Peavey made stellar quality cabs back then. Maybe just replace the speakers with something Neo and enjoy the lighter weight. Just a thought.
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What to do with old Peavey stack?
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My wife is a school music teacher and I can 100% assure you that any teacher would gladly help to either take it off your hands and put it to good use, or at the very least help you find someone who would love to give it a second life.
If not, I certainly would. The Peavey Nitrobass is one of my all time favorite amps!
Also, there is a heck of a lot of wisdom in that quote
Have you considered pressing your forearm against all the knobs and pulling to the right until they stop turning, and playing dimed? That's what I'd do.
this past year, i've been giving some gear to a local pawn shop with ties to a school music program. they're very grateful and it finds a great home in that system.
i currently don't need the $100, $150 they would offer for a used peavey head with minor issues, or the generic P bass clone, so i'm happy to get our instrument into a lower-economic school that's depleted of music-ed funding. feels good.
if i was desperate for cash (and have been that at different long stretches) i'd do CL or a store but donations are a good-karma road when do-able.
i currently don't need the $100, $150 they would offer for a used peavey head with minor issues, or the generic P bass clone, so i'm happy to get our instrument into a lower-economic school that's depleted of music-ed funding. feels good.
if i was desperate for cash (and have been that at different long stretches) i'd do CL or a store but donations are a good-karma road when do-able.
Unfortunately that doesn't make any of it weigh less.
This is the rig as it sits in the corner of my living room today. It is in great shape, works well, clean, doesn't smell funny or have dust all over it. When I got busy and stopped gigging around 18-ish years ago, I put a cover on it and put it away in climate controlled storage.
Peavey battleship-like construction. If you dimed all the controls and slapped the bass as hard as you could, it wouldn't hurt it.
Peavey battleship-like construction. If you dimed all the controls and slapped the bass as hard as you could, it wouldn't hurt it.
big heavy Peavey rig? needs to live permanantly in a rehearsal space somewhere...
If a local school does not want it, perhaps the band director would know of a kid in their music program who could put it to good use. That's exactly what I did with my Nitrobass 210/115 rig years ago. There was a kid in the middle school jazz band who had no good amp - hid did when all was said and done with mine.
Sell it, and somehow vet the purchaser or meet somewhere,
Or if you're willing to give it away, get permission to put it in our classified section...
Pleeeeeze someone here on TB get this thing!
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Or offer it up to a local club for their backline. If I showed up at a gig and saw that hulk, I'd rock it without reservation.
Turn back the clock 50 years and stick a $100 price tag on it: my dad would have driven me across town to spend my lawn-mowing $$. Would have been a great match for my Lafayette J bass.
Riis
have you checked with these guys? Yes - you'd have to get it there.
https://www.musicgoround.com/locations?state=CA&country=US
https://www.musicgoround.com/locations?state=CA&country=US
There are dozens of options as you can see from the responses. I'd also suggest donating to some venue, annual event stage, local club, or wherever there is a location that has live music and provides a PA. If I walked in to such a place & that rig is there, I'm not bothering to unload my gear.
If you have a Music-Go-Round near you, they will prob give you a little bit for it. Otherwise put it on Facebook Market / Craigslist as 'PPU' (Porch Pick UP). IOW agree on a price. Haul it onto your porch. Buyer picks item up. No face to face. No haggle. The buyer leaves money under door mat or other arranged drop. I have done this a number of times and have not been burned yet. It is convenient and safe. You have to price the item cheap so there is no need for an extensive demo and evaluation. The buyer will want to buy it before someone else does. Just be forewarned that FB Market generates a TON of ghost buyers that aren't serious. You can safely ignore most 'Is this item available?' inquiries. Replies to your ad with a real message from potential buyers are the best ones to respond to. Also ignore all inquiries that want to involve texts. Those want to blow your phone up with ads / robot calls.
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If you can't find a taker and you're not looking to get any money for it, Craigslist has a "Free" category. I've used it for everything from a busted lawnmower, left over crown molding from a renovation, a bike rack, first gen Apple TV box, an oscilloscope, old step ladder, etc.
I do not let people into my house! I ask when they will come buy and leave it out on the curb.
I usually get texts back within 30 minutes of posting, never had to wait more than a day.
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