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Topic: What's the differance in Peavey Amps ? |
Bill Myrick
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Pea Ridge, Ar. (deceased)
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Posted 8 Oct 2009 2:55 am |
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I recently took delivery on what I think is an "04" year Peavey KB 300. I was shocked at the size and weight of the thing ! It is three channel and weighs close to 90 lbs.
What ever happened to the old KB 300 from years back that wasn't that large (as I remember ) Is there a smaller version called a KB/A 300 ? Need some insite. Thanks, Bill. |
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Ken Fox
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Nashville GA USA
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Posted 8 Oct 2009 9:28 am
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| I noticed the cab for a Special 130 from that era used OSB type lumber for the cab instead of the older #2 pine cabs. That stuff is a lot heavier. |
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Bill Myrick
From:
Pea Ridge, Ar. (deceased)
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Posted 8 Oct 2009 10:42 am
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| That may be a lot of the weight issue--I remember the KB 300 from the "80's" era and it seemed smaller as well as lighter but it still had the 15" Black Widow and a horn. Wish I could locate one of them. |
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 8 Oct 2009 10:45 am
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Had a Combo 300 in here and it was heavier than a Session 500! Took two men to move it around
I amazes me that my new 5D6B amp with 4-10" speakers only weighs 44 lbs without the cover on it! #2 pine rules for cabs!!! |
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Bill Myrick
From:
Pea Ridge, Ar. (deceased)
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Posted 8 Oct 2009 10:54 am
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Here's a pic of the monster I'm talking about
Like carrying an occupied casket around !!
I would happily trade it for the old KB 300. What other amps offer enough punch (150 watts area) to carry electric drums ; that would be lighter and smaller maybe ? |
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Mike Brown
From:
Meridian, Mississippi USA
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Posted 8 Oct 2009 12:42 pm Kb300
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| The KB300 was the same size since the time that we introduced it to the time that it was replaced by the KB/a 300 amplifier. Just a thought, but it's funny how everything gets bulkier and heavier when you get older! |
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Bill Myrick
From:
Pea Ridge, Ar. (deceased)
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Posted 8 Oct 2009 1:23 pm
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Thanks for the input Mike and you're probably right about age, I used to carry my double ten Bud and a session 500 up three flights of stairs at The VFW in Fairfield, Ia. and think nothing about it, Coarse that was back in the early 80's - 
Would the KB/A 300 be some smaller and lighter (if I could locate one) ? |
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 8 Oct 2009 5:14 pm
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From the KB/A manual
Oh my God! That is a beast!!!
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Bill Myrick
From:
Pea Ridge, Ar. (deceased)
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Posted 11 Oct 2009 4:18 am
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| I don't think my old memory is totally shot quite yet and I remember back in maybe 1980 to 83 the keyboard player in our band came up with a new KB 300 amp and it had one (maybe two) inputs, no other stuff except tone, volume, reverb, etc. no xlr mic input just the 15" Black Widow and a horn. Someone tell me---am I losing it or was that the way it was ? |
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John Bechtel
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Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 11 Oct 2009 9:29 pm
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As far as memory goes: Back in 1983 Paul Franklin as well as myself each had (2)-Peavey Nashville 400's in which the Mid and Shift were comprised of a Stacked-Pot. The center-Knob was the Mid and the Outer-Knob was the Frequency~Shift, but; almost no one remembers any such Nashville 400 Model. I believe this was similar to the Vegas 400 Mod. I must admit that the Mid-Pot was a bit difficult to read, being in the center, with missing ± #'s!
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 12 Oct 2009 1:38 pm
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My 1983 NV400 has the seperate controls for the shift and mid controls. You and Paul must have gotten the first few and Peavey made the change after that. I bought mine in late 1983.
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John Bechtel
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Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Oct 2009 6:02 pm Richard; You are correct!
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Ours were ’82/’83, the earliest version! I think John Hughey told me that he also had our model and then switched to the Vegas 400 later, for the larger cabinet. I also had a pair of those! _ _ _ Sorry for the Off~Topic, carry on!
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Michael T. Hermsmeyer
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Branson, Missouri, USA
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Posted 12 Oct 2009 9:57 pm
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Begging your pardon Mr. Brown, but the two KB300's I bought in 1986 with chrome corners were narrower. Perhaps not in outside dimentions, though. My cabinets were standard 3/4" all around, not like the sides of the KB in the above pic that are like my Reno 400 and measure about 1.5".
Also mine had no XLR mic channel, just 3 standard channels and the 15" Scorpion was centered with the horn. It also had the older style aluminum trim strips, not like this pic.
They make great acoustic amps for fiddle, dobro, banjo, mandolin and acoustic guitars as well as keyboards.
I do not know about the plywood vs. osd, so I can't comment on the weight. Almost all my amps have been heavy.
Gotta love my Classic 20!!!
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