Peavey Tour 700 Amp / 410 cab (advice needed)

I wouldnt have bought new peavey gear.

1) Peavey gear doesnt die, it will outlive the human race
2) They dont hold a great resale value.

Therefore, buying used peavey gear is the way forward! (IMO)

But if you are happy with it, then sure, why not? As long as the $500 extra isnt going to be missed from bills etc!

 

That is a great price considering that you are buying new. I play a Firebass 700 through a 412 at practice and a 410 at gigs. It sounds great... but I digress...

I do agree with Mohawk on this one. Buying Peavey used is the way to go... They are built like a tank. I basically got my Firebass 700 and Peavey 412 for right at $500 used. I didn't buy them both together... and I got good used deals on both.

I wouldn't regret it though... what is done is done, and you have a VERY nice setup for a good price new.

Ox.

 

+1 you won't be feeling the need to upgrade anytime soon. That's gotta be worth the extra 500, right?

 

You overpaid. Peavey Tour 410s were blowing out for 300 bucks a few months ago and Tour 700s are 500 new online. You're about 100 bucks over what I would pay, personally, considering the 410s are no longer being blown out.

More than likely you could walk for 800 + tax if you pushed.

 

That is so true. Peavey's gear will literally last probably longer then you will.

 

after the apocalypse cockroaches will be playing through our peavey gear trying to drive away the mutated strains of airborne syphilis. i'm assuming they will be playing in drop C

 

Yeah drop C sounds the most appropriate.

 

If you can swing it, buy what you like. If you settle for something less, you'll regret it and end up spending more in the long run. The set-up you bought is solid and will serve you for many years to come without any need for upgrading.

 

I often rehearse in a place that have the Peavey Tour amps (I think a 450 in one room and a 700 in another) through a 4x10 and a 1x15. I also liked it a lot. Nice sound. I have a TC Electronic RH450 rig because I really really wanted something smaller and lighter, but the Peavey Tour was high in my list hadn't gone for the TCE.
I'd probably tried to find it second hand, as you can save a lot that way, plus if you later decide you like something else better you can recover most of the investment... but as far as the amp goes, I think it's a cool choice. Nice.

 

You coulda got a tmax. A 410tx a 115bw. A dtr1000, a furman M-8. And still had 200 left over for dope cables.

 

I was looking into that amp too but I've read a lot of reviews complaining of reliability issues strictly with the Tour 450/700 amps. Surprising too since Peavey has a bullet-proof reputation. I usually go off my own knowledge anyways but if an amp has multiple posts stating it worked great for a while and then died, that throws up a red flag. I don't know if they cut a few corners or what but I'd wait a few years on the Tour series to see how the rest of them pan out.

As far as the cabs go, they look great and seem to be on par with the rest of the industry!

 

Most of the reliability issues associated with the Tour series were early on and related to the Triac Resistor. It was an easy fix - the heads didn't die because of it. On the newer releases this should not be an issue.

Besides, if you purchase the head new, Peavey has a five year warranty on these heads so if anything does go wrong they do stand behind them.

 

Well there ya go!

 

Dude- I just got my Peavey 700 tour on eBay new for $350. I play a 410 ampeg cab. My advice is if you LOVE the tone of the peavey, then go with it. As most can attest to hear, you will forever be on a tone quest. We are all equipment junkies and just when you think u are happy with what you got you find something else you gotta have. I like the peavey for it's crystal clear tone. Any tone chasing I do will be through subtle pedal changes or purchases. I am personally a fan of the EHX bass stuff. But I'm sure that will change too.

Also: I say quality 410 over 115/210 pairing.

 

If you like what you hear... Why not?

$850 sounds like a steal, and I would've gotten the matching cab had I have gotten it for that price.

I ended up walking away with an Avatar 2X12 and love it to death anyway, so I didn't lose out in the long run. I'd say get it. The thing is loud, has great tone, and will last a LONG time.

 

Please don't do any of these things. 410 and 115 don't mix well, power conditioner is a waste of money unless you get the very high end ones with a voltage regulator built in. And there are very few good reasons to spend $200 on cables for one head to one cab.

 

Seeing nobody had posted in this thread in over 3 years, I'm pretty sure the OP has been settled with his setup for quite a while

Though I do agree that I wouldn't go with a 410/115 combination or bother with a power conditioner, let alone expensive cables.

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