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The new sound of metal is here.  The Invective™ 120 is the culmination of nearly three decades of refinements 

and tweaks to Peavey’s legendary 6505 series with an all new clean channel and gobs of peripheral features that 

are staples for today’s developing musical styles.  Designed in close conjunction with Misha Mansoor, of Periph-

ery fame, the result is a monster of an amplifier capable of accurately reproducing tons and tons of the sickest 

tube amp tones imaginable….past, present, and future.  Three separate channels (Clean/Crunch/Lead) and 

two independent input boosts (one for clean, one for high gain channels) give you a sonic palette that lets your 

imagination run wild.  There’s also a defeatable gate at the input of both gain channels designed to quickly mute 

the input for a more “precise” muting characteristic.  Capable of 120 Watts of earth shaking power, into the all-

new solid pine Invective 212 (or any standard guitar cabinet), this behemoth can blow the roof off the largest 

of venues or….with a twist of the Master Volume and a flip of the half power switch, keep a crowd in the small-

est of clubs.  Further tonal mayhem can be accomplished with outboard effects via the footswitchable Effects 

Loops.   The included 10-button MIDI footswitch allows for switching of all peripheral functions and storage of 

presets.  We’ve also included an internal MSDI direct analog recording/mic’d output and two auxiliary 9VDC 

supply jacks for quick evaluation of pedals or to power a wireless setup. The all new Peavey® Invective™ 120….a 

more than worthy successor to the legacy of Peavey’s high gain supremacy.

Features

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Three channels

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Preamp gain boost with gain and tone controls on Clean

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Preamp boost with level and tone controls on high gain channels

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Input gate on high gain channels

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Master Volume and Master Boost

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Resonance and Presence power amp damping controls

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MSDI direct out with level and tone controls

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Two Switchable effects loops

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Footswitch/MIDI In and MIDI Out jack

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Auxiliary 9VDC supplies

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120W (rms) into 4, 8, or 16 Ohms (selectable impedance)

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Half power switch

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10-button footswitch included

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Full set of current-based bias test points for easy troubleshooting

ENGLISH

Summary of Contents for Invective 120

Page 1: ...1 www peavey com Invective 120 Amplifier Head Operating Manual ...

Page 2: ...th the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However ther...

Page 3: ... of venues or with a twist of the Master Volume and a flip of the half power switch keep a crowd in the small est of clubs Further tonal mayhem can be accomplished with outboard effects via the footswitchable Effects Loops The included 10 button MIDI footswitch allows for switching of all peripheral functions and storage of presets We ve also included an internal MSDI direct analog recording mic d...

Page 4: ...igher damping factor reduces cone vibration more quickly than a lower damping factor in the affected frequency range The actual damping factor of the amplifier decreases as the knobs are turned up Resonance works on the low end and Presence exclusively affects the high end response of the power amp 1 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 CRUNCH LEAD POWER STANDBY ON ON MASTER LOW MID VOLUME HIGH EN...

Page 5: ...s switchable control on both the CRUNCH and LEAD channels controls the level at which the input gate triggers to mute the incoming signal 11 CHANNEL This momentary switch allows selection between the three channels CHANNEL ACTIVATION LEDs indicate which channel is active Channel switching can also be accomplished from the included footswitch 12 VOLUME This control on the CLEAN channel sets the ove...

Page 6: ... POWER FULL FULL POWER 8 16 HALF HALF POWER LIFT GROUND LEVEL TONE SPEAKER OUTPUTS MIDI MIDI 44V RMS 4 MIN 120W RMS SPEAKER JACKS PARALLELED CLASS 2 WIRING CAUTION WARNING APPARATUS SHOULD NOT BE EXPOSED TO RAIN OR MOISTURE AND HAZARD REPLACE WITH SAME TYPE 250 VOLT FUSE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK THIS DANS LE BUT DE REDUIRE LES RISQUES D INCENDIE OU DE AVIS A LA PLUIE OU A L HUM...

Page 7: ...er output tubes 27 AC MAINS FUSE This fuse is for the mains supply for the amp The fuse is located within the cap of the fuse holder This fuse must be replaced with one of the same type and value to avoid damaging the amplifier and voiding the warranty If the amp repeatedly blows the fuse it should be taken to a qualified service center for repair WARNING THE FUSE SHOULD ONLY BE REPLACED AFTER THE...

Page 8: ... competent person 29 BIAS ADJUST Adjusting this will vary the bias supply This should only be adjusted by a qualified Peavey technician otherwise it could damage your tone or worse damage your power tubes 30 BIAS TEST POINTS These voltage test points are provided for technicians to use for quickly determining the plate current of each power tube Using a DC millivolt mV meter one can measure voltag...

Page 9: ... This turns on Effects Loop 1 PRESET mode This selects Preset 1 If selected the LED will be lit red 34 Effects Loop 2 Preset 2 NORMAL mode This turns on Effects Loop 2 PRESET mode This selects Preset 2 If selected the LED will be red 35 Gate Preset 3 NORMAL mode This turns on the gate circuit when using Channel 2 or 3 PRESET mode This selects Preset 3 If selected the LED will be red 36 MIDI CC4 Pr...

Page 10: ...f selected the LED will be red 41 Master Boost Preset 9 NORMAL mode This turns the Master Boost on and off The LED will be lit green PRESET mode This selects Preset 9 If selected the LED will be red Each of the 9 presets remembers the current channel drive boost on off gate on off CC4 on off effects loop on off and master boost on off Additionally it remembers the drive boost and gate status of th...

Page 11: ...preset number and Master Boost on You can connect the MIDI Out to the MIDI In of another Invective 120 to synchronize the two amps With the footswitch connected to the first amp any changes you make with the footswitch or front panel will be dupli cated on the 2nd amp if the 2nd amp is on the same MIDI channel See MIDI Program Section pg 13 You can also link the MIDI from the amp or from the 2nd a...

Page 12: ...lers are used to change one function at a time After selecting a preset see below modifications to that preset can be done with these messages Making these changes on the amp or footswitch generates these CC messages at the MIDI out Bn CC data where n chan 1 Data any Decimal Hex 1 01h Select chan 1 2 02h Select chan 2 3 03h Select chan 3 Data 00h 3Fh Data 40h 7Fh 4 04h Amp doesn t respond to this ...

Page 13: ...9 Example C0 00 recalls first preset MIDI chan 1 Channel only 9 09h 1 no change no change no change no change no change no change 10 0Ah 2 no change no change no change no change no change no change 11 0Bh 3 no change no change no change no change no change no change The Factory Map is basically a long list of fixed presets with every combination of function If automating a per formance from a MID...

Page 14: ... X 41 29h 3 X X 42 2Ah 1 X n a X 43 2Bh 2 X X 44 2Ch 3 X X 45 2Dh 1 X X n a X 46 2Eh 2 X X X 47 2Fh 3 X X X 48 30h 1 n a X 49 31h 2 X X 50 32h 3 X X 51 33h 1 X n a X 52 34h 2 X X X 53 35h 3 X X X 54 36h 1 X n a X 55 37h 2 X X X 56 38h 3 X X X 57 39h 1 X X n a X 58 3Ah 2 X X X X 59 3Bh 3 X X X X 60 3Ch 1 n a X 61 3Dh 2 X 62 3Eh 3 X 63 3Fh 1 X n a X 64 40h 2 X X 65 41h 3 X X 66 42h 1 X n a X 67 43h ...

Page 15: ...3 53h 3 X X X X 84 54h 1 n a X X 85 55h 2 X X 86 56h 3 X X 87 57h 1 X n a X X 88 58h 2 X X X 89 59h 3 X X X 90 5Ah 1 X n a X X 91 5Bh 2 X X X 92 5Ch 3 X X X 93 5Dh 1 X X n a X X 94 5Eh 2 X X X X 95 5Fh 3 X X X X 96 60h 1 n a X X 97 61h 2 X X X 98 62h 3 X X X 99 63h 1 X n a X X 100 64h 2 X X X X 101 65h 3 X X X X 102 66h 1 X n a X X 103 67h 2 X X X X 104 68h 3 X X X X 105 69h 1 X X n a X X 106 6Ah ...

Page 16: ...a if it receives the dump request above Additionally this dump can be initiated manually by holding the Channel 1 Drive button and pressing the Channel Select button current setting dump request F0h 00h 00h 1Bh 16h MIDI chan 1 04h F7h 0 15 no data When the amp receives this command it will send a current setting dump message below to the MIDI Out jack The main purpose is for a PC editor to get the...

Page 17: ...hannel default chan 1 via sysex F0h 00h 00h 1Bh 16h don t care 0Dh channel 1 F7h 0x7F 0 15 via footswitch Hold the last footswitch 9 Master Boost for 2 seconds to enter MIDI channel select mode The LEDs on the 1 8 footswitches will blink You can then choose MIDI channel 1 8 by pressing one of those You can also press 9 Master Boost again to cancel the operation Note The amp will always respond to ...

Page 18: ...the controls preset as follows Low High EQ 10 Mid EQ 0 Post Gains 10 Resonance Presence 0dB Nominal levels with Pre Gains 5 Minimum levels with Pre Gains 10 All Gain boosts OFF Gate OFF All loops ON Master Boost ON Preamp Input Impedance Very High Z 470K Ohms LEAD CHANNEL Nominal Input Level 80dBV 0 1mV rms Minimum Input Level 92dBV 0 025mV rms CRUNCH CHANNEL Nominal Input Level 50dBV 3 0mV rms Mi...

Page 19: ... Channel 20Hz to 20kHz unweighted Greater than 78dB below rated power Equalization Custom Low Mid High passive type EQ Auxiliary Power Supply Jacks x2 9V DC negative tip 500mA Dimensions 26 7 W x 11 8 D x 10 0 H 678mm W x 300mm D x 254mm H Weight 48 3lbs 21 9kg NOTE Specifications are subject to change without notice ...

Page 20: ...only to equipment manufactured after 13 August 2005 www peavey com Warranty registration and information for U S customers available online at www peavey com warranty or use the QR tag below Features and specifications subject to change without notice Peavey Electronics Corporation 5022 Hartley Peavey Drive Meridian MS 39305 601 483 5365 FAX 601 486 1278 80307558 ...

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