MK IV for me. Even fell down a whole flight of stairs and it's still kicking. Almost 30 years of use and abuse....... Relegated to home play only for quite some time though.
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What's *your* favorite Peavey amp??
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I had an 80s Mark IV with footswitch, should never have traded it.
Parametric EQ in one channel and a 7 band graphic in the other, plus every imaginable in/out jack you could ever want.
I did have to replace the limiter IC after it cut out on me one night (last song luckily), cost me $20 and it worked perfectly after that.
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Parametric EQ in one channel and a 7 band graphic in the other, plus every imaginable in/out jack you could ever want.
I did have to replace the limiter IC after it cut out on me one night (last song luckily), cost me $20 and it worked perfectly after that.
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I had a POS Acoustic 200 head that buzzed like a mother.
This thing buzzed so bad, the manager of the club complained. No polarity switches or boxes could stop it.
One of my friends from church sold me a Peavey MkIV head (says 602 on the back) which is a godsend.
This amp is terrific, I don't know the wattage but it fills the room and is as quiet as a mouse.
The EQ sliders on the front are a big plus since I can shape the sound for the room, the band likes it was well.
I'm using it with a GK cab since the Peavey head blew the Acoustic 200 cab to bits at a gig.
This thing buzzed so bad, the manager of the club complained. No polarity switches or boxes could stop it.
One of my friends from church sold me a Peavey MkIV head (says 602 on the back) which is a godsend.
This amp is terrific, I don't know the wattage but it fills the room and is as quiet as a mouse.
The EQ sliders on the front are a big plus since I can shape the sound for the room, the band likes it was well.
I'm using it with a GK cab since the Peavey head blew the Acoustic 200 cab to bits at a gig.
I really liked my old MK IV with the graphic EQ on top the old classic 215 cab (w/Black Widows) back in the day.
I thought it was one of the best sounding setups of the day.
I thought it was one of the best sounding setups of the day.
The old Peavey 400 with a 2x15 cab had a great Funk tone. One from the 1970s that belonged to our KB player sat (mostly) unused in our rehearsal space for years.
I always though it was one of Hartley's better efforts.
I always though it was one of Hartley's better efforts.
Despite having cut my teeth on Basic and TNT combos, my absolute favorite Peavey is still a guitar amp: the Bandit 65. I even pressed my mid-80s Bandits into bass duty (even though I knew better at the time). I don't have any Peavey equipment in my current arsenal, but based upon the ruggedness and reliability of their stuff, I wouldn't hesitate to consider Peavey equipment in the future.
Youngest son marched wireless in HS band and an old Peavey TKO 65, kept on the playing field level, could be heard at the top of the stadium and over 100 yards east at the concession stand.
It was not run wide open. We liked it so much we found 2 used ones over the past 7 years. Both work fine, they do motivate use of a handtruck.
It was not run wide open. We liked it so much we found 2 used ones over the past 7 years. Both work fine, they do motivate use of a handtruck.
Was your son going to school in New Mexico in the late 80s with that rig? I remember a guy in another school marching band with that setup...
Peavey Mark VI with two EV 15" cabinets. Got it at a pawn shop. Never let me down. It looked like this one:
Mine too.. Pedal Steel amps:
Left to right, a 1974 or so Peavey Session 400 with a Factory JBL K-130 (once, and to some still, the most coveted pedal-steel amp ever made), it's successor, the aptly-dubbed Hernia 500 (BW-equipped Session 500 ...this has to be the heaviest combo-amp ever made), and it's successor, the much-easier-to-carry Nashville 400, which many think sounds pert-much as good (kinda sorta) as the venerable-original Session 400.
No, this was in Texas in 2007. Sennheiser 172 covered the entire field. I called their engineers and asked since the specs didn't confirm that amount of coverage. Our "experiments" in the summer of 2007 at the stadium confirmed it worked so he got what Dad(me) used at band gigs. IIRC, the NADY stuff was still "king" in the 80's and early days of wireless.
My Databass which was stolen in Philly in the early 90's.
Honorable mention - the Megabass head and a Combo 300. I think the "300" was for the weight.
Honorable mention - the Megabass head and a Combo 300. I think the "300" was for the weight.
Never owned a Peavey bass amp. I always thought that Tommy Shannon got a good tone out of his Peaveys. My Dad used old Peaveys for years for guitar.
That's my current amp I use( I'm still a bit of a beginner fair warning) but for the price they're amazingly powerful! And the psycho-acoustic function makes my bass sound mean as hell! I know I'll have it a while before I feel a need to upgrade
That's a lovely array!
I was pretty sure I was going to get a Nashville when my brother said he would buy me a pedal steel setup. I didn't, but I can't argue since he got me a Milkman Half and Half...
