PeaveyMiniMAX 600-Watt Mini Bass Amp Head

I gad the 500 chicken head version and loved it, it got fried in a lightingstrike. This new version is louder, better looking and sounds great. I use it for a jazz band and also gig with it for an original Rock band. It excels in both. I also run a DI out directly to the board . The combo speaker outs are a plus, tuner works great. The tuner does not mute the DI so beware. Fan is still loud but functions to keep it from crashing so no real complaints. I run it thru either a SWR 4/10 or a Peavey headliner 2/10. Tone shaping is great the knobs do affect the sound in a full spectrum way. The boost switches are all significant as well. If you cant get a good tone from this amp , maybe switch to tuba

Didn’t last 4 months and crapped out. Had to ship at my cost for warranty repairs, don’t have it back yet or even know what the problem is.

I've been playing local clubs many years. As I get older, I've been looking for an update, a smaller, less weight amp would be ideal. Think I found it. This amp is punchy and great lower responses and tone controls to get exactly what I'm looking for. Psycho-Acoustic Bass Enhancement adds a lot of PUNCH, I like it. Chromatic tuner is very handy and works very well. Powers up my Peavey speaker cabinet with one 15" Peavey BW 1508 4 ohm speaker with plenty to spare. All under 5 lbs.

The only thing I dislike about the Peavey Minimax is the loud cooling fan. It's not horrible, but for home use it's a bit annoying, and could have been improved by Peavey with a variable speed fan, or a different design. Of course, you don't hear it while playing. Otherwise, I really like this bass amp head. 350 Watts@ 8 ohms or 600Watts @ 4 ohms for $400. I have had a Peavey bass amp before, and really liked the sound. They seem to have a punch to them that others don't have. And it's under 9 lbs. My Carvin 500 watt head goes close to 50 lbs. That weight saving makes my back happy.

IT DIED AFTER 1 GIG.During rehearsal it started making a white noise sound. Then I tapped on the case and it stopped and worked normally. I carefully put it on the table next to my cabinet and played the gig. When I got home, it was completely dead. I played the entire gig with the Master on 2, so It was nowhere near overheated or over worked.I called Peavey and they won't give me my money back. They said to call some local guy who told me that it will take months to get parts. He told me to buy a new head.$400 down the drain. The only thing that works is the tuner.