franzbassist

Quick update. Used the amp at rehearsal last night - single channel into one Euphonic Audio CXL112 - and it was plenty loud enough. Tone is big and clean. Everyone loved the lights

[quote name='obbm' post='833778' date='May 10 2010, 11:23 PM']Doesn't look very 1U to me. [/quote] Indeed no Dave, it isn't As I said in the original post, the main criteria was a light and shallow amp; 1u was simply because I like the look of them. Fickle I know....

[quote name='dood' post='833378' date='May 10 2010, 06:23 PM']I think, in the light of the responses read above - you made the right choice! - Tombboy sold me one of his Peavey power amps recently and have to say, I'm really impressed with it's capable output and fuctionality. I will probably use it as a spare now, as my Hartke rig has now arrived - but yeah, good on ya![/quote] Thanks Dan. Yes, I must say I've used a lot of Peavey heads over the year, mainly for PA but a couple of DPC1400Xs for bass rigs as well, and they've always been really reliable workhorses. My main requirement was something light, and at 7lbs this is perfect. Happy days!

Well, I sold out in the end and picked up one of the new Peavey IPR1600 amps. (image lifted off Talkbass) It's a bit bling, but it is light (7lbs), plenty powerful enough for my needs, and very loud!

I've created a monster!

While looking for a lightweight (<10lbs), shallow (no more than 10" deep), ideally 1u power amp to run with my Demeter preamp and Euphonic Audio CXL112 and NL210 cabs. I've found two UK makes that seem interesting. I like the idea of buying British-made amps, but before I do, I was wondering if anyone has any experience of these amps? [b]PROAUDIO[/b] I first spotted these on [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120565785823&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT"]eBay[/url], and I have to say they look great in terms of power, weight and size. [b]McGREGOR[/b] The [url="http://www.mcgregoramps.co.uk/amplifiers.html"]SA500[/url] could be okay, but at only 175 watts stereo at 8 ohms it may be a bit underpowered unless I take both cabs to a gig? I'd be interested to hear people's thoughts. I appreicate a £200 amp isn't going to perform like a more expensive amp, but these may be a cost effective option if they are reliable. Cheers Gareth

[quote name='GremlinAndy' post='829262' date='May 6 2010, 07:25 AM']I can't really help on the question of reliability, and won't be able to for a long time. I only just got mine, and they are only being used for monitor amplification. We only gig about 1 a month at the moment, so it would be another year before I could safely say that they're looking reliable. All I [i]can[/i] say is that mine are still ok after 1 gig... Not much help at all, I'm afraid.[/quote] Hey no worries. It's good to hear yours is running well. Cheers Gareth

[quote name='GremlinAndy' post='818339' date='Apr 25 2010, 07:11 PM']Well I gave it a go on the bass and to be honest there was no discernable difference between the peavey (£339) and my powersoft (£1200) The main difference is that the Peavey weighs a third or less... but is 2 units high (rather than the Powersoft's 1U.) however the price difference means I could buy extra racks with the savings, I guess. The only really irritating thing about the Peavey is that they put some really [b]insanely[/b] bright LEDs on the front. These things were so bright as to be distracting from offstage. They seem ok when you're stood by the amp but from down in the audience these things look brighter than the lightshow! So I put gaffer tape over them. I'm sure those LEDs would be appreciated more by our DJ bretheren than us musos... aw bless! So in summary, I think that you can't get much more bang for bucks than this! (I gather that Peavey have been having trouble getting these to the UK and there have only been about 100 distributed here. ...and that the next earliest delivery will be August. So if you are considering getting one it may be an idea to get one while it's possible. On the other hand it could be a load of bollock spoken by a salesman. I dunno.) Good luck if you decide to get one. Andy[/quote] I'm thinking of getting one of these, but I have seen some concerns on the PV forums about reliability. Are yours running okay Andy?

Matt and I have traded and sold a couple of items. Always terrific communication, prompt payment, and a real pleasure to deal with.

[quote name='elom' post='781246' date='Mar 21 2010, 12:19 AM']But then I noticed in my Bass Direct email that PJB have a new small combo on the market, The Cub. Looks very nice, great spec and immediately GAS starts to rise. I could afford it if I wanted. A sensible person would point out these 4 things: [list=1] [*]You've never heard the thing [*]It's too underpowered to gig and it's too overpowered for bedroom practicing [*]There really is nothing wrong with what you've got [*]It costs £400 - think what else you could do with £400... [/list] At the moment the sensible person is winning...[/quote] I now have one of these and reviewed it [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=86847"]here[/url].