I may be wrong, but I thought Hartley’s first patten was a speaker cabinet with a movable back that makes it larger for use and smaller for portability…

Trading my 1976 Firebird for an 1978 Antigua strat.

Quick question, sir. How much would of you sell that guitar? Thank you.

I just found this video. Good job. Now i want one !

Nice!

I think these amps have the best clean channel for pedals and effects. It seems to bridge the gap between solid state sound and tube sound. I use a silverstipe(express)and redstripe(studio pro) transtubes stereo run the Tdynamics at 80% with preamps and pedals to compress and add asymmetrical clipping takes the edge off. Anyway the squarebacks are gorgeous for vintage sounds. Cleans, blues, and rock they sound good as fuck. They fizz with high gain sadly

I have three V-type, one full on abalone neck thru , one G- ninety, Foundation bass, Ultra 60 head and flat 4 x 12 cab

Super stoked to see this.

I have the Inspired by Gibson Epiphone Firebird and a 2013 Gibson Firebird. The Epiphone looks close enough to the Gibson for me, and the Epiphone FB720 pups sound better, IMO. I'll be changing the high output ceramic pups in the Gibby Firebird with some alnico Johnny Winter MojoTone pups. The case that yours came with is $129 new, so that's a bonus. I found an Epilite Explorer case for $89 and the Firebird fits in it just fine.

The wood used on the T-60 is not swamp ash. Swamp ash is much lighter than the regular ash Peavy used.

Incredible

Dope!!

Beautiful

You are spot on, this sounds fantastic. Especially that clean sound. I love the willingness to experiment.

Question: a lot of people remember the T-60, but not too many remember the 3 pickup T-26. This was my first guitar. I've only seen 2 in the past 40 years.

You have some beautiful equipment!!

I got the same one new from Reverb around Christmas 2023 for $500. I put Duncan quarter pound tele pickups and a 4 way switch to get series wiring. Great guitar. Came set up beautifully from Japan. They really take peide in what they do over there. Also, I used to have a cat named Smokey! It's worth noting, they cut the switch slot big enough for a 4 way switch from the factory so no need to do any modification

how heavy is it?

Its interesting someone made a knockoff of a relatively unknown brand. That bass is based on a Musicvox 12 string. They stopped selling them, but they were pretty resonable. I think around a $1k?

I have an '86 Peavey Patriot and a Backstage Plus. I bought both new in 1987. The Backstage Plus has a 10 inch speaker, not a 12 inch speaker. That is one tough little amp.....I still have both and play them at home occasionally. This amp is a great bedroom practice amp. About every 2 or 3 years I give it a thorough cleaning with QD Electronic Cleaner. 37 years and never a problem with the amp or the guitar.

In my early gigging days in the 70s and early 80s I had a Peavey Roadmaster that was loud! Outdoor loud and we played a lot of outdoor gatherings in those days. It was brutal moving the thing and the 4x12 to all the places we went, but I could not afford 2 gigging amps so even used in smaller indoor bars, weddings etc. The 5150 was not around or I definitely would have used it! The Roadmaster could also heat your living room in the winter time!

Tanner knows Peavey inside out

so does this Dolphin finish have any sparkle / flake in it ? thanks !

Sounds like a noisy POS with a buzz.

This was a great series. Peavey Electronics would do well to incorporate this kind of approach with its current video production for its KZbin channel. They could feature vintage gear along with their newest stuff. Thank you for the content!

I love firebird pups ! Not the instrument tho... i have a set of dimarzio vintage minis...if im not mistaken they were called firebirds at one point

Get remo heads!!!

got myself a renown 400 last year for £100 in perfect condition. 210 watts of Peavey goodness

I've had one of these for around 7 years now and it's still incredible for the price I paid new. My fretboard isn't as nice as yours but I've got some nice flaming on my maple. The store guy swore that no additional set up had been done which surprised me since it was perfect straight from the factory. I did test another one after I bought mine and that had all the cheap guitar issues (fret sprout, incredibly dry and light looking rosewood etc) that you'd expect so mileage may vary.

I have a Peavey Reactor from around 1994. It is one of my favorite guitars, I swapped out the tuners for some Grovers. I had a second Reactor that had a Red Lace Sensor in the bridge, but I loaned it to a friend and never got it back. Oh well, LOL!

The phase switch at the bottom just turns on the middle pickup. in up position it is on in phase, middle position is off. bottom is on out of phase. middle position of the pickup switch is neck and bridge on, hence both tones control working. I just found one of these and strung it up. plays really well. nice vid

Encore 65 was my first amp. Used from 1996-2007, then I got a 6505+ and used thay until 2023. I play friedman now, but only because peavey aint the same no more.

Thanks for the demo, f’n awesome. I’m a new guitarist and picked up a used studio pro 50 about a year ago on after hearing that they were a big part of Skynyrd’s sound. I haven’t been able to capture that sound and wondered if you could recommend settings and or a pedal that would point me that way. Thanks again bro

I see a new vid from you . I click like! Simple! :D

I remember the old Peavey. When you wanted to compliment a tank, youd say "it's built like a Peavey."

2:42 - SLM clean 8:02 - G12H80 clean 3:29 - SLM dirt 9:20 - G12H80 dirt

I've had the Red version since the early 90's. I have bright, flatwounds on it. I run the volume at 10 the blend at the center click and the tone at the brightest. All original (excepting strings and a couple of allens). I love it, and I've had several people think it's an active bass. Love the sound.

it should be tuned before use

Funny, I know someone who could use that 16 channel snake for his sound room. That guy thinks $215 is better than the cost it would take to fix his current problem in the sound room.

One of the worst amp reviews ever. Take a lesson.

I have owned one since I was 19. I am now 49. Mine was originally white. Refinished it with gun oil and did a burnt finish. Currently changing that to purple to blue. They play better than a fender but electronic and pickups are ok. The bridge pickup stopped working. I changed mine out to Seymour Duncan’s over wounds and a 4 way switch. I love fender guitars before someone gets offended but these play very well. I have the hard shell case also.

Great vid, tons of knowledge, lots of experience. The first real bass I ever owned was a fake Gibson/EB-O/SG. Loved the BadCat reference, They'll come through...eventually.

Hey man, super random question. That red label case you have - how does this bass actually fit in there? I've been on a quest for ages to figure out whether or not Fender ever really did make a dedicated case for the MB series and the Lyte series. Weird I know but I have an obsession with instruments having proper OEM/OHSCs. My first bass was a Precision Lyte back in '96 and when I bought it I had to have the shop order a case for it and they just gave me a standard '90s red label Precision case. I thought nothing of it at the time, but several years later I noticed that it didn't really fit exactly in the mold. Since then I've had this fixation on it. I've wanted to get an MB-5 for a long time but the times I've found a nice one for sale the case thing has always been an issue. Sorry for the weird question, but any information would be greatly appreciated!

Dude.. There is no digital snare in it! It's all ANALOG!

always learn something new. Nicely done.

Right on! Hood to see yoi again.

Mine is on the way! :)

Is that a Royalstar bass drum setting right there ?

I got them today (July 4,2024) for 49 dollars on guitar center. I assume thats a good bang for your buck situation.

Looking good!