the 144 volvo had a tape deck with record and a mic - it was for buissness men ... anyway i had one and modded it for 1/4 inch input on the dash . i used a BMP pedal and a digitech pds 1001 for years in that volvo . if you rolled the window down and then up 1 inch you could rest a les paul inbetween the tuning pegs on the glass and steer with your knee . i used to play in traffic jams , while smoking a pipe too ... i got some looks . but yeah playing thru a volvo and having it sound like a marshall has been done .
Divyansh Pal +yeah man, I picked up a valve king 112 recently for $50, no joke take your time and look and you can still grab a great deal on a peavey amp. (but yes they are creaping up) ....yes It did work, had to resolder the ground prong on the high gain jack
Ah the Peavey rage.. This was my first amplifier back in the early nighties when I first started learning how to play guitar, along with a peavey predator. Its a great amp, and this after now owning vintage fenders, boogies and custom made amplifiers. Still a great amp specially for recording.. Just took me a while to figure out it was my playing and not the amplifier itself and with that said you Sir are an amazing player.. And I’m still going to be waiting for your album so I can buy it..
I refurbished mine with complete capacitor replacement, put in a grounded plug, changed a couple of component values for a bit more aggressive overdrive, installed a cab jack and a Celestion ten 30. Its the best sounding combo amp Ive had.
I just picked up a blazer 158. Same amp but with reverb. It’s a great sounding little amp very dynamic. It almost sounds and feels like a little tube amp. I’ve had several peavey transtube amps but think this one captures the feel of a real tube amp the best of all Of them:)
I actually love most old transistor peaveys. They're very cheap and almost always sound surprisingly good if you know how to set them (which can be counter intuitive sometimes).
Thank you Johan segborn for making this lovely song, it was a GREAT Way to wake up and listen to this happy go lucky song to help start my day here in ice cold Washington State.
Had my Blazer(Rage+spring reverb)21 yrs and it still hasn't missed a beat.Thanks for featuring what is I believe the ultimate beginner/home player amp.
Thanks Johan. I have always watched several others like Scott groves and others on gear and reviews. Now days I pretty much only watch yours. They are the best videos on youtube.
overal good sound and good recordings sir. im glad you're doing videos like that. keep up the good work ! :) and of course dont forget to rest once in a while
Great playing and great video, Johan!! Ive had the peavey studio for abou 20 years, the bigger sister and the daddy-O, the bandit. The cleans on these amps are flat out incredible. I like how the rage in the video has the vintage channel like Dad : ) anyways, here's to you my friend ( Takes drink )
Proof tone is in the hands not in the gear. Peavey has always made great stuff. My rage always sounded boxy to me on the distorted channel. Next video should be tossing it out if a six story window. I guarantee it will still be working just like new.
Another unbelievable demo Johan! The old red stripe Peavey combos are truly some of the best bang for the buck. I have a red stripe Envoy and I love to crank the clean channel to breakup, very tube like. Hard to believe from a solid state amp!
My very first amp!! I had the older model with a silver plate and black and turquoise lettering. I hated it back when it was the only amp I had, but I’m kind of thankful I cut my teeth on it because it wasn’t a forgiving amp, and I think it made me a better player in the long run. The same can be said for my second amp, the Fender Performer 1000.
Silver Stripe Rage 258 was my first amp ever. Beat up 01 SG Special with 490’s. Still have the guitar, just bigger amps. Which happen to be Peavey mostly
awesome sound I have one of these they definitely have a great clean/edge of breakup tone,great amp that I always take away on holiday cheers for another great demo cheers from nz
Nice video Johan. Your recordings are very tight. The Red Stripe Peavey range seems to appeal to many guitarists ... check out Dave Simpson's channel where a few months back he demo'd a Red Stripe Bandit he'd found.
An earlier version of this was my first amp. Got it in '94 or '95. Not long after I got a DOD Stereo Chorus and a Crate GX15. I started splitting my signal between the Crate and this Peavey with the stereo outs on the DOD pedal. It was a pretty cool sound and just loud enough to gig with. The Crate brought definition and the Peavey brought depth. Worked really well for my first year of playing :)
Yes, Peavy amps are great depending on the model. One of my amps right now is a Peavy 112 Bandit combo with trans-tube and it sounds great~ very close to a tube amp sound and extremely versatile 🎶
I used to really like their Bandit for practicing. it was a very good sounding S.S amp and was portable and inexpensive. These days its all about my katana 50. That little thing is king o the hill for small very affordable practice amps that sound incredible!
My first amp, and it sound like absolute crap. You've got the Midas touch Johan, and you make this sound fantastic! Your channel is one of the most interesting on RUclips, and you seem like a real grounded gent, keep it up and thank you!
I've had a few Peavey amps, a Bandit 65 and another mini practice amp, but I'm not sure of the model anymore but it was a little screamer. I have one from the 1990's its a single 12" model, I think about 40 watts. I can't remember the model of that one either, but it sounds great and is loud as hell. Great job as always, Johan!
I have an idea if you didnt already,, I like to make this to find new tones, i roll down the tone control (used to do it with my SG) and then i set up the amp, so you get a different tone, cause mostly people set up the amp and use the tone to make it warmer, but if you start with a warmer sound, and then you treeble your amp, you find a different tone. I do the same with the volumen, I put my volumen a minimum, or half, or less than half, and then i crank my amp, its a really different and warm tone, so the volume its low but you crank the amp. Another good way to find a new tone is putting the pickups really far from the strings, you loose volumen, but you compensate by just with the volume of the amp, really warm tone, and when comes the solo or the hard momment you just level up the volumen a bit, I cant stand just have my volume knob at 10. But the try starting with the tone knobs at 0 and then set up the amp. Would like to listen how this sounds with a big and nice amp. Bye man.
Try it, roll the tone to 0 and then set up the amp works a lot for me, makes the tone super soft to the picking, great to soling, lot of Santana or Gary Moore tone. And rolling the volumen and then cranking the amp make a darker sound. Greetings for Argentina.
yes, this used to be an insider tip! not now anymore i guess :D also the bigger bandit used to be amazing. but the prices went up after youtube discovered their greatness.
i think i will gift myself with one in january... have you heard of the "Park" transistor amps? the ones from the 80s, that look like marshall but are made in korea. they are also very good sounding amps, i got my G10 for 10€ off ebay.
I have an old Park G10. I play out at small events often, and you couldn't imagine how often I grab it to play through, simply because I don't want to drag a heavy amp. It is a great little amp.
Never had a bad sounding USA made Peavey amp . Try a Classic50 head into a vintage Marshall 4x12 up against any Marshall head through the same cab for a real treat . I just got another C50 head , and .. wow ! ( had them back in the 90's ) Bandits are the #1 1x12 powerful combo amps in my experience . The Rage and Backstage are great as well . Cool tune bro !
The one I had surprisingly didn't sound as good. Sold it for 200SEK... Isn't it time for a holiday special soon? Pointy guitar shoot-out maybe? Cheers!
The one was my first amp and I really disliked it. So noisy, lots of popping sounds when you switch. Could you send me the settings you used? I'd try it again after all those years.
I still got mine and was never really fond of it. I kept it cause I thought that I can't do that to someone else starting out. There is either a sweatspot or I just didn't try everyting all those years ago.
Johan, very impressed with your production of content. How do you find the time between, work, family and leisure time. These videos take time to produce. Always fascinated with how highly productive people accomplish all that they do. Kudos!
Wonderful amp and riffs as always! But I'm still waiting for the Marshall MS-2.. I actually bought one and I think it's very good,sounds really nice for what it is. Really want to see you play it trough a 4x12 with greenbacks ;-)
Finally a video of my loved Rage 158! Please, can you tell me how to set this amp to get those tones? I've got it since 2012, and I never could get the sounds that I've heard here. (I also have a Strat)
Man, as you are interested in "b side" equipments, methinks you should give a try out to some brazillian gear. 1)Meteoro: Meteoro is a brazilian amplifier company. Almost every kid that played guitar in Brazil had the bee-like sound of the Atomic Drive combo amp in his hands, but I bet you could make it sound huge. Alongside, the company produced a signature combo for Supultura´s Andreas Kisser (Meteoro MCK 200) and a signature head for Faísca, the "brazilian Jeff Beck", the Meteoro F50g; 2) Gianinni: Gianinni is a guitar company that, for a certain period, did almost exact copies of Gibsons Les Pauls and Fender Stratos, even sorting out a deal with fender to built the so called southern cross Fender Stratos. Bearing that in mind, you should check them out. Cheers!
the USA made ones sound so much better but this Chinese version sounds sweet. I paid $80AUD for a USA made one today from a pawn shop.something light and easy to carry to mates places. Never tried it in the shop, got home and was amazed.
I have one of those little peavey rage 158s too, loud little things for there size. mine is a little different looking then yours those must be a different yr. I never use it though I'm spoiled with the tube sound lol
That sounds great indeed! How does the way it sounds when recorded compare to the way it sounds when you're just playing it by yourself? And would you maybe concider to make a video with this amp trough a few different cabs? I've seen some video's on youtube where people connect a guitar jack to the wires that normally connect to the small stock speaker and then plug that into a full cab, i'd be interrested in what it would sound like when you do it! Great playing and great video's lately, i love the way you make yourself a truly great one man band!
Thanks Maxim, Maybe we can try it through a couple of Marshall and Orange Cabs later on. But I was impressed by the the mid kick of the stock cabinet. Cheers Johan
Whoever engineered this really loves Led Zeppelin. This is one of the few times I've heard someone get that drum sound/technique right. It's really not a super-hyped, crazy sound. John Bonham just had so much guts in the way he played. Great drummer, good sounding drums. That's all you really need. Also, I dig this track. I'm curious about what's on the guitars. Just a 57 or something? Also, your setup is really quiet. Was there a gate involved? Either way, thanks for the vid.
Ha. It was in the description all along: "[...]Guitar amp Peavey Rage with a 1973 Fender Stratocaster and a 2016 Epiphone Les paul Special 2 Ltd miked by an AKG C414 BXlIi"
I know it’s been 5y but do you know the date it was new? The sticker on the back may say but I can’t read it and it’s missing from the one I bought today March 21 2023 for $34
i got a peavy blazer 158 (green stripe) and i can't get a good tone out of it. everything sounds thin as hell - same problem with my vox valvetronix VT40+ combo my bugera 6262 and randall rg1503 sound huge though. however i blame that on the 4x12 they're hooked up to
I love Peavey's Transtube line. I just personally don't like 8" speakers. I haven't played a micro combo yet that I've liked the speaker in. I have a Vypyr 15 that was given to me years ago as a gift and I have wanted to mod it up to a 10" for a long time. Johan, do you like the speaker in the Rage?
So happy you did a video on one of these! this was my very first amp (except mine had the reverb on it) and brings back good memories. Off topic are you or have you done any videos related to tone caps in guitars before?
A Peavy Rage dimed at max volume and a guitar w/ active EMG pickups is still the best tone I’ve ever gotten in 30 years of playing.
I recently found that out. Nobody was home, so i cranked everything up and i was getting Ride the Lightning tones.
I'm waiting for Johan to plug a Gibson into a new Volvo's audio system and make it sound like a Marshall Plexi.
David Woods Clapton failed to make the car stereo he played through on top gear sound any good, but then I have more faith in Johan
Hahaha! I will do it!! :-D An Amazing idea!
Thanks Krish :-)
JAJAJAJAJA that killed me dude, you made my day!! xD
the 144 volvo had a tape deck with record and a mic - it was for buissness men ... anyway i had one and modded it for 1/4 inch input on the dash . i used a BMP pedal and a digitech pds 1001 for years in that volvo . if you rolled the window down and then up 1 inch you could rest a les paul inbetween the tuning pegs on the glass and steer with your knee . i used to play in traffic jams , while smoking a pipe too ... i got some looks . but yeah playing thru a volvo and having it sound like a marshall has been done .
Peavey is really underrated, I think their amps deserve more recognition. Cheers!
They do, Cheers!
Divyansh Pal +yeah man, I picked up a valve king 112 recently for $50, no joke take your time and look and you can still grab a great deal on a peavey amp. (but yes they are creaping up) ....yes It did work, had to resolder the ground prong on the high gain jack
Johan Segeborn +not a bad little amp, I have never given one a test drive but can hold its own it seems , keep on rocking Johan
My first amp! Bought it in 1996 and never had an issue. Super!
Ah the Peavey rage.. This was my first amplifier back in the early nighties when I first started learning how to play guitar, along with a peavey predator. Its a great amp, and this after now owning vintage fenders, boogies and custom made amplifiers. Still a great amp specially for recording.. Just took me a while to figure out it was my playing and not the amplifier itself and with that said you Sir are an amazing player.. And I’m still going to be waiting for your album so I can buy it..
Thanks Jesse, I’m so glad to hear that! :-)
You're the man Johan. You can get your hands on the BEST gear and you make the cheap stuff sound great! Great stuff.
Thanks man! :-)
I refurbished mine with complete capacitor replacement, put in a grounded plug, changed a couple of component values for a bit more aggressive overdrive, installed a cab jack and a Celestion ten 30. Its the best sounding combo amp Ive had.
Could you share the mods you did to the Rage?
Please share te mods😊
johan, you don't know how much you've helped a broke 3rd world student in a quest for tone, god bless you sir, best regards from far away 3rd world...
I just picked up a blazer 158. Same amp but with reverb. It’s a great sounding little amp very dynamic. It almost sounds and feels like a little tube amp. I’ve had several peavey transtube amps but think this one captures the feel of a real tube amp the best of all Of them:)
This one and the Blazer 158 are amazing amps
They are indeed!
That black epi sounded amazing! Proves that in the right hands, any guitar, of any price range will sound phenomenal.
Thanks, glad to hear that!
Great Johan!!! My First amp Was a peavey rage silver stripe and this little amp speaks loud!! Thanks to post that, your channel is Very versatile
Thanks Edgar, great to hear that. Cheers Johan
I actually love most old transistor peaveys. They're very cheap and almost always sound surprisingly good if you know how to set them (which can be counter intuitive sometimes).
Thank you Johan segborn for making this lovely song, it was a GREAT Way to wake up and listen to this happy go lucky song to help start my day here in ice cold Washington State.
Thanks Jenifer! Good to hear that! :-)
Those amps were mighty beasts (also the Peavey Bandit). Great upload!!
Thanks man!
Had my Blazer(Rage+spring reverb)21 yrs and it still hasn't missed a beat.Thanks for featuring what is I believe the ultimate beginner/home player amp.
Thanks John!
Thanks Johan. I have always watched several others like Scott groves and others on gear and reviews. Now days I pretty much only watch yours. They are the best videos on youtube.
I have an old Peavey I purchased at a pawn shop it still works great and sounds great. Great editing
Thanks Brad!
overal good sound and good recordings sir. im glad you're doing videos like that. keep up the good work ! :) and of course dont forget to rest once in a while
Thanks, really glad you like them. Resting sounds nice.. ;-)
What did Johan say at the hotel?
"Hi, today we're gonna check out."
Great playing and great video, Johan!! Ive had the peavey studio for abou 20 years, the bigger sister and the daddy-O, the bandit. The cleans on these amps are flat out incredible. I like how the rage in the video has the vintage channel like Dad : ) anyways, here's to you my friend ( Takes drink )
Thanks Jessica, Cheers my friend!
Proof tone is in the hands not in the gear. Peavey has always made great stuff. My rage always sounded boxy to me on the distorted channel. Next video should be tossing it out if a six story window. I guarantee it will still be working just like new.
Thanks, yeah these things are built like tanks. :-)
i have dropped my envoy red stripe a couple times now (i normally carry it on my shoulder) it still sounds great if not better
Another unbelievable demo Johan! The old red stripe Peavey combos are truly some of the best bang for the buck. I have a red stripe Envoy and I love to crank the clean channel to breakup, very tube like. Hard to believe from a solid state amp!
Thanks, yeah a great vintage breakup
My very first amp!! I had the older model with a silver plate and black and turquoise lettering. I hated it back when it was the only amp I had, but I’m kind of thankful I cut my teeth on it because it wasn’t a forgiving amp, and I think it made me a better player in the long run. The same can be said for my second amp, the Fender Performer 1000.
great classic rock sound, im looking for one right now, thanx Johan
Great to hear that! Cheers
Silver Stripe Rage 258 was my first amp ever. Beat up 01 SG Special with 490’s. Still have the guitar, just bigger amps. Which happen to be Peavey mostly
Awesome little Peavey Amp to compliment some Awesome playing. Thanks Johan....
Thanks Dan, I’m glad to hear that!
awesome sound I have one of these they definitely have a great clean/edge of breakup tone,great amp that I always take away on holiday cheers for another great demo cheers from nz
Thanks! Cheers from Gothenburg
I had 1 of these, great little amp. Speaker let it down somewhat. Recorded great! Mine had a different front tho.
Nice video Johan. Your recordings are very tight. The Red Stripe Peavey range seems to appeal to many guitarists ... check out Dave Simpson's channel where a few months back he demo'd a Red Stripe Bandit he'd found.
Thanks! Yeah he’s got a great channel.
Nice video Johan nice to hear the sound in the mix the peavey rage i love it so much i buy always peavey !
Love the tune at 2:50! It definitely has a unique character when pushed, almost a sag like from a tube rectifier.
Thanks Jacob, that’s great to hear!
Johan!!! You make anything sound good! Have a good day.
Thanks! You have a good one too! Cheers Johan
All the transtube models are a bang for the buck.. really decent tones for the working musician. And tough as a tank!
Great video! I always enjoy your drum sounds! Keep it up!
I'm picking up one of these little guys for practicing, I also have it's 212 version.
An earlier version of this was my first amp. Got it in '94 or '95. Not long after I got a DOD Stereo Chorus and a Crate GX15. I started splitting my signal between the Crate and this Peavey with the stereo outs on the DOD pedal. It was a pretty cool sound and just loud enough to gig with. The Crate brought definition and the Peavey brought depth. Worked really well for my first year of playing :)
Cool rig! I played Crate in the 90s too.
Christmas day 1996 an 11 year old me got this amp and my first electric guitar.....ah happy days
Cheers Aaron, Merry Christmas!
you to mate
Exceptionally nice clean tone on the Fender during your jam recording. Sounded very CCR like. 👍
Thanks! Great to hear that, I love Creedence!
Johan Segeborn
Rite on & rock on Johan!
Yes, Peavy amps are great depending on the model. One of my amps right now is a Peavy 112 Bandit combo with trans-tube and it sounds great~ very close to a tube amp sound and extremely versatile 🎶
Yeah the Bandit is a classic!
Johan! I'd love to see a tour of your home!
Hi! Most of the intros are actually from my apartment. Cheers
I used to really like their Bandit for practicing. it was a very good sounding S.S amp and was portable and inexpensive. These days its all about my katana 50.
That little thing is king o the hill for small very affordable practice amps that sound incredible!
Yeah, the Katana was quite impressive
You, my friend, are amazing.
Thanks my friend!
My first amp, and it sound like absolute crap. You've got the Midas touch Johan, and you make this sound fantastic! Your channel is one of the most interesting on RUclips, and you seem like a real grounded gent, keep it up and thank you!
Really nice jam, it totally immersed me.
I've had a few Peavey amps, a Bandit 65 and another mini practice amp, but I'm not sure of the model anymore but it was a little screamer. I have one from the 1990's its a single 12" model, I think about 40 watts. I can't remember the model of that one either, but it sounds great and is loud as hell. Great job as always, Johan!
Thanks, glad to hear that!
I like the amp sound and the tune thanks Johan.
I have an idea if you didnt already,, I like to make this to find new tones, i roll down the tone control (used to do it with my SG) and then i set up the amp, so you get a different tone, cause mostly people set up the amp and use the tone to make it warmer, but if you start with a warmer sound, and then you treeble your amp, you find a different tone. I do the same with the volumen, I put my volumen a minimum, or half, or less than half, and then i crank my amp, its a really different and warm tone, so the volume its low but you crank the amp. Another good way to find a new tone is putting the pickups really far from the strings, you loose volumen, but you compensate by just with the volume of the amp, really warm tone, and when comes the solo or the hard momment you just level up the volumen a bit, I cant stand just have my volume knob at 10. But the try starting with the tone knobs at 0 and then set up the amp. Would like to listen how this sounds with a big and nice amp. Bye man.
That’s great ideas. It often pays off to find new angles. Cheers
Try it, roll the tone to 0 and then set up the amp works a lot for me, makes the tone super soft to the picking, great to soling, lot of Santana or Gary Moore tone. And rolling the volumen and then cranking the amp make a darker sound. Greetings for Argentina.
Yeaaaa, you can play anything , even a jukebox.
Best wishes!
Thanks Pablo! Cheers
Nice track brother! Sounds good!
This worked out nicely Johan.
Thanks James! :-)
Something about that drum set I like too!
Glad you like the drums man :-)
very impressive! thanks Johan for sharing this..
Thanks Ugo, glad to hear that!
This was the first amp I've ever owned loll
Was a grey/silver stripe however
See a ton of these at pawn shops, second hand stores, and online classifieds for cheap. Wondered how they sound. Pretty good practice amp for sure.
Cheers
My first amp! It came in an Ibanez Gio starter kit.
I have the Bandit 112. This series has monsters.
Yeah the Bandit is probably the best budget amp of all time in my book!
You made me regret selling my Peavey. Great video(s) by the way!
Thanks! :-)
I LOVE the puppet!!! Looks just like you! ;)
yes, this used to be an insider tip! not now anymore i guess :D
also the bigger bandit used to be amazing. but the prices went up after youtube discovered their greatness.
Yeah they’re both really competent amps!
i think i will gift myself with one in january... have you heard of the "Park" transistor amps? the ones from the 80s, that look like marshall but are made in korea. they are also very good sounding amps, i got my G10 for 10€ off ebay.
I have an old Park G10. I play out at small events often, and you couldn't imagine how often I grab it to play through, simply because I don't want to drag a heavy amp. It is a great little amp.
I thought maybe you would discuss settings and how to use it. This was a cool demo..., but I am trying to learn how to use this amp...
Still one of my favs!
Glad to hear it! :-)
@@JohanSegeborn Waiting for a Peavey Windsor video!
I have this amp its rockin !! Super cool
Never had a bad sounding USA made Peavey amp . Try a Classic50 head into a vintage Marshall 4x12 up against any Marshall head through the same cab for a real treat . I just got another C50 head , and .. wow ! ( had them back in the 90's ) Bandits are the #1 1x12 powerful combo amps in my experience . The Rage and Backstage are great as well . Cool tune bro !
Thanks! Maybe we can do a Peavey shootout here on the channel. Cheers!
I can hear this track breaths!
Thanks my friend!
Great tune! I wonder if any effect was applied during a post record session dear friend. You rock!
Thanks my friend, I used some slight compression and high pass filters to fit them together. Maybe some of the guitars got a Reverb too. Cheers!
sounds really good man
Thanks man! Glad to hear it.
The one I had surprisingly didn't sound as good. Sold it for 200SEK...
Isn't it time for a holiday special soon? Pointy guitar shoot-out maybe?
Cheers!
If you mean fender, I certainly hope for a shootout soon. :-) Cheers
The one was my first amp and I really disliked it. So noisy, lots of popping sounds when you switch.
Could you send me the settings you used? I'd try it again after all those years.
I still got mine and was never really fond of it. I kept it cause I thought that I can't do that to someone else starting out. There is either a sweatspot or I just didn't try everyting all those years ago.
The takeaway from this channels is that you can make pretty much anything sound great if you use it right.
Thanks man, yeah most often it’s best to spend the money on playing time rather than gear.
I love your videos! One thing you have proven....its all in the fingers. Every amp sounds great when you play it...lol
Thanks Bob, I’m really glad to hear that!
You're just Great ! Thanks a lot !!!
Thanks David! :-)
Hi 😀 today were gonna check out the peavey...
:-)
Peavey used to make guitawrs too.
Just got one for 20 bucks! I play mostly on my helix but this thing packs a great punch!!
Looks cold up there in Svendenlund Land
Yeah, we’re close to the Arctic here :-)
Johan, very impressed with your production of content. How do you find the time between, work, family and leisure time. These videos take time to produce. Always fascinated with how highly productive people accomplish all that they do. Kudos!
Thanks man, glad to hear it. Leisure time is quite rare nowadays around here ;-) Cheers Johan
liker 288,.Great video Mate !,.i love Peavey Rage158. i use its cd input for backing tracks also.
Thanks man!
Wonderful amp and riffs as always! But I'm still waiting for the Marshall MS-2.. I actually bought one and I think it's very good,sounds really nice for what it is. Really want to see you play it trough a 4x12 with greenbacks ;-)
Thanks! Yeah good you reminded me, the mini stack is coming up soon! Cheers
Johan Segeborn Thanks Johan! Cheers :)
Yeah the ms-2 and the ms-4 :)
More wizardry. Fun groove! As an American that hat is always an appreciated sight too. Well done, Johan!
Thanks man, I love America
Finally a video of my loved Rage 158! Please, can you tell me how to set this amp to get those tones? I've got it since 2012, and I never could get the sounds that I've heard here. (I also have a Strat)
Thanks Francisco, I used the lead channel set to vintage with post gain almost cranked and backed off a bit on the bass. Cheers
That was my first amp. Still got it. Sounds like crap actually when I play it. But it taught me not to save costs on gear.
Nice tone PEAVEY made some good shit!
Thanks, they did/do indeed! :-)
1:11 love this part!
Thanks! :-)
Man, as you are interested in "b side" equipments, methinks you should give a try out to some brazillian gear. 1)Meteoro: Meteoro is a brazilian amplifier company. Almost every kid that played guitar in Brazil had the bee-like sound of the Atomic Drive combo amp in his hands, but I bet you could make it sound huge. Alongside, the company produced a signature combo for Supultura´s Andreas Kisser (Meteoro MCK 200) and a signature head for Faísca, the "brazilian Jeff Beck", the Meteoro F50g; 2) Gianinni: Gianinni is a guitar company that, for a certain period, did almost exact copies of Gibsons Les Pauls and Fender Stratos, even sorting out a deal with fender to built the so called southern cross Fender Stratos. Bearing that in mind, you should check them out.
Cheers!
Thanks Gabriel, I’m gonna check that Brazilian amp out. Cheers
Sounds great. I had one of these, regret selling it
So to sum it up... You can make pretty much make any amp sound decent if you have Johan's hands!
Thanks my friend! :-)
the USA made ones sound so much better but this Chinese version sounds sweet. I paid $80AUD for a USA made one today from a pawn shop.something light and easy to carry to mates places. Never tried it in the shop, got home and was amazed.
Cool, was it also the red stripe version?
I have one of those little peavey rage 158s too, loud little things for there size. mine is a little different looking then yours those must be a different yr. I never use it though I'm spoiled with the tube sound lol
Hi, I think for many recording applications this amp could compete with high end tubebamps
That sounds great indeed! How does the way it sounds when recorded compare to the way it sounds when you're just playing it by yourself? And would you maybe concider to make a video with this amp trough a few different cabs? I've seen some video's on youtube where people connect a guitar jack to the wires that normally connect to the small stock speaker and then plug that into a full cab, i'd be interrested in what it would sound like when you do it! Great playing and great video's lately, i love the way you make yourself a truly great one man band!
Thanks Maxim, Maybe we can try it through a couple of Marshall and Orange Cabs later on. But I was impressed by the the mid kick of the stock cabinet. Cheers Johan
Can you please do the joyo mini tube amps?
my friend I use it to record ....its versital for a tiny thing
Cheers my friend!
The only channel I have notifications on for.
How do you find the gear, the time, and the inspiration?? Love your channel.
Thanks Emilio! Really glad to hear that. Most of the gear I play is borrowed from friends actually, Time is usually the tricky part :-). Cheers Johan
Whoever engineered this really loves Led Zeppelin. This is one of the few times I've heard someone get that drum sound/technique right. It's really not a super-hyped, crazy sound. John Bonham just had so much guts in the way he played. Great drummer, good sounding drums. That's all you really need.
Also, I dig this track. I'm curious about what's on the guitars. Just a 57 or something? Also, your setup is really quiet. Was there a gate involved?
Either way, thanks for the vid.
Ha. It was in the description all along:
"[...]Guitar amp Peavey Rage with a 1973 Fender Stratocaster and a 2016 Epiphone Les paul Special 2 Ltd miked by an AKG C414 BXlIi"
Thanks Eric, I’m so glad to hear that. I’m a huge Led Zeppelin fan!
Dude I am so happy I shek'd this out
did you finally break down and buy the Strat?
Sounds great my friend, loving the variance in your drumming lately btw.
Thanks my friend, that Strat is actually my second oldest guitar. :-) Cheers
That's awesome! Glad you're breaking it out more (:
Is this amp same tone and same circuit with the bandit red stripe ?they are same transtube series, sound so similar
I know it’s been 5y but do you know the date it was new? The sticker on the back may say but I can’t read it and it’s missing from the one I bought today March 21 2023 for $34
i got a peavy blazer 158 (green stripe) and i can't get a good tone out of it. everything sounds thin as hell - same problem with my vox valvetronix VT40+ combo
my bugera 6262 and randall rg1503 sound huge though. however i blame that on the 4x12 they're hooked up to
I’m gonna do the blazer soon here. Cheers
Fantastic! Question - are you miking the drums with just the 1 condenser mike?
Thanks, I’m using two room mics now, C414BXLii and C451E but I use heavy compression on the 451 to pickup the room.
I love Peavey's Transtube line. I just personally don't like 8" speakers. I haven't played a micro combo yet that I've liked the speaker in. I have a Vypyr 15 that was given to me years ago as a gift and I have wanted to mod it up to a 10" for a long time. Johan, do you like the speaker in the Rage?
Hi, Actually did. But it works best in a mix.
But usually I like 12” the best
Johan Segeborn Thank you for the heads up!
I prefer 12's too. Someday I hope to play through a 15" as well, just to hear the difference in the room.
So happy you did a video on one of these! this was my very first amp (except mine had the reverb on it) and brings back good memories. Off topic are you or have you done any videos related to tone caps in guitars before?
Thanks, no not yet but it’s certainly a really interesting topic. I will soon. Cheers Johan