Peavey Renown Black Widow Speaker Impedance

[Slobrain]

Hey Tom,

you can wire those to 8 ohm and the amp will still be really loud and sound good. Try running that amp by itself into a 4x12 enclosed cab and you will get a good surprise with the sound. BTW, is the renown the grey/black front or black/black front? Reason I ask is the black/black front is a bit newer and sounds a bit better than the grey/black renown as Peavey did some improvements on the design after 1982. I have had 3 PV renown's over the years and really like them for SS amps.

BTW, those amps sound really good with the 75 watt Celestions in them too.

[TomCarlos]

The front face plate is black with black grill cloth. It says "Renown" on the front. The silver plate in back says Model 212 Renown 400. I'm thinking this is a very old model.

One of the speakers has a small tear... I am going to repair that with the old paper towel and white glue trick, followed by a light touch of black spray paint.

I do not have the three button foot switch. The model has the 6 pin Din connector. Maybe one will pop up on eBay. Otherwise, I found a schematic from an old thread here on MEF.

The is a "rescue amp" !! I saved it from the landfill. After cleaning the electronics, the sound is clean and loud. I am going to donate this amp to some young kid who is strong enough to cart it around and doesn't mind bunches of tears in the tolex. I'm not kidding... with the Black Widow speakers, I bet this thing is near 90 to 100 pounds!! At least it has wheels!!!

[Chuck H]

I am going to donate this amp to some young kid who is strong enough to cart it around and doesn't mind bunches of tears in the tolex. I'm not kidding... with the Black Widow speakers, I bet this thing is near 90 to 100 pounds!! At least it has wheels!!!

That's how we did it

I thought about mentioning a possible donation to a church. Then I though NAH!

A kid is a much better choice.

Actually, how about any crappy venue near by that hosts young bands!?! They always need additional amplification. Then it gets used mostly by the guys that are serious and hungry. There's a place here on Whidbey off the beaten path in the less respected side of town called "1000*F". It's a "use to be a bar" building that get's used for almost nothing now. Some of the local young bands make all the arrangements and put together three and four act nights and blow the lid off the place on a semi weekly basis. Positively ROCK N ROLL to the max. If that amp went to such a place it would be cool.

[TomCarlos]

I agree Chuck... but we don't have any such places close to here. I donated some equipment to a local high school that has a rock program. The good news for them is the parents do a good job fund raising so they have nice equipment for practice and when they do their yearly performances.

Anyway... thanks all for the input to this thread.

[Leo_Gnardo]

One of the speakers has a small tear... I am going to repair that with the old paper towel and white glue trick, followed by a light touch of black spray paint.

I use rolling paper for speaker patches. Should be easy to find in Kool Kalifornia, especially these days, nobody gives you a second look. Hemp paper is nice and flexible, and tough enough to make a good "band-aid" over tears & punctures. My go-to brand is Hempire. That and a dab of slightly watered-down Elmer's, put on a couple layers and take your time between adding those layers to let glue dry, always a success. I'm sure you've found, getting speaker cone paper wet, it starts falling apart then you gotta make a bigger patch. Ask me how I know... Also good for patching RC airplane skin.