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Thread #51999   Message #795019
Posted By: Rick Fielding
01-Oct-02 - 04:39 PM
Thread Name: Peavey 'Solo' PA; opinions?
Subject: RE: Peavey 'Solo' PA; opinions?
Hi Marion. My experience has been that the "little" Peavey may be the most popular of all small busker amps....BUT....you're not going to get a very good sound out of it. Yes, it's better than Fender's "Amp Can", and the equally small Pignose, but it's certainly not even close to the "Moose" by Lectrosonic, and the "Hog" (which I have) by Pignose. It DOES have the low impedance jack and that's a plus though.

Here's a suggestion (I've seen this done and it really works well)

If you can afford TWO Peaveys, and run them in tandem, you get a very acceptable sound for small venues. Simply getting some 'separation' with the voice and guitar creates a "fullness" that one amp on it's own will never have.

It will still cost WAYYYYY less than an actual P.A. and still be fairly easy to carry around, and you don't need a power supply other than the batteries. Personally I'd use two Pignose "Hog" amps and the sound would be substantially better, but they may be harder to get now. (I got mine at Steve's Music, after quite a bit of research)

Rick