PEAVEY TMAX

[teaser360]

anybody got thoughts on a peavey tmax head, quality, performance, and second hand prices???

[Leftbass]

I had one. Good quality made in the US not China. Wide range of tone available and loads of power. Built to last. Classic Peavey. I still look at them when they pop up on Ebay and think why did I sell mine. GAS I suspect

[Rich]

For my money, possibly the best bass head Peavey made.

[Wil]

The bassist in my band uses one. Solid, lots of tone shaping options, good power to money ratio Weighs more than my all valve marshall head though! Must be lead lined...

[Mr. Foxen]

They run for a surprisingly long time on a 0.5 ohm load, before they trip. Ig you disconnect the trip and bridge it, it runs for a surprisingly long time before the power transformer melts. They are built tough.

Edited October 21, 2009 by Mr. Foxen

[umcoo]

Great amp. Mine sold on ebay for about 140 a couple of years ago. Good beefy amp!

[teaser360]

are they alright to run 8ohm cabs on them? watching one on the bay now and im thinking i want it

[Mr. Foxen]

[quote name='teaser360' post='632945' date='Oct 21 2009, 10:34 PM']are they alright to run 8ohm cabs on them? watching one on the bay now and im thinking i want it[/quote]

Yep, and a handy option for 3 more 8 ohm cabs.

[teaser360]

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='632953' date='Oct 21 2009, 10:41 PM']Yep, and a handy option for 3 more 8 ohm cabs.[/quote]
how does that work then? i have a 4x10 and 1x15 both rated at 8ohms so that should put it down to 4 ohs on the amp, correct?

[Mr. Foxen]

[quote name='teaser360' post='632964' date='Oct 21 2009, 10:47 PM']how does that work then? i have a 4x10 and 1x15 both rated at 8ohms so that should put it down to 4 ohs on the amp, correct?[/quote]

Amp is happy to 2ohm (at least the one I'm tinkering with is) so you can run 4 x 8ohm cabs off it.

[teaser360]

£94 of ebay, good price?

[cheddatom]

Nice!! Yeh that's good. I was going to buy one a couple of years ago off here for £200.

[Leftbass]

if you've won it for that its excellent Good one

[teaser360]

[quote name='Leftbass' post='633553' date='Oct 22 2009, 04:28 PM']if you've won it for that its excellent Good one[/quote]
won it for £94 with 2u case

[jhk]

[quote name='teaser360' post='633753' date='Oct 22 2009, 08:03 PM']won it for £94 with 2u case[/quote]
Bargain!!!

[alexclaber]

Bargain bargain bargain! Damned good amp. I had the smaller s/s only version, the Sessionbass, liked it very much. Couldn't afford the T-Max sadly...

Alex

[doctorbass]

Excellent amp - wish i still had mine. They're loud as hell!

[longtimefred]

the Sessionbass amp was my first proper amp, and i loved it. Eq on it was really easy to dial in i remember. i remember i thought i had made it as a proper bassist when i bought my first rig, it was that and a 1 x 15" black widow cab. I was the muts nuts! haha.

Good times.

[longtimefred]

[quote name='Mr. Foxen' post='632923' date='Oct 21 2009, 09:19 PM']They run for a surprisingly long time on a 0.5 ohm load, before they trip. Ig you disconnect the trip and bridge it, it runs for a surprisingly long time before the power transformer melts. They are built tough.[/quote]


Sounds like you had fun with it! hehe

[Mr. Foxen]

[quote name='longtimefred' post='642225' date='Oct 31 2009, 10:49 PM']Sounds like you had fun with it! hehe[/quote]

Was handed a trashed one to try and fix. They are no longer supported it seems, can't get a new transformer. When I phoned the dude who owns it, he ca';t talk long because he is busy conducting his orchestra. Some people are far from up on the technical side of things.