Love all your videos Shane. I own good tube amps & a Bandit as well. Set up your fav compressor and then your fav overdrive in front of the bandit (set on clean) and the sound is heavenly. At least it is to my ears. And after all, all that matters is that the player loves the sound
It’s fun reading the comments the majority preferred the sound of the Bandit often thinking it was a tube amp. A few were way off and few were spot on though some of those were guessing. I did some googling of transtube technology and although it’s not exactly groundbreaking it becomes very clear that because 5 areas of the amp have to behave in a certain way to get the sound we love. It’s a lot of work figuring how transformers and transistors have to interact and that low quality poorly regulated components are actually part of the recipe to make the sound. Peavy has a paper on this the PDF is available online for a more detailed explanation of how it works.
Yes it has sweet spots you dial in. I've always tweaked my amps so this came natural. The Tdynamics work even better with preamps you put infront of these amps clean. Warms it u, takes the edge off.
A: Tube amp, B: Peavey TransTube. I would have to say I almost couldn’t tell any difference - both sounded Great, - especially with the stacked gain stages. I Really liked the video - greetings from Norway! 😎👍
Hi guys, it's Dr. Ric here. Shane's tied up running his regular Sunday night jam session so I guess he'll be posting results Monday Dec 14 in the morning AEST. Thanks for sharing your thoughts in this lighthearted blind test. I love the observations some of you have made about my bizarre facial expressions reflecting my "total valve snob" preferences. (I can't stand watching myself on video and get teased mercilessly by my wife & kids about my guitar faces! I guess I just lose myself when I'm playing...and as Adele says, "You don't watch music...you listen to it!") You're very perceptive folks and I'd hate to play poker with many of you as I'd end up more broke than I already am due to GAS! Anyway, thanks for supporting Shane's channel which, with his new Two Notes Torpedo, is exploding with killer high-quality valve/tube tones. Cheers and happy holidays to you all. See you in 2016!
+rselp Hey Dr. Ric, thanks for the reply. Yeah, it's hard to not be a valve/tube snob. lol They just sound so damn good! Although, I think we may be entering an era where solid state is becoming a little more relevant, as some of the tones can't be denied the way they were just a short time ago. I don't think solid state will ever replace valves/tubes (again, they just sound too damn good to deny), but I have a feeling if solid state keeps progressing the way it seems to be that the percentage of solid state use by more scrutinizing musicians will begin to creep up. I can't see solid state taking away a large portion of the high-end market, but only time will tell to see how good solid state technology can get. As for your facial expressions, they certainly are a little more "unique", but nothing to be ashamed of IMO. It just shows me that you are in the moment, and that is what playing guitar should be all about! Some of us have Joe Cocker facial expressions, and some of us play as as expressionless as Mick Taylor or Roy Orbison. I tend to fall in the camp of the latter (fairly expressionless) but I think you are unique and I like your style. I think as long as your guitar playing has just as much expression, then that is all that matters. Rock on, man! Cheers. :)
+Eywadude Thanks mate, we're definitely in the same page. I'm hopelessly addicted to tube amp tone, especially power tube distortion. Tubes driven into clipping just seems to respond to changes in pick attack and guitar volume in a more desirable manner than solid state amps, at least to my battered ears anyway! I guess it's just good to know that solid state amp design is bridging the tone gap a little more with the passage of time. Take care buddy and all the best for the festive season and 2016!
+rselp Before he went to U.S.A...Keith Urban played a Tele, Bandit, boss OD, boss Comp. He sounded GREAT..Love your playing and passion...cheers from the Sunny Coast
I think A is the tube amp, B is the Peavey. I'm basing that mostly on the fact that Peavey speakers have a distinctive tone to them that I hear a little of on B and almost none of on A (that said, maybe Peavey's putting better speakers in their gear these days). B does seem to have a little more sustain, though.... The thing I like about this is that they really are quite close - even with pedals. I played a transtube a couple of weeks ago and drove it hard with a pedal - It still sounded good. You just don't get good pedal tone from most SS amps! So, no matter which one it is, I think Peavey has a winner for the low-priced, high reliability amp for beginners and emergency back use.
This video just popped up in my feed. I have had a Bandit Transtube 112 Silver Stripe for four years and recently got a Classic 30 and for me, yes there is a distinct difference between solid state and tubes, best way I can describe it is tubes seem to have more presence and fullness.
Ric played better lines and pulled better faces on amp B. So regardless of the amp type, rig B should be his first choice. That jan ray is killer. Can i suggest next time to get ric to play through a looper to get the same playing dynamics through each test subject?
+Carl Gundel ... sand is SiO2 ... rusted silicon! That's why tube sound is so old fashioned and rusty ... like old farming machines i a country museum. No modern tones can be achieved by tube amps! Well ... metal heads think so ... but they are all deaf from too much Djent! Transistors are made of relatively pure silicon which is improved by doping it with rare earth material worth more than gold. So silicon devices are inherently precious pure sounding elements with modern sounds! Just ask Dimebag Darrell ... he knew howto! I really really do not understand why not everybody is playing a Roland JC for cleans and a Peavey TransTube for crunch. This test is just another fine proof of the superiority of transistor-amps over those rusted tube crap thingies! NOW take that (no! not the boy group! please be a man!) (;-))))))))))))))
Matze, The important thing to realize about tubes is that the glass is actually only a passive container. The amplication happens *inside* the glass container. The glass has nothing to do with how tubes sound. ;-)
I have the Peavey Rage 258 and have to say it is a very very good practice amp. Some hiss on the top end, but hell when the thing sounds and responds as good as it does, I can live with a bit of hiss. I think Peavey are proud of their transtube series, and justifiably so.
mark I know this was a while back, I'm just doing a lot of research on peavey transtube, I recently bought a peavey envoy 110 transtube,, it's 40 watts with a 10 inch speaker,, and man honestly to my opinion I've never heard a better sound,, clean it's amazing and with some gain from blues to megadeth sounds amazing, I'm really shocked I've not had anyone yet to believe it's a solid state,, we all have our own opinion, but I don't need anything else I found my perfect amp,,
I think B is the TransTube. I have one and thought I heard something familiar -- but mostly a guess. I'll be interested what speakers were in both (i.e. same or stock) since I think that colors a lot. Also, for TransTube what the T.Dynamics setting was. I have a silverstrip Studio Pro 112 and I am playing with the idea of adding the T.Dynamics circuit (not that much of a circuit mod).
+ZeGuillotine Ric has some current live clips posted that I shot for them here - ruclips.net/channel/UC2nPswsoCmIL5m0bgFm1-BA but the majority of the stuff on RUclips is on the intheblues channel. :-) If you go back a year there's plenty of vids on this channel :-)
B is the tubes at a guess (as the notes compress in a nicer way on the harder hits). In a mix or through a PA though, you'd never pick one as good or bad. Both sound really good!
Love how his face beomes it's very own entity while he is playing! Love it! Good stuff. I say he spent more time fooling around with B and so B is the transtube.
they both sounded really good. i own a red stripe transtube bandit (because of shanes videos) and know how good it sounds so i have to leave it at that. good video guys....
That would make A the glass. These Peaveys have an immaculate clean channel that won't distort, no matter how hard you push it. It actually gets painful to be in a small room with it.
B sounds a lot like my Redstripe. so im assuming A is tube. That said, they both sound great and in a gigging situation it'd be really difficult to tell the difference.
haha, Love pinning the comment. I have no idea but sure enjoyed the playing... Going to see the results now although I have no clue... Gotta say I love the way this guy plays. Seems like you have a couple of friends that are good playrs.
A was transtube and b was tube. Both sound great. Trans sounded brighter where as tube sounded warmer. Lol. That's if I'm right. Cool experiment you guys. Killer licks!
I think like most cases it was fairly hard to tell with clean but when you put some dirt on it the B sounded a lot better so I'm going to assume that's the valve amp. Both were fairly good tones, although I found A a bit too thin with the dirt.
hmm even though I listened on a cell phone there was a definitive tone change from a to b. A was a smidge quieter with a slight bit more bottom end in it which is a common trait with solid state amps. so my bet is on A being the solid state peavy Trans tube.
In all my life I've never been able to tell the diff between ss and tube for cleans. Imo it's all about the crunch. Nothing beats a tube for distortion.
Thanks for the vid! I hear little difference between the two, haven't yet watched the results video. FWIW I have the 3rd generation Peavey Bandit 112 (the newest one MIC) and an Ampeg SJ-12R (all tube, USA). A good-natured nitpick--Is the fretboard on the Tele discolored around the frets, or do the frets seriously need a good cleaning? LOL!
B sounded better to me, and while I would like to say that is the tube amp... If i have learned one thing from the mustang blind tests its that usually the SS amp sounded better to me when listened to blind. So Im going B is the Peavey.
I'm going for B as the tube amp. I think I'm almost sure that I might be hearing overtones and more depth and nuance to the sound, especially on the chords. B also sounds less forgiving.
I think "B" is the tube amp but you might have the volume & reverb a little higher on B. The more I listen, B is the tube. I can't believe Doctor Ric had a transtube amp either. Blues On.
Are you sure one of those amps are lacking tubes? I've never heard a SS amp take overdrive pedals so well. Whichever one turns out to be the Peavey is super impressive.
I own a bandit and a tube amp, too... So, I was pretty sure that the B is the bandit... Can't wait the end to this video to check the results ! Alway funny to read tube amps snobs that tell us that the B must the tube since the sound is much more better, more dynamic, more blablabla...
To my ear, A sounded thinner than B on the clean channel, but A was just a bit warmer sounding when you added some dirt. My guess is that A is the tube amp and B the Peavey. Overall I prefer B due to the fuller sound clean and near as good sound when over driven.
Tests like these should not be done with effect like reverb on. But I have to say that both amps sound very good. Considering the trans-tube amp is a LOT less money than the tube amp, I think that speaks very well for the trans-tube technology.
This is like so many Ytube comparisons. In a mix, and most probably even in real life, it's almost impossible to discern the two. And to say one is better is utterly subjective.
I gig hard with Fender Mustang Amps and I think B is the tube amp. I can feel the valves and because the Peavey (A) sounds a little more glassy which i love.....Both sound great!.............A is the Peavey I think...:-)
That's really tough. Both amps sounded good and I would gess that "B" was the tube amp (sounded fuller with more mids)? But besides this I think that the difference in the room and/or for the guitar player is more noticeable...
You're a good player, and make either one sound good. In the context of a great song, it wouldn't matter, plus, they would mic the amp with an expensive tube mic pre-amp.
I liked B a bit more. Just a bit. Also I gave that answer blind. A feels a bit more hollow, although a bit more smooth. B felt more punchy, although a slight bit harsher.
This is actually interesting. I guessed that amplifier B was the solid state amp. You can call me crazy for saying this, but based on facial expression of the player alone I almost think that amplifier A might be the solid state amp! lol Allow me to clarify: It almost looks like he is listening more intently to amp A - almost as if he is deciphering, scrutinizing, and comparing. His facial expressions with him playing amplifier B seems to be less concerned with scrutiny, but instead with more intent on playing his guitar - almost as if he already knows what sound he is going to get. Kind of like an old friend. Based on facial expressions(lol), I would guess that A is the solid state amp. I am still going to stick with my original guess, but I suppose only time will tell which one is tube and which one is solid state! ;)
perhaps a transtube as simply JFET fet transistor. I compare the sound quality of a mpf102 JFET with a 6SR7 vacuum tube and I couldn't hear any difference in the sound
Between the 2, there’s a difference. B sounds a bit beefier, but that could be the speakers, the settings, the enclosure, the distance and orientation to the mic, position in the room, so many variables... You should have used the amps’ distortion instead of a stomp box. The long (and over-) used claim is that tubes break up in that “perfect” way that transistors can’t mimic. I’ve got a transtube amp. 2x12. It’ll rattle the windows on volume. The beginnings of overdrive- where I can dial it in just right- sounds excellent. Plus, I’ll never have to replace worn out tubes. Good noodling on that tele and thanks for the demo, although I kinda wish you hadn’t done it as a cliffhanger... On a side note- when I got my peavey 212 special, I played through a ton of amps in that shop, but I quickly zeroed in and narrowed it down to 2, both peavey: special 212 (transtube) and an old tube deuce 2x12. The deuce was solid all around, but the transtube had a little something better, but that’s just my story
I can't hear the difference, but then RUclips sound is compromised. Matbe if I heard it in person. I do have a Peavey Transtube Envoy 110 that I use as a practice amp.
If one cannot play at gig volume because of neighbors and the like transtube amps are a great option. I love a groovy tube amp but they need some juice to get the best tone from them and that means volume whereas the transtube can be at a lower volume but still put out a rich (albeit not as good) tone. I use a transtube and I dig it but given different living circumstances I would be cranking on a tube amp.
I own a peavey trans transtube, I'd have to say that even tho they both sounded great that b was the peavey. Its blue speakers have a distinct tone to them. Both sounded great tho, I'd play either but with the peavey depending on witch one you used mine has a ton of options without the pedals. All that being said, if I had to buy it I'd buy the peavey for the price if it was being bought for me I'd still take the peavey just for the fact you dont have to replace the tubes and the both sounded great. A tad bit cleaner on A but not clean enough for the cost and hassle.
Love all your videos Shane. I own good tube amps & a Bandit as well. Set up your fav compressor and then your fav overdrive in front of the bandit (set on clean) and the sound is heavenly. At least it is to my ears. And after all, all that matters is that the player loves the sound
It’s fun reading the comments the majority preferred the sound of the Bandit often thinking it was a tube amp. A few were way off and few were spot on though some of those were guessing.
I did some googling of transtube technology and although it’s not exactly groundbreaking it becomes very clear that because 5 areas of the amp have to behave in a certain way to get the sound we love. It’s a lot of work figuring how transformers and transistors have to interact and that low quality poorly regulated components are actually part of the recipe to make the sound. Peavy has a paper on this the PDF is available online for a more detailed explanation of how it works.
Yes it has sweet spots you dial in.
I've always tweaked my amps so this came natural.
The Tdynamics work even better with preamps you put infront of these amps clean. Warms it u, takes the edge off.
A: Tube amp, B: Peavey TransTube. I would have to say I almost couldn’t tell any difference - both sounded Great, - especially with the stacked gain stages. I Really liked the video - greetings from Norway! 😎👍
Hi guys, it's Dr. Ric here. Shane's tied up running his regular Sunday night jam session so I guess he'll be posting results Monday Dec 14 in the morning AEST. Thanks for sharing your thoughts in this lighthearted blind test. I love the observations some of you have made about my bizarre facial expressions reflecting my "total valve snob" preferences. (I can't stand watching myself on video and get teased mercilessly by my wife & kids about my guitar faces! I guess I just lose myself when I'm playing...and as Adele says, "You don't watch music...you listen to it!") You're very perceptive folks and I'd hate to play poker with many of you as I'd end up more broke than I already am due to GAS! Anyway, thanks for supporting Shane's channel which, with his new Two Notes Torpedo, is exploding with killer high-quality valve/tube tones.
Cheers and happy holidays to you all. See you in 2016!
+rselp Hey Dr. Ric, thanks for the reply. Yeah, it's hard to not be a valve/tube snob. lol They just sound so damn good! Although, I think we may be entering an era where solid state is becoming a little more relevant, as some of the tones can't be denied the way they were just a short time ago. I don't think solid state will ever replace valves/tubes (again, they just sound too damn good to deny), but I have a feeling if solid state keeps progressing the way it seems to be that the percentage of solid state use by more scrutinizing musicians will begin to creep up. I can't see solid state taking away a large portion of the high-end market, but only time will tell to see how good solid state technology can get. As for your facial expressions, they certainly are a little more "unique", but nothing to be ashamed of IMO. It just shows me that you are in the moment, and that is what playing guitar should be all about! Some of us have Joe Cocker facial expressions, and some of us play as as expressionless as Mick Taylor or Roy Orbison. I tend to fall in the camp of the latter (fairly expressionless) but I think you are unique and I like your style. I think as long as your guitar playing has just as much expression, then that is all that matters. Rock on, man! Cheers. :)
+Eywadude Thanks mate, we're definitely in the same page. I'm hopelessly addicted to tube amp tone, especially power tube distortion. Tubes driven into clipping just seems to respond to changes in pick attack and guitar volume in a more desirable manner than solid state amps, at least to my battered ears anyway! I guess it's just good to know that solid state amp design is bridging the tone gap a little more with the passage of time. Take care buddy and all the best for the festive season and 2016!
+rselp Before he went to U.S.A...Keith Urban played a Tele, Bandit, boss OD, boss Comp. He sounded GREAT..Love your playing and passion...cheers from the Sunny Coast
Guitar faces are good. Carlos Santana on Master Class said so!
I think A is the tube amp, B is the Peavey. I'm basing that mostly on the fact that Peavey speakers have a distinctive tone to them that I hear a little of on B and almost none of on A (that said, maybe Peavey's putting better speakers in their gear these days). B does seem to have a little more sustain, though.... The thing I like about this is that they really are quite close - even with pedals. I played a transtube a couple of weeks ago and drove it hard with a pedal - It still sounded good. You just don't get good pedal tone from most SS amps! So, no matter which one it is, I think Peavey has a winner for the low-priced, high reliability amp for beginners and emergency back use.
The peavey has a different speaker in it. But yeah B is the Peavey
Almost all of PV speakers are made by Eminence minus black widow or scorpion
This video just popped up in my feed. I have had a Bandit Transtube 112 Silver Stripe for four years and recently got a Classic 30 and for me, yes there is a distinct difference between solid state and tubes, best way I can describe it is tubes seem to have more presence and fullness.
I literally just got off the phone, sold off my last tube amp (ac15), before you posted this video :D
Ric played better lines and pulled better faces on amp B. So regardless of the amp type, rig B should be his first choice.
That jan ray is killer.
Can i suggest next time to get ric to play through a looper to get the same playing dynamics through each test subject?
On the second A/B comparison I heard frequency clipping in a so I'm thinking A is the TransTube and B is the tube.
RESULTS are now posted here - ruclips.net/video/JnEP4-iIr68/видео.html Thumbs up so people can see the link! Thanks :-)
Technically transistors are also glass. They are made from silicon, the same stuff glass is made of. So, take that, and that, AND THAT! ;-)
+Carl Gundel LOL
+Carl Gundel ... sand is SiO2 ... rusted silicon! That's why tube sound is so old fashioned and rusty ... like old farming machines i a country museum. No modern tones can be achieved by tube amps! Well ... metal heads think so ... but they are all deaf from too much Djent!
Transistors are made of relatively pure silicon which is improved by doping it with rare earth material worth more than gold. So silicon devices are inherently precious pure sounding elements with modern sounds! Just ask Dimebag Darrell ... he knew howto!
I really really do not understand why not everybody is playing a Roland JC for cleans and a Peavey TransTube for crunch. This test is just another fine proof of the superiority of transistor-amps over those rusted tube crap thingies!
NOW take that (no! not the boy group! please be a man!) (;-))))))))))))))
Matze,
The important thing to realize about tubes is that the glass is actually only a passive container. The amplication happens *inside* the glass container. The glass has nothing to do with how tubes sound. ;-)
bah... screw tubes. Give me a Good Solid State.
+David .... hm ... you cant screw them ... sockets are built to plug the tube ... if you try to screw 'em you will bend the connector pins!
I have the Peavey Rage 258 and have to say it is a very very good practice amp. Some hiss on the top end, but hell when the thing sounds and responds as good as it does, I can live with a bit of hiss. I think Peavey are proud of their transtube series, and justifiably so.
mark I know this was a while back, I'm just doing a lot of research on peavey transtube, I recently bought a peavey envoy 110 transtube,, it's 40 watts with a 10 inch speaker,, and man honestly to my opinion I've never heard a better sound,, clean it's amazing and with some gain from blues to megadeth sounds amazing, I'm really shocked I've not had anyone yet to believe it's a solid state,, we all have our own opinion, but I don't need anything else I found my perfect amp,,
now with your guitar I couldn't tell any difference between the transtube and the genuine Tube amp
I think B is the TransTube. I have one and thought I heard something familiar -- but mostly a guess. I'll be interested what speakers were in both (i.e. same or stock) since I think that colors a lot. Also, for TransTube what the T.Dynamics setting was. I have a silverstrip Studio Pro 112 and I am playing with the idea of adding the T.Dynamics circuit (not that much of a circuit mod).
Did ya ever do
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This actually convince me to get the peavey supreme i don't hear to much of a difference ...and B is the tube amp
You ruined the vid with this comment .
Hahahahahaha
Fuck the amp, I need to see more of this dude play! Seriously, does he have a channel?
+ZeGuillotine Ric has some current live clips posted that I shot for them here - ruclips.net/channel/UC2nPswsoCmIL5m0bgFm1-BA but the majority of the stuff on RUclips is on the intheblues channel. :-) If you go back a year there's plenty of vids on this channel :-)
That T-shirt at 00:52 haha. Btw Peavy is just a kickass of all times
B is the tubes at a guess (as the notes compress in a nicer way on the harder hits). In a mix or through a PA though, you'd never pick one as good or bad. Both sound really good!
+Brad Green ruclips.net/video/JnEP4-iIr68/видео.html
Love how his face beomes it's very own entity while he is playing! Love it! Good stuff. I say he spent more time fooling around with B and so B is the transtube.
Thanks for this review. Even without knowing it still is a very telling review
they both sounded really good. i own a red stripe transtube bandit (because of shanes videos) and know how good it sounds so i have to leave it at that. good video guys....
06:20 Confessions of a tube Nazi.
My guess is A.) Peavey and B.) tube amp. There was one riff played on amp “A” that sounded distorted and not as clear. While B sounded cleaner
That would make A the glass. These Peaveys have an immaculate clean channel that won't distort, no matter how hard you push it. It actually gets painful to be in a small room with it.
All you need to hear is the clean. A non tube amp will be cleaner and clearer while the tube amp almost always has a slight bite to it
B sounds a lot like my Redstripe. so im assuming A is tube.
That said, they both sound great and in a gigging situation it'd be really difficult to tell the difference.
haha, Love pinning the comment. I have no idea but sure enjoyed the playing... Going to see the results now although I have no clue... Gotta say I love the way this guy plays. Seems like you have a couple of friends that are good playrs.
A - Tube, B - Solid state. A - was warmer and broke up more easily on clean channel. B was cleaner throughout and had more head room, also less warm.
Sounds great! Both
B is more transparent in highs, so to me this is transistors.
Nice playing Dr. Ric!!
FULL respect for the guitar face!
I know ,,, he was chewing on da notes D ... When ya feeling it ...
Man as tough a call as I have heard. I'm going with B as the tube but wow. It really does say something about the state of solid state.
A was transtube and b was tube. Both sound great. Trans sounded brighter where as tube sounded warmer. Lol. That's if I'm right. Cool experiment you guys. Killer licks!
I'd be super surprised if A isn't a transistor amp. The attack sounds much harsher and more immediate.
This sounds like it has reverb but the Rage doesn't have this feature?
Industry secret: It's all in the "Tone Tolex".
Is there a chance Rick can make a lesson on some of the chords he played in the first A/B sequence.? It was very beautiful sounding.
Hi Jake, I'd be happy to do a chord lesson. Most of the time I just play whatever comes into my mind at the time of recording. Glad you like it!
I think the tube amp is B. It sounded warmer to my ears.
"A" is the all-tube amp, and "B" is the Trans Tube amp. Just my opinion.
This guy has some serious chops, but that is some gnarly guitar face, lol...
Cornelius Crewe b creates a
;)
A is the Peavy and B is the Fender. I like both, although the B provides a greater organic harmonic.
I think like most cases it was fairly hard to tell with clean but when you put some dirt on it the B sounded a lot better so I'm going to assume that's the valve amp. Both were fairly good tones, although I found A a bit too thin with the dirt.
B is the Peavey because I thought it sounded better and I'm being contrary.
Awesome playing and great Demo ❤🎸👍
I think B is the Valve amp can't wait to find out wich is the Valve awesome Demo's Guys thanks for your great Video's ❤🎸👍👍
hmm even though I listened on a cell phone there was a definitive tone change from a to b. A was a smidge quieter with a slight bit more bottom end in it which is a common trait with solid state amps. so my bet is on A being the solid state peavy Trans tube.
In all my life I've never been able to tell the diff between ss and tube for cleans. Imo it's all about the crunch. Nothing beats a tube for distortion.
Thanks for the vid! I hear little difference between the two, haven't yet watched the results video. FWIW I have the 3rd generation Peavey Bandit 112 (the newest one MIC) and an Ampeg SJ-12R (all tube, USA).
A good-natured nitpick--Is the fretboard on the Tele discolored around the frets, or do the frets seriously need a good cleaning? LOL!
awesome ... A is tube?
B sounded better to me, and while I would like to say that is the tube amp... If i have learned one thing from the mustang blind tests its that usually the SS amp sounded better to me when listened to blind. So Im going B is the Peavey.
+whiskeyboy ruclips.net/video/JnEP4-iIr68/видео.html
+intheblues :)
I'm going for B as the tube amp. I think I'm almost sure that I might be hearing overtones and more depth and nuance to the sound, especially on the chords. B also sounds less forgiving.
Did you ever give the answer as to which amp was the tube? My guess was B.
Both sounded great. B is a bit darker but I really don't know.
I think "B" is the tube amp but you might have the volume & reverb a little higher on B. The more I listen, B is the tube. I can't believe Doctor Ric had a transtube amp either. Blues On.
+HUTCHfromBA ruclips.net/video/JnEP4-iIr68/видео.html
Don't throw it away Dr. Ric. Blues On....
Thanks for the comparison. Can you share the setting used on the bandit?
Thanks
B sounds like those distinct Sheffield speakers that Peavey runs on their trans tube amps
Wild guess b is tube. Sounds tubular.
+Joshua Doty Mike Oldfield liked this comment
Its designed to sound like that...
I think that B is the tube amp, but both A and B sounded great.
Are you sure one of those amps are lacking tubes? I've never heard a SS amp take overdrive pedals so well. Whichever one turns out to be the Peavey is super impressive.
i skipped through the video, and haven't thought about it enough to give an answer, but at any rate, i'd say both sounded at least quite good.
A = Solid state, B = Valve
Jimi is that you in there?!
great picking! :)
B sounds much better so I would say its Real Tube.
the funny thing is that it's the trans tube haha
I actually have this amp and it sounds pretty good
Jean Carlos Rodríguez i can second that. I own a peavey blazer 158 red stripe. Its a pretty gnarly little amp
B is the Peavey I think.
I am no expert but A sounds more vibrant and I believe is the tube amp. B sounds muted and not as clear, kind of flat. I'd take A if given the choice.
Are the new Peavey Bandit good?
A=tube. B=not tube
I own a bandit and a tube amp, too... So, I was pretty sure that the B is the bandit... Can't wait the end to this video to check the results ! Alway funny to read tube amps snobs that tell us that the B must the tube since the sound is much more better, more dynamic, more blablabla...
I prefer the sound of B and I think it's the tube one but A sounds pretty good too.
To my ear, A sounded thinner than B on the clean channel, but A was just a bit warmer sounding when you added some dirt. My guess is that A is the tube amp and B the Peavey. Overall I prefer B due to the fuller sound clean and near as good sound when over driven.
Tests like these should not be done with effect like reverb on. But I have to say that both amps sound very good. Considering the trans-tube amp is a LOT less money than the tube amp, I think that speaks very well for the trans-tube technology.
Can us tell us what tube amp is being used? I'm guess the trans tube is a bandit 112.
This is like so many Ytube comparisons. In a mix, and most probably even in real life, it's almost impossible to discern the two. And to say one is better is utterly subjective.
Both sounded great but I thought B sounded slightly better. I’ll go with the contrarian point of view and say “B” is the Peavey TransTube.
+Dale Palmer ruclips.net/video/JnEP4-iIr68/видео.html
I gig hard with Fender Mustang Amps and I think B is the tube amp. I can feel the valves and because the Peavey (A) sounds a little more glassy which i love.....Both sound great!.............A is the Peavey I think...:-)
The B amp sounds most tubey. They both sound good, though.
My home amp is a THR10 which I love!
Maybe :-)
I am guessing B is the real tube, based on the last section with both pedals-seemed like the breakup was more tube-y on B
+Brian McHenry ruclips.net/video/JnEP4-iIr68/видео.html
omg... this guy can play.... why is he not famous.
I think B is the Tube Amp, but I think only the player could tell for sure.
That's really tough. Both amps sounded good and I would gess that "B" was the tube amp (sounded fuller with more mids)? But besides this I think that the difference in the room and/or for the guitar player is more noticeable...
the b amp had a lot more depth but both sounded excellent
You're a good player, and make either one sound good. In the context of a great song, it wouldn't matter, plus, they would mic the amp with an expensive tube mic pre-amp.
is that tele a roadworn?
The perfect amp is sis on clean channel...kicking in a tube on the drive channel
A - BIAS software B - Yamaha THR100HD
I liked B a bit more. Just a bit. Also I gave that answer blind. A feels a bit more hollow, although a bit more smooth. B felt more punchy, although a slight bit harsher.
This is actually interesting. I guessed that amplifier B was the solid state amp. You can call me crazy for saying this, but based on facial expression of the player alone I almost think that amplifier A might be the solid state amp! lol Allow me to clarify:
It almost looks like he is listening more intently to amp A - almost as if he is deciphering, scrutinizing, and comparing. His facial expressions with him playing amplifier B seems to be less concerned with scrutiny, but instead with more intent on playing his guitar - almost as if he already knows what sound he is going to get. Kind of like an old friend. Based on facial expressions(lol), I would guess that A is the solid state amp. I am still going to stick with my original guess, but I suppose only time will tell which one is tube and which one is solid state! ;)
+Eywadude ....remind me never to play poker with you! That is all!
perhaps a transtube as simply JFET fet transistor. I compare the sound quality of a mpf102 JFET with a 6SR7 vacuum tube and I couldn't hear any difference in the sound
which one was the tube, B sounds the best to me
please release the answer :-)
No, if you need to be told you are useless.
The only way to do a fair comparison is with no effects and the amps cranked so we can hear the power amplifier section breaking up.
B sounds richer and more depth surrounding the note decays
Between the 2, there’s a difference. B sounds a bit beefier, but that could be the speakers, the settings, the enclosure, the distance and orientation to the mic, position in the room, so many variables...
You should have used the amps’ distortion instead of a stomp box. The long (and over-) used claim is that tubes break up in that “perfect” way that transistors can’t mimic.
I’ve got a transtube amp. 2x12. It’ll rattle the windows on volume. The beginnings of overdrive- where I can dial it in just right- sounds excellent. Plus, I’ll never have to replace worn out tubes.
Good noodling on that tele and thanks for the demo, although I kinda wish you hadn’t done it as a cliffhanger...
On a side note- when I got my peavey 212 special, I played through a ton of amps in that shop, but I quickly zeroed in and narrowed it down to 2, both peavey: special 212 (transtube) and an old tube deuce 2x12. The deuce was solid all around, but the transtube had a little something better, but that’s just my story
Both sound great...can't tell...does it matter...???
i think b is tube, it is more responsive to the way you play your guitar, also it has more headroom and sound it is more rounding.
I can't hear the difference, but then RUclips sound is compromised. Matbe if I heard it in person. I do have a Peavey Transtube Envoy 110 that I use as a practice amp.
If one cannot play at gig volume because of neighbors and the like transtube amps are a great option. I love a groovy tube amp but they need some juice to get the best tone from them and that means volume whereas the transtube can be at a lower volume but still put out a rich (albeit not as good) tone. I use a transtube and I dig it but given different living circumstances I would be cranking on a tube amp.
B is the tube amp. It definitely sounds better at least.
I own a peavey trans transtube, I'd have to say that even tho they both sounded great that b was the peavey. Its blue speakers have a distinct tone to them. Both sounded great tho, I'd play either but with the peavey depending on witch one you used mine has a ton of options without the pedals. All that being said, if I had to buy it I'd buy the peavey for the price if it was being bought for me I'd still take the peavey just for the fact you dont have to replace the tubes and the both sounded great. A tad bit cleaner on A but not clean enough for the cost and hassle.