Peavey Invective 120 Operating Manual

Invective™ 120

Amplier Head

Operating

Manual

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FCC/ICES Compliancy Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules and Industry Canada license-exempt RSS Standard(s). Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must
accept any interference received, that may cause undesired operation.

Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’lndustrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de
licence. L’exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes: (1) I’appareil ne doit pas produire de
brouillage, et (2) I’utilisateur de I’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le
brouillage est susceptible d’en compromettre le fonctionnement.

Warning: Changes or modifications to the equipment not approved by Peavey Electronics Corp. can void the
user’s authority to use the equipment.

Note – This equipment has been tested and found to comply with 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, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try and correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures.

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is

connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Caution

The equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment.

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ENGLISH

e new sound of metal is here. e Invective™ 120 is the culmination of nearly three decades of renements
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 Periph­ery fame, the result is a monster of an amplier capable of accurately reproducing tons and tons of the sickest
tube amp tones imaginable….past, present, and future. ree 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. ere’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 all­new solid pine Invective 212 (or any standard guitar cabinet), this behemoth can blow the roof o the largest
of venues or….with a twist of the Master Volume and a ip of the half power switch, keep a crowd in the small­est of clubs. Further tonal mayhem can be accomplished with outboard eects via the footswitchable Eects
Loops. e 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. e all new Peavey® Invective™ 120….a
more than worthy successor to the legacy of Peavey’s high gain supremacy.

Features

• ree channels

• Preamp gain boost with gain and tone controls on Clean

• Preamp boost with level and tone controls on high gain channels

• Input gate on high gain channels

• Master Volume and Master Boost

• Resonance and Presence power amp damping controls

• MSDI direct out with level and tone controls

• Two Switchable eects loops

• Footswitch/MIDI In and MIDI Out jack

• Auxiliary 9VDC supplies

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

• Half power switch

• 10-button footswitch included

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

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FRONT PANEL

RESONANCE

LOW MID VOLUMEHIGH

PRE GAIN POST GAIN

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2 8

3 7

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0 10

PRE GAIN POST GAIN

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3 7

2 8

1 9

0 10

3 7

2 8

1 9

3 7

2 8

DRIVE TONE

1 9

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0 10

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2 8

1 9

0 10

LOW MID VOLUMEHIGH

ENABLE

ENABLE ENABLE

CRUNCH

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3 7

2 8

1 9

0 10

2 8

LEAD

3 7

2 8

1 9

BOOST

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0 10

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3 7

2 8

1 9

0 10

PRE LOW MID

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3 7

1 9

0 10

3 7

2 8

1 9

3 7

2 8

1 9

CLEAN GATE

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2 8

1 9

0 10

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0 10

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2 8

1 9

PRESENCE

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1 9

0 10

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1 9

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HIGH

MASTER

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1 9

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1 9

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POST

CLN

CRCH

LEAD

SEL

CHANNEL

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THRESHOLD

ENABLE

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ONON

POWERSTANDBY

9

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2 8

1 9

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2 8

LEVEL TONE

1 9

0 10

BOOST

(1) POWER SWITCH

Applies mains power to the unit. e red POWER STATUS LAMP (3) will illuminate when this switch is in the
ON position.

(2) STANDBY SWITCH

Engages the high voltage tube supply for immediate operation aer warm up.

TIP: Always allow for at least 5 minutes of warm up time before engaging the Standby switch. is will improve
performance and reliability of the power tubes.

(3) POWER STATUS LAMP

Illuminates when mains power is being supplied to the amp.

(4) MASTER VOLUME

Sets the overall volume level of the amp. Once the desired balance between the three channels in the amplier
has been achieved, the entire output level of the unit can be increased or decreased by rotating this control.

Note: this control is aer the eects loops in the signal path

(5) RESONANCE & PRESENCE

Allows for adjustment of the damping factor of the power amplier. Damping is the ability of an amplier to
control speaker cone motion aer the signal disappears. A higher damping factor reduces cone vibration more
quickly than a lower damping factor in the aected frequency range. e actual damping factor of the amplier
decreases as the knobs are turned up. Resonance works on the low end and Presence exclusively aects the high
end response of the power amp.

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(6) POST GAIN

is control, on the CRUNCH and LEAD channels, sets the overall level of its respective channel.

(7) LOW, MID, and HIGH EQ

ese passive controls, on both the Crunch and Lead channels, provide the signature tone print of the Invective

120.

(8) PRE GAIN

is control, on both the Crunch and Lead channels, controls the input volume level/gain of its respective chan­nel. is control will increase the amount of preamp distortion and sustain.

(9) BOOST SECTION

is group of controls dictates the sound of the switchable BOOST section of the CRUNCH and LEAD chan­nels. is is an input volume boost which pushes the high gain section of the amp to work against the gate for
maximum edge.

(10) GATE THRESHOLD

Turning up this 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

is 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

is control, on the CLEAN channel, sets the overall level going to the power amp.

(13) LOW, MID, and HIGH EQ

ese passive controls provide the desired EQ curve for this channel.

(14) PRE

is knob controls the input sensitivity of this channel.

(15) BOOST SECTION

is group of controls dictates the sound of the switchable BOOST section of the CLEAN channel. is is an
input gain boost which pushes the clean section of the amp into classic overdrive territory.

(16) INPUT

is ¼” jack is designed to accommodate signals from any electric guitar, with active or passive pickups.

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REAR PANEL

MASTER BOOST

EFFECTS LOOP 1

EFFECTS LOOP 2

POWER
SUPPLY

MSDI

MASTER BOOST

(NEGATIVE TIP)

RETURN

SEND

RETURN

MICROPHONE SIMULATED

LEVEL

LEVEL

SPEAKER OUTPUTS

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’HUMIDITE ET AUCUN OBJET REMPLI DE LIQUIDE,

DECHARGE ELECTRIQUE, CET APPAREIL NE DOIT PAS ETRE EXPOSE

TEL QU’UN VASE, NE DOIT ETRE POSE SUR CELUI-CI. REMPLACER

PAR UN FUSIBLE DE MEME TYPE ET DE 250 VOLTS.

AVIS:

RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR

OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHOULD NOT
BE PLACED ON THIS APPARATUS. TO PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE

SEND

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ELECTRONICS CORP.

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9VDC @ 500mA

EFFECTS LOOP 1

EFFECTS LOOP 2

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1 9

2 8

3 7

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2 8

1 9

0 10

LEVEL

RETURN

SEND

RETURN

WARNING:

APPARATUS SHOULD NOT BE EXPOSED TO RAIN OR MOISTURE AND
OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS, SUCH AS VASES, SHOULD NOT
BE PLACED ON THIS APPARATUS. TO PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE

AVIS:

DECHARGE ELECTRIQUE, CET APPAREIL NE DOIT PAS ETRE EXPOSE

A LA PLUIE OU A L’HUMIDITE ET AUCUN OBJET REMPLI DE LIQUIDE,
TEL QU’UN VASE, NE DOIT ETRE POSE SUR CELUI-CI. REMPLACER

SEND

CAUTION

RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR

AVIS:

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, THIS

HAZARD, REPLACE WITH SAME TYPE 250 VOLT FUSE.
DANS LE BUT DE REDUIRE LES RISQUES D’INCENDIE OU DE

PAR UN FUSIBLE DE MEME TYPE ET DE 250 VOLTS.

A PRODUCT OF PEAVEY

ELECTRONICS CORP.

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9VDC @ 500mA

(NEGATIVE TIP)

POWER
SUPPLY

DESIGNED AND

ENGINEERED IN USA

MIDI MIDI

OUT/

THRU

FOOT-

SWITCH IN

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CAN-ICES-3(B)/NMB-3(B)

Consumo de energia 300Wh

Consumo de energia

en modo de espera 92Wh

120V

60 Hz

300 WATTS

FUSE

F5AL/250V

FULL POWER

HALF POWER

OUTPUT
POWER

SPEAKER JACKS PARALLELED

FULL

HALF

4168

8 16

32

IMPEDANCE

120W RMS/

44V RMS 4 MIN.

CLASS 2 WIRING

DIRECT INTERFACE

GROUND

LIFT

OUTPUT

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2 8

TONE

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0 10

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2 8

1 9

0 10

(17) MIDI IN/FOOTSWITCH

is 8-pin DIN connector is provided for the connection of the remote footcontroller. See the FOOTSWITCH
section of this manual for a more detailed explanation of operation. is can also be used as a MIDI IN connec­tion, using a standard 5-pin MIDI cable, if the amp is going to be controlled by a separate MIDI controller other
than the supplied footcontroller. See the MIDI section of this manual for a more detailed explanation of the
MIDI features.

(18) MIDI OUT

is 5-pin DIN connector is provided to send MIDI messages, including Program Change and Continuous Con­troller messages, to external MIDI devices. It is useful for linking two amps and keeping their functions synchro­nized, and for sending your custom preset data to another amp or MIDI backup device. It’s also useful to control
presets on eects units you may have in the eects loops. See the MIDI section of this manual for a more detailed
explanation of the MIDI features.

(19) 9VDC AUX POWER SUPPLY

ese pedal-standard, 9VDC (negative tip) barrel jacks are provided for quick power connection to a variety of
pedals or other peripheral devices. Each jack is capable of providing up to 500mA of current.

(20 and 21) EFFECTS LOOPS

ese series loops are used to route the Invective 120 signal path through external eects devices or signal pro­cessors.

Note: the loops are aer the master boost, but before the master volume in the signal path. is allows the master
boost to not boost/cut ambient eects trails.

(22) MASTER BOOST

is control sets the amount of footswitchable post-EQ volume boost available with a range of 0-5dBV.

Note: this control is before the eects loops in the signal path.

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