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U.S. Peavey Club

#18,461
Shawn Luckman said:
Seeing adds like this remind me how much good quality equipment Peavey made. For me during the 1980's were I lived at the time everything I used from picks.strings and cables to mics and amps was Peavey made My gigging amp at that time was a TNT 160 & as I've said before it was the same size & weight as a, washing machine but it was bomb proof and lasted me 10 years. I remember the workout I got carrying my T-40 & TNT 160 to rehearsals & gigs happier times ;).
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Man, remember how HEAVY the Basic 40 was ? The TNT's were definitely washing machine weight LOL, but like you said, bullet proof. Peavey amps were made to work if ( and when) dropped many times.

I heard a guy once say his Peavey bass head fell out of a moving truck on the way to the gig, THEN fell down a flight of stairs to the stage, and plugged in and it worked no problem. That doesn't surprise me one bit, but if it were another brand, FORGET IT !!!! It would be toast.
 
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#18,462
58kites said:
He thinks because he is in Europe that he will get at least $700 for it, and he may be right, but he's asking waaaay above that.
It's BS trying to sell it as a bass with a Modulus neck.
The stupid part is that the bass is just awesome without having to try to sell it as Modulus.
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On a slightly different topic there's a guy in Italy who buys old yamaha attitude basses for cheap and then tries to flip them on reverb after swapping electronics. I saw the ad of the original bass months ago and it was 20% of his asking price.
 
#18,463
raal said:
On a slightly different topic there's a guy in Italy who buys old yamaha attitude basses for cheap and then tries to flip them on reverb after swapping electronics. I saw the ad of the original bass months ago and it was 20% of his asking price.
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Oh well, Italy is far from us, so best of luck to him.

I agree about the Modulus thing - It doesn't need to be hyped as anything other than what it is !! I take it as an insult to us !
 
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#18,464
Shawn Luckman said:
Seeing adds like this remind me how much good quality equipment Peavey made. For me during the 1980's were I lived at the time everything I used from picks.strings and cables to mics and amps was Peavey made My gigging amp at that time was a TNT 160 & as I've said before it was the same size & weight as a, washing machine but it was bomb proof and lasted me 10 years. I remember the workout I got carrying my T-40 & TNT 160 to rehearsals & gigs happier times ;).
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I already posted a page ago about my Centurion and 215 BW cab, but my 1st Amp was a TNT100. Beastly heavy thing. Had it for a number of years and sold it at the same time I sold the other rig when I quit playing. When I started playing again I went to an audition with the band I eventually joined. They said they had an Amp there that I could use. Sure enough a TNT 100 just like my old one, it had been 20years since I played thru one and it was a lot of fun for the nostalgia of it but no way would I want something that heavy again. Made out of that concrete lined wood that Peavey used. In truth it did sound better than I remember. I do still have a Peavey Micro bass amp I bought back in the late 80's. Still works like a champ even though I never really cared too much for the tone.

Peavey was a very popular choice back then. Had a reputation of being a good sound, very affordable and bullet proof. I always had compliments on my tone and really until GK's started showing up the only thing better was an Ampeg. I was all about Peavey then, had my Peavey rig, my Foundation S, a Peavey red satin strap (still have it) and even a Peavey cable. Hartley really had it right those days.
 
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After several instances of throwing my back out during PA setup at gigs, and a hernia diagnosis, I insisted on other band members bringing part of our system to shows, and helping more with setup and teardown. Along with my rig, pedals, and 2 basses, I was loading up and hauling the power amp, cables, PA mains, and 1 or 2 Peavey powered 18” subs. The drummer has always done his part with a full SUV packed with his drums, the monitors, mics and cables.

Now, our singer hauls the two mains and 1 powered sub. She has a bad shoulder, so her BF loads her SUV and we unload it at the shows. Our guitarist only has to bring the lightweight board and the PA power amp... a Peavey CS 3000 packed in a case with the needed mic cables and 25’ heavy gauge Speakons. It’s a small SKB case. But, that CS 3000 and cables has to weigh 100 pounds plus. Guitarist complains at every show, about its weight LOL!! I always think “Sh*t, try loading and unloading the Peavey subs by yourself!!” I’m a former lifting fanatic, and I never popped a hernia deadlifting 505. But I sure as F got one schlepping the whole PA!

Love my band! But, sometimes you have to put your foot down and demand help, especially when you have heavy Peavey gear!

Btw, that CS 3000 will be for sale someday when I’m dead and gone. It will still be working.
 
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It baffles me now that Peavey sold millions (?) of let's say the 1820 cabs. Those are the 1x18" and 2 10" cabs you see all the time in photos. They weigh 200 lbs !!!! How they were delivered all over the world is a mystery to me. Sure, they deliver refrigerators, and lots of heavy things, but you know what I mean.
 
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mb94952 said:
It baffles me now that Peavey sold millions (?) of let's say the 1820 cabs. Those are the 1x18" and 2 10" cabs you see all the time in photos. They weigh 200 lbs !!!! How they were delivered all over the world is a mystery to me. Sure, they deliver refrigerators, and lots of heavy things, but you know what I mean.
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Yeah I wanted a Peavey Megabass head and two of those 1820's in the late 80's. Cooler heads prevailed but it would have been glorious.
 
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#18,470
While we are on the topic of old, heavy Peavey gear....
Anyone else have their cable testers?
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#18,472
AudioTaper said:
I have the Mark 3 on the bench.
May 1978? I wasnt even born yet
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You can get the production year from the serial number on the bottom of the head cab. It usually starts with a number and letter. 9A-xxxxx=79, 0A-... 80, etc...

Oh, man, where I grew up, Peavey was pretty much the go-to for PA as well as bass and guitar amps. It was affordable and reliable, sounded good, too.
Seems every band had a set of SP1 speakers and a XR600C PA head for minimal PA and then expanded with FH1 and CS800s to power it all. A few bands also kept a CS800 in the bus or truck as a backup. It worked so reliably for them all those years that they couldn't trade it in!
Peavey MKIII and MKIV bass heads (especially with the 2x15" cab) were the standard for bass amps, too.
Lots of guys sold off their Twins for Renowns and Renown 400s. As heavy as those were, they were still lighter than a Twin. haha.
Something that has always impressed me is that I have owned well over two dozen Peavey amps and have opened up at least that many to clean pots over the years. They were all built anywhere from the late 70s to the early 90s. Every single one worked great, even with it's original parts! I currently have an '82 Special 130, '78 Century 200 and 1990 1x15" Scorpion cab. I did some simple mods to the output section of the Century to get a little more punch and clarity, but the rest of the head is stock parts. The Special 130 is 100% original and working solid. It really is quite amazing.
 
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bigtone23 said:
You can get the production year from the serial number on the bottom of the head cab. It usually starts with a number and letter. 9A-xxxxx=79, 0A-... 80, etc...

Oh, man, where I grew up, Peavey was pretty much the go-to for PA as well as bass and guitar amps. It was affordable and reliable, sounded good, too.
Seems every band had a set of SP1 speakers and a XR600C PA head for minimal PA and then expanded with FH1 and CS800s to power it all. A few bands also kept a CS800 in the bus or truck as a backup. It worked so reliably for them all those years that they couldn't trade it in!
Peavey MKIII and MKIV bass heads (especially with the 2x15" cab) were the standard for bass amps, too.
Lots of guys sold off their Twins for Renowns and Renown 400s. As heavy as those were, they were still lighter than a Twin. haha.
Something that has always impressed me is that I have owned well over two dozen Peavey amps and have opened up at least that many to clean pots over the years. They were all built anywhere from the late 70s to the early 90s. Every single one worked great, even with it's original parts! I currently have an '82 Special 130, '78 Century 200 and 1990 1x15" Scorpion cab. I did some simple mods to the output section of the Century to get a little more punch and clarity, but the rest of the head is stock parts. The Special 130 is 100% original and working solid. It really is quite amazing.
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This one has 12-78 hand written on it above the Acceptance stamp on the power section.
For as rugged as they are, they dont get a lot of love from the general musician population
 
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It makes me feel MORE Patriotic. Peavey is the American dream and did what we did best. "The show must go on" and Peavey made that possible. Peavey gear is truly both an elegant balance of beauty, simplicity, imagination, optimism, and brute strength. It is destined for the history books.
(Here's where I get the Oscar for Best performance by a male)
 
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AudioTaper said:
While we are on the topic of old, heavy Peavey gear....
Anyone else have their cable testers? View attachment 4000575
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Those are so cool ! I've never seen them before. I could've used them on many occasions. I just looked them up and they've had a facelift.
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mb94952 said:
Man, remember how HEAVY the Basic 40 was ? The TNT's were definitely washing machine weight LOL, but like you said, bullet proof. Peavey amps were made to work if ( and when) dropped many times.

I heard a guy once say his Peavey bass head fell out of a moving truck on the way to the gig, THEN fell down a flight of stairs to the stage, and plugged in and it worked no problem. That doesn't surprise me one bit, but if it were another brand, FORGET IT !!!! It would be toast.
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I can fully believe it my TNT 160 was not wrapped in cotton wool either, it took loads of knocks mainly getting it up & down stairs. Peavey gave the budding musician a chance to own pro quality equipment, that would last and was affordable and that I think is missing now. As most bassists I wanted the SVT & 8X10 cab (don't really know why just did), up until Peavey released the Classic 400 and matching 8x10 cab in tweed :drool:.Even now I think that it is still better looking than the SVT :thumbsup:
 
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