Been looking at a Peavey and was a bit confused about the blue stripe, red stripe etc, so I found your video really enlightening and will help me make my decision. Thank you
Good old Bandit. I used one as a spare on the road for years and half the time it sounded better than my finicky boutique stuff that would break down just by looking at it wrong while the Peavey took all the abuse and spilled draft beer I could throw at it.
Still got the Silver Stripe Meridian MS 39301 USA. Clean channel only and that T. Dynamics about 60% Vol up 7+ Marshall vintage sound ... kinda. Other section thing is OK but Pre Post fiddling can be nice.
Thank You danlopez2012,that was an excellent historical account,of an amp I've been trying to gain knowledge about. I've got the Am.Made Bandit 112 w/Sheffield 1230,meridian miss. labeling on every thing,and by your info seems to be dated to the 2000/2004 there-abouts.and I am grateful you took the time to highlight the Amp.giving all the pertinent info of origin!Everything works on it Nicely,and I'm pleased to get the knowledge to back t up! BDegg
Great info, cleared up some of the mud I had in my knowledge of these classic amps. Something I can’t seem to find any info on is the all-tube Bandit. One of my buddies had one in the late 80s, he still has the chassis but the cabinet is gone. Anyone know the skinny on those?
I have a red stripe made in usa w/sheffield but it has the pointy logo, don't know what that really means but it sounds great and I like is as well as most of my tube amps.
I had a late 80s bandit with the scorpion speaker in it, saw one in a pawn shop not long ago and almost bought it. I used Real Tube overdrive with it. People always asked me how i got such a little amp to sound so big.
I just bought one of the newest models of the bandit and it sounds great! i have a question that maybe someone can help me with.as we all know that this amp doesnt come with a footswitch. this amp has a boost on it also which im sure everyone knows.which foot switch do i buy that will change channels,turn effects on/off and also kick the boost in? is this a possible option that this amp offers or not? thanks for the video and your help.
Absolutely fantastic video! I have a weird model then, it's a red stripe, looks exactly like the last picture except it doesn't have the block logo it has the pointy one, it does say "designed and made in the USA" though, and does have the Sheffield speaker. I just bought it for a more mobile amp compared to my JCM 800 or my Carvin X50B half stack. Again absolutely great helpful video!
I think they got that one backwards. According to my observations, the block logo is almost always Chinese. Whereas the pointy logo is always US made when referring to red stripe variants.
Lots of good information. Peavey's are abundant where I live. Northern Alabama, lots of bands on the road used Peavey because of their Reliability not there tone.
Nope, don't own one. Easy way I've found to calm down a dirty clean channel it to mess with the preamp tubes. Get a 12AT7, a 12AU7 and or, find some 12AX7(A)'s The A's are the lowest gain rated, on tubes with the 12AX7(A,B,C) designation.
Play it, thats the best I can tell ya... I found some sound great no matter what and some... not so much... But old Peavey's are usually built like tanks so... Mileage may vary
Peavey amps im sorry to say are not made very well anymore and that's my key point the quality has gone downhill since they moved mass production to china for example i had a peavey vypyr 75 watt amp and it kept cutting off in the middle of gigs,the final straw came when one day it shorted out and nearly burnt my home down so i got rif of that rubbish, the old peavey amps are very good i had a 100watt peavey combo amp cant remember the name but it was made in the 90s in the USA so reliable and a great sounding amp for Punk Rock music as the gain channel was insane lol sadly a tube or something went bang and that was the end of it but that happened in 2014 and the amp was built in the 90,s so much more reliable than chinese junk.
Thats a legitimate question. I grabbed that from, as I mentioned, the peavey forum... I know they make 212 models of their amps, like the Reknown and others.. There weren't any 212 listed in the post though. I'm quite partial to 2x12 myself ;)
Going down this rabbit hole,just bought an old Teal stripe I found for $20 dollars.The best amp I’ve owned even after owning two Marshall DSL
First 'Real' amp I ever owned. For sheer joy of metal chug... nothings come close to it since.
Great video mate, I have shared it around on my social network for folks to check out. :-)
I saw that, thank you Shane, deeply appreciated! :)
And folks are still looking them up 7yr on Shane... Bought a silver stripe in Melb today.
(Thanks for your channel too mate :) )
My 1994 Teal Stripe is still cranking out the tunes.
A Peavey bedtime story. Great video.
Been looking at a Peavey and was a bit confused about the blue stripe, red stripe etc, so I found your video really enlightening and will help me make my decision. Thank you
Good old Bandit. I used one as a spare on the road for years and half the time it sounded better than my finicky boutique stuff that would break down just by looking at it wrong while the Peavey took all the abuse and spilled draft beer I could throw at it.
Lynyrd Skynyrd put Peavey on the map.
2000 Rage 158 I got at Goodwill for $25 sounds so good. I’m currently looking for a Bandit 112 Red Stripe.
Still got the Silver Stripe Meridian MS 39301 USA. Clean channel only and that T. Dynamics about 60% Vol up 7+ Marshall vintage sound ... kinda. Other section thing is OK but Pre Post fiddling can be nice.
Very Interesting post!------ Thanks so much for taking the time to educate us
Great video! I have the latest Bandit and love it...don't think I'll get rid of it ever, again thanks for posting!
Yes. I have red and silver stripe upgraded the speakers to Jensen Tornado Classic 100.
Thank You danlopez2012,that was an excellent historical account,of an amp I've been trying to gain knowledge about. I've got the Am.Made Bandit 112 w/Sheffield 1230,meridian miss. labeling on every thing,and by your info seems to be dated to the 2000/2004 there-abouts.and I am grateful you took the time to highlight the Amp.giving all the pertinent info of origin!Everything works on it Nicely,and I'm pleased to get the knowledge to back t up! BDegg
Great info, cleared up some of the mud I had in my knowledge of these classic amps.
Something I can’t seem to find any info on is the all-tube Bandit. One of my buddies had one in the late 80s, he still has the chassis but the cabinet is gone. Anyone know the skinny on those?
The zenith of Peavey came in around 1994/95 with the Classic series heads and the Bandit silver.
I have my volume cranked & eq highs turned up & still can barely hear. I know Im hard of hearing but. ... Your mic could be a bit closer ,quite a bit
I have a red stripe made in usa w/sheffield but it has the pointy logo, don't know what that really means but it sounds great and I like is as well as most of my tube amps.
Yeah same here !
I had a late 80s bandit with the scorpion speaker in it, saw one in a pawn shop not long ago and almost bought it. I used Real Tube overdrive with it. People always asked me how i got such a little amp to sound so big.
Great info all in one place :)
I just bought one of the newest models of the bandit and it sounds great! i have a question that maybe someone can help me with.as we all know that this amp doesnt come with a footswitch. this amp has a boost on it also which im sure everyone knows.which foot switch do i buy that will change channels,turn effects on/off and also kick the boost in? is this a possible option that this amp offers or not? thanks for the video and your help.
Thank you for the information I found a very interesting keep them coming
Absolutely fantastic video!
I have a weird model then, it's a red stripe, looks exactly like the last picture except it doesn't have the block logo it has the pointy one, it does say "designed and made in the USA" though, and does have the Sheffield speaker. I just bought it for a more mobile amp compared to my JCM 800 or my Carvin X50B half stack.
Again absolutely great helpful video!
I think they got that one backwards. According to my observations, the block logo is almost always Chinese. Whereas the pointy logo is always US made when referring to red stripe variants.
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Great info,Thank you.
I have a Peavey Solo Series Bandit and it came with the Squareback Eminence not the Scorpion as you said
SO............Aboput 9min in you said the Transtube Red Bandit ....Pointy logo is china, Block logo is USA cORRECT? Can anyone verify that???
Lots of good information. Peavey's are abundant where I live. Northern Alabama, lots of bands on the road used Peavey because of their Reliability not there tone.
Hang in there....
Hey is that a 5150 behind you? Any ideas on tubes to clean up the Clean Chn.
Nope, don't own one. Easy way I've found to calm down a dirty clean channel it to mess with the preamp tubes. Get a 12AT7, a 12AU7 and or, find some 12AX7(A)'s The A's are the lowest gain rated, on tubes with the 12AX7(A,B,C) designation.
Thx
I have a red stripe. liking at the metal corner one today. wondering if I should get it.
Play it, thats the best I can tell ya... I found some sound great no matter what and some... not so much... But old Peavey's are usually built like tanks so... Mileage may vary
FWIW: I had Solo Series Bandit(50W) and still have the original manual if anyone is still hunting. hit me up.
Well done Dan. You figured out how to read from a website on a smartphone. Real genius.
Silver stripe is the best of the series
Head bandanna is cool....
Does anyone know what the difference is between the Bandit 112 with Sheffield speaker and the British assembled Express 112 with Sheffield speaker.
Maybe the accent i guess !
Peavey amps im sorry to say are not made very well anymore and that's my key point the quality has gone downhill since they moved mass production to china for example i had a peavey vypyr 75 watt amp and it kept cutting off in the middle of gigs,the final straw came when one day it shorted out and nearly burnt my home down so i got rif of that rubbish, the old peavey amps are very good i had a 100watt peavey combo amp cant remember the name but it was made in the 90s in the USA so reliable and a great sounding amp for Punk Rock music as the gain channel was insane lol sadly a tube or something went bang and that was the end of it but that happened in 2014 and the amp was built in the 90,s so much more reliable than chinese junk.
very thorough! Audio a little low,,, thx!
Not enough Al Joelson references on UA-cam. The Jazz Singer anyone?
Solo Series 65 and the MIA Redstripe Bandit are the two best bandits ever made... no doubt about it...
The amp goes to LUDICROUS gain!!!!!!
NO WORD ON THE 2X12 VERSION? I'd like to put my dirty paws on one.
Thats a legitimate question. I grabbed that from, as I mentioned, the peavey forum... I know they make 212 models of their amps, like the Reknown and others.. There weren't any 212 listed in the post though. I'm quite partial to 2x12 myself ;)
check the special 2x12.