Peavey 412MS

4x12 guitar cab with front-loaded 16ohm Sheffield 1290 speakers. You can run it Mono @ 16ohm 300watt RMS or Stereo @ 8ohm 150watt x2 RMS. I believe the dimensions are 29"x29"x11"(? not sure on the last measurement). 1" thick plywood construction (except for the back panel, it looked like particle board). Recessed handles, non-removable casters, butt jointed, no dado joints. Gets a little higher rating for having stereo.

I was running a Carvin X100b head to this cab. I play punk/metal/thrash but I don't drop out the mids which is the problem to me with this cab. Sounds great with scooped mids, although the bass is a little farty and the highs got shrill. Cab made a lot of noise for me. Someone hooked up their Peavey XXX 212 combo and it was a completely different cab. He scooped his mids and the speakers responded a lot better to the "broken bottle dragging over concrete" fizz distortion that Peavey amps are known for. I guess Peavey amps pair up nicely with Peavey cabs, go figure. Gets an extra point for sounding okay with the XXX.

Very sturdy cab, had absolutely no problems gigging with it.

Never had to contact them.

I've been playing going on 10 years, gigging for the last 6 or 7. This cab just wasn't for me, I'm sure if I had replaced even just two of the speakers it would have suited me fine but I didn't want to drop any more money into it. I sold it to the dude with the XXX (who LOVED the cab) and I moved on.

4x12, sheffield speakers, 16ohms mono or 8ohms per side stereo. metal grill instead of cloth on front. made in the early 90s as far as i can tell.

when my band went on tour this summer, i found myself thinking that my 'sound" was missing something (though i didn't know what). i play a Epi SG with a Phat Cat P90 in the neck and a Dimarzio Tone Zone in the bridge. that runs through a tune, noise gate, Small Stone chorus, and a Boss PS-5 before hitting my modded Peavey TripleXXX (EH 12ax7 preamp tubes and SED "Winged C" 6l6 power tubes). all that was going into my TripleXXX slant cab. it sounded close, but not quite there. when we got home, i decided, for laughs, to try this old cab i used to use years ago before i knew what i wanted or what i was doing tone-wise. WORLD OF DIFFERENCE! the XXX cab couldn't get the warm round mids or crisp (but not piercing) highs this cab does. it makes me sound *almost* like i'm playing through an Orange (which is the goal). until i have 5 grand to spend on an orange halfstack, this should keep me happy.

it does not, however, have the volume that the TripleXXX cab does. comparatively, it's like my master volume stops at 7 with this cab. the TripleXXX is louder than hell anyway, so it works out for me. it's also not quite as clean sounding, but i don't want it to be, so again it works out in my case.

i played this cab for the first 2 years i was in my band with no problems. the shitty Transtube head i had died long before this cab did! all the casters have been replaced, and the tolex is in bad shape, but it still sounds amazing. the cosmetic "imperfections" just end up looking cool anyway. insta-cred!

Peavey....it works til it doesn't. never called support. never had to.

i and the other guitar player in my band use a 412ms slant cab now (his is paired with a Bassman and a Mig 50), and we love them. for a big dirty dark stoner rock sound (Bongzilla, Kyuss, etc), this is good cab to look at. contrary to what a lot of people on here have said, the cab makes a HUGE impact on how your rig sounds. remember, your signal chain is only as strong as it's weakest component!

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Stereo / mono is nice.
I run it mono at 16 ohms.
Not sure of the year, probably 2000 or so.
I've used it at countless gigs.
This cab is fairly versatile, it sounds a lot like the Marshall 1960 cabs if you took one and dipped it in a pool of hot melted iron!

Semi-shimmering highs which cut through the mix nicely without clipping easily, plenty of mids if you like them (I personally hate mids, so I usually scoop them down on my head just enough to give it some flavor), and low end like you wouldn't believe.

I'm running this thing through two guitars, a Fender American Corona California Standard Stratocaster, and a Fender Mexican Fat Strat, and a Marshall JCM 2000 Dual Super Lead head. The cleans are as clear at level 6 as they are at level 0.5, and if you're playing a venue where you need that head up higher than level 6 with this cab, you'd better be playing a venue big enough that you need to mic your amp and run it through the $20,000 PA system. If you turn it up past 6, there is a little distortion in the clean channel, but for 200 bucks, what do you expect?

The distortion... ohh the distortion. I've been playing for a Hardcore / Metal band with it and it sounds just as good as the bands using Mesa Dual Recs with Mesa 4x12 Cabs. It suits that style perfectly, but I also play a lot more music on the Screamo side of Hardcore and it suits that style perfectly as well.

Noisiness - I haven't had any problems with it being noisy, but high end Marshall heads rarely are, and cabs can't make noise by themselves. :)

I've never needed a backup cab, and I never will. The tolex on this beast is shredded due to lack of space in the van, its upholstery has definitely seen its better days, but the wood itself is still flawless (trust me, I can see most of it haha).

I'm not sure what type of wood they used to make this cab, but its probably around two inches thick. Not quite as thick as the new Orange cabs, but not far off, and definitely just ast sturdy. I don't see this cab crapping out on me anytime soon.

Oh and the speakers just sound better as they get more and more broken in, but I'm sure you've read that in another review already.

Never have, it's never needed repair and I never had or needed a warranty for it either.

I've been playing guitar for 6 years now and I've owned plenty of amp combos, heads, and cabinets. Right now I own two half stacks - the Marshall JCM 2000DSL / Peavey MS cab, and a Vintage Peavey VTM 120 Head / "Thundercabs" Custom Cabinet with two 12" Emminence Blackpowder speakers. Two Fender Stratocasters - an American Corona California Series Standard, and a Mexican Fat Strat.

If this cab were stolen or lost, I'd steal it back, then steal the guy's slant version of this one cause I know that's why he stole it. Anyone got a slant version they'd sell me?

I love the fact that this cab suits my needs perfectly, and hasn't let me down yet. I hate that I don't have the slant version to go along with it, and I hate that they stopped making these cabs, but all good things must come to an end, right?

I compared this cab to my Thundercabs Custom Cab, and the low end was wayyyyy better. The highs weren't quite as shimmmery, but they don't clip out as easily in the mix and live they don't get in the way of the cymbals or vocals. Same deal with the Marshall 1960 cabs. I also compared this cab to a standard Mesa 4x12 Rectifier cab and to my surprise I liked mine better. The Mesa cab almost sounded muffled compared to the punch mine delivers at the same volume on my head. The only cab I would get over this one that I think is worth the price are the Mesa Stilleto series cabs. They're built like an Orange cab, and have some kind of special speakers in them that emulate every sound you could ever want. Not sure how durable they are though, or the handling of the speakers, but they do sound a great deal better than any other cab I've ever heard.

i bought this peavey 412-ms cab loaded with these g12k-85's. this is a stereo/mono cab that i wired for mono 16ohm operation.

one word describes these speakers AWESOME! much better than the g12t-75

100 % yes

emailed and called and actually got a LIVE PERSON!

been playing off and on for a few years now. CONSIDER MYSELF TO BE A GOOD JUDGE OF TONE. THIS ONE HAS IT!

early 90`s 4x12 stereo/mono cab---sheffeild 1290`s

this cab with the sheff. speakers is darker sounding than the marshall or mesa cabs. i like the tone they produce. being a pro. guitarist i use a marshall and a peavey vtm 120 with an effects rack. i also use humbucker loaded guitars and strats.

never had any probs. on the road. if i do, my tech fixxes it.

never dealt with them myself.

to all you weenies whining that this cab sucks, this cab will out power all but the big basson and marshall mode cabs rated at 400 watts. and this one sounds better. get better heads to use,,this cab sounds great. if you dig bass response, this is a winner. i been playing 30 years. betcha can`t guess who i am. alot of you have probably heard me. later,,keep on pickin....

16 ohm mono, 83C model, loaded with Celestions, built like a brick sh@t house, I have the marshall's 1960's these older PV cabs are built much better!!!!!! but stupid heavy, when it was shipped is weighed over 100lbs, thats with packing,

sheffield speakers OK, go with the older ones, with the Celestion G12K-85's!!!! WOW,

the UPS driver end_O_ed it to my front door, to heavy for him, I play out all the time with them. built great!

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out side of weighing a ton, great cab!

Slant cab, mono/stereo inputs, rough Peavey style tolex, metal grill, front loaded sheffield speakers. Heavy. just about all the features you could have on a 4x12 cab

I have two of these. Saw used in the store and thought it sounded really good. About two years later I bought another. I play mostly progressive/metal. Currently going through Peavey 6505 head and an old Charvel. They sound really good. Really good bottom end and good sound distorted or clean, I also have a Mesa Rectifier cab and I compared them side by side. I think the Mesa cab sounds a little better. But thats it. Just a little. Consider the price( I paid $200 for each and your lucky if you can find a used mesa cab for less than $550!) that's a big difference for just a little better.

Heavy and well built. Don't know what year. but at least 15 years old. I totally trust this cab.

I've been playing for over 20 years. I have owned a Marshall JCM900 head and two cabs before. I own 2 of these peavey cabs and i really like them. I recommend them all the time. The price used is great. I don't really like the half round handles. They kind of hurt the hands if you are lifting by yourself. The tolex is tough stuff. I also own a Mesa Rectifier cab. It does sound a little better to me. But the peavey sounds better than most.

this cab i know is within 5 years old (2000 - 2005)
mono- in/put jacks, or stereo- left/right jacks which is nice
I am unsure of the wattage hndling, and am going to look into that, but handles my vampire 100 watt great
there are nice casters on mine, its pretty heavy so it helps

im currently playing a schector gryphon with a dimarzio evolution, and a vintage american strat through this. This is great for any style really, and sounds great with distortion. i havnt cranked my amp on it because my ears start to hurt when its about 3/4 of the volume but it is not muddy at all at those volumes, although i thought it would be.
clean sound is pretty amazing, like others say when the volume is cranked on a clean channel it does not give off any distorted tones.
this cab is has a lot of bass which is cool.

been wanting to hook my amp up to a cab, and i am glad i got this one. i cant compare it with others because i have no experience with them, but if you can find these cheap, i would recommend getting one.

4X12 stereo mono 8/16 (very versatile for a guitar cab) two jacks, one for mono and a second one for stereo. most guitar cabs don't have mono/stereo switches.

this thing has good TONE. this is the older one that was made to go with the butcher, its got the sheffield 1290's and the diamond metal grill.1 inch plywood all the way around, HEAVY as hell.

i compared it to a wiggy cab because thats the amp I have, and i got this for a second cab. the wiggy cab has much better high and mid but the 412 MS has beef, and its high mids are a little more mellow, like a marshall or mesa with the paper grill cloth, but this one doesn't have grill cloth. i imagine it would sound exactly like a mesa/marshall if it had paper grill cloth on it.

the clean sound is rich, i played 6 string guitar and bass through it one after the other, you can actually turn the amp up to 10 and the cab does not bark even with a bass running through it.

people think this cab does not stand up to marshall/mesa haven't worked in a music store selling those damn things for as long as i did. i demo'd mesa and marshall every day, and i know EXACTLY what they all sound like. practical experience here pal. these 412ms cabs sound way better than any other peavey cab fit with their black widows.

its peavey, its built like a tank. it's got 1 inch plywood all the way around, not 5/8 or 3/4 like some other cabs.
its HEAVY as hell, the casters are gone, so i have to carry it.

i pushed these speakers with a bass guitar and the amp cranked as loud as it would go (100 watts) and the speakers never waffled once.
i also experimented briefly with impedance mismatching and they still did not sound bad.

never had it, never needed it never used it.

i love this cab. i think it sounds like the old small box mesa/boogie cabs with metal grills on the front (not the mesa engineering monsters everyone is buying today, the OLD ones.)
if i see another one used, im buying it and reselling it for more money. all guitar players on a budget should look for one of these on ebay. its worth the shipping to get this kind of good loud tone for the money.

Peavey 412ms slant with 4 16ohm Sheffield 1290 speakers in 16ohm mono or 8ohm stereo. I own 2 of these suckers, one is from the mid 90's with the old zigzag logo and the other I bought in 2002. I actually believe this is rated at 320 watts handling.

O.K. guys, here's the thing, I've heard some of you bash the sound of these cabs and all I can tell you is my own experience which is...these things get the job done well for the money. I've never been big on Peavey stuff, I've previosly owned the Supreme 160 head and the Ultra Plus tube head and hated both...the Ultra had alright tone but it was noisy. I play a hybrid metal kind of style...a mix of rock and metal with tone in the realm of Korn/Slipknot/Linkin Park/Pillar. I use a Jackson Dinky with EMG-81's, and a 2003 Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier. I have pounded the crap out of these speakers and haven't blown one yet. They handle a lot of watts. I have taken my Mesa head, set it on top of a Marshall 1960, a Recto cab and the Peavey and played my usual settings and I heard only a slight difference...the Mashall and Recto seemed SLIGHTLY more sparkly in the high end...a difference which was not significant enough to shell out the extra cash for the name brand stuff. I run my Mesa at about the 12 oclock position so I assume that's about half. This cab sounds fine...I gig frequently and as long as your head is set right, it blends nicely with the band. They seem to sound better at higher volumes. I also hear the speakers sound better the more worn in they are.

The older cab has been abused and I still gig with it weekly, without a back-up the only thing that has given out is the casters....getting kind of like an old shopping cart...time to replace but overall this thing is tough.

Never had to deal with them.

Apparently, they don't make this cab anymore. Knowing this now, I probably will never sell them. They're too much bang for the buck. I actually get a kick out of gigging with it and people see I get great tone with a Peavey. I've been playing guitar for 10 years and if it were stolen....ehh, I wouldn't HAVE to buy another but I would be sad that I would actually have to spend the money to get a Recto or something when the Peavey does just as well. Actually, when you compare the specs of a Recto cab and this one, they are very close. I'm pretty dang picky about guitar tone, and this is great. Your head just needs to have enough balls to drive it.