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With the exception of the Ampeg combo I bought almost 14 years ago (and has been a total workhorse for all that time) I have been playing the same Peavey MkIV since 1982.

So awhile back I started to feel the itch for a new amp and began to look around and really focus on what I would like play through for the next 30 years.

Of course there have been some amazing advances in bass amp and speaker tech in the last few decades. The Class D, light-weight amps are really impressive. Huge power, small size, load in and load out would be a breeze. Seems like every amp company makes one so there are plenty of options to chose from. Anyone could find a flavor they could love right?

So here's what I ended up with.....




That's right, 58lbs of all tube glory!
What can I say, I'm old school, no sense trying to fight it.

It sounds fantastic through my 2x15 cab (bet it will sound even better through 2!)

I have a few gigs coming up next month and a couple of them are outdoors so I'll try to get a few action shots to post.

Cheers!

Never tried one but I've heard nothing but good things. Congrats!

+1 on the congrats. I resisted going back to tubes/big iron for years, but finally broke down last year and got a Super Bassman 300. Best choice I've made in decades. nothing compares to big iron, and I don't care what anyone says!

And like you I used a Mark IV for many years in the 80's and 90's. Great great heads. Never liked their cabs from that era for gigging tho, they'd always fart out when I pushed them hard.

A few years back (too many, actually) I was having some tacos with PBG and we headed out to the parking lot where he popped the trunk on his car and showed me another amp he had just picked up. I know it was a Peavy and I feel like it was either this or possibly the 5150 if that's a bass amp. I recall it being a pretty new model at the time and he was very much of high opinion on it. I've been curious ever since....maybe he'll chime in.