Peavey!!???!!!

[jeffree]

This thread made me smile. I'd almost forgotten my visit to the old Peavey factory in Meridian, Mississippi in 1978. I was an impressionable teenager working as a sales rep at Coast Music in Southern California, and the Peavey pres (name?) invited us out for a few days of in-house training. Very cool southern vibe in that place, with guys who were having a blast playing music and designing equipment. I sold a ton of Peaveys after that visit.

A few years later, while playing lead guitar in a Detroit band, I went through a phase of being disappointed with my Fender Twin live, so I traded my Twin for a 2-12 Peavey that our keyboard player used. I still remember what incredibly sweet sustain that the Peavey gave me and how surprised I was that it kicked my Twin's butt in some ways. That was my first big lesson in learning that "higher price" doesn't always equal "better" sound. Later, as I moved more into jazz, though, I returned to the Twin.

I haven't used any Peavey gear since then, but I've always understood why some folks, including some really killer guit players, praise their Peavey stuff. Any company (and any musician, for that matter) that has lasted that long is usually doing something right.

J.

 

[Freudian Slip]

I've had and still have lot's of peavy stuff. Some of it pretty old and run hard.

Deca 424, Awsome, love it.
CS800X ditto
v4x 4way cross never a problem
Q131 eq, no prob's

Have very old SP-2 cabs. Cant run them un-crossed or they'll cutt your head off with the horn, but other than that no probs. I will admit they are old tech and I'd love come of the new mackie active cabs (very tight)

Have subcompact 18" woofers, They kick ass.

PVM 22 mic........ ok it sucks.

Bandit 112 sheffield. Cracks but it's noisy. can get a good sound out of it though.

The one thing I will say I don't like is some of the 80's 90's tube 2x12 combo amps. Have had two and never could get a sound I liked. I like thier solid state stuff better.

So over all I have been pretty happy with Peavey. I would say thier guitar amps are sort of hit and miss though.


F.S.

 

[Ironklad Audio]

Actually Mr. Nubs (if that is your real name )

Metal does rule, earth, I think...anyway, I share a rehearsal space w/ a band called Lamb of God who are techy speed metal band on Metal Blade, they have a warwick endorsement, so there are Warwick and Framus amps and speakers every where, but one of the guitarists still uses his crappy Peavey 4x12 cabinet.

I find that amusing

1)i wanna come chill at your fucking rehearsal space

2)lamb of god are on epic records now, and were on prosthetic records before that

i also find it odd that the dude practices with a crappy old peavey, because they have like 43694578098 mesa cabs

 

[Cazzbar]

i always thought peavey gear was quality! until you get on the internet and it's completely trashed good to see a little positive peavey thread hiding away here!

 

[warble2]

Peavey CS amps rock - still use a CS800. Also use a KB100 keyboard amp built in the late 80's - it has some harsh highs at times, but it gets louder than I've ever needed on stage, and still works like a champ.

Our sound guy owns the PA system we use and uses it for our band and a band he plays in. He's got 4 Peavey mains (don't recall the models exactly, but they contain the black widow drivers), and 2 18" Peavey sub cabinets - those speakers take whatever you give them and he's been using them for awhile now. A lot of people piss on Peaveys monitors and main cabinets, but I think they sound pretty damn good. I'm sure it might have something to do with the pairing of these speakers with a Soundcraft FOH board, and E & W power-amps.

 

[chazba]

I had a Special 130 that I bought when they first came out. Put a Master vol on it and an EVM12L in it and it ran forever. The best part...It always sounded the same (great) , night after night for years. I probably saved enough on tubes to pay for my Boogie. I believe that tone production is more a function of technique than gear ( with a few notable exceptions). I finally sold it when I gave up the Bar Bizness. I still have a Bandit 60 and a mod'ed pignose GV40 ( 2 6L6's and a bunch of 12AX7's) which is my fave recording amp at this time.

chazba