peavey special 130 ok for my bass...There is no component in the special 130 (or any amp for that matter) that is going to be adversely affected by the octave lower (or lower for 5/6 string) bass frequencies...I am not a peavey expert by any means, but it would not make good business sense to design a power amp specifically for guitar usage...Besides, for a bass amp, extended...
I have the opportunity to buy a mint Peavey130 Special amp from the original owner who bought it new in 1986...And the fact is that I'm a little light on fun money right now because I just donated nearly all my available cash resources to the good folks at AIG on April 15...I gigged with a Bandit 65 which is the predecessor of the Special 130...The 130 was a souped...
the saturation control was buzzy but sounded good when dialed in for low gain sounds...Scott Henderson even used the 120's or 130's basically as power amps...
I will trade for a knackered old pbass plus cash if anyone has one...its from the eighties so condition is not to bad considering, it has a EQ knob missing and a few scuffs here and there...although due to its weight i dont expect to sell it here, its heavy so pick up from the wilds of north wales...