akidcalledoutlaw's Amp Rig

This cab was given to me by a lady I ran into in the music store. She overheard me saying “now I just need an amp” she asked me what kind of amp I was looking for and at that point in time I didn’t care how small or crappy it was I just wanted/needed an amp. She told me she had an amp she would give me that it belonged to her son but he wouldn’t be using it any time soon. In my mind I was picturing a little fender champ or a 110 peavey, something to that effect. She took me to her storage and opens the door and I see a Peavey Bandit 112 transtube AND this cabinet. I tried to pay this lady but she wouldn’t accept payment. I wasn’t expecting ANYTHING that big. Needless to say I’m eternally greatful for that lady. The first thing I noticed was how heavy it was, and I had to carry it up a narrow stair case to my room. That was a very trying experience to say the least. This cab is just about 100lbs (my best guesstimate) it’s massive. It’s not your typical 4x12. Turns out it’s a 1978 Peavey Oversize 4x12. The name Bertha was bestowed on this cab. I was very impressed with the sound, they’re really balanced speaker but more so what impressed me was how well built it is. Like most all older peavey amps and cabs…they’re tanks. The original speakers never were replaced and being a cab that was over 40 years old…that was impressive! It was wired in series, 8 ohm speakers. Never saw a 2 ohm cab until then. I thought it was a typo on the peavey label at first. So it’s rewired for series parallel. I use this cab with Peaveys, Marshall’s, my fender amps and it sounds absolutely amazing! The only thing I don’t like about it, is that’s loading and unloading this thing is a task. If you have a trailer it will work great! But loading this into an large SUV it’s like playing Tetris. if you’re loading into a car…good luck. Overall great cab, sounds great, versatile, built well, but very very heavy!