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One of these showed up on Craigslist and I'm wondering it it's worth a look.
25 watt 1x12 tube amp from back in the day when Peavey's were made in USA.
I'm guessing it's heavy, but I'm wondering if it sounds good?
Does anybody here know anything about this amp?
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04-05-2018 12:25 PM
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Peavey tube amps are generally underappreciated gems, imho. Heck, maybe Peavey in general. I'd say definitely worth a look, what's the asking?
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Asking price is $175. The amp looks to be in excellent near mint condition.
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I've always thought Peavey amps were good. I don't think they're as clean as Fender but if you can handle a little dirt they're alright. I didn't care for the Bandits that I've played through but bigger one's with around 100 watts with one 15 have been used by a lot of top steel players. I guess they must be pretty rugged. You used to see lots of pro Country and Reggae acts tour with them. Maybe they still do. Back in the 70s and 80s I had a Pacer and a Studio Pro. Nothing special but definitely decent.
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IMO, a Bandit 112 is a great amp (for jazz or otherwise) once you've upgraded the speaker.
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That's good to hear about the Bandit. It seemed like it would be good. Maybe the one's I played needed better speakers.
Originally Posted by jbernstein91
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I have one, into which I put the Fender Special Design speaker that came stock with my Blues Junior (in which I installed an Eminence Cannabis Rex). The Bandit sounds great with that speaker. BTW, the Blues Junior also sounds great with the Cannabis Rex, but it doesn't have nearly as much clean headroom as the Peavey.
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My made in the USA Delta Blues is awesome! I'm a little bummed they don't make them here anymore.
Looks like this one (4-EL84's like a Classic 30), but it has a Weber Ceramic Blue Dog 15" speaker:
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I had an early 80s Classic 50. It had a solid state preamp section, and a tube output section. It was... okay. Not great sounding, but not terrible. But because of that I always kind of shied away from Peavy stuff. But then a couple of years ago, I heard someone playing a Classic 30 at GC. I was blown away. The newer all-tube Classic series are great!
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IMO, the amps that Hartley Peavey turned out are pretty darned good. The steel guitar models are clean, clean, clean. They get a great sound for jazz/archtop use in general. Downside: big and heavy for combo amps--like Super Reverbs and Twin Reverbs.
The Classic series are good amps for jazz. Use the clean channel, please. The Delta Blues amp is a winner--again, on the clean channel.
I'd certainly look at the Bandit. Every Peavey I have owned was worth every penny.
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Bravo, too!
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I had one of the earliest Classic 50s, 4-10" and a leather handle. Blew a fuse, once. A quick trip to the amp Dr. fixed it. At 10 bucks per pound (all 66 of 'em) probably the best amp investment I ever made, or among them. Played a lot of gigs of all types. My grandson still uses it. Bit of a lug (dolly time!) but worth the effort. Tons of tenacious tone! Originally Posted by Boston Joe
I think the Bravo would be worth a shot.
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Mine was a 2X10 and still heavy as hell. But I was a gung-ho teenager, so I lugged that thing everywhere. Originally Posted by citizenk74
I had one of the earliest Classic 50s, 4-10" and a leather handle. Blew a fuse, once. A quick trip to the amp Dr. fixed it. At 10 bucks per pound (all 66 of 'em) probably the best amp investment I ever made, or among them. Played a lot of gigs of all types. My grandson still uses it. Bit of a lug (dolly time!) but worth the effort. Tons of tenacious tone!
I think the Bravo would be worth a shot.
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Pedal Steel players renamed the Session 500 the "Hernia 500". Got to hand it to Peavey they have offered a workhorse amp to a niche market (PSG players) for what 50 years? They recently released the Session 115 and it's getting great reviews. Specs say 50 lbs.
I still have a old Session 400 and practice PSG thru it. However I use my Evans when I get a call for a PSG gig-about half the weight and excellent tone with my Emmons P/P.
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I have a Peavey Bandit 112 Red Stripe ( USA made) with the original speaker replaced by an Eminence Legend 1258 speaker . I play a 51' Gibson Super 300 with a Dearmond FHC (Monkey on a Stick pickup) through the clean channel with an Empress Para EQ to finesse the tone and a Catalinbread Talisman Plate Reverb ( cos I hate spring reverb) to open things up a bit and it delivers loud clean and fat tones all day long. Great amp!!!!!!!
Will
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I think it's hard to go wrong with old Peaveys.
My first Peavey was a early-mid 80's Bandit 65. Still have it- paid something like $50 for it. Possibly the best bang-for-buck amp for jazz guitar.
I like the Bandit so much that I found an old Session 400. These, as mentioned already were designed for pedal steel. I don't play pedal steel, but I use it as a jazz guitar amp and it delivers big, lush clean sounds. Sounded great with overdrive pedals too - a really great amp. The tremolo on mine doesn't work for some reason. It was my main amplifier for quite a few years but the sheer size and weight were hard to deal with, especially if I couldn't get a parking spot right near the venue!
The last Peavey I bought was a Programax 10, made in 1985. Looks like this amp was never used, it's like new. These are super rare - they have a memory bank where you could program and store EQ/tone settings. Other than that they're a big 210 watt 2x12'' solid state behemoth. Tonewise it's similar to the Session 400. Again, heavy as heck. It stays at home for that reason.
Now I'm using mainly my DV Mark Little Jazz or Quilter Aviator Twin Ten - both are light and sound great. That being said, the old Peaveys are really underrated. Not many made in USA amps can be had for so little.
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