Product: Peavey MAX Head
Price Paid: US $375.00?? used
Submitted
07/30/2005
at
11:07pm
by
Todd
Features
:
10
Multiple Access Ampification System.don't hear or see much about these, i think they quit making them early 80's. overall this head has versatility oozing out of it. 1 channel, 2 power sections for bi-amping (400 rms solid state EACH!!!!)or can switch to full range, 8 band rotary EQ, crossover knob, push/pull bright and punch boost. high low balance knob in back. high,low,full range effects loops and line outs. high,low Z outs for Direct in. 4 speaker jack, and 2 connections for bare wires,they screw on a post?don't use'em. and a big Fan to keep it all cool. weighs about 80 lbs built into its own rack/flight case. this amp is just borderline of being too much of everthing, weight,power,complication. but i said borderline!! i love this amp in that if i need a feature...... hey i can do that!!!
Sound Quality
:
7
i'm a peavey die hard, i play an early t-40 (later ones with the blade in the pickup suck)(read t-40 reviews, great bass!)i run 2 newer 410tx cabs(high pass) and 2 vintage 1810 cabs(low pass) so thats 1600 watts pushing 12-10" and 2-18" woofers,its difficult to breath if you stand to close:) i play funk and rock type stuff. cranked up there's no hiss, no ground problems, but thats probably that bass. the tone is pretty straight forward and clean, EQ actually makes a difference in tone and bright and punch boosts really pack a punch, just wish they could be footswitched. but tone wise,it sound's like a peavey!way better than a crate,not as good as ampeg. sounds like a TKO combo on steroids. it could push 4 8x10's, but thats absurd. the biamping feature Rules!!! control of the direction of the highs and lows sounds great.full range sounds good,but its kinda boring and bland.
Reliability
:
No Opinion
so far so good, peavey has a good reputation. The high input jack messes up sometimes,got to make sure the cord is anchored, but thats replacable. i would use without backup.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
haven't really dealt with em' much, i hear they are really good.
Overall Rating
:
9
been playing about 14 yrs. other gear consist of mentioned bass (matching mint t-60) Mxr bass DI. crybaby. if lost,i might replace it IF i could find another,or i'd probably replace it with a mesa 400+, or a peavey 400 classic.i chose this one(acually just dicovered it on ebay on day,never heard of it before) chose it for power for the price, but i like it, its got balls, decent tone, and the rack case is bulletproof,
