I believe that @BbbyBld said they were voiced differently, but I'm not finding the post. (I did find one where he said that the Mini Mega and the Mini Max were voiced differently -- perhaps I'm thinking of that.)
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Peavey MiniMega 1000
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Bobby provided a description of the the voicing from each of the new amps. If I recall correctly, the Headliner and MiniMAX are voiced more like traditional Peavey amps. He went for something different with the MEGA.....
He also did it in a more descriptive manner in one of the threads about the new amps.
How would you describe "traditional Peavey" voicing? I am not very familiar with it.
I think this has been addressed earlier in the thread but what Peavey power amp(s), if any, has or will have the same power module as the mM?
Funny, this was literally the last thing discussed in this thread. Go back a page and click on the Headliner 1000
I saw that but the Headliner 1000 is a bass head with a preamp section. I'm asking about a power amp only like an IPR2.
Ah, ok. That's something I'd like to know the answer to as well.
Not to start a bashing ceremony, but as a reference point; which other class D amps have you tried that were not nearly as good?
To tell you the truth, to me, traditional Peavey tone sounds fairly uncolored and LOUD. So maybe "voiced" is a bit of a misnomer. IMO, Peavey has never been shy of volume.
The mM has some color/flavor to its voice. Pretty sure Bobby was going for something in his head on that one. And it's a good one for sure.
Yeah, I'm not trying to bash either, I was just trying to give kudos to the MM. But since you asked, the ones I owned were Crown XTI 1002 and 2002, and Genz Benz Shuttle 9.0. All sounded good, but not the same low end or fat sound as the Crest (or my other linear amps).
I wanted to say something like the above but I've only owned two Peavey amps (Mark VIII XP Series & Kilobass) and one preamp (Max). The Mark VIII definitely fit your description but the Kilobass & Max are a little different. Depending on how you blend the tube & solid state sections and the type of 12AX7 that is used, there's a little more color....
Agree 100%...my Tmax and Max preamp have their own voice/color, but the Megabass, Firebass, Marks and others that I have owned were pretty color-free
This amp just replaced my Shuttlemax 9.2 as my #1, and it wasn't very close. The SM is a great amp and has a ton of great features. But the MM is just bigger and more authoritative, while also being very warm. It has a lot more clarity in the lows and to my surprise, it could match the articulation of the SM in the high mids with some EQ changes, but conversely, the SM can't get as thick as the MM and match it's lows. I typically use a single fEARful 12/6, and the difference in headroom is clearly noticeable between these two (I was A/Bing in a loud mix last night). The MM can push a lot of air and sounds great doing it.
I was also really happy with the MM on a low volume gig last week: deep, clear and authoritative at low volumes too. This amp is a winner.
Previously I have owned and gigged the GK MB800, Kustom KXB500, Tone Hammer 500, and probably something else I'm forgetting. The Minimega is better than all of these pretty handily for me. It has more tonal neutrality than the distinct flavors of the GK and TH, I can't really say yet how versatile the preamp is (i.e. can it be EQ'd to sound like a GK or a TH - probably not really, and yes it can get fairly close, respectively). I could see others going with say a GK MB800 based on tonal preferences - I'd say the MM is warmer and rounder to the GK's quickness and bite. The MM is similar to the KXB and SM in their tonal neutrality, but is bigger and more authoritative. I'm also still curious about the Mesa D800 but I'm pretty thrilled with the Minimega so far.
To elaborate a bit: I went to the GK MB800 to get more power and typically used the power section only, it's not my kind of tone. The SM 9.2 is more in my wheelhouse tonally and it is pretty much everything I want in an amp, except that it leaves me wanting a bit more low end, or more accurately a bit more thickness. I play a Dingwall Combustion with flats on it and the low end is pretty tight. The Minimega has that extra thickness with everything at noon, and the flexibility to add some high mids for added articulation. When boosting lows on the SM there is not nearly as much clarity as the MM. I could get louder with the MM in the mix last night without getting muddy or boomy or conflicting with guitar.
Also the MM sounds great with my pedal board, I mostly use varying levels of dirt, octave, and envelope.
Also the MM sounds great with my pedal board, I mostly use varying levels of dirt, octave, and envelope.
I have been at NAMM these past two days and out of all of the heads I played the Peavey Class D stuff was the most impressive. I talked to the Peavey engineer ( @BbbyBld ? I think. ) for quite a bit about design. I was never really sold on the Class D stuff in other amps. My main amp is a Musicman HD 500 which has a toroidal power supply in it because I like the sound of the "lead sled" transients. I've played everything from Little Marks to GK Fusions to Genz Benz Shuttles and they never really have seemed like "bass" amps to me. The Peaveys were the first Class D amps that really sounded right to my ears. As far as voicing is concerned I actually liked the Tour 600 more than the Minimega but for a more balls to the wall sound the Minimega is it.
What I wish Peavey would do is put out some better cabinets. The 2x12s they had there were pretty nice, but I haven't seen them outside of NAMM. I actually liked the sound of the old TX 410s and Pro Bass cabs, and I wish they would bring something of that quality back. The build quality on the newer Headliner stuff makes it feel cheesy.
What I wish Peavey would do is put out some better cabinets. The 2x12s they had there were pretty nice, but I haven't seen them outside of NAMM. I actually liked the sound of the old TX 410s and Pro Bass cabs, and I wish they would bring something of that quality back. The build quality on the newer Headliner stuff makes it feel cheesy.
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