amp help please.

[tbird freak]

Hi, new here but must say seems like you all know your stuff, so my I ask for some help? My old amp quit on me and I need a new one. Found 2 in my price range but don't know anything about them. Can I please get your thoughts on them? 1st is a peavey bass mark viii series, its 350 watts @ 4 ohms. Its used. 2nd is the hartke 2500, 250 watts @ 4 ohms, its new. Have a 2x15" cabinet that I use. both are going for $250.00.  what are your thoughts? Oh ya, no gigs just home playing for now, still learning. Thanks for any feed back

[Aussie Mark]

If the cabinet is 4ohms, I'd pick the Peavey over the Hartke.  A little more power up the sleeve, plus you can't kill a Peavey with an axe.

[nofi]

peavey

[OldManC]

My vote is the same. Peavey.

[Dave W]

I'd take the Peavey too.

And welcome aboard.

[exiledarchangel]

Peavey for me, they are indestructible and have nice tone.

[doombass]

Go with the Peavey. I have the one step down 250W/4 Ohms MKVI version and it's a great amp for the price. Built like a tank. I bought it new in 1992. Plus you can probably use it down to 2 Ohms if you like, in my case it delivers 400W in 2 Ohms and the MKVIII would probably be around 500W.

[Basvarken]

Peavey seems like a sensible choice.

But a 2 x 15 cab for use at home?
Your neighbours must be very tolerant people

[SKATE RAT]

i also vote Peavey. every hartke i've ever heard sucks

[Nocturnal]

I used to know a guy that used the Peavey VIII head. I always liked the sound he got out of it. I've never been a big Hartke fan either.

[Highlander]

Never stopped me, Rob, and my neighbours weren't that tolerant...      

What are you (going to be) running through it other than your NR Epi, TBF...? (I'm a "Valve-Head", thru-and-thru, but Peavey do make very reliable kit...)

[gearHed289]

Peavey. I've found their watts to be "loud" and they take a beating.

[Hornisse]

I used a Mark VIII back in the 1990's and it is a great amp.  I'd go Peavey all the way!

[tbird freak]

 Hey all, thanks for all the help! Went to go get it and its gone! any others you all recomened?
Basvarken, ya I got great neighbors, I play down in the basement though, and I've done quite abit to keep the sound in, plus its kinda noisey around here any way.
Kenny five-o, all I have is the nr epi, the goth tbird, reg. tbird,a squire p/j, peavey millineum, and a ibanez acoustic. don't play the peavey, don't like it, so will be playing everything but it when ever I get a new amp. Lol

[Nocturnal]

If you are after a Peavey you could check out the Peavey T-max head. It has a tube/solid state preamp. I've heard good things about those as well. The new Hartke LH500's are supposed to be great (and sound nothing like older Hartke heads) and are only $350 new. You might want to try one of those if you have the extra $$$.

Are there any other brands that you are also interested in?