Peavey Express 112 Service and Demo
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- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- This 1994 Peavey Express 112 is a 65 Watt version of the Peavey Bandit 112. Both amps are drastically underrated and underappreciated solid state amplifiers.
In this video, I talk about how much I bought the amp for, what's not working right, and what I need to do with it to make it 100% functional again. I also demonstrate the tone quality.
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To clean the pots, no need to unsolder and remove them. You simply take the chassis, turn it on it's side, and try to inject some cleaner from the back. If you can't get to the pots that way, then I would remove the board and try to clean from the under side. I also shoot some cleaner on the pot shaft and let is seep down into the pot body. That usually does the trick. The stock speaker was made by Eminence.
Thanks for the tip! I need to get back to making videos again. Lol
All things considered , best amps on the planet . USA made , indestructible , great sounding .
These amps are great. Sturdy construction, good analog electronic quality and an amazing sound. I have a Studio Pro 112 Silver Stripe and I love it. I prefer it over any modern solid state, digital, hybrid and even many tube amps.
Thanks for the video. It was very helpful.
I just bought an Express 112 for $50 Canadian which is currently $37 US.
It works fine but I did the same thing you did, disassembled it, cleaned the pots and switches and the tolex.
These old things just never die, and when they do they're brought back for another 50 years
I find the most amazing thing is Dave's manual use of a screwdriver for everything! I couldn't tackle any amp job without an electric screwdriver. Respect!
Hi, I’ve bought one for 80 euro 3 yrs ago and used it a lot for more than 20 gigs also during very cold winter below 0 degrees, very cool amp ! 👍🏼
From Leo: You are a hard working man. If I have to desolder any part, it gets replaced. You are right, the old Peavey stuff was really well built and generally dependable. Any shortcomings of tone is generally remedied with a speaker replacement. The Emenence Cannabis Rex is my favorite, and not too expensive.. It seems like 1/2 of all the churches in the country are still running 20 to 30 year old Peavey PA systems and doing fine.
I found a silver face express 112 in guitar center’s dumpster. Just needed a resolver of the input jacks and it was good to go. Hard to believe people think these are disposable amps nowadays.
When you first played your amp it sounded exactly like what my Express sounds like now. You have inspired me to fix my one up.
Hi Dave watching this video helped me with my Bandit 112. It just needed the pots cleaned. My first amp “repair.” Thanks for posting this!
I got a bandit 112 for free because the owner thought it was broken because of the noisy pots and gain channel. It literally is doing exactly what yours did and this video. It's such a nice amp and like you said very underrated
Hope you get the problem worked out. Good luck and thanks for watching!
Awesome video! Great presentation! Subbed for sure. Plus, man you're lucky. If I tried taking an amp apart at the sink, the wife would have a meltdown.
I like that series of Peavey. I bought a new Bandit in 1993 and always regreted getting rid if it.
I currently own a Studio Chorus 210
of the same blue teal series, 1992. It's a nice stereo amp with 2 X 10" speakers.
2 X 35Watts RMS
Stereo power amp ins L&R and pre outs to hook up other stereo effect.
I got it for dirt cheap also, chorus did'nt work. Rewelded the Chorus "Rate" pot, cleaned all the othet pots and tightened screws of all inputs and knobs. The thing is like new, just like it came out of the store.
Never gonna sell it ,They're too good for what you'll get for.
Nice vid, nice to see somebody appreciating those amp's robust circuitry.
I use Cockpit spray to clean the cover.
I disassemble all metal parts and wipe them with a damp cloth.
Then I make it really dry...And then cockpit spray.
Shines like new...and really good :-) Massimo :-)
Thank you for this. I've had the Sheffield 112 version of this since new. You made me enjoy it again...
I have one as a backup that I bought for 15 bucks because half the pots and Jack's needed cleaning ( stole it ) but only use it at home. The od channel and od eq / tone stack sucks so I clipped c17 , c15 out which cut the overly treble tone response in this channel and makes the tone stack intereact more properly. Then I changed over the 4 clipping diodes to red leds. These changes only effect the lead channel. Also changed over kill speaker because it interacted with the reverb tank adversely causing hum and feedback if turn up past 4 due to the size of the magnet and how close it is to the tank. I'm mostly a tube guy but this is now the Best sounding ss amp I've ever had.
I agree. These amps are awesome. I actually sold this one and am starting to regret it a bit... I'm sure I'll find another though.
mark jovanelli just bought one for $50 that has some issues. Crackling from input jack but even worse is the constant buzzing. You say this comes from the reverb tank at the bottom of the amp?
I have a teal stripe Banbit 65W that I got for $40 because of the loud hum and squeal with the reverb turned up. I thought it was an issue with the tank, but the tank's fine. What speaker did you use on yours?
This amp in my opinion sounds really good with a Tele for country, back in the day you would find these old peavey amps on every stage in the country. Great old amps I have been using one as well as a special 150 as backup for my sound rig for years and I really like the way they cut through in a foh mix...
I got my Express 112 between 88 and 91. Still works great except the reverb pot. I will do as you did. Thank you!
The moral of the story is to clean your pots once every forty years. Good job. I just got a Peavy, too. Seriously underrated.
believe me, best amp that i own. i have reached the peace for distorted sound :)
Thanks for posting this. I was just given one of these amps with exactly the same problem. Time to fire up the soldering iron and get a new can of deoxit!
I say go for it! If you have questions, let me know. I'll help any way I can.
Thanks Dave, I have Stdiou pro 110 with the same problem, I hope to fix. 😅
I have a Peavey Bravo, a Teal Stripe Bandit, a Bandit 65, and a couple Classic 30s. Fun amps with great tone. I agree they're very under appreciated.
i put my hands on a peavey audition 110 & i look forward to revive it
thanx for the vid
The older Peavey stuff is pretty nice. I am in the process of fixing up a Peavey Transformer 212 that I got for a decent price. Even with all of the new modeling technology, this amp that came out in the early 2000's, actually still works pretty good. I actually prefer the sounds from it for the country, classic rock stuff that we need to cover. Cleaned it up like you did and I need to replace some broken knobs that are encoders vs potentiometers. The replacement pretty much seems to involve soldering basically like what you did. Hopefully the repair works out.
I think I learned something. Now must see if I can, or wanna, do it myself...
I have one of these Express 112's that was given to me by a friend that needs to be serviced. I assume just a can of Deoxit will suffice (hopefully). I'm good with a soldering iron for I build fix and restore guitars. You just gave me the inspiration to do the work when I find the time. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you're going to do it yourself. That's the entire reason I like doing these videos. Let me know if I can help.
@@davetriestofixstuff4744 Wow! Dave, that was quick.. My symptoms sound exactly like yours "did", so hopefully just cleaning is all I need. Thank you!
Just took a chance on a Peavey practice amp @ a thrift store. Price was silly good. Does not work right but I now have a direction to go in for a fix. Thank you
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
I am in the same situation. Any good sites to find info on repairs?
@@destroso UA-cam.com
Search the right keywords and the rabbit hole is never ending. lol ;)
My volume switch
You get a thumbs up just for the lamp from "A Christmas Story"!
Just got mine out of storage. This video is gonna help a lot.
Thanks for the video. I'll try to handle with my old Peavy '87. Greeting from Catalunya. :)
Of course tone is subjective but i bought one of these teal stripe bandits a couple years ago after trying the Blackstar id core and the boss katana and not really being all that impressed with either one of them but once i bouth the Bandit and i paid $240 for it, it became my favourite amp ive ever had i consider it a solid state version of an in between JCM 800 and a 5150 tone, ill never sell mine as i find the amp to be exactly the tone i always wanted, and yes i love 80s hair metal tone so thats probably why
The EQ controls on the lead channel are active. Keep that in mind, and you'll have an easier time dialing in what you want.
This is good video the Peavey express is as good as Peavey bandit !
Typically, cutting out is due to corroded switch contacts on jacks. Either clean them when open, which works for awhile, or best to replace them with new $6 switch jacks from Peavey's parts dept. The jumper cable trick does solve it, to an extent. (Effects send/return, and on rear, preamp out/Power Amp in). I've gone through this with both my '92 Bandit, and '94 Classic Chorus 212, (stereo Bandit), Classic Chorus faceplanted curb on load in, broke reverb and Supersat knobs off, replaced both pots. Normal pre, and Lead post gain pots as well... Still cutout now and then, despite cleaning each jack's switch contacts... New jacks eliminate cutouts...
I used to have a Classic Chorus 212! Man it sounded great. Recently I picked up a Backstage Chorus 208 which sounds just as good but much easier to carry around :)
Picked one up at a yard sale for $5, needs pots cleaned and good washing .
Great video, I have a Bandit Amp…
1. Először fújd be WD-40 a potikat.
2. Hagyd 10 percig hatni a WD-40-t.
3. Mosd ki a WD-40 kontakSprayal
4. Élvezd a super erősítőd.
Amir írtam gyakorlati tapasztalatom.
Több esetben tartósan orvosolta a legrecsegősebb potmétert is.
Gitárban, erősítőben egyaránt.
Have a red stripe studio 112 and I just can't seem to get this chassis out.. checked everywhere a screw could be and I'm just stumped. Almost think it's stuck somehow.
This was my first amp. I had a Peavey Predator USA, and I also played Meat Puppets and Van Halen riffs on it. :D
me too - master of puppets :-)
Hi, I have a Blue stripe Peavey Stereo chorus from early 90s, great amp, but now when I turn pot on reverb out of zero it makes a loud bass rumble, any idea?
Hi, Dave! Great job! You gave me the idea of fixing my Express 112 myself. I'm handy and I'm gonna give it a try. It's got this problem: when it's on, it hums. Not very loudly, I've often used it to gig with, with no problems. It hums even with no guitar connected, no matter the volume. Filter caps? Thanks for the advice! Cheers
My heart stopped when you held the reverb tank under the sink.
I always go for maximum suspense! Lol
When you say clean and distortion channels are you referring to the high gain and low gain inputs?
No, he refers to both channels of the amp. The high and low gain inputs are two options to connect your guitar. They sound a bit "different". With "High gain" input, the sound has more punch, volume and presence, lead channel laso has more gain and distortion. With "low gain" input, sounds a bit more off overall and with less gain/distortion in the lead channel.
Hi, Dave, I bought one of these it sounded great pots a bit scratches I opened it up sprayed contact cleaner put it back red light comes on but no sound any idea I took another look everything seems OK funny that this would happen
I appreciate you for doing this video! I’ve had the peavey backstage 80 for a long while and the nut for the jack input went missing, causing it to get recessed inside the chassis for years.
It wasn’t until recently that I decided to learn how to fix my old music equipment and this vid got me even more motivated!
Any tips for a first amp repair?
My biggest piece of advice is don't rush anything. If you're unsure how something is installed or how it comes out, ask around before you try to force it. I've made that mistake too many times in the past and ruined things in the process. I would also suggest practicing soldering on stuff you don't care about first. Nothing stinks more than having to bridge lifted solder pads because the iron was too hot... Good luck though! And feel free to ask any question you might have, I'll help if I can!
Dave Tries To Fix Stuff thanks a lot for the kind words and advise! Will definitely keep you updated. 👍
Put a Scorpion speaker in it. I did mine and it has good bass now.
Dave,what sort of brush (and where did you buy it) are you using to clean the jack sockets.I'm using a Pro-Shot bronze bristle .30 from Amazon but it's a bit short to get a hold of.By the way,I have one of those amps and it's one of the best solid state amps I've tried and,that's coming from an ardent valve (tube) amp fanatic...Vox AC.30 ,Fender blues Junior and had 3 Peavey Bravos (unfortunately all 3 went down in volume and are needing attention,but they sounded good when they were working OK).Hello from Angus,Scotland
Hi Ken. I'm pretty sure I found the set of brushes at Harbor Freight for pretty cheap. Thanks for watching!
Hi Dave!! 💖 near the strip club where I'm (temporarily) working i saw a bandit 112, ( i think is a pre teal stripe bc hasn't the teal stripe but is the same panel) for sale around 155 usd, Do you think it's a good price?
It is in ok condition, works just fine, it may require some cleaning and a little bit of wd40 to remove some rust from one of the jacks. and ofc clean the tolex a bit
Nice video. Someone stuck out their tongue at me ;-))
Great Video - just doing my Peavey express - which i have from the nineties - my first and only major one so far. Except for a lot of dust I found an old recorder and a lighter inside :-) . Please tell me how did you fix the potentiometers ? what is the red stuff - is it contact spray ? what was the purpose of de-soldering and soldering again ? -
Hi there. The red spray can is electrical contact cleaner I get from Harbor Freight. I used to use DeOxit, but it's so expensive that I prefer the stuff in the video. The can is twice as big and costs half as much. That said, the DeOxit conditioner spray (comes in a black can with green writing) is a good investment.
The reason I desoldered the pots is because some of them were so dirty that they needed a lot of contact cleaner. It was just easier to remove them from the board to get to openings on the top.
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Good afternoon! I have a Peavey Express 112. I tried to identify the color of the resistor in your vídeo, but I couldn´t, then, I´ve been searching for an electrical project for the amplifier in Google, about resistor R101, could you please inform the specification in OHM? My resistor is singed/schorched and I can´t identify the color. Thank you in advance.
Where what state are you in a need a Randall rg75 that need to be looked at n fixed and I just bought this amp
The big resistor next to the headphones ribbon, what is that? I cooked mine.
Also the Envoy 110
You didn’t need to discharge the capacitors? Just bought a Yamaha G100 II that needs this work done and a little hesitant to do it myself having never done it before. Should I try? Or how much would a shop charge me to do that?
I try to keep the edits of these video as short as possible so I don't always show everything done as part of the service. That said, it's a good practice to discharge caps whenever doing work. Thanks for watching!
Dave, I just picked up a 1991 Peavey Bandit 112 (Teal Stripe) with non-working Reverb. Turns out the spring coils came loose, but I cannot reattach them. Is there some kind of a trick to it? This is a 4EB2C1B Accutronics USA model spring reverb with 4 spring coils (in two columns). I am no tech, so anything you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Not sure what you mean by “came loose”, so I wouldn’t know what’s required to reattach them.
That said, reverb tanks are notoriously finicky and can be difficult to repair, even for experts. You can find a replacement easily for less than $25 all over the internet so I would suggest just saving yourself the headache and going that route. Good luck!
@@davetriestofixstuff4744 ~ Update: I did end up buying a replacement reverb tank for about $30/shipped online. The reverb is working now, but it's not the strongest I've ever heard. Would never confuse it with Fender reverb, for instance. It's a little weak, actually. Wonder if I need to replace a tube?
It's just a stamped steel frame cheap speaker originally.
Aren’t Bravos full tube amps?
Yep. I mention that in the video.
A little 38..... Very cool
Had one brand new and if yours got no bottom end there's something wrong with the amp. This is a thrash metal amp actually I used to drop a bc rich Warlock rave 2 do2n to B And Pantera and sepultura was super heavy on that amp . So much so I would have to turn the bass down and add a little more mids . Did you pull out the gain knob ? THIS ISN'T LIKE A TUBE AMP. Country on this thing sounds as good as it gets with a compressor also a ts9 tube screamer with a strat and single coils rips a great Steve Ray Vaughn sound. But you will never get a good tube amp sound from this solid state amp
OH so THAT'S what the copper shoelace is for!
we got the exact same amp and cable lol
should my express 112 have a 3 prong plug? It looks like one broke off maybe, and I made one out of some wire but I'm not actually sure how to know it's grounded. I got shocked by an old 60s amp as a kid and am afraid of it happening again
Yes, it should most definitely have a 3 prong power cable.
If you go to about 13:11 of the video, and look in the lower left hand corner of the screen, you’ll see where the ground is connected to the chassis. The main power cable had a black wire, a white wire, and a green wire coming out of it. The green wire is the ground.
You can buy a computer power cable for really cheap on Amazon or eBay and just cut off the end to make a power cable that will work for this amp.
Good luck!
@@davetriestofixstuff4744 haha thanks just checking. I decided to cut and solder a new plug on, and I'm glad I did because the ground wire wasn't even attached to the leftover metal. I can't even imagine how the previous owner did that.
edit: I guess actually the green ground wire pulled away from the remnants of metal without anything holding it in place
Dave..are you on Facebook? I want folow there too :-)
i like u
"it's tuned" ...no it's not :-)
Man, you must have taters in yer ears! That geetar was totes tuned!
Honestly dude, you speed up at the wrong time! Shut up talking about nothing and talk about what your doing. Your spraying stuff in there. What is it! Why! What does it do! You have a brunch to clean the plugs. Why!
I appreciate the feedback. The reason I don't cover all the things you're talking about is that I have several videos that show what I'm doing and I don't want to repeat myself. But your point is taken that not everyone has seen those videos. I'll make sure to better explain the process from here on out. Thanks for watching!