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Topic: Peavey Scorpion Speakers |
Tom Campbell
From:
Houston, Texas, USA
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Posted 23 May 2016 5:28 am |
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Anyone still using the Peavey Scorpion speakers?
If so, did you experience a "break-in" period?
I understand they were quite popular at one time. It is about 9 lbs. for the 12"...not as light as the neo-speakers, but not a heavey-weight either. 800 watts peak, 400 watts programed, and 200 watts continuous...whatever all that means. |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 23 May 2016 5:50 am
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I can't see the scorpion being popular for clean use, they're great rock and roll, but they break up easy.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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David Nugent
From:
Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 23 May 2016 12:25 pm
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| Best term that I can use to describe the tone of these speakers is "nasal sounding, very thin"! As Lane stated, not ideal for a warm, clean sound. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 23 May 2016 3:47 pm
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Years ago, I was using my '56 Pro Amp for Tele. I was afraid of blowing up the original Jensen 15, so I built a sub-baffle board, and put in a 12" Scorpion Plus. A match made in sonic Heaven! Friends constantly borrowed it for studio work in Cleveland and Akron. Although I use my Dr. Z Prescription most often, that old Fender is still a killer!
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"74 Bud S-10 3&6
'73 Bud S-10 3&5(under construction)
'63 Fingertip S-10, at James awaiting 6 knees
'57 Strat, LP Blue
'91 Tele with 60's Maple neck
Dozen more guitars!
Dozens of amps, but SF Quad reverb, Rick Johnson cabs. JBL 15, '64 Vibroverb for at home.
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Bill Terry
From:
Bastrop, TX
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Posted 23 May 2016 4:04 pm
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I've got a Peavey Bandit 50W bought used, and it came with a Scorpion. In that amp at least, I like the voicing, nice and clear but the highs don't get so brittle as they can in some more 'high end' speakers, a BW included. My tastes, YMMV...
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 23 May 2016 4:53 pm
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| i really liked the one that came in my old bandit 112. sounded really good with the steel. |
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Tom Campbell
From:
Houston, Texas, USA
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David Nugent
From:
Gum Spring, Va.
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Posted 24 May 2016 4:18 am
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| Not going by spec. sheets but simply speaking from experience; Replaced the stock Scorpion in a Peavey "Special' with a BW 1203 and the improvement in tone was substantial to my ears! The bass in particular became much smoother and more pronounced. The BW seemed to turn a so-so amp into a very good pedal steel amp..JMO,YMMV! |
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Dave O'Brien
From:
Florida and New Jersey
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Posted 24 May 2016 4:42 am Scorpion
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I used the stock Scorpion for 10 years in my PV Special 112 very clean balanced sound .recently replaced it with a n EPS-12 to save some weight. Marginal improvement in sound. cant comment on break-in as the amp was old whenI got it.
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Dave O'Brien
Emmons D-10, CMI D-10, Fender Deluxe Reverb, PV 112, Fender Pro Reverb
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Tom Gorr
From:
Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 28 May 2016 8:03 pm
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I used a Peavey Classic Chorus 2x12 with scorps for my early steel learnimg days. It was not good. Haha. Thin and wayy too crisp and hollow sounding for steel. Had a lot of bite.
Bought a Heritage VTX with Scorpions that I never did try for steel ...was part of my six string road rig... now has a broken cone.... might dig it out of storage and see what it sounds like after a decade of rest. |
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