Might depend on your musical genre a bit too. My last gig was an oldies band where I used a basic clean sound about 75% of the time. If you're old school and just like stompboxes, the Bandits work great. If you have a modeling processor type pedal (like a Boss GT or Line 6 POD HD), you can always cable around to just use the power amp or go 4-cable method. So still a good choice for me. And they're LOUD. I have an Envoy too and usually take that one to jams and rehearsals. Plenty of volume in most cases. So, for me, relevant and useful. Bulletproof (you can drop it on someone you don't like and still have an amp). And affordable.
Big solid state combos are the way forward. They’re cheap, not too heavy and with the transtube technology and better modelling they sound great. Also you can turn a big solid state amp down to bedroom levels for practice something that doesn’t work so well with tube amps.
I have one and gig with it because I know it's not going to crap out on me. It's dependable, takes pedals well and practically bulletproof. What more could you ask for, really ?
Hi, i'm a Peavey fan and have been for a long time now. I've had a lot of different amps and still have a Marshall tube amp but i still have a Peavey silver stripe bandit. My bandits not as heavy as my tube amp but it's built to last and does a pretty good job of emulating a 'real tube' amp with the transtube technology. It also takes drive pedals really well thru the front and an effects loop for modulation type effects. The effects loop is good for running a effects processor thru aswell if you just want to use the power amp. There's a reason why they are still used today, reliability. Plug in and play, everyday.
absolutely relevant to anyone wanting a simple analog, play more and tinker less, no BS amp that will sound great for the money! I've picked two usa red stripe ones in the last three years, gave one to my son, doubt i'd ever part with the other.
Bought one of these 112 sheffield units n turned it into a head $150 kick ass machine, the lows are huge !! guys are always asking me what amp it is when they hear recordings 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻 Bud that song is killer !!!
I think that Peavey "Redline" Bandit 112 and Studio Pro 112 totally have a place in today's world. Having a single speaker and cutout cab makes both a perfect combo amplifier for anyone looking to record. The Blue Marvel speaker is discontinued and has a unique tone. I'm sure someone has begun making replicas of the OEM speakers, the Envoy 110 is 6 ohm, quite rare. So.. going clean with a Boss multi effects pedal is totally tits on these, especially for re-amping. It is probably the best cost for a good sounding combo. The Marshall JCM 2000 combos are the better step up. :D (hopefully they come with less issues than their predecessor heads)
*The Bluestripe (89-95) premiered many of the innovations that would later be branded as "Transtube" were included in the Solo Series Bandit 112, but the name "Transtube" had not been adopted yet.
Amazing amps. I owned a Red Stripe Bandit 10 years ago, but sold it (I repent so much). I purchased a Studio Pro around 2 years ago. I Iove it, but this version lacks the T-Dynamics control that was implemented in the Red Stripe version later. Now I'm considering purchase a Bandit Silver Stripe or a Studio Pro Red Stripe. I prefer this amps over any modern emulation amp or even over many full tube amps.
Nice vid - love an honest appraisal. I think for most of us the kempers/helix etc are simply too expensive to even consider. For a full time Dad and part time guitar hack, I just cannot justify them and my old 90's Marshall Valvestate 8080 gets me by. And shit, that's the 'modern' tone I'm after anyway! I think I'll add a Bandit to the corner of my office at some stage. That I can afford...
I'm a Peavey fan and my 1st one was in the mid 90s and I still have one now. I prefer the silver stripe series. My Bandit has become my go to amp even tho I have a Marshall DSL I find that I'm using the Bandit more. I like to use it for the power amp, plugging my multi effects processor into the return jack of the effects loop.
sounds good. had a studio pro and regret that i sold it. but still i own a marshall 100mosfet reverb with a 4-12 cabinet, and that sounds phenomenal. I think transistor amps can be great for high gain stuff.
I would advise to listen with your ears and not with your eyes or with a spec sheet. If you get a tone you love on an amp you can afford, that is absolutely the right amp for you. That being said, while I do have a couple of killer tube heads and I really enjoy amp modelers, I still love my Bandit and practice and gig with it regularly.
People now using modelers and have a million options yet are they creating anything classic and timeless? They have 'everything' available yet the talent and passion can't be 'modeled'. Dimebag Darrel took what some would call 'bad' solid state amps and just made it work anyway. People who think having 400 different amp sims and cabs will 'finally' make them a good songwriter/composer will be disappointed. You actually need to create interesting songs...the gear is supposed to be secondary.
I think its called option paralysis, instead of just focusing on the music, people get caught up in switching between options. It happened to me and is probably one of the reasons I stopped writing as much. I just plug into a peavey now, only pedals I use are a compressor and EQ. I have much more fun.
This was my first "real" amp as a kid. Got one at age age 15 in 94. Never took the price sticker off the back, it was $125. I got a great deal. The music shop was robbed but then retrieved the stolen gear, and they'd already been paid by insurance, so they sold me the amp and an American made BC Rich Warlock. I still have the guitar. Sadly my brother in law was addicted to crack and while letting him stay at the house, he robbed that amp and my digitech floor unit.... Father in law was embarrassed and sought to pay me back and got the floor unit out of pawn... I didn't love the floor unit and have rather kept the amp.
I played a lot of gigs in the 80s with Peaveys. Good, solid, reliable amps, and very loud. BTW, what pickups are in that Tremonti? Looks like Duncan Full Shred in the bridge. Great pickup. I've used them for years.
The question in my mind with modeling amps is will the hardware and software still be supported in 10, 20, 30 years? At least with my pignose I know it'll never need a firmware update. I work with high end cameras not much more than 10 years old with old software that's no longer updated and which now no longer works on current operating systems. So my attitude towards programmable amps is wary and tends towards "Nah!" My Vox Pathfinder serves me well enough - plus there's a freedom to be had with an amp where you only have to plug in and play. There's no option overload or decision fatigue - Less is more. Constraint is freedom!
I came here because my American Bandit 112 in 94 had a Scheffield Celestion badge on the grill, and someone commented that those amps never came with Celestions. Can anyone comment on this? Thanks.
There was a peavey amp i bought in the 90s. I dont remember the name but it was great to record with. For starters it was a 25 watt hybrid. The preamp had 5 12AX7s and a solid state power house. Dont remember the speaker. The cabinet had the mint green line across the front. This was a $500 amp at the time. This amp was awesome for 80s metal. Nobody seems to remember it. Wondering if someone knew
I think you're talking about the Bravo here. It's actually 3 12AX7's and 2 EL84's for the power section, but they look like all preamp tubes with the way they're oriented. Awesome amps.
its an indestructable amp, had mine for 11 years now and its been doing its thing. sounds a lot better when you put it through some v30's though. It has a rather unique tone in my opinion and sure it might not be what everybody's after, but i think it might be able to complement other amps if you're up for some daisy chaining, which it actually allows.
I love older amps like this. For the money some sound double their price. I think it's great to still play real amps instead of digital amp sums, they are always gonna sound more real and the feeling of a solid amp in front of you is way better that sitting at a desk with a computer
I know nothing about amps but got my first guitar at 41 years old and I can get one of these of the market place for £60. Your Video sounds amazing 👌🏼.
Had this amp when I was growing up till I moved out and never had a clue what the t-dynamic dial was for lol. And sadly a few years in the bloody reverb stopped working. Helluvah great amp though. Never needed no pedals for a great metal sound.
This was my amp as a kid. I always thought the distorted sound was great compared to other amps. Many days were spent playing Metallica and Slayer and Sepultura songs. That amp made 100s of trips to my drummer's house.
A guy with a UA-cam channel called “in the blues” has really popularized these Bandits again. He definitely has a preference for the red stripe with the speaker switched out for an Eminance Texas Heat model.
I really don't understand why so many prefer pedals to the lead channel. It's thick, rich, and will do anything short of super loose sounds, eg you won't get the loose fuzzy super saggy sound of an orange or a bassman, but for the rest it's there.
There's still a place for analog solid state distortion, but if that's what you're after you more likely combine something like a TightMetal with some sort of Class D power amp.
@@MeTuLHeD That would be a good setup if you want to play out loud in a room. I have a Bandit, but it never gets any use. My rig is a cheap mixer, two Mooer Radars (left and right), a PLXfx Spirytus and a Master Effects Martyr with some EQ pedals out front. Sometimes I'll use the Bandit or a Crate as a preamp instead of one of the distortion pedals, since they're solid state you don't need a speaker load.
This is a good straight forward review of the amp but you missed the one greatest hidden feature of this amp. It behaves like a tube amp. You don't need the lead channel to get overdrive distortion, just crank the volume up with the Tube Dynamics knob at 0% to 50% . The reason most people don't know this is because this amp is so freaking loud no one turns it way up. Most people also do not understand what the Tube dynamics knob, or the Attenuator Switch on newer models actually does. They makes the amp quieter for practice but they also make the clean channel break up and get dirty a lower volume level when set lower than 50%. Try it, it's awesome and really does sound like like a vintage Marshall tube amp. Also, run your pedals/effects into the front input like a tube amp. Check this video out for a demo of this. ua-cam.com/video/atS0nInv2FY/v-deo.html
I've owned this amo for like 10 years, and I thought the switch was broken, cause I got it used and very cheap, so I never really dug into what this knob could do. THANK YOU SO MUCH for clarifying me about that! It's like I have a new amp right now!!
I have a bandit and Windsor kick ass tone had for years no problem the only problem with these amps is there affordable and metal heads can't handle that they have to over pay for endorsed equipment.
When you claim Chinese Bandits are "built just as good" as the Meridian ones, I disagree. I've owned more than 40 Peavey amps throughout the ages. I've lost count of how many Bandits, Revolutions, Specials, XXLs, Bravos, Prowlers, etc. Well, you get the idea. The reason I preface my comment to follow is to highlight my 40-years of experience playing Peaveys. So here goes: The main reason (and likely the only one) the USA Bandit is generally regarded as the better amp comes down to its speaker. The speaker which shipped stock in the Chinese Bandits, label or no label were Blue Marvels which were nothing more than Peavey's name for a speaker made overseas and rebranded with the Peavey name, likely built in the same Green G's factory as Eminence's overseas speakers. It's a decent 12-inch and gets the job done but USA Bandits shipped from the factory with US made Sheffield 1230's and THAT explains the tone difference. The Shef' speakers will eat those Blue Marvels for breakfast.
Someone should do a side by side with the same American made. I just looked at what looks like the same thing and it make you wonder just "How Much USA Made" are the parts in a American made unit.
They are still relevant but sadly modelers are replacing them. People spend more time twiddling modeler settings than practicing and these amps keep it KISS so can spend more time playing and not wonder about anything else. They still sound great and have their uses, even the Katana, which I own, cannot get the tones a Bandit can. If you are into Death Metal, the Peavey solid state is hard to replace.
Wanted to like this but it sounds awful in my subjective opinion - chintzy and 2-dimensional (even in johan segeborns demo). Might do ok as a blank-slate pedal platform.
@@WildChildMcCloud right now I have a Marshall Origin, Jet City I've Jose modded, a bunch of dirt pedals, amplitube. All the other gear this guy has demo'ed sounds better to me than this Peavey's overdrive IMO.
I own 112 Teal Stripe & it still sounds relevant to me ! ... I wish you played & sang little bit more though , sounded like an amazing Prog Metal song !!! I guess it was your own composition ???
Thanks for watching. \m/
What's your take on big solid state combos? Do you think they still have a place in 2020?
It's all about getting a killer tone. So yeah if you can get a killer tone with a big solid state combo they absolutely have a place in 2020.
Might depend on your musical genre a bit too. My last gig was an oldies band where I used a basic clean sound about 75% of the time. If you're old school and just like stompboxes, the Bandits work great. If you have a modeling processor type pedal (like a Boss GT or Line 6 POD HD), you can always cable around to just use the power amp or go 4-cable method. So still a good choice for me. And they're LOUD. I have an Envoy too and usually take that one to jams and rehearsals. Plenty of volume in most cases. So, for me, relevant and useful. Bulletproof (you can drop it on someone you don't like and still have an amp). And affordable.
Big solid state combos are the way forward. They’re cheap, not too heavy and with the transtube technology and better modelling they sound great. Also you can turn a big solid state amp down to bedroom levels for practice something that doesn’t work so well with tube amps.
@Cyrus Freeman The Peavey XXL is like a higher-end Bandit in head form. They cost about the same as a used Bandit.
@Cyrus Freeman Anytime, glad I could help. I'd keep the Marshall though.
My parents got me one of these for my birthday back in the early 2000s. I still use it to this day, and its a great sounding amp.
Hundredth subscriber heck yeah. I have a silver stripe and it sounds amazing. In love with peavey amps now.
I've had 6 different peavey amps since the bandit silver I'm hooked
I have the Made in USA one. everyone should have one of these. the greatest amp ever!
I have one and gig with it because I know it's not going to crap out on me. It's dependable, takes pedals well and practically bulletproof. What more could you ask for, really ?
One of the worst sounding amps I've tried in my 40 years of playing.
@@thomasandersson9605 I use mine as a pedal platform. If it sounds awful it's my own fault lol
Hi, i'm a Peavey fan and have been for a long time now. I've had a lot of different amps and still have a Marshall tube amp but i still have a Peavey silver stripe bandit. My bandits not as heavy as my tube amp but it's built to last and does a pretty good job of emulating a 'real tube' amp with the transtube technology. It also takes drive pedals really well thru the front and an effects loop for modulation type effects. The effects loop is good for running a effects processor thru aswell if you just want to use the power amp. There's a reason why they are still used today, reliability. Plug in and play, everyday.
so in theory I could run say a line six stomp through the power amp and use the amp sins on it ?
So cool i was just expecting a review now a total great metal tune keep on rocking bro.
absolutely relevant to anyone wanting a simple analog, play more and tinker less, no BS amp that will sound great for the money! I've picked two usa red stripe ones in the last three years, gave one to my son, doubt i'd ever part with the other.
Great use of different microphones and positions, a well designed review, thanks
damn that tone is good. bites like crazy.
Bought one of these 112 sheffield units n turned it into a head
$150 kick ass machine, the lows are huge !! guys are always asking me what amp it is when they hear recordings 🤟🏻🤟🏻🤟🏻
Bud that song is killer !!!
I think that Peavey "Redline" Bandit 112 and Studio Pro 112 totally have a place in today's world. Having a single speaker and cutout cab makes both a perfect combo amplifier for anyone looking to record. The Blue Marvel speaker is discontinued and has a unique tone. I'm sure someone has begun making replicas of the OEM speakers, the Envoy 110 is 6 ohm, quite rare. So.. going clean with a Boss multi effects pedal is totally tits on these, especially for re-amping. It is probably the best cost for a good sounding combo.
The Marshall JCM 2000 combos are the better step up. :D (hopefully they come with less issues than their predecessor heads)
*The Bluestripe (89-95) premiered many of the innovations that would later be branded as "Transtube" were included in the Solo Series Bandit 112, but the name "Transtube" had not been adopted yet.
Amazing amps.
I owned a Red Stripe Bandit 10 years ago, but sold it (I repent so much).
I purchased a Studio Pro around 2 years ago. I Iove it, but this version lacks the T-Dynamics control that was implemented in the Red Stripe version later.
Now I'm considering purchase a Bandit Silver Stripe or a Studio Pro Red Stripe.
I prefer this amps over any modern emulation amp or even over many full tube amps.
Nice vid - love an honest appraisal. I think for most of us the kempers/helix etc are simply too expensive to even consider. For a full time Dad and part time guitar hack, I just cannot justify them and my old 90's Marshall Valvestate 8080 gets me by. And shit, that's the 'modern' tone I'm after anyway!
I think I'll add a Bandit to the corner of my office at some stage. That I can afford...
I still have my peavey bandit 112 I play gig night after night this amp is a workhorse for working musician and its my amp to go
red stripe peavey series is awesome and loud
Got this thing at a pawn shop for the reverb and I’m pretty pleased with it
I'm a Peavey fan and my 1st one was in the mid 90s and I still have one now. I prefer the silver stripe series. My Bandit has become my go to amp even tho I have a Marshall DSL I find that I'm using the Bandit more. I like to use it for the power amp, plugging my multi effects processor into the return jack of the effects loop.
do you control the volume of the power amp with the T-dynamics knob, correct?
For multiple genres of heavy music, which Peavey Bandit, the Red or the Silver Stripe, is the most versatile?
sounds good. had a studio pro and regret that i sold it. but still i own a marshall 100mosfet reverb with a 4-12 cabinet, and that sounds phenomenal. I think transistor amps can be great for high gain stuff.
I would advise to listen with your ears and not with your eyes or with a spec sheet. If you get a tone you love on an amp you can afford, that is absolutely the right amp for you. That being said, while I do have a couple of killer tube heads and I really enjoy amp modelers, I still love my Bandit and practice and gig with it regularly.
Great advice.
Thanks for watching. \m/
Red Stripe. Pointy letter logo and block logo. How are they different?
There is more to life that that!
Pretty good demo brutha. Thanks man.
People now using modelers and have a million options yet are they creating anything classic and timeless? They have 'everything' available yet the talent and passion can't be 'modeled'. Dimebag Darrel took what some would call 'bad' solid state amps and just made it work anyway. People who think having 400 different amp sims and cabs will 'finally' make them a good songwriter/composer will be disappointed. You actually need to create interesting songs...the gear is supposed to be secondary.
Amen.
I think its called option paralysis, instead of just focusing on the music, people get caught up in switching between options. It happened to me and is probably one of the reasons I stopped writing as much. I just
plug into a peavey now, only pedals I use are a compressor and EQ. I have much more fun.
I own this amp along with many others. It holds it's own hands down. With an extension cab it's more than capable of handling a club gig. Solid amp.
This was my first "real" amp as a kid. Got one at age age 15 in 94. Never took the price sticker off the back, it was $125. I got a great deal. The music shop was robbed but then retrieved the stolen gear, and they'd already been paid by insurance, so they sold me the amp and an American made BC Rich Warlock. I still have the guitar. Sadly my brother in law was addicted to crack and while letting him stay at the house, he robbed that amp and my digitech floor unit.... Father in law was embarrassed and sought to pay me back and got the floor unit out of pawn... I didn't love the floor unit and have rather kept the amp.
Nice! Got mine in 199. Teal.
I played a lot of gigs in the 80s with Peaveys. Good, solid, reliable amps, and very loud. BTW, what pickups are in that Tremonti? Looks like Duncan Full Shred in the bridge. Great pickup. I've used them for years.
5:48. That sound is the Peavey? Congrats.
Bonsoir, peut ton brancher un casque sur l'ampli?
Absolutely, although the 1990 turquoise stripe Bandit 112 was the best ever! Scorpion Ultra or SHEFFIELD 1230 speaker
great tones and good riffs man! ,👌🏻👏🏻
Dude mine gives my Marshall DSL amps a serious run for their money. Absolutely rips!
The question in my mind with modeling amps is will the hardware and software still be supported in 10, 20, 30 years?
At least with my pignose I know it'll never need a firmware update.
I work with high end cameras not much more than 10 years old with old software that's no longer updated and which now no longer works on current operating systems.
So my attitude towards programmable amps is wary and tends towards "Nah!" My Vox Pathfinder serves me well enough - plus there's a freedom to be had with an amp where you only have to plug in and play. There's no option overload or decision fatigue - Less is more. Constraint is freedom!
I came here because my American Bandit 112 in 94 had a Scheffield Celestion badge on the grill, and someone commented that those amps never came with Celestions. Can anyone comment on this? Thanks.
Best amp I've ever had HANDS DOWN Shane they blow up easy
They what? First I've heard of this, peaveys are known for being unkillable.
i have an old peavey express 112 teal stripe. it's a beast for doom sludge tones. i run mine with celestion g12t-75
Best username on UA-cam! Subbed
There was a peavey amp i bought in the 90s. I dont remember the name but it was great to record with. For starters it was a 25 watt hybrid. The preamp had 5 12AX7s and a solid state power house. Dont remember the speaker. The cabinet had the mint green line across the front. This was a $500 amp at the time. This amp was awesome for 80s metal. Nobody seems to remember it. Wondering if someone knew
Was it a peavey revolution? I had one like 12 years ago and still cant find it anywhere. I sold it to raise money for a 94 Mexican strat a.
Idts....that doesn't ring a bell
I think you're talking about the Bravo here. It's actually 3 12AX7's and 2 EL84's for the power section, but they look like all preamp tubes with the way they're oriented. Awesome amps.
its an indestructable amp, had mine for 11 years now and its been doing its thing. sounds a lot better when you put it through some v30's though. It has a rather unique tone in my opinion and sure it might not be what everybody's after, but i think it might be able to complement other amps if you're up for some daisy chaining, which it actually allows.
Sorry for mu ignorance, but whats is a "daisy chaining"??
I love older amps like this. For the money some sound double their price. I think it's great to still play real amps instead of digital amp sums, they are always gonna sound more real and the feeling of a solid amp in front of you is way better that sitting at a desk with a computer
I know nothing about amps but got my first guitar at 41 years old and I can get one of these of the market place for £60. Your Video sounds amazing 👌🏼.
Sounds like a bargain. Great starter amp. Welcome to the tribe. \m/
First amp a bandit had many back to a bandit 30 years later
I owned a few Bandits. Right now I have the latest version (grey model )
Do you like it as much as your previous ones?
Is it the same? better, worse or just different perhaps?
More videos, Good Sir!
Red Stripe is the best.
Could have picked up a red stripe Pro cheap but decided to spend the extra $100 on a Bandit.
Had this amp when I was growing up till I moved out and never had a clue what the t-dynamic dial was for lol. And sadly a few years in the bloody reverb stopped working. Helluvah great amp though. Never needed no pedals for a great metal sound.
That's an easy fix. Hope you still have it. Any decent amp tech can fix that for the minimum shop rate.
@@1972adrianm im sure its still aorund at my parents house but ive since purchased a reverb pedal which im sure sounds a lot nicer.
Killer name!!!
This was my amp as a kid. I always thought the distorted sound was great compared to other amps. Many days were spent playing Metallica and Slayer and Sepultura songs. That amp made 100s of trips to my drummer's house.
A guy with a UA-cam channel called “in the blues” has really popularized these Bandits again. He definitely has a preference for the red stripe with the speaker switched out for an Eminance Texas Heat model.
love it !!!!
Subscribed, I'll keep watching as long as you don't shave that rockin mustache!
man, that mix in the almost ending its original from you ? sounds great, good voice too, cheers !
Hi Sergio. That's and original piece. Thanks for your kind words. \m/
@@TheChugMonkey I have to agree with Sergio. That rocks!
COOL !
Settings for the metal tone?
I bought a Peavey bandit red stripe mic and sold a fender scxd.
I really don't understand why so many prefer pedals to the lead channel. It's thick, rich, and will do anything short of super loose sounds, eg you won't get the loose fuzzy super saggy sound of an orange or a bassman, but for the rest it's there.
Excelente video! You earn a New subscriber.
They sure were reliable, this was the default choice in early 90s.
in 2020 solid state amps are not as relevant. the 90's were the golden era of solid state but now you either go full tube or go Axe FX/Helix/Kemper
Absolutely. It's a great time to be a guitarist. So many quality opinions.
There's still a place for analog solid state distortion, but if that's what you're after you more likely combine something like a TightMetal with some sort of Class D power amp.
@@skaldlouiscyphre2453 A nice cheap solid state amp (like this) on clean with a TightMetal or an Empress Heavy and you would be in metal nirvana.
@@MeTuLHeD
That would be a good setup if you want to play out loud in a room.
I have a Bandit, but it never gets any use.
My rig is a cheap mixer, two Mooer Radars (left and right), a PLXfx Spirytus and a Master Effects Martyr with some EQ pedals out front.
Sometimes I'll use the Bandit or a Crate as a preamp instead of one of the distortion pedals, since they're solid state you don't need a speaker load.
Whats close mic. Open mic etc.
Sm57 on the speaker and lewitt 440 in the room.
Did you stop doing demos?????
My bandit has a Sheffield speaker and is 300 watt made in USA a bad mofo paid 250 8 years ago
yeah so many E X P E R T S out there nice video btw
Really good video shame you seem to have quit your channel
This is a good straight forward review of the amp but you missed the one greatest hidden feature of this amp. It behaves like a tube amp. You don't need the lead channel to get overdrive distortion, just crank the volume up with the Tube Dynamics knob at 0% to 50% . The reason most people don't know this is because this amp is so freaking loud no one turns it way up. Most people also do not understand what the Tube dynamics knob, or the Attenuator Switch on newer models actually does. They makes the amp quieter for practice but they also make the clean channel break up and get dirty a lower volume level when set lower than 50%. Try it, it's awesome and really does sound like like a vintage Marshall tube amp. Also, run your pedals/effects into the front input like a tube amp. Check this video out for a demo of this. ua-cam.com/video/atS0nInv2FY/v-deo.html
I've owned this amo for like 10 years, and I thought the switch was broken, cause I got it used and very cheap, so I never really dug into what this knob could do. THANK YOU SO MUCH for clarifying me about that! It's like I have a new amp right now!!
Wow, you sound like Mike Patton!
I have a bandit and Windsor kick ass tone had for years no problem the only problem with these amps is there affordable and metal heads can't handle that they have to over pay for endorsed equipment.
When you claim Chinese Bandits are "built just as good" as the Meridian ones, I disagree. I've owned more than 40 Peavey amps throughout the ages. I've lost count of how many Bandits, Revolutions, Specials, XXLs, Bravos, Prowlers, etc. Well, you get the idea. The reason I preface my comment to follow is to highlight my 40-years of experience playing Peaveys. So here goes: The main reason (and likely the only one) the USA Bandit is generally regarded as the better amp comes down to its speaker. The speaker which shipped stock in the Chinese Bandits, label or no label were Blue Marvels which were nothing more than Peavey's name for a speaker made overseas and rebranded with the Peavey name, likely built in the same Green G's factory as Eminence's overseas speakers. It's a decent 12-inch and gets the job done but USA Bandits shipped from the factory with US made Sheffield 1230's and THAT explains the tone difference. The Shef' speakers will eat those Blue Marvels for breakfast.
Someone should do a side by side with the same American made. I just looked at what looks like the same thing and it make you wonder just "How Much USA Made" are the parts in a American made unit.
Back then probably a heck of a lot was US built parts. There was actually a time when Americans built things, not so much anymore.
They are still relevant but sadly modelers are replacing them. People spend more time twiddling modeler settings than practicing and these amps keep it KISS so can spend more time playing and not wonder about anything else. They still sound great and have their uses, even the Katana, which I own, cannot get the tones a Bandit can. If you are into Death Metal, the Peavey solid state is hard to replace.
I didn't know the singer from Korn did reviews
its sounds like sweet amber tone from metallica
Nah, has to be made in USA bro
Wanted to like this but it sounds awful in my subjective opinion - chintzy and 2-dimensional (even in johan segeborns demo). Might do ok as a blank-slate pedal platform.
What are you playing through?
@@WildChildMcCloud right now I have a Marshall Origin, Jet City I've Jose modded, a bunch of dirt pedals, amplitube. All the other gear this guy has demo'ed sounds better to me than this Peavey's overdrive IMO.
I own 112 Teal Stripe & it still sounds relevant to me ! ... I wish you played & sang little bit more though , sounded like an amazing Prog Metal song !!! I guess it was your own composition ???