SH73 Posted December 16 Share Posted December 16 Last week, I was reunited with the very first amp I bought in 1990, a Peavey combo 26Oc mark III. I bought it second hand and used it for rehearsals and gigs. In the mid 90's I stupidly lent it to the band I had played in and some idiot who ran the village hall where the band rehearsed used it without anyone's permission for a DJ night. Since then the amp sounded distorted. It then sat in a garage until late 2000s when I used it a couple of times. Last time I used it was about 16 years ago, still a horrible distorted sound. Then it sat in a garage with temperatures as high as 30+ C in summer, and -15 C in winter. It was covered with a thick blanket inside if a flight box. I had it sent to me,it traveled in a back of a courier van for about 1000 miles. When it arrived , I unpacked it and plugged it in through a European to UK conversation plug , and didn't even turn on. I called a repair shop in Kent, who will take a look at it for me in January.Today, I removed the amp from the cabinet , checked the internal fuse, put a UK plug on. Plugged it in and nothing, gave the kettle lead a bit of a wiggle this was followed by a huge pop. Plugged the bass in and for some mysterious reason it plays, clean sound.Very loud. The distortion from years ago has gone. I hope there was some residue stuck inside the speaker that caused the distortion and it somehow moved during the transport. The switches are very crackly but a good old contact spray may sort it. I still may have it serviced. This beast is heavy, 33 kg. Tomorrow I replace the kettle lead and have some fun playing through it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigthumb Posted December 16 Share Posted December 16 That looks great after all those years. I’d love to be reunited with my old Combo 300. Doubt very much that I could lift it now. I struggled with it when I was in my late teens! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted December 16 Author Share Posted December 16 3 minutes ago, bigthumb said: That looks great after all those years. I’d love to be reunited with my old Combo 300. Doubt very much that I could lift it now. I struggled with it when I was in my late teens! Unbelievable feeling, sat unused sitting in a box. No issues lifting it for me., but yeah weighs like an elephant baby. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bigthumb Posted December 16 Share Posted December 16 There’s a 300 on eBay and not a million miles from me but I’d guess that they are well over 40kg. I don’t need another stay in hospital! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoon Posted Wednesday at 08:51 Share Posted Wednesday at 08:51 I stupidly took mine to the local container park (tip) after a serious downsizing of gear back in the early 00's! I'm sure it never made it to the crusher though, given how many eyes were all over it. I hope somebody got to enjoy it as much as I did from new. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted Wednesday at 14:59 Author Share Posted Wednesday at 14:59 On 16/12/2024 at 19:54, bigthumb said: There’s a 300 on eBay and not a million miles from me but I’d guess that they are well over 40kg. I don’t need another stay in hospital! With back or ears? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigthumb Posted Wednesday at 15:08 Share Posted Wednesday at 15:08 7 minutes ago, SH73 said: With back or ears? Defiantly back and possible ears! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted Wednesday at 15:25 Share Posted Wednesday at 15:25 Christ I still have nightmares about my first amp, wouldn't have it back for free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted Wednesday at 15:26 Author Share Posted Wednesday at 15:26 Just now, lemmywinks said: Christ I still have nightmares about my first amp, wouldn't have it back for free! Why? 🤮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbrag Posted Friday at 14:05 Share Posted Friday at 14:05 More proof that you can't kill a 90s Peavey. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebenezer Posted Friday at 15:21 Share Posted Friday at 15:21 I had one of these combo's, great amp and when you look at the features, massively ahead of it's time...33kgs!! And to think, I used to carry it up flights of stairs by myself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SH73 Posted Friday at 16:22 Author Share Posted Friday at 16:22 2 hours ago, sbrag said: More proof that you can't kill a 90s Peavey. This was manufactured in 1981, it was unused for about 14 years, then used for a couple of hours, then in storage again for 16 years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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