This is one of the most versatile amps I've ever known. Very affordable, tons of volume, beautiful clean sound, brutal distortion from the old 80's Pantera and Metallica to modern metal. I never had the chance to play on the older one but I'm sure this is as good as it. Peavey rules!
@@strat_1880 80w (100w with external cab) is all anyone will need. A venue it couldn’t handle a mic into a PA would be called for anyways. So it’s more than enough!
Peavey Bandit amps are *THE BEST* amps for beginners and for intermediate/professionals to practice on because it's great quality and it sounds sweet! They also accept pedals very well. Just my two pennies..
@@diegolorenzen2003 for arenas it would have to have it mic'd up but for band practice it would smash it. With a speaker change you have the perfect all round amp.
@@Steve-nq8jc I don’t know about this version, but my Red-Stripe 2003 modal has a line out that can go straight to front of house. So it doesn’t really need to be 🎤 .
Great video!!!I started playing in bands in 1965. By 1980 Hartley Peavey was a bigger hero to me and has been since than any musician. He is the perfect model of the consummate American entrepreneur, with a heart, building his International business from his basement, brilliantly. His innovative work and products to the working musician are unparalleled. Amps, guitars, effects, PA systems, ect. he has been the working musician and sound engineers best friend. I freaked out when I bought my Peavey TransTube 110 over 20 years ago. It sounds exactly my Fender twin reverb. Exactly. I think because it uses analogue technology the sounds are inherently warmer than digital attempts at tube emulation. The only differences I can tell is when the amp is pushed to higher volume levels. His contributions to sound reinforcement are equally unbelievable and awesome.
Got hold of a Peavey Bandit 112 - same model you demo- I LOVE it! Thank you- your's, and a handful of other vids helped me make the jump- Thank you again, Rob- Great demo and Rock On!!
I had an old 80's 2x12 VTX Classic for a long time. Peavey just makes some of the best little combos and have done so for a long time. Love this review. Makes me want a little bandit of my own.
Very good demo ... and the Bandit really does the job! Seems to be one of those affordable "bread and butter" amps for the working musician ... and its loud enough to do club gigs ... well done Peavey.
I just brought my redstripe bandit out of storage the other day. I keep forgetting how good this amp is. This solid state amp takes overdrive pedals just as good as a tube amp and that's saying something. I like using the clean channel and pedals.
I'm 41 years old. I've played guitar for 27 years. I've owned, marshall, Blackstar, vox, mesa etc tons of stuff. heads, combos, racks etc my live rig now? boss me80 and x2 bandit 112 Happy me 😁
tried one of these beautiful beasts in my local music establishment in Newcastle yesterday against a Blackstar ht studio65, a Marshall Dsl 50 and a Roland made Boss something or other ( which was so frigging muddy I could've grown turnips in it) and the bandit won hands-down, just plugged a standard H-H tele in with no pedals or coil splitting/tapping or owt. same guitar on all 4 , all the same set up. and honestly.... I sounded awesome!! it was like a shining light from heaven beamed down and drenched my soul in the tears of angels! the guy on the shop floor was astonished as I played riff after riff tone perfect , such is the ease of adjustment on this machine. needless to say I bought it on the spot but just about saved my marriage by leaving the Tele in the shop!! :D
hey Chappers - my first amp was a Bandit 112 back in the early 90s. Sold it when I went travelling after my band at the time broke up (and I lost my job and my woman left me - classic Springsteen song) but I kept the foot switch accidentally. A couple of months ago I picked up the 6505 Mini Head - and guess what? The old foot switch from the old Bandit 112 works on the mini head - using it to switch the reverb while the new one controls the channels - and they sit right next to each other on the back of the amp. The MH was really one of the only tube heads that had a silent mode - which was critical to me as my current band jams with headphones - your review with the Captain helped make that determination - of course playing it at the store was the most important - Anyways - keep up the good work and write some new tunes! (OH! Wanted to tell you I wasn't aware you had such a good voice ....)
Whoa, I've gotta say, this amp sounds great. Merci pour le français mister Chappers, and thanks for all the videos, amazing way to blow off some steam after a rough day.
I've got 12 tube amps in my studio ranging from Crates to Marshalls and lots in between. I have been a working musician for 20 years and 90% of the time I grab a Bandit and a couple pedals when it's gig time. The only times I don't bother is because I want to experiment with something else. Though Peavey as a company has gone to shit I still love my old red stripe Bandits. You really don't need anything else no matter what you play.
My first amp, the one with the teal blue stripe, bought it used from a store that no longer exists; I played the hell out of it, with my first guitar, a Yamaha Pacifica.
Nice demo, thanks. I've been using and gigging Bandits on and off since the 80s, and this latest version is my main gigging amp (with a 40W, 1x10" Envoy for back up). Main advantages for me; inexpensive, relatively light weight, consistency of tone through the volume range, no fragile valves to go off-spec or die mid-gig, no 'sweet spot' to hunt out, no tendency for tone-robbing mains voltage fluctuation which valve amps, in my experience, can be prone to. Simply put these are great amps.
Damn Rob, now you've go me all nostalgic about amps. I really miss the Peavey bass combo I used in high school. Just one 15 in it and it sure could shake a room.
It's been my daily for 10 years and I've never needed a boost pedal. The boost is switchable with the pedal that changes the channels as well. It came with my amp back in the day.
It's about time someone done a good review on this amp. I've had one for about 3 years, sounds great with my 2016 gibson sg. I bought it not really knowing much about it but I love. best amp I've ever owned. super cool super loud and reliable. great review dude cheers
I've had most everything, in tubes, SS, or hybrid......the Peavey transtube amp I had back in 1996 STILL ranks very highly and I'm reminded of it every time I play through one in used music store etc. I recently got a Backstage II (transtube) for $25 for my repair shop...same thing. Even that small little guy, it has the tone and feel that set these amps apart to my ears. Now I'm thinking of selling my Fender Hot Rod Deville 212 and getting a Bandit 212. Many purists would say I'm crazy.....I won't say it's better than a Fender tube amp, but it's pretty damn close to my ears and seems to suit me.
I own a Peavey Bandit 112 which I purchased new in 2001. So for the last 15 years it has been my main amp. It has served me well with great sound and no problems at all. Nice little amps.
i owned two of the Bandits back in the day, this video makes me Jones for one. The Bandit for me was a great amp that worked well from home to stage. excellent job on the video.
I once owned a Peavey Transtube 212 EFX. With the effects aside it was a great sounding amp. Surprised me the first time I gigged with it and playing through the clean channel it compressed as a tube amp would have at high volume. Sure made me smile as I didn't expect that kind of thing from a solid-state amp. That was one solidstate amp I wish I stil owned.
I have owned a Peavey Valve King 112 for years and I still love it. It is all tube, and I never go off the clean channel because I get all my sounds through pedals. And it has the effects loop and a Class A/AB sweepable knob that you can really dial it in. This Bandit sounds every bit as good.
The clean side sounds amazing when you crank it. Non linear breakup sounds (to my ears) just like a tube amp. Not big on the dirt side personally but to each his own.
My first ever amp in 1985 was a Laney 10 watt. Then a got a Carlsbro amp, which was pretty good. But I always loved the sound of Peavey combo's like the Bandit - they had great high gain even at low volume and just made you sound so metal (in the 80's).
I've got one of these and bloody love it. Gibson lp through it and the more it is pushed the better it sounds. Made me own ears whistle on numerous occasions lol
I have a Bandit "Red Stripe" that I bought about 15 years ago. It still rocks just as hard as a diamond in an ice storm! I have played just about everything out there and I have always loved Peavey and I'll never part with my bandit.
I didn't have the bandit, but I do have the Peavey Stidio Pro 112 trans tube, which is very similar (same speaker, identical controls). I used the thing all through high school because it belonged to one of the music teachers who ran the after school guitar club. About a year after I graduated, I called him up asking for some amp advice and he offered to sell it to me for $80. Best $80 I ever spent. I absolutely love it I wish they were easier to find.
I have an American made Redline Model (2003-2005) That I absolutely love. I've used it live (it sounds phenomenal When ran through a Marshal MG 4x12, and thats not even a high end cab) The tones are ABSOLUTLY WICKED. Mine also has a switch on the effects loop for volume. I love these amplifiers and Rob, you do them some serious justice sir.
I just sold this to a friend who has a little studio, and with full volume it sounds amazing! It was like releasing a wild creature who lived in captivity back to wild life again, because at home i used it at low volumes! hahaha I can assure you that this amp, for studio purpose or even small gigs is maybe worth it, awesome cleans and fantastic distortions! I played anything on it, from djent, classic metal, jazz, blues, some jangle pop, shoegaze. ANYTHING!
I had one of these years ago. It didn't really do it for me since I play Death Metal. It just didn't get the tones that excited me. I sold it to a friend that plays Blues-Rock and it sounded great in that capacity.
A buddy of mine has an old Peavey Studio Pro 40 w/ an actual spring reverb tank... just sounds amazing. Real tone vs. that "sterile" type tone from just about every other SS amp. Peaveys indeed are great amps.
This brings back memories! I remember these from when I first started playing in the early 90's. These were the amps that all my guitar playing mates had, it was the best small affordable amp you could have as a beginner....unfortunatley I had a Honer Panther.....which was shit!
Rob I have an old peavey red stripe bandit. Ive done tons of shows with it. That is what i do i put a delay and mxr boost in the effects loop. I let them sit on the amp turned on and use the foot pedal to shut the loop on and off.( great feature many exspensive amps dont have) Great for solos. A blues driver sounds really good in front also. Last i used it was at a big club and others players were complementing me on the tone. I use the vintage settings and useally play a lespaul.
A tip for this clean tone that I got from RUclips, was to max your lows, max your mids and empty your highs completely. It actually sounds more like a tube amp and my silly Cort g254 custom sounds like a strat through it then. Just an idea.
due to weather im selling my one for 200, bought it brannew for 380, wondeful amp, for schools yards...! mr Rob Chapman, that is a very good amp!!! and this demo is one of the best!
Great stuff. Mine was my first too, an ancestor to this - a circa 1985 Bandit 65. Still works a charm, just needs a whiff of deoxit on a couple of pots.
Peavey! My first amp was a Backstage 20...bought it used with my new (in 1978) Fender Musicmaster. Awesome little amp. I would crank it to get distortion (cuz at 15 years old I couldn't afford a pedal) and the cops would show up to my house and remind me and my buddies in our garage band to turn it down a notch - of course having the garage door open helped it echo off the neighbor's houses!
I have a Peavey Vyper 40 watt. While I gave up trying to figure out all the bells and whistles, I found it to be a great amp in a few positions. I use it for practice when I don't want to hook up pedals. Built like a phuqqing rock. I knocked it off the deck once and it tumbled/rolled down a incline. Dusted it off and it performs like a charm. If I had done that with my Fender...
I got one of those too, I agree but sometimes the gain can be a bit harsh. It has a great bass amp setting though, I do prefer my fender but it's a good backup.
Me too. I paid 70 for a red stripe with foot switch. I'm loving it. I compared it to my katana 100 head and let's just say the katana is now being boxed up and sold.
Just decided to drag my peavey bandit into the living room for some practice as everybody is away for the weekend and saw this vid in my suggestions. Pretty weird! Had this amp for years and can't agree more with what you have said.
awesome review chappers. i have the first version from around 1994-95 ish, and its my main gigging amp. throw it on top of a 4x12 cab, and its a monster. mine stays on the dirty channel, and i use my guitars volume to clean up.
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After the mushroom clouds have settled, all that will be left will be the cockroaches, Keith Richards and 1 million Peavey Bandits.
Don't you dare to forget about Nokias
+Joey696 or twinkies
+Nevagon or telecasters.
Keith would more likely play the twinkie than a Bandit.
And the cs 800s
This is one of the most versatile amps I've ever known. Very affordable, tons of volume, beautiful clean sound, brutal distortion from the old 80's Pantera and Metallica to modern metal. I never had the chance to play on the older one but I'm sure this is as good as it. Peavey rules!
The old “Red Stripe” version is best. Doesn’t have that 5k SS spike in the frequency like the others, and it has more low end balls to it’s sound.
@Jazznotes But the Red stripe doesn't have many watts
@@strat_1880 80w (100w with external cab) is all anyone will need. A venue it couldn’t handle a mic into a PA would be called for anyways.
So it’s more than enough!
@jazznotes3802 you're not wrong about that. I put a celestion redback in mine, and it just takes it to the next level.
Peavey Bandit amps are *THE BEST* amps for beginners and for intermediate/professionals to practice on because it's great quality and it sounds sweet! They also accept pedals very well. Just my two pennies..
do u know if it can do live (smaller areas)/ band practice situations ok?
@@diegolorenzen2003 for arenas it would have to have it mic'd up but for band practice it would smash it. With a speaker change you have the perfect all round amp.
@@Steve-nq8jc I don’t know about this version, but my Red-Stripe 2003 modal has a line out that can go straight to front of house. So it doesn’t really need to be 🎤 .
iVE NEVER HAD AN AMP IN 355 YEARS THAT DIDNT TAKE PEDALS WELL
Such a nice demo. Thanks again for helping us to procrastinate at the office for all over the years. Cheers.
Great video!!!I started playing in bands in 1965. By 1980 Hartley Peavey was a bigger hero to me and has been since than any musician. He is the perfect model of the consummate American entrepreneur, with a heart, building his International business from his basement, brilliantly. His innovative work and products to the working musician are unparalleled. Amps, guitars, effects, PA systems, ect. he has been the working musician and sound engineers best friend. I freaked out when I bought my Peavey TransTube 110 over 20 years ago. It sounds exactly my Fender twin reverb. Exactly. I think because it uses analogue technology the sounds are inherently warmer than digital attempts at tube emulation. The only differences I can tell is when the amp is pushed to higher volume levels. His contributions to sound reinforcement are equally unbelievable and awesome.
Got hold of a Peavey Bandit 112 - same model you demo- I LOVE it! Thank you- your's, and a handful of other vids helped me make the jump- Thank you again, Rob- Great demo and Rock On!!
I had an old 80's 2x12 VTX Classic for a long time. Peavey just makes some of the best little combos and have done so for a long time. Love this review. Makes me want a little bandit of my own.
Very good demo ... and the Bandit really does the job!
Seems to be one of those affordable "bread and butter" amps for the working musician ... and its loud enough to do club gigs ... well done Peavey.
count me in as one of those who watched this vid, fondly remembered his old bandit from the '90s, and decided to get a new one.
Andy Thomas Witch is better?
I just brought my redstripe bandit out of storage the other day. I keep forgetting how good this amp is. This solid state amp takes overdrive pedals just as good as a tube amp and that's saying something. I like using the clean channel and pedals.
Peavey has always been my favorite amp makers.
I have a bandit 112 combo from the 90's. Still sounds great.
AlphaLemming hellz yeah
I'm 41 years old. I've played guitar for 27 years. I've owned, marshall, Blackstar, vox, mesa etc tons of stuff. heads, combos, racks etc my live rig now? boss me80 and x2 bandit 112 Happy me 😁
tried one of these beautiful beasts in my local music establishment in Newcastle yesterday against a Blackstar ht studio65, a Marshall Dsl 50 and a Roland made Boss something or other ( which was so frigging muddy I could've grown turnips in it) and the bandit won hands-down, just plugged a standard H-H tele in with no pedals or coil splitting/tapping or owt. same guitar on all 4 , all the same set up. and honestly.... I sounded awesome!! it was like a shining light from heaven beamed down and drenched my soul in the tears of angels! the guy on the shop floor was astonished as I played riff after riff tone perfect , such is the ease of adjustment on this machine. needless to say I bought it on the spot but just about saved my marriage by leaving the Tele in the shop!! :D
hey Chappers - my first amp was a Bandit 112 back in the early 90s. Sold it when I went travelling after my band at the time broke up (and I lost my job and my woman left me - classic Springsteen song) but I kept the foot switch accidentally.
A couple of months ago I picked up the 6505 Mini Head - and guess what? The old foot switch from the old Bandit 112 works on the mini head - using it to switch the reverb while the new one controls the channels - and they sit right next to each other on the back of the amp.
The MH was really one of the only tube heads that had a silent mode - which was critical to me as my current band jams with headphones - your review with the Captain helped make that determination - of course playing it at the store was the most important -
Anyways - keep up the good work and write some new tunes! (OH! Wanted to tell you I wasn't aware you had such a good voice ....)
Whoa, I've gotta say, this amp sounds great. Merci pour le français mister Chappers, and thanks for all the videos, amazing way to blow off some steam after a rough day.
I've got 12 tube amps in my studio ranging from Crates to Marshalls and lots in between. I have been a working musician for 20 years and 90% of the time I grab a Bandit and a couple pedals when it's gig time. The only times I don't bother is because I want to experiment with something else. Though Peavey as a company has gone to shit I still love my old red stripe Bandits. You really don't need anything else no matter what you play.
Peavey's are such great amps especially for the price point. Can't go wrong!
My first amp, the one with the teal blue stripe, bought it used from a store that no longer exists; I played the hell out of it, with my first guitar, a Yamaha Pacifica.
I'm sure that everything Rob plays through just instantly sounds amazing!
not if he plays through a cup 300 miles away
Not if he plays through a mug 301 miles away
+Mac
Not if he plays through a flagon 302 miles away
My buddy and I have a theory that EVERYONE has played through a Peavey Bandit at some time
A Bandit was my first amp in the 80s and it seemed like every guitar player I knew had one at one time or another, so you're probably right.
Lol i have
+Mark Whitelaw I had one in the eighties, It was my first real amp, I thought it had the greatest sound but little did I know...
+Mark Whitelaw i haven't i own a 6505 212
I haven't. I'm missing out.
Nice demo, thanks. I've been using and gigging Bandits on and off since the 80s, and this latest version is my main gigging amp (with a 40W, 1x10" Envoy for back up). Main advantages for me; inexpensive, relatively light weight, consistency of tone through the volume range, no fragile valves to go off-spec or die mid-gig, no 'sweet spot' to hunt out, no tendency for tone-robbing mains voltage fluctuation which valve amps, in my experience, can be prone to.
Simply put these are great amps.
13:10 Chappers bro, you just made an unintentional "how to sound like Zakk Wylde - without busting the bank" video.
lmao
More like Zakk Mylde
Haha he did
What was the effect pedal he used to get this kinda tone? It
was really FUCKING GOOD
Damn Rob, now you've go me all nostalgic about amps. I really miss the Peavey bass combo I used in high school. Just one 15 in it and it sure could shake a room.
+Casey Sliger Best Bass Rigg I ever heard was a Peavy.
The tone and riff at 15:17 is amazing.
It's been my daily for 10 years and I've never needed a boost pedal. The boost is switchable with the pedal that changes the channels as well. It came with my amp back in the day.
It's about time someone done a good review on this amp. I've had one for about 3 years, sounds great with my 2016 gibson sg. I bought it not really knowing much about it but I love. best amp I've ever owned. super cool super loud and reliable. great review dude cheers
This settles it for me- I'm gonna grab up a Peavey Bandit! What an entertaining and cool demo- thanx Rob!! You're a kick ass player too!!
I swear by my old Peavey Transtube 212 EFX. It's been with me since I started, and I still play it almost every day.
Thanks 🙏🏻 Rob ..... I hope The Bandit survives another 30 years !!!!!!!!! Great Demo 🎸🎸🎸
It's an amazing solid state amplifier ever, especially w/ pedals.....Great post! \m/
I've had most everything, in tubes, SS, or hybrid......the Peavey transtube amp I had back in 1996 STILL ranks very highly and I'm reminded of it every time I play through one in used music store etc. I recently got a Backstage II (transtube) for $25 for my repair shop...same thing. Even that small little guy, it has the tone and feel that set these amps apart to my ears. Now I'm thinking of selling my Fender Hot Rod Deville 212 and getting a Bandit 212. Many purists would say I'm crazy.....I won't say it's better than a Fender tube amp, but it's pretty damn close to my ears and seems to suit me.
I have an ENVOY110 and it's pretty similar, awesome amplifiers I even use them in small gigs, they do an awesome job
I own a Peavey Bandit 112 which I purchased new in 2001. So for the last 15 years it has been my main amp. It has served me well with great sound and no problems at all. Nice little amps.
Good for bass guitar?
@@jamillie87 Can use for bass as long as the pickups are not too hot, otherwise need to use an equalizer.
@@LarsenAndersen wow thanks a lot needed this 💯🏆💪🏿
This amp on the used market is a waaay better choice than a Line 6 Spider for a beginner in my opinion.
+J Calkins Well, i would go for the Bandit. I prefer an amp that have it's own sound over cheap simulation. But it's a personal taste !
J Calkins. Bandid if you're smart.
Best choice is a Boss Katana 50.
@@mafiashpagety its nice but im not good on digital amp...
@@mafiashpagety bought 2 new katana 100s and they both arrived with no sound lol
From what the Service Manual shows, the preamp is pretty straight-forward and simple for such a rich-souding piece of gear!
i owned two of the Bandits back in the day, this video makes me Jones for one. The Bandit for me was a great amp that worked well from home to stage. excellent job on the video.
Oooohh, the bandit. My first "serious" amplifier. A whole lot of memories were made with my little bandit 112.
The Bandit is the Amp many used for years… The Saturation Knob was glorious.
I once owned a Peavey Transtube 212 EFX. With the effects aside it was a great sounding amp. Surprised me the first time I gigged with it and playing through the clean channel it compressed as a tube amp would have at high volume. Sure made me smile as I didn't expect that kind of thing from a solid-state amp. That was one solidstate amp I wish I stil owned.
Love it Rob! Exactly the amp my music teacher bought for my class in high school; I spent many a lunch time in the music room playing on it
Cool, My first amp was a Peavey Rage 158, still have it, still works, bought it for 30 bucks used in the 90's :)
I have the same amp. I have a USA made 158 I got in 95, and it still works
I have owned a Peavey Valve King 112 for years and I still love it. It is all tube, and I never go off the clean channel because I get all my sounds through pedals. And it has the effects loop and a Class A/AB sweepable knob that you can really dial it in. This Bandit sounds every bit as good.
Rimbolt Jaxt would you prefer a valveking over a bandit?
I have a dilemma over witch to get.
Thanks for this, I was waiting for this review. Great amp!!
The clean side sounds amazing when you crank it. Non linear breakup sounds (to my ears) just like a tube amp. Not big on the dirt side personally but to each his own.
THAAAAAT PEAVEY TONE! WE HAVE ONE IN OUR BAND STUDIO NEVER FAILS US
You already took over the guitar world with your guitars
I have one in my appartment atm. I love it. Gonna mic it up and use on a recording instead of an engl we micced up at first. This sounds better imo.
This was my second amp. Great one, good memories
My first ever amp in 1985 was a Laney 10 watt. Then a got a Carlsbro amp, which was pretty good. But I always loved the sound of Peavey combo's like the Bandit - they had great high gain even at low volume and just made you sound so metal (in the 80's).
Brilliant amp - I wouldn't have a bad word said about it. As many have said already, everyone and their mum has played through one of these bad boys!
Nice demo and no matter which one u favour, teal stripe, silver, red, whatever. Peavey amps ROCK and are as solid as a.... 🤘🎸🖤
Peavey has always made great workhorse gear!
I've got the Valveking vk112 and the Special 112! But love my Orange 35rt!
The one comman factor in all guitarists. You gotta have a power couch. You made this amp really sound just awesome. Cause of you I want to get it.
I've got one of these and bloody love it. Gibson lp through it and the more it is pushed the better it sounds.
Made me own ears whistle on numerous occasions lol
These are indeed such a great amp for little money. Great job Chappers. 👍
I have a Bandit "Red Stripe" that I bought about 15 years ago. It still rocks just as hard as a diamond in an ice storm! I have played just about everything out there and I have always loved Peavey and I'll never part with my bandit.
Got my Bandit 112...sounds fantastic! Great amp and I love it!
Absolutely awesome. Thank you for sharing your video 👍👍
I've got an old 65-watt Peavey Express 112 solid-state and it sounds INCREDIBLE. The Transtube tech was pretty good even back in the day :)
Still is!
I just rethought everything I "know" about solid state amps. Great tone!
Nice to see the backstory and love for this amp. I had a red stripe SP112 that i loved but ran out of room. I miss it all the time.
I didn't have the bandit, but I do have the Peavey Stidio Pro 112 trans tube, which is very similar (same speaker, identical controls). I used the thing all through high school because it belonged to one of the music teachers who ran the after school guitar club. About a year after I graduated, I called him up asking for some amp advice and he offered to sell it to me for $80. Best $80 I ever spent. I absolutely love it I wish they were easier to find.
You still got it! great tonage in bleed the light
I had one several years ago, it REALLY was a pretty darn decent amp !! very decent tones
It was that decent was it? That's pretty decent dude!
;) yeah, wont say good, wont say great,, just " decent " ;) I too am a " tube amp snob" lol
I have an American made Redline Model (2003-2005) That I absolutely love. I've used it live (it sounds phenomenal When ran through a Marshal MG 4x12, and thats not even a high end cab) The tones are ABSOLUTLY WICKED. Mine also has a switch on the effects loop for volume. I love these amplifiers and Rob, you do them some serious justice sir.
I just sold this to a friend who has a little studio, and with full volume it sounds amazing!
It was like releasing a wild creature who lived in captivity back to wild life again, because at home i used it at low volumes! hahaha
I can assure you that this amp, for studio purpose or even small gigs is maybe worth it, awesome cleans and fantastic distortions!
I played anything on it, from djent, classic metal, jazz, blues, some jangle pop, shoegaze. ANYTHING!
What generation was it?
Is it the curent one(06-present
I’m from the future 2024 and you are going to be the ambassador for NUX.
I have a Bandit that is over 30 years old, still works well !!
Hey, I still have my Special 112 from the early 90's. Great amp to have around.
I had one of these years ago. It didn't really do it for me since I play Death Metal. It just didn't get the tones that excited me. I sold it to a friend that plays Blues-Rock and it sounded great in that capacity.
God mode achieved. can't wait till I can afford one of those ml3 moderns. amazing as always
Got my good old 1981 Bandit, lovely amp!
i own a red stripe with an eminence v128.... killer is the word. thanks for doing this closet classic justice.
sounded great . enjoyed your playin very smooooth brotha.
A buddy of mine has an old Peavey Studio Pro 40 w/ an actual spring reverb tank... just sounds amazing. Real tone vs. that "sterile" type tone from just about every other SS amp. Peaveys indeed are great amps.
This brings back memories! I remember these from when I first started playing in the early 90's. These were the amps that all my guitar playing mates had, it was the best small affordable amp you could have as a beginner....unfortunatley I had a Honer Panther.....which was shit!
Rob I have an old peavey red stripe bandit. Ive done tons of shows with it. That is what i do i put a delay and mxr boost in the effects loop. I let them sit on the amp turned on and use the foot pedal to shut the loop on and off.( great feature many exspensive amps dont have) Great for solos. A blues driver sounds really good in front also. Last i used it was at a big club and others players were complementing me on the tone. I use the vintage settings and useally play a lespaul.
A tip for this clean tone that I got from RUclips, was to max your lows, max your mids and empty your highs completely. It actually sounds more like a tube amp and my silly Cort g254 custom sounds like a strat through it then. Just an idea.
Hanno Vorster I will try this thanks for the tip!
due to weather im selling my one for 200, bought it brannew for 380, wondeful amp, for schools yards...! mr Rob Chapman, that is a very good amp!!! and this demo is one of the best!
Its sad.. but why?
I've had my Bandit for years. Nice tone machine.
Great stuff. Mine was my first too, an ancestor to this - a circa 1985 Bandit 65. Still works a charm, just needs a whiff of deoxit on a couple of pots.
Peavey! My first amp was a Backstage 20...bought it used with my new (in 1978) Fender Musicmaster. Awesome little amp. I would crank it to get distortion (cuz at 15 years old I couldn't afford a pedal) and the cops would show up to my house and remind me and my buddies in our garage band to turn it down a notch - of course having the garage door open helped it echo off the neighbor's houses!
I love peavey. Own a Valveking MH20 and just ordered a XXL 100 watt head. Favorite brand for sure!
Great video. Holy cow, your pedal board looks like an aerial shot of a small town! :)
That used to be my go to amp when I worked in a music shop. For 10 years that baby sold many a guitar and I sold many an amp also! Miss it!
I have a Peavey Vyper 40 watt. While I gave up trying to figure out all the bells and whistles, I found it to be a great amp in a few positions. I use it for practice when I don't want to hook up pedals. Built like a phuqqing rock. I knocked it off the deck once and it tumbled/rolled down a incline. Dusted it off and it performs like a charm. If I had done that with my Fender...
I got one of those too, I agree but sometimes the gain can be a bit harsh. It has a great bass amp setting though, I do prefer my fender but it's a good backup.
Just got myself a red stripe bandit for stupidly little money, and I love it
+Ginger Lefty IMO those are the best ones.
Me too. I paid 70 for a red stripe with foot switch. I'm loving it. I compared it to my katana 100 head and let's just say the katana is now being boxed up and sold.
Just decided to drag my peavey bandit into the living room for some practice as everybody is away for the weekend and saw this vid in my suggestions. Pretty weird! Had this amp for years and can't agree more with what you have said.
Great review by the way. sounded killer.
awesome review chappers. i have the first version from around 1994-95 ish, and its my main gigging amp. throw it on top of a 4x12 cab, and its a monster. mine stays on the dirty channel, and i use my guitars volume to clean up.
I have this amp and because it had a spring reverb in it I knocked it by accident and it scared the hell out of me
Did that with my blues junior hahahaha Reign in Blood anyone?
This amp sounds great!
Sweet amp! I dig that last riff :)
Adolf Chapman at 0:37
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I'm not near the school since you said he wasn't taking it bit I could come by
Just picked up one this weekend. Gets the job done and then some.
it sounded great even the clean tone
love a peavy sounds great when you play it rob
Peavey always makes good amps that are relatively cheap and practicality indestructible, everybody loves peavey amps for a good reason.
I had an old Bandit 65 w/ a Scorpion speaker back in the day. It was great!
+Blkjakk The new one is way better. I had both