Running a poweramp

[Zooski]

I just bought a peavy pv500 poweramp, and im wondering what the minimal signal is necesary to run it properly. The reason i ask is because i plan on running it with an eq pedal/small mixer. Will this provide a strong enough signal? thanks for the help!

 

[MuzikMan]

The easy way to find out is to turn the gain all the way up on the mixer/pedal and the power amp (speaker unplugged so you don't go deaf). If you can get the clip lights on the power amp to flash then your mixer/pedal has the power needed to fully drive the power amp.

Even if this isn't successful or possible just try it and see if it is loud enough. If it suits your needs then it works perfectly!

 

[joegeezer]

I doubt that it will do the job. Lots of guys say that the ART Tube , little mic and inst. preamps will do the job though. You could pick up one of those to run it with quite cheap. I've been thinking about getting one , just as a backup. Quite a few guys are doing that same thing.

 

[MeYHymN]

A mixer should be able to drive the amp, if not then throw the mixer out the window. The eq pedal may or may not, my vote is that it probably will. I do know that my Yamaha bass will drive a power amp by itself w/ 18V of Aggie OBP3 pushing it.

 

[Crabby]

Get a proper bass preamp if you are playing bass through this amp. There are many inexpensive options that sound great. Even the good ol Sans Amp Bass Driver DI would be ideal to plug into your mixer and then out to the power amp. The bass Driver can even be plugged directly into the power amp if you have a newer version with the boost button.

Otherwise a simple rack type preamp will werve you very well.

Consider a BMAX
RBI
Ampeg