Members hangwire Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 The earliest model of this head specifically. Here is a stock photo:The one I am looking at is $100, and I'm getting it to reduce the amount of size amp I bring to band practice. It would be used through a 4x12 cab that stats at the practice space.For $100 it seems like a decent practice workhorse. Reverb and trem (no footswitch - which I don't think I'll hold out hope to find as it is a 3 pin and who knows how many buttons...) 2 sides, a 6 band eq, 4 inputs do a drum machine and synth and bass and guitar could all be used through it in a pinch, which can be run through seperate distortion and fuzz (the fuzz seems pretty interesting, like a studio tool in itself - Linda like that one effects head that shin ei made )So any users that can chime in? Its half asuch as a lunchbox amp or ehx power amp, and more versitile than a crate power block or ehx amp head pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lefort_1 Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 I used one back in the late 70's (it belonged to our bass player). Make sure you plug in any OD's that you have...iirc they have a different, nontubey response to ODs and boost... But it'll outlive the cockroaches, and act as a decent backup if youever need it...Hartley made some robust stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mhuxtable Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 I've played that series of amps before...they're awesome. Like lefort said, they are extremely robust & tough. A great amp to have for sure, especially at $100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lefort_1 Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Think of it this way: Would you spend a hundred bucks on a clean boost that has acres of headroom, accepts multiple-ins, has a dirt option, never needs a battery change, and-uh-btw will drive a halfstack to the edge of destruction? Just buy the damn thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flogger59 Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 The Loudness Per Dollar spec is off the charts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members martha_KH Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 I have had quite a few of these over the years. Super loud, fuzz sounds good, reliable, decent sounds, lots of features... At $100 you really cant go wrong. You can flip em all day for a bill anyway. Buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nomenclature Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 I have that exact model, been in storage since the late 90s since it was impossible to sell for anything to make it worth the effort, and I figure it could be an ok bass amp if needed. gave up hope on finding a footswitch and peavey couldn't provide me any details that would help build a replacement. it was ok for really dirty punk stuff, perhaps there was something wrong with mine as it was never really loud at all, easily drowned out by a drummer or my friends little peavy bandit he used when we played together in high school. there was also some leakage from one side to the other, if you were plugged into the clean side and had the fuzz or trem on even a little on the other side you would get background noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members osbornkt Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Got one of these a few years ago and used it as my main amp until it just got too big to carry around all the time. It sounds pretty great, and it's a workhorse and you really can't beat them for the value. I'd go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted April 17, 2012 Author Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 $75 and an Xaviere guitar neck I wasn't going to use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WeStartToDrift Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 I have the bass-amp version of the musician. Its pretty awesome. Someone had fucked up the power chord so I got it for free. My old band pretty much only used old Peavey SS amps because we could do horrible, mean, wicked things to them and they would take the abuse like a real man's amp. We never would record with them, had to use the prissy tube-amps for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted April 17, 2012 Author Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Originally Posted by nomenclature I have that exact model, been in storage since the late 90s since it was impossible to sell for anything to make it worth the effort, and I figure it could be an ok bass amp if needed. gave up hope on finding a footswitch and peavey couldn't provide me any details that would help build a replacement. it was ok for really dirty punk stuff, perhaps there was something wrong with mine as it was never really loud at all, easily drowned out by a drummer or my friends little peavy bandit he used when we played together in high school. there was also some leakage from one side to the other, if you were plugged into the clean side and had the fuzz or trem on even a little on the other side you would get background noise. I'll post back after next band practice with how it did. Testing it though, it was really loud and no bleed over between sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Moustache_Bash Posted December 17, 2012 Members Share Posted December 17, 2012 How did you end up liking this head Hangwire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted December 18, 2012 Members Share Posted December 18, 2012 The original bassist in Spanish Cannons used one through a 1x15. It sounded really great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted December 18, 2012 Members Share Posted December 18, 2012 that looks awesome. i love those kinds of old SS amps. at 100$ it was a fantastic deal. has fuzz and everything. lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted December 18, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 18, 2012 Originally Posted by Moustache_Bash How did you end up liking this head Hangwire? It's a nice workhorse to leave at a practice space - but it's not something that especially sounds good. Better than a practice amp as it has some volume to it, but as a main amp it's best at noisy dicking around if thatFor what I paid, great value though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Gremson Posted December 18, 2012 Members Share Posted December 18, 2012 I've got one too. Just like everyone else, they are {censored}ing indestructible amps. The 6-band EQ is really touchy though, it takes a long time to dial in a good sound. I use mine for bass mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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