill, pointed directly at it.

Drum track introduced at the halfway point of each track. Did my best to align them, but some may not be perfectly timed.

Have a listen for yourselves. Here are my impressions:

Markbass SD1200: Sounded most flat and even to me.
Peavey: Similar to Markbass but sounded slightly more..... beefy? lol
TH500: Nice low mids, subdued highs
Streamliner 900: Warm and chewy yum













BTW, I stole the bass licks from Jerry Barnes video. He does them much better lol. Check it out here, he's got some groove.

Nice comparison, sounds good. I'd agree with your assessment of the amps. The mm was my favorite; seemed to have the bite and mids of the Markbass (my 2nd favorite) but more going on down low so it seemed more balanced.

 

[BassOnTheSide]

Thanks for posting the sound clips. Great comparison. I got one of these MiniMega things last week and I must say I'm very impressed. It hits way harder than any other amp of this size/rating that I have tried. I bought it thinking I would play with it for a while and then flip it, as I do with most gear, but now (still honeymoon phase) it seems like a keeper.

 

[husky123]

I've been playing my mM for the last week at 8 ohms going through a single 15. Decided to hook it up at 4 ohms through my 215. Holy cow, it gets me every time. I cannot imagine ever being in a situation and needing any more headroom and that's just through a 215. I'm gonna have some fun later and run it through my flatback 810.