PinkMohawk

Yeah, assuming he doesn't throw a tantrum and press the big red button because he didn't get his way. You're right, hopefully the US market will really pick up on these, frankly any of these new releases and not just the bass amp, will show them that this is the right move to make, and keep them going.

You know, that's a good thought actually. We all know how bulletproof the old Peavey gear is. Yeah, you're sadly right, I spoke to the guy who came up with the idea of reissuing it, according to him it took a good year to get some movement on the project, and even then it took another engineer picking up the project and working on it before it got OK'd. I imagine the pedals were an easier sell, but hell, even the Decade reissue, that video of Josh Homme bringing it out as the secret weapon was a couple years back wasn't it? If it took them that long to bring out a guaranteed money maker like that, it doesn't fill me with hope. Likewise, I'll not be sending my money across the pond, no matter how much I might want to (Damn I want one so bad) but sometimes, you just have to stick to your principles.

Old Peavey gear was something really special, I've got a lot of love and time for the old gear, from the aesthetic to the sound. Them moving away from those old designs was disappointing, though I suppose that, in the US at least, they were so ubiquitous that everyone was just tired of them. I do hope that this is the beginning of a move towards that older school of design that made them a staple though, with a modern twist since they do need to cater for the modern audience. After all, there's only so many doom players willing to drag walls of amps to gigs anymore.

For anyone wondering where to get the kind of battery box that has the integrated contacts, I believe you'd be looking for the Gotoh BB-02 for a press fit box, BB-04 for a screw in box, and the BB-04W for the 18v (2x9v) box. Other manufacturers may make their own, but that's the one that came to mind.

Your drum tech mate should stick to tub thumping. Slapping an extra bit of wood to the front of your bass isn't doing anything for the tone one way or the other. Frankly, I'm of the opinion that any tonal difference due to wood selection is minimal anyway, but that's another can of worms. Either way, taping a bit of extra wood to the front isn't going to make your tone suddenly crap.

NS-2 was my gate of choice, and I ran a lot of gain. The separate input for your instrument, while keeping the gain pedals in the loop is a game changer.

Looking better on the leg than it does isolated in photos, though I couldn't see the whole body at once due to the vertical phone screen editing for Shorts like that. Definitely sounds good though.

Hahaha yeah, I ran one of the old 2x15's for quite a while. I got so sick of the crap wheels they'd included on it that I went and bought some big and smooth ones from Blue Aran. Good lord it was so much more pleasant to move around after that. And just in case anyone is wondering, the ideal wheel replacement for an Ampeg 8x10 is using skateboard trucks, not wheels. Makes a great place to grab hold of when you're humping it up stairs too.

To be fair, impractical cabs is a very Peavey thing to do. The 3620 was a Peavey creation after all.

Likewise, I realise it's not the same, not really, but that classic style and design language is something special. I've spoken with the guy who made the push for this to happen, he thinks of it as something like his baby, getting this made. With any luck, we'll see some real numbers move for Peavey with these throwback releases and they'll start making a move back to the classics. I've still got a pair of old Century Bass heads in storage that need repairs, but I loved those amps when I had them working.

I enjoyed my Bass Terror while I had it, though that was a while ago, and I was always a "All the gain, all the time" kind of guy, so I never really messed with looking for that sweet spot, but I've no problem believing it, it had a great distortion, especially when I hit the front end with a DS-1, I think that's what I was using at the time.

Something pretty niche, but special for those of us who still love the old Peavey era. The old Super Festival has been reissued, as well as a 6x10 with the classic style. Remains to be seen just how accurate to the original it is, but given that I know there are at least a couple of amp worshippers on the staff there, I have high hopes about it.

Something like mounting a charging port on the bass really requires something like a pouch battery or similar, 9v rechargeable, as mentioned above, aren't really fit for the purpose. Fishman does something similar, though I don't know if they have a version for sale that only has the battery and port that you could use to retrofit a bass.

For me, I find that a lot of bass amp drive circuits tend towards too wooly and undefined for my personal tastes. Exceptions exist of course, GK being the main one that comes to mind, but for the most part, if I'm not using a drive pedal on my board, I'd sooner reach for a guitar head to get a dirty tone. Another consideration is whether or not most bassists use drive constantly. If you do, and the amp drive is what you want, you're off to the races. If you don't, then you'll need a drive circuit that has a footswitch, and for some reason amp footswitches always feel like more hassle than just a pedalboard.

I didn't say he made it, just that he made it as popular as it is now. Remember that he's not just a bassist, he's a producer/engineer too, he's had his hands on plenty of other records and been influencing a lot of other producers and engineers.