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The best of both
worlds
Incredible all-tube tone with
light weight
Optical Compressor The
VB-3 also features an all-tube
optical compressor that uses
a unique “feed-forward” design
that is positioned between
the two EQ sections. The
compressor is highly sensitive
and activated from the first
tube stage so it can produce a
wide range of compression.
“Revolutionary.” That’s not our opinion. It’s what the gear experts at Bass
Player magazine said about the VB-3, the groundbreaking all-tube bass
amplifier from Peavey.
The music industry had written off tube bass amps as having peaked
decades ago. They accepted that tube amps were going to be extremely
heavy and cumbersome, and either sacrificed their backs for the sake of
tone or switched to solid-state technology. No longer.
The VB-3 delivers 300 watts of earth-shaking low end with richly harmonic,
all-tube tone at an astonishing 37 lbs. No, we didn’t leave off the third digit.
But we did leave behind a ton of weight.
The dual-channel VB-3 combines 3x12AX7 and 2x12AT7 preamp tubes with
8xEL34 power tubes to give players tons of tone with uncharacteristically
tight response for an all-tube amp. But it takes a lot of power to push
those low frequencies, and that usually means heavy power transformers.
Our innovative design utilizes a lightweight, world-compatible, switch-mode
power supply—the first ever in a tube bass amp. Weight problem solved.
Now you can have the best of both worlds: the unmatched tone of 13
tubes and unbelievably light weight, plus a wealth of pro features such
as 9-band EQ, semi-parametric EQ, optical compressor, overdrive and
patented Resonance and Presence. The Peavey VB-3 is the rebirth of the
tube bass amplifier.
Graphic EQ Dial virtually
any EQ curve imaginable with
our vintage, three-band active/
mid-cut EQ with adjustable midfrequency
(200, 450, 600 or
800 Hz), or combine it with the
nine-band, constant-Q graphic
equalizer—tuned to optimized
bass guitar frequencies, with
each band providing 15 dB of
cut and boost.
Speaker Damping
Peavey’s patented
Resonance and Presence
controls adjust the damping
factors at the low and high
ends respectively, and are
useful in dialing in tones for
particular styles, including
“tight” sounds that are not
normally associated with
tube amplifiers.
VB-810
Enclosure
Voiced to match
the VB-3 tube bass
amplifier, the VB-
810 bass enclosure
features eight
custom-designed
10” ceramic-magnet
loudspeakers in
four tone chambers,
and can be
operated in stereo
or mono modes with
800 watts power
handling.
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