Great for small clubs or just as a practice amp. Features include an active/passive input select switch, pre- and post-gain controls, and a bright boost switch. Other controls include a contour EQ switch, high and low shelving-type tone controls, 7-band graphic EQ with in/out switch and a footswitch-controlled EQ effects loop.
TNT 115
Reviewed by:
unregistered, on july 26, 2005 1 of 1 people found this review helpful
Features: The Peavey TNT 115 Bass Amp is great for the pro who needs an amp for small clubs or gigging around. It's our most popular bass combo amp.
- 200 Watts RMS into 2 Ohms
- 150 Watts RMS into 4 Ohms
- 1/4 inch input jack
- Active/passive input select switch
- Pre and post gain controls
- Bright boost switch
- Contour EQ switch
- High and low active tone controls - shelving type
- 7-band graphic EQ with in/out switch
- Post EQ effects loop - footswitch controlled
- DDT speaker protection circuit with defeat switch
- Status LED indicates power on (green) and DDT active/clip (red)
- Low noise, electronically-balanced XLR output - pre EQ
- Ground lift switch for XLR output
- Thermal, over-current and DC crowbar protection circuits
- 15 inch Blue Marvel speaker
- Horn-loaded tweeter
- External speaker jack
- Headphone jack. // 10
Sound: Well, I play my Squire Jazz through it, as well as anyother basses I get my hands on, they all sound pretty good. I Play mostly classic rock as well as punk and any otehr songs I think sound cool, the only problem is it has a little trouble getting the slap sound I want, but that may be because of the bass. This amp is loud, 200 watts. When I'm practicing I hardly ever turn the volume past 3 and my 2 guitarists use a couple of 100 watt combos, so volume is never a problem. // 8
Impression: It seems to be a good match for anystyle of music I've tried so far. I've been playing a little over 2 years, my first amp was a Peavey Minx110, which I liked alot so I looked into this, it was all the sound I was looking for and better. If it were stolen, I'd buy a new one for sure, I love mine. I wouldn't take an extra amp with me to gigs because it's very reliable and it also has a little light that flashes when your getting a little rough on the speaker, so no worries there. Very good amp. // 10
TNT 115
Reviewed by:
ME16510, on may 10, 2012 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 500
Purchased from: World Of Music (Erie PA)
Features: There are many different features on this amp. My favorite ones are probably the graphic EQ and the built in compression. I'll start with the EQ knobs the thing that bothered me about these was the fact that there was no mid or mid shift knob like my MAX 115. I believe this amp is mainly if you want to have a scooped mid sound. I like having a lot of high mid so this was tough to get this, but with a bit of tweaking I finally sound a really nice sound. Next the graphic EQ this is great because you could detail it a lot more than a simple mid knob and shift. It takes a lot of time of working with so you have to be patient with it. It also includes a Bright switch, a contour switch, and a crunch switch. The bright is great because it adds a really nice sound to the blend. The contour is for scooping which I mess with sometimes this makes it sound really clean and just great (Kind of like a Gallien Krueger). The crunch adds incredible tone to it, but it adds too much gain for my tastes if I could decrease this it would sound incredible. Also it has a built in compressor which is kind of subtle I like having the on/off switch plus the knob which dictates just how much compression. I play with the compression on around 8 so it is pretty noticeable. // 9
Sound: I normally use a Peavey Millenium Active 5 string with it, sometimes I'll use a Yamaha BB400 which is a Fender P-Bass knock off. The B string on the Peavey just roars out of the amp. The overall sound of this amp is pretty "scooped". It sounds just beautiful using it in the store with out a band with you, but the mids aren't that strong. The graphic EQ really helps with boosting the mids a little so you won't get drowned out. This amp's lows are extremely powerful normally I have to go to about 3 0'clock or +12db on the lows or else the speaker will have trouble handling it. This amp is pretty loud, but it still doesn't sound near 600w, it sounds about 250w when maxed out. I use this mainly in my concert and marching band for school and it is often drowned out. I am hoping to get a Peavey headliner 2x10 add on cabinet to get some more sound out of it and to increase the mid range. I also never use the tweater because it adds too much high end gain and barely any sound difference is noticed. // 7
Reliability & Durability: This thing will last you forever I swear. I have it attached to a cart because our marching band practices outside and I don't want to carry it outside by the handles every day. I have played outside in the rain with it nothing was noticed. We actually have two other bassists in the marching band and someone put the outlet in a puddle of water for some reason and the other two got shocked and I was the only one who could keep playing. It is pretty heavy, but manageable with one person. It is just very "cubular" would be the best word and is awkward to carry alone, two people it is really easy to move. // 10
Impression: Overall I really like this amp I am hoping to get a 2x10 add on cab like mentioned above. The tone is OK I would like to have more mid range control, but a great amp anyway. I would probably recommend this to somebody. // 8
TNT 115
Reviewed by:
Fuzzle, on july 21, 2009 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 400
Purchased from: A Sound Education
Features: The other review basically sums up the features. I find the bright switch to be just about useless. Doesn't really make a difference in the tone. The contour is nice, kind of mellows out the tone and makes everything smoother almost like it's another channel. This thing has power to spare for bedroom use, however the ddt speaker protection kicks in with the master volume at around noon causing the sound to just die and go pfft. Could definitely use a new speaker that can actually handle what the amp is capable of. It's gig worthy with a new speaker. Using the graphic eq is very easy, and it's possible to shape any tone you want out of it with very little effort. // 8
Sound: I use a Fender Standard Precision Bass and a 5-string Standard Jazz Bass on this thing. It handles the low B quite clearly with no muddiness to it. I generally play classic rock (Who, Eagles, Led Zeppelin), a bit of blues (Booker T and the MGs) and some old school metal (Black Sabbath, Dio, Iron Maiden) and it covers all of these genres well. The low mids and lows are very thick and punchy but the highs can get annoyingly piercing if you don't cut them. My personal settings are with the low mids boosted, lows and high mids hovering around the middle, and the highs cut to give a great thick sound that make your ears bleed when you hit the high notes. I've gotten a thrashy scooped mids sound out of it but that was no fun so I made the bad sounds go away. Overall it's a great classic rock and blues amp. // 7
Reliability & Durability: I've just recently broken the input jack through some clumsy bumbling through my room but other than that this thing is a tank. It's had drinks spilled on it through the grill on top, been kicked, dropped, brutally assaulted by a roommate and it still kept on ticking. As long as you don't accidentally knee your cable in the jack, it should be fine. Gigging with no backup is not too smart but this amp could pull it off. // 9
Impression: I've been playing for just over a year now and would have to say this is a very nice intermediate amp. Probably not something I would take to something larger than a bar, but definitely usable for smaller gigs. This thing was on sale for $400 last summer, so I had to pick it up. If this were lost/stolen/completely broken, I wouldn't get a new one; I'd look into getting a head and cabinet (preferably from Peavey since I like products that don't break). The nice thick vintagey tone that this amp gives is my favorite part about it. I only wish the speaker was better at handling the power this amp is capable of. Oh well, time to get it fixed. // 9
a good friend of mine has one of these. i played my Warwick through it, damn she sounded purty in there. plannin on getting my hands on one as soon as i have the cash
i got one of these its quite old but sounds good at first i fourght there was rattles but its just the immense power rattles everything thats made of metal in my room rofl
Man i own this amp. It pretty good. whenever we play outdoor shows i have to turn my amp way down just so i can hear the guitars. best amp i've bought so far.
I got this amp about 3 months ago. It has a really great range, if for one part you want it deep and the other you want a bit more treble to it. Weights a ton though
hmmm, i'm not a fan of this amp. I had to play it battling a Randal guitar amp (4x10, 200 watt) and it just couldn't cope. After a full hour of practice this thing started cooking my beer on top of it, me not happy then!
We have the 130 version at our band house and I like its sound. I'm not a bassist (I don't own a bass guitar) but I play bass in a band. But its inputs may be a little broken because the sound sometimes fades out.
This amp's lows are extremely powerful normally I have to go to about 3 0'clock or +12db on the lows or else the speaker will have trouble handling it.
Well, I think that's pretty much bass. I keep the bass knob at noon (or a bit lower) on the TNT130 that we have at our practice place because otherwise it will sound too muddy. But the room we are playing in (a bomb shelter) might have some effect on the sound, don't know.
