I bought a Mark VI about 10 years ago for $200. I would still use it but my back doesn't want me to.
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What's *your* favorite Peavey amp??
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I love Peavey amps and cabinets.My first one was a used TKO 115 I bought 20 years ago and still have and use today.Favorite amp would be difficult to choose but I love my TNT 130 combo amp.Hands down the best $50.00 I ever spent on any piece of music gear.It has played many gigs and been back line for an open blues jam and it keeps up with all of it.
Back in 2010 I missed out on a Super Festival with matching cabinet. Can't remember if it was a 2x15 or 18 (Wanna say 18) anyways pretty clean too. $400
. Those things are bad to the bone.Also still own an 1820 cabinet. At one time that was our drummers monitor. He loved it! He could feel his kick, hear the bass and his vocals along with ours.
One more quick Peavey story. Years ago at my friends parents wedding anniversary they hired a band and the bass player had one of the best sounding tones I'd ever heard live. Peavey bass and a Peavey combo. His name was Paul Goddard.
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I got a T-Max 500 I am fond of. But that Peavey 400 is pretty damn impressive.
So I was looking closely at the pic again because I really wanna know which keyboard amp this was , so I took a closer pic and it looks like it says kb300(correct me if I'm wrong though)
sorry, its blurry, I know!!
Though it seems like this model had some variation as others *didn't* have recessed handles and other differences in design
It still seems like it was bigger as well, but that could just be my cloudy memory(kinda like how *BIG* toy stores seem when your a child), and my old one could've been raised up in that pic so I'm not sure!!
Edit: I take back my last statement, it is indeed larger!! Anyways, I wouldn't wanna move that thing around nowadays, but damn did it sound good!!
And to think that I thought I needed a "real" bass amp, so I got a trace Elliot which paled in comparison (though it sounded good, it was quiet)...
Can anyone even guess what the 1st pic is, I found nothing that matches on the interwebz!!
Though it seems like this model had some variation as others *didn't* have recessed handles and other differences in design
It still seems like it was bigger as well, but that could just be my cloudy memory(kinda like how *BIG* toy stores seem when your a child), and my old one could've been raised up in that pic so I'm not sure!!
Edit: I take back my last statement, it is indeed larger!! Anyways, I wouldn't wanna move that thing around nowadays, but damn did it sound good!!
And to think that I thought I needed a "real" bass amp, so I got a trace Elliot which paled in comparison (though it sounded good, it was quiet)...
Can anyone even guess what the 1st pic is, I found nothing that matches on the interwebz!!
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I really wanna try out one of those older 400 series!! I guess the GAS never ends, even for cheaper gear!!
I see them for sale fairly often around here. Grabbed one a few years back with the matching 2x15 cab for $300 canadian. I have been searching for a Vulcan for ever with no luck. The fuzz is brilliant on it. If you find one check it out...you wont be disappointed.
I had a Mark IV Bass head that was my only bass amp for many years during my era of student-loan-induced poverty. I ran it through an old Fender Sidekick 115 cabinet with a Black Widow in it, and, combined with my Ripper, it gave me a pretty nice thick and punchy tone. An ex-drummer appropriated the cabinet and eventually I replaced the old boat anchor head with a more portable newer amp, but I still remember it fondly.
But a lot of people are citing keyboard and guitar amps, and if I had to pick a favorite Peavey amp of any kind, it would hands-down be the Classic 30. It's the house amp at a rehearsal space we occasionally use and I can't get over how good it sounds.
But a lot of people are citing keyboard and guitar amps, and if I had to pick a favorite Peavey amp of any kind, it would hands-down be the Classic 30. It's the house amp at a rehearsal space we occasionally use and I can't get over how good it sounds.
I play at a rehearsal studio with a Mk VI and I always like how it sounds. I don't know if I would say I love it, but I definitely like it. Punchy, loud and nearly indestructible.
I've also always been fond of TNT150s.
I will admit that I have minimal experience with their actual bass amps, though in college they had mostly peavey combos for bassist and keyboardist, 1 Eden bass amp and maybe one hartke kickback as well!! I prefered the peaveys' tone to the few others but I still thought the keyboard amps were much better with highs/midrange..
Not saying all their bass specific amps were like this though, a few months back I borrowed a newer combo with a 15 that had fantastic tone(still super heavy though
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Thanks, but I'm pretty far away from St Louis LOL, I doubt I could afford shipping costs on *any* peavey!
But down the road I probably will bite the bullet and get one again cuz I really dig peavey, though I doubt any will replace my GK's
