Peavey 412MS

Well, it's big, it's heavy, it's solid. Stereo select on it is handy. Would have given it a 10, but it was lacking a beverage holder.

I bought it new, and forgot that you tend to need to break speakers in before you get their true tone. A lot of people judge a cab from the first week of using it. When I first got the cab, it sounded very harsh. Very midsy, lack of bottom end definition and a terrible high end. I thought it was my amp. 2 months later I noticed it sounded quite a bit better. The more I used it, the better it sounded. After nearly 4 years of owning this cab, I can say I've never played with a better sounding cab. My highs are absolutely amazing, the mids are solid, the low end... wow. Can push it out and STILL keep it punchy and defined. I play mainly Death/Thrash metal, but the cab can pull off ANY style. I originally was using an old mid 80's Yamaha head with it and a pile of stompboxes, but got a Peavey 5150 II a couple of years ago and the cab sounds better than the 5150 Cabs. LOVE the tone of this thing.

Have never experienced any problems with it except slight hearing loss after jamming with the band for a few hours. Have dragged it out to many gigs and lent it out at the shows to other bands. The thing is bullet proof and refuses to pop a speaker.

Never had to contact anyone over this.

I've been playing guitar for over 16 years now and have had a pile of different amps/cabs. If this thing was ever stolen, I would find the bugger who stole it and beat him severly. I would DEFINATLEY buy another one and am currently on the hunt for a bottom cab. I would love Peavey to bring this model back to life. It destroys those scratchy annoying celestion equipped crap cabs.

Solid handles, casters, and I like the metal grill on front. I bought mine last year, new. 16 ohms mono, 8 ohms stereo. I run mine mono.

I'm running a Gibson Les Paul Std through a Genz Benz El Diablo head. Sounds wonderful. Seems to have a nicely balanced sound through the frequency range, with no lack of bass response. Loud? Hell yes!

I've owned a lot of Peavey stuff, and one thing is for sure,... it is reliable.

Like I said, Peavey stuff is reliable. Never had to call 'em.

I've been playing guitar for over 15 yrs. I own a few guitars, drums, bass, keyboard, ... lots a' stuff. I bought this cab with a Peavey XXL head about a year ago. I didn't care much for the tone of the XXL head, so I traded it in on the Genz Benz recently, which sounds like another world. (a better one... ,as in heaven) I've never had a problem with the cab, and I think it sounds quite good. It can definitely push out some bass, and seems to also handle upper frequencies clearly. Probably not as "sparkly" in the upper ranges as some other cabs, but then they probably lose some bass response next to this one. If you are playing palm muted power chords, you need bass response, and this gives it.

I like the handles and the wheels....makes it easy to load into my Pinto

I hooked my Hondo II guitar into my Squier amp and ran speaker wire from the back of the amp into the Peavey cab. I was a little dissapointed with the sound...Tinny and brittle with a harsh rasping buzzing noise..it gets worse when I play my guitar close to the television....I tried a different cord but that didn't make much difference....

the cab is really heavy and built to last.....it looks cool too..I would take it on tour...My band played for the grand opening of a Church's fried chicken and I accidentally spilled a coke all over the grill and speakers....it sounds a little better now...

I tried to call Peavey but I forgot that my phone was disconnected cause my stupid roomate ran up the bill calling his dumn ass girlfriend in Alaska.

I've been playing guitar for about a year now and just got my guitar out of the pawnshop, so actually I played it about a few months I guess. If it was lost or stolen I'd probably take up another instument like harmonica or something. I love the fact that Eddie Van Halen uses my exact set-up....I wish it came with an instructional book or something so I would know what the switches on the back were for....

One of the last years that these were produced, 300watts mono or 150 a side stereo 16 or 8 ohms. I think. Plug amp into it and play really. I don't think cabs should really get a feature rating.

Drool. I absolutely love this cab. It was first abused with a Randall head that was heavily modified. The only thing left on it that was randall was the knobs and the case really. It souded great with my 400watt solid state monster of distortion head. Then I grew up. I got a Laney VH100R, and placed it onto this Peavey cab. Yay! There aren't really many words that describe how great this combonation sounds with virtually any guitar other than a telecaster (way too twangy, teles need low wattage tube combos too sound good).

It handles the power from the Laney quite well (100watt tube) and really gets a good clean punch to it.

Short of throwing it off a bridge or leaving it in the shower I don't forsee anything going wrong with this cab. It is built extremely well. Many a show has been played with it, and it has been abused through many a rigorous heavy metal practice routine. Then I take the same combo and bring it into a blues rock or country situation, use a different guitar and it plays just as well.

never used it.

Like the guy below me, I want the straight cab to match with this slant. I love it, and I can't live without this cab. After close scrutiny, the 412MS is actually the same cab as the 5150, it just doesn't have the 5150 logo on it (and it was $150 cheaper back in the day). If stolen I would cry, because I think it might start to get kind of hard to track these cabs down. The newer version of this model doesn't seem to be as nice.

This is one of the most underated speaker cabinets you can buy.

4X12 Sheffield 1290s. Stereo/Mono 300+watts

Since I was a child, I have always dreamed of getting that serious hardrock/heavy metal sound. It came true when I bought this thing along with my Hafler G300 (check my review on that to) and my Boss GX-700 (after the cab and amp, I didn't have much $ left over). I must say to all those who complained about the sound, try getting an amp that can push more than a set of headphones. Ya, it takes a little power to push these things, but the sound is awsome and LOUD! And shame on all who have tried run a Marshall amp through one of these cabs. Marshall has good shtuff to, but it's just plain sacralidge! It's like putting a Toyota engine in a Caddy. Brits don't know power. This blew the Marshall 1960 and Crate cabs away!

With the metal grill, I don't expect a beer bottle to penetrate it. And, if it can support my fat a$$ or my Hafler G300, I can't see anything going wrong soon.

Havent had to deal with them, but I'm sure they're nice people.

I've been playing for 12+ years as a guitar player, 18 as a keyboardist, so the only thing I don't like about this is Peavey stopped producing these. If you have, or know someone who wants to be eliviated of the straight cab, please contact me via email.

General 4x12 Cab Stereo, mono What more do you need???

Guitars->Jackson RR, Ibanez Jem FP
Amp-> JCM800 2205 and Peavey Duel 212
I first bought it to run through my Peavey Duel 212 and man it was killer rock. Really loud and clear. I then picked up a JCM800 2205 50W head and same thing. I love these cabs it is my second one and they both rock. I just came out of the studio and the Engineer couldn't believe the sound we were getting from my setup. Just plug and play.

I treat my gear pretty good so I don't really have any gripes.

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I would probably get another one if it were stollen ( I am not sure how anyone would steel it it's pretty big). I am a fan of peavey products from my first Peavey 65 Bandit, Peavey RockMaster Preamp, Peavey Duel 212 and 2 4x12 cabs. They are the working mans rig!

I believe this is a late '80's or early '90's 4-12 cab that was mated with a Butcher head. I bought this for my son who purchased a Roadmaster 160 watt head for his metal band. We decided the roadmaster had a better clean sound than the butcher and was much louder. He used a V-Twin mesa overdrive for distortion. The cab has 4 celestion 85 watt speakers and is 16ohms with a daisy chain out for another cab. It has gold piping and the old gold peavy logo.In perfect condition and was purchased along with the head for $399.00. Great value! The head alone is worth that!

I'm writing this review because i feel peavy has gotten a bad wrap.We recently purchased a TSL 100 head to replace the Roadmaster because the roadmaster didn't carry the distortion with as much definition or clarity as he would have liked, but is awesome for more blues or rock oriented music.( real tube sound) and because the TSL kicks! I started looking at Marshall cabs and found their construction sucks compared to this Peavy! Beaverboard back sucks all the projection and bass from the Marshall 1960 cabs, and the 75 watt celestion sound too brittle and trebly for good defined riffing. If you buy or have one of these 1960 Marshall cabs, go to a lumber yard and buy 3/4" birch plywood for the back, paint it black and install using extra screws. The difference will be phenominal! also the 70 watt celestions are much better for bass responce.This peavy is all birch plywood and transfers articulate bass responce fantastically! Speakers are balanced for highs and lows and doesn't "fart out" in low registers.My son tunes down to C# ! For the money, this cab is a great deal and sounds fantastic.Not a rectifier cab, but WAY better than the new Marshalls.7 out of 10 because there are much better cabs out there but for ALOT more money!Would like to hear this with 4 EV12's!

All cabs are reliable as long as you don't drive them beyond their rating. I own a Mesa Mark 3 hardwood head with 2 Thiele Hardwood 1-12 cabs with EV 200 watt speakers. I know what a good rig can sound like at high volumes, and this cab is a great deal as they can be found for much less than their quality should command because of the logo on the front! Whats in a name anyway? Marshalls look great but looks can be decieving!I also want to mention the covering. This stuff looks like automotive undercoating! Not a tear in it and is probably 15 years old!Look at any Marshall after 1 year and it looks like you towed it to every gig! The tolex on them( and many other brands) rip if you look at them funny!This covering can only be outdone by Rhino coat! Quality casters too.

never delt with them...

A good value for the money. Sounds great, projects well, and built like a tank!Do not underestimate this cab.Would be great to add to your current set up for an affordable full stack! You can always take the logo off, although my son won't. He likes to suprise people with this cab.Really sounds great!

It's a Frickin' cab. You plug your amp into it and you can switch between stero & mono. Whippdee frikin' doo.
4 X 12 Crapfield speakers. 300 watts (allegedly) 150watts per side.

I've played 3 different amps through this cab. A crate (sucks), A marshall JCM 800 (Great!) and a Peavey Classic 50 (also great!) Anyways. I don't mean to knock this cab so hard, it's just not my style. It took me 3 years of mixing and matching guitars and amps to realize that the cab is the problem. This thing sounds dandy when I'm practicing by myself. In fact I love the sound when I'm by myself. However, in a band situation, This cab turns into the shy little school boy that hides in the closet after he pees his pants. It just doesn't have the balls to compete in a live situation and thats why it pisses me off. I said I love the sound when I play alone, right? Well who in the hell goes out and buys a 4x12 PRACTICE AMP! This is the perfect example of "You get what you pay for" I got it for cheap, and it acts cheap. I've learned my lesson and will soon be the proud recipient of a Mesa Recto 4x12 or Marshall 1960 vintage 4x12 soon. Yes both are 4x more expensive than the Peavey. But it's an investment in GREAT equipment. Which the PEAVEY is not.

Had it for quite a while. It's been beat to hell and back and it still works.

Never dealt with them.

If it were stolen I would help the guy load it into the back of his truck, offer him a beer and say Happy trails. Then I would go out and buy me a Marshall or Mesa and everything would be ok. THE END

This is a very straight forward cab. It has stereo inputs and is three hundred watta of sledge hammer tone.

I use a variety of guitars through my set up of a peavey rockmaster and tubeworks rt-922 preamps. I power my rig with a five hundred watt
tubeworks mos-fet power amp. The main six-string instrument of destruction is a modified 70's yamaha sg-700 with a seymour 59 in the bridge. (one pickup, one volume) I'll tell you about the amp in a sec.

I've pushed one of these cabs down a set of stairs that by my recollection was about 20-25 steps. Wheel broke, who cares. I did this in the montreal metro (subway) Just wanted to see what would happen. At the next gig in troise Riveire quebec fired it up and crushed a crowd. no problem

no I do my own work

Im not sure when the cab was made but Id guess mid 90's.
300 watts mono at 16 ohms, 150 watts per side(stereo)at 8 ohms.
How many features can a cab. have?

I use a digitech 2120 vgs artist pre-amp into a peavey 50/50 all tube stereo power amp. My main guitar is an Ibanez RG470 W/inf. PU's.
I noticed that alot of reveiwers said that this cab sounded brittle or farty when playing "metal". First off I want to say that Ive gone through sooo much gear looking for the right sound and have determined that ALMOST any amp will give you the sound you want,EX.
a fender wont play "nu-metal" and a marshall wont get too clean but for the most part all ya gotta do is KNOW HOW TO TURN YOUR FRIGGIN KNOBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats what theyre there for a in most cases they work. Now as for all you stinkin "nu-metal" heads that have only been playing for 0.5-1.5 years, or all you drummers that think that you can also be guitar players, TURN THE GAIN DOWN, this is the num.1
reason why your sound will "fart". Second of all if your sound is too harsh DONT TURN UP THE BASS, instead turn down your treble or presence and turn up the volume. Even though your gear may sound good on 1, It wont sound the same on 7(volume wise). If you dont think that your amp has enough sustain for trills(hammer-ons)than get some chops(playing skills. Too many players hide behind gobs of gain and bass while lackking skill as a player, this is the reason why there is sooooooo much bad music today.Dont get me wrong thogh I play in a true metal-core band, not like slipknut or mushroombutt, but in the style of god forbid,prayer for cleansing, and embodyment...........
The cabinet sounds great though I would rather have Vin30's, the sheffields are VERY nice for a VERY nice price.

I bought this used and It looks like it has fallen down a few flights of stairs and landed in a pool of urine before it was set on fireand dragged throgh a gravel quarry. I know plenty of guys that play REAL loud (as well as me) who gig with these thing night after night with no prob.

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This cab is great. If my speakers blew when I had the impedance matched, then Id complain a little, but if you miss match it and treat your gear bad than its your own fault. No cab sounds the same. If your used to celestions and then get this, dont say that it sucks right away,instead do a little tweaking on your amp and get it to sound how you want it to, if you cant do it then the cab isnt for you. Let your ears be the judge. I like this cab.
P.S. I am a 17 year old kid so dont think that just becuase sombody is young an likes heavey stuff, that means that they dont know what good tone is.....My fav. is journeys tone but I love mid-scooped(not too much)power thrash as well. God Bless and Good-Bye.
P.S. again I play christian death-metal so dont think were all sinners either!