Peavey Questions

[FingeringAm]

hi
im looking to buy a used peavey due to longevity and durability -
my question is if anyone has had experience with the following amps/cabs-

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mint-Peavey-Max-160-Bass-Amp-Head-160-Watts_W0QQitemZ220260542634QQihZ012QQcategoryZ64397QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
with the 25% off i can get it for $220

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i can get the head for $150 and the cab for $100

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the other cab isnt in great shape so should i get this one for $200 and match it with one of those heads?

i was thinking of getting the Mark head($150) with the black widow cab($200) and having a stellar rig but all suggestions are welcome

thanks for your help

 

[RickenBoogie]

The Mk VI with the 215 would be killer.

 

[FingeringAm]

thanks for the input thats what i had in mind and its the cheapest solution

any other thoughts are more than welcome

 

[JTE]

Yep, the Mark VI and the 2x15 cabinet seems the best deal if you can move the cabinet around.

jte

 

[Thankful birds]

Those Peavey 15's are awesome. I had a 15 with 2x10 cab in that series. Just be forewarned- they are HEAVY and super awkward to handle. Make sure ot put on castors, or better yet- buy a dolly.

 

[Matthew Bryson]

Yeah, you want the 2x15" over the 1x15" - mostly because the Black Widow speakers are better than the Scorpian speakers... and you want the Mark VI, because at 160 Watts, that Max 160 will leave you underpowered through any cab.

 

[FingeringAm]

thanks so much for the info
i guess thread can be closed unless any1 can give me a very strong arguement against

 

[NoGraveConcern]

The Scorpion cab isn't a "bad" cab. The BW is just better and bigger though neither would be any fun to move. The Mark VI for 150 is a sweet deal.

 

[Philbiker]

The Mark VI according to what I've read is rated to 2 ohms. That means you can probably run both the 1-15" Scoprion cabinet and the 2-15" Black Widow cabinet. Wow. Talk about loud. It will also be an unbreakable workhorse.

The Mark VI is 400 watts into 2 ohms, 250 watts into 4 ohms - there is no specification for an 8 ohm load in the user manual, which is strange.

Personally I own the Max 160 amplifier so I can speak from that experience. I've never used the Mark VI though I'm a big fan of Peavey gear in general.

What's your goal? More refined tone or maximum volume? If you need maximum volume for something like a metal gig, the Mark VI is the amp you want. If you want more refined/modern tone, then IMO the Max is going to be the better choice. The Max 160 incorporates a much more modern preamp, with features like an active/passive switch instead of low gain/high gain inputs, an XLR preamp out with pre/post EQ settings (nice to have when you're playing through a proper PA), tuner out.

I'm personally not a big fan of graphic EQ, and it seems that graphic EQs are rarely used any more on modern amps. Parametric mids and Peavey's "Contour" control on the Max 160 serve me very well, making it extremely easy to dial in the tone I want.

If you're running into a 4 ohm load, the Max 160 is plenty loud.

If you need the power and also want a more modern front end, search ebay and elsewhere for the Peavey "Nitrobass" head or Max 450. Be aware that the Max 160 is exactly the same as the "Deltabass" model with different silk-screen on the faceplate.

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[JTE]

Wait a second here! While I recommended the 2x15, that's because I find 1x15 cabinets to be pretty useless items. For the same space a 4x10 is much more usefull in the real world in my opinion.

But, I think the Scorpion speaker is one of the best things Peavey did. It's not as much power handling capacity as the varioius Black Widows, but they are a lot punchier than the BWs. More fist and less flab, and they're voiced very nicely for the Peavey cabinets. The BW's tend to sound a bit too nasal in the mids for me. So don't dis the Scorpion just because it's their less expensive speaker. I'd much rather have an old TNT 65 with the Scorp than with a BW.

jte