The best thing about the Bandit 112 and what makes it a great amplifier for home studio is its PreAmp Out and PwrAmp Input. You can connect the PreAmp output to your audio interface as a line input and use IRs in the DAW. It has a very good output quality and saves you from buying Reactive Loadbox and... SUPER TRICK THAT NOBODY TELLS: allows you to place a cable (just a cable without any connection) in the PWR AMP input to almost completely silence the amplifier, which will save you It allows you to increase the volumes and get the best sounds out of the amplifier. Really, for that reason alone it was worth buying this amplifier. I appreciate the love you have had for this amplifier for years, because I have followed you for a long time and I have seen all the old reviews and I personally also appreciate it since I bought it almost twenty years ago. All the best.
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I also really like old Peavey's Shane. Think i got the same Bandit you show here. Got 3 other Peavey combos too. + an Peavey guitar. Peavey is very undervalued.
Man you love those Peavey amps. I worked at Southern Music in the 1980’s we had peavey and the competition had Marshall. Let’s just say apart from beginner practice amps the competition did very well with Marshall. I’m still not a big peavey fan. I certainly like how you share your passion for peavey. Great content
I followed your lead a couple of years ago, and sold a SR&D Rockman to buy a Red Stripe Bandit and Studio Pro. These are great amps. Better than the Bandit 65 I had for 20 years.
Something about the “transtube” technology is just magic. I was fortunate to find a 2008 Bandit. 20-40-80 watts. (retails for $449 USD) I paid $80 ( Was asking $100) It quickly became my main gigging amp.
My best story is how I was complimented for my tone from a guitarist I opened for. It was a Crue tribute band and he was playing a $8000 rig. It felt so good to point out that my entire rig cost less than his cabinet mics😂
A few years ago I found a Silver Stripe Studio pro 60 in Berlin. Using this guy as back up Amp for Shows and actually in The rehearsal room … Play it with my fender Mustang and a Tube screamer and The Sound is amazing…. This old peaveys are pure magic.
The red stripe series was where Peavey Transtube amps peaked. The T Dynamics knob is super useful in shaping your tone and the amp's headroom, most people who hear it really think it's a tube amp. I will never part with my red stripe Studio Pro. Peavey really should reissue these.
I thumbs up but disagree. The Silverstripe had the T-dynamic and Sheffield speaker the only reason the red stripes sounds better is EVERYBODY UPGRADES THE SPEAKER.. and it's lighter by a bunch. Left as Backline I think the Silverstripe is way better
@@the_nondrive_side I've never upgraded the speaker and it sounds fine for my particular tone, though I have thought of swapping the speaker eventually, but I always wind up thinking it sounds good as it is. I've never played the silver stripe, but any one of these would be great if Peavey reissued these. I wouldn't mind buying a silver stripe to pair my red stripe.
@@gilbertotoledo1421 I wouldn't say either is better but Shane has a hotrod redstripe. After many speaker comparisons. The Silverstripe comes with a proper speaker and the unit I got was a $20 opportunity I lugged home.. suffering the 80? Lbs
I have the same amp, I find the blue marvel stock speaker lacking. Dialing in the higher gain is difficult on the High input. I find it much better on the low input for clean and dirt.
I bought one of these bad boys several years ago. Probably had the most gorgeous clean tone I've ever heard on an solid state amp. My Mainstays are an fender mustang 3 and a fender deluxe plus 112. I no longer have this red stripe. It's a bit heavy. But man it's a great amp. I learned about the existence of the deluxe plus through this channel. I love that amp.
I have one as well, but mine is made in USA. The Chinese ones seem to be more avaliable where you are. I don't think there is much difference between the two. As for sound, you do a great job showing what that sounds like. It is truly amazing. The sound of the speaker being pushed does make a difference, but it can produce good tones at bedroom level if you want. It is amazing how the dynamics work on this amp. It truly sounds and feels like a tube amp. Peavey nailed it with this one. I have had the newer cyclops and they don't come close to the red stripe. I still own a teal stripe as well, and it is good, but the red is much more versatile. Thanks for sharing and helping the price of our vintage gear to go up. . . HA!
I recently picked up the smaller 60w studio pro red stripe, same amp , but quite a bit lighter with a small cab. I agree all the redstripe amps are amazing. The build quality embarasses modern disposable amps. Only change i made was a speaker swap for a celestion, made a big improvement.
First local Gig I ever went to when I was about 14 in high school, there was a band playing with a Bandit, and I always remember thinking it sounded incredible. They’re so affordable now - wouldn’t be surprised if they have a real resurgence in popularity but they’ll need to come down in price to compete with the likes of the Katana and new Laney Ironheart Foundry amps. Sounds great though!
I recent sold mine and the older made in USA model I had, I preferred the USA model, both good Amps. I opted for two new amps, Fender HotRod deluxe and a Catalyst 100. Those old Peaveys are very good Amps. Thanks for showcasing this model.
I've had a red stripe Sudio Pro for a while and just ran across a red stripe Bandit someone turned into a head. Super excited to use it with various cabinets I already have. Great amps!
Hi Shane, I think Peavey should give you a percentage of post sales figures or a massive thank you, and look at releasing this amp again. Marketed correctly, they can bring out a range based on this amp and have it do well. Great video as always.
So very Cool, Thankyou Shane. You're earlier awesome Peavey Bandit video's 'inspired' me to get an amazing Peavey Rage 158 bargain, and followed a couple of weeks later by a Red Stripe Peavey Bandit Bargain. OMG Both are SO Amazing, The Bandit is another world for me, just incredible sound. WAY Too Loud for my home use but fun to use as a 'special' occasion. Awesome. All the Best. Cheers
Congrats. I would love to get my hands on one. I had the original back in 1982 (blue stripe, no tube emulation, with a Peavey Scorpion speaker). I used to like using a Boss SD1 on top of the amp’s drive. I could find a sweet spot that sounded like a Marshall.
I got mine for free. Borrowed it from a good friend for a gig when my Peavey Prowler broke down, and I ended up keeping it. It has the pointy logo but it’s made in USA. Usually, the US-made models have the block/delta logo. I’ve since replaced the stock Sheffield 1230 with an Eminence Tonespotter (which was in my Prowler). The Sheffield is a fine speaker, don’t get me wrong. It’s just a bit “pokey” for my liking. It’s a killer amp for what it is, especially with pedals. But on the drive channel, about 3 o clock on the vintage mode is about as high gain as I ever use. The high gain mode is just too saturated, even when using the low gain input and with the gain set low. It would probably be better through a closed back 4x12… high gain and open back 1x12s aren’t exactly a good pairing. I find the vintage mode can handle just about anything with a Tube Screamer or some other kind of boost in front of it.
These sound fabulous. My first proper amp was an original Bandit and I remember that was pretty awesome in 1981! Unfortunately, I never took it College and ended with an HH IC100, which, on reflection, was pretty awesome too. I owned the later Bandit 65 for a while too and later, a Classic 30. Peavey were always very reliable and great value.
I have a Bandit from 1997, separate 1 12 inch celestion vintage cab for spreading the sound! Never had any problems! The band members are crazy about it and so am i! Thanx for posting! ♨️🎯♨️
Nice vid and playing man! I still have my red stripe bandit I bought brand new in 2000. Still works great. Have used it for everything from blues to metal. Always delivered and plenty of volume. Never had to replace or repair anything. Still has the stock Sheffield speaker as well. I bought a katana mk2 100 a year ago or so which I really like as well. I should really break my bandit out again and compare
I personally don’t care about where they are made, but there are some facts you might want to know about the date of your amp: the first red stripe Bandits were 2000 to 2004, were made in the US and were labelled, “Designed and Made in the USA” on the front, had Sheffield 1230 speakers, and most of them had, for a period of time, Peavey written as a block logo. From 2004-2005, the red stripe model was made in China, was labelled ”Designed in the USA” (rather than “Designed and Made”), had a speaker that was either unlabelled, or labelled Blue Marvel, and had the old pointy Peavey logo again. The indications on your amp make it undoubtably a China-made red stripe, either from 2004 or 2005.
This is a great Amp and one of my favs, the Tube dynamics knob has Transtube technology in it. It transforms Solidstatesound into Tubesound. It works very interactive with the volume of the Amp. With a TubeAmp you have to be at very loud volume to reach the sweet spot where the Amp starts singing and the tubes have to work harder than what they are designed for (clean amplification) At this point Tubecompression and breakup really kicks in with less headroom. You can never get that sound at bedroomlevel with Tubes. With the Tube dynamics knob you dial in at what level this kicks in. With the knob at 100% it is basically out of circuit. So you have to set the Amp at desired volume with the Tube dynamics at 100%. Then dial back the Tube dynamics slowly and you'll hear it kick in. The louder the Amp is the less you'll have to turn it back to hear and feel it. Set to taste but be careful not to overdo it. And Njoy great (Tube)tone from a solidstate Amp. And to me it is the only Amp I can make any guitar sound awesome with.
I’ve had 2 over the years and my second one should still be with me. I loved that thing. The only thing was that it was as heavy as a tube amp. Peavey Transtube series was so far ahead of the rest.
Thanks, Shane. I wonder how many Bandits I passed by in Chashies in the past without knowing how good they were. By the way, your white Strat looks even more "ghost-like" now. The single-ply white pickguard always lent it a clean look but now with the white pickup covers as well it looks even cleaner.
This is a Made in China version so _only_ 20 years old. 😄 Like you, I've had several Bandits over the years. I have a US made red stripe now that I am keeping. The speaker in it is a Sheffield 1230. The Made in China version had the Blue Marvel speaker. I have two Texas Heat speakers in 1x12 cabs that I connect to every amp. The funny thing is, when I am testing other amps I look for ones that sound as good as my Bandit.
Putting the TH speakers in cabinets is a great idea. I bought a 4x12 cabinet just to get speakers to build into 1x12 cabinets. No one wants the 4x12 lug-around weight/space so they sell cheaper than used speakers.
I recently got one of the Red Stripe Sudio Pro 112 combos. Got it for a STEAL since one pot was broken. $11 in parts and one afternoon tacking the board apart and bam! What a great SS Combo!
I found your channel many years ago while looking at Solid State amplifiers and you were showing this one then :) I did not buy it then (went Quilter) but now I wish I would have gotten one as well :)
I went to Guitar Center last week to trade my USA red stripe bandit in for a Vox AC15C1. Listened to the GC employee play through it to test it and it sounded amazing. Hearing the amp at a distance gave me a different perspective. They only offered me $100 so I decided to bring it home rather than buy the Vox. It really is still the best bang for your buck IMO. I’m always trying to get something newer and I just can’t do it.
I still have the more primitive Bandit 65 and I'm never selling it if I can help it. Old Peaveys are better. The red stripes were the last of the good era for them.
Well Shane, you’ve done it again. My silver stripe Bandit has been sitting in my storage shelf and not played much/at all over the past few years as I’ve been working with other of my amps but I’ll have to get it out to remind me of how good and versatile it is.
I’ve been watching your channel for years, love your stuff dude. Been playing bandits off and on for years now. I love my ac15 to bits and pieces, but my trusty bandit 65 is such a good pedal platform it’s insane. It’s definitely ok to like tube and solid state both. The bandits are far and above some of the best solid state amps of all time imo. Fun vid, thanks for the sounds.
I still own my Bandit 65 and love it. I've got other Peaveys but that one is my favorite. I can't complain with the Supreme with all its TransTube stuff and many voices. It can get loud!! But that's what it's for. 🤣
I keep trying, but I have not found a Peavey amp I have ever connected with. I’ll keep looking. Speaking of old solid state amps, I still have my old Marshall Valvestate amp I bought 27 years ago. It doesn’t get much use anymore, but I still love it.
Peaveys are very neutral amps. They won’t blow u over but they do everything well enough and really made for pedals IMO. Live they are good, that neutral sound mixes well. I have had nice tube amps but I have had more luck with the bandit live. It doesn’t get so brittle like some tube amps do with pedals
I'm typing as I watch, but do wish they still made them like this. They sound good! I had the little Peavey Rage in the same model series. Impressive for the price. Good onya Shane. 👍
@@inthebluesAmps as small as the rage that have spring reverb are kinda rare these days...but after playing a bandit you probably won't like going to an 8" speaker
Gigged one for 2-3 years, used it and abused it, survived beer, falls, and all the Death Metal DIY gig shenanigans… at the end I sold it for a higher price I payed for it. Awesome amp indeed. The Reverb was a bit janky but it worked after the always famous physical workaround of kicking it during mid-set, sound guys loved me 😂
geez this just reminds me of Highschool at Kambrya College in Berwick.... we had a fleet of these amps, and 2 valvestate Marshalls for performances.... wouldn't surprise me if they are all still in the music room.
After watching one of your earlier videos, I picked up a Red Stripe Bandit 112 online. Made in Meridian Mississippi, block delta logo, and a speaker labeled Sheffield 1230.
I’m from Meridian and I’ve been in the room where Hartley built his first amp. I really want to get one of these amps. I borrowed one years ago and loved it.
I’ve got an older teal stripe version,without the vintage/modern switching but it’s a great sounding amp.I’ve got a large collection of amps mainly valve amps but I love the older peavey solid state amps.
I have a teal stripe chorus 212classic. Awsome amp but too heavy and loud. Had great clean, chorus sounds and I think a better overdrive than the later models.
I have the Studio Pro 112 Red stripe. Great amp. I also have 2 tube amps, but I still play the Studio Pro every now and then. I will never sell that one. Thank you, Shane. It's because of you that I got one (for dirt cheap second hand). Maybe I should try that Texas Heat speaker some time too.
We all know that the playing is in the fingers, not the amp 😅 Great sounding amp, funny to see the Kemper in the background. I personally would change the caps in this amp as well as get a good look at the solder joints. Repaired quite some of similar amps this way. They eventually will get bad unfortunately.
They are brilliant, Shane speaks the truth. You can hear for yourself. I have just sold mine, but only because it had no xlr out for gigs and also, newer technology is lighter. BUT at its best, I am not sure the new t3ch can match it. Awesome amps.
I used to use a DI box from the output jack for that reason. Makes life better especially if it has a speaker emulator built in. Our mixer liked it too. XLR goodness on tap 😊
@@mikewithers299 I did too Mike, a Hughes and Kettner Red box, but it was one more thing to set up, needed a battery, and just complicated things when doing fast set up or set down at gigs. The other thing was weight. We seem to get gigs where gear needs to be carried a long way. Yes there are trolleys, but it is all more gear in the back of the car. My current rig is very light, very small, and simple to set up. Blackstar Amped 3, Helix FX, and a light 112 cab with a Neo Celestion speaker in it. Cheers
@aidantod33 I get you. Makes more sense to have it built in. They mainly use those on bass amp rigs. But with guitar amps it was always lacking in true sound that comes from the combined amp and speakers. ADA rack gear got it right with speaker emulation but that rig is heavy.
Fellow Melbournian, I picked up a Redstripe Bandit in mint condition last year. Swapped the speaker for a Celestion Redback, which I consider to be the true British alternative to the Texas Heat. Same wattage rating, smooth highs, better dynamics, but has that celestion midrange grind. If you still have your other Bandit with the Texas Heat, consider putting the Redback in this one. I'll let you try mine first if you ain't sure.
Someone recently gave me a Lab L7 amp with a 15 " EVM . B.B. King had the 2 12 " L5 . It's one of my favorite solid state amps . It's a pretty cool low budget amp .
Silverstripe is the best iteration IMHO.. but left as a backline install. T-dynamic on the Silverstripe was perfect worked on both channels. Best used preset with your guitar and in my case fuzz face and boost. I bought the Silverstripe because opportunity. But i was aware of opportunity because of Shane at In the Blues. You need to show the difference with these amps just having a tuner pedal plugged in before it does. That glass come from just having the buffer before the input. No idea why.. turn the T-dynamic down to min. And buffer the input and play with the volume pot
Back in the early 2000s, my high school had one of these and an Ashton GA80 as their fought over "big" guitar amps. Suffice to say I preferred the Bandit. I sometimes wonder where it is now, it would've spent most of it's life blurting out rough Silverchair covers😆
I think you are single handedly keeping the used market for Peavey amps afloat. Yes, they are great amps and yes, solid state amps are going to take to the road well and yes, the Bandit is a great amp, as is the Envoy, the Studio, etc. I WILL ADD, you are also doing a lot to keep live music, played with amps alive. You are the patron saint of gigging musicians, man!
You can open them up and check the caps on the boards. Get them replaced if needed. One amp you never want to have to go over is a GK250 RL . It is the head version of the famous GK 250 ML. Those things are packed tight, but the sounds.... Love me the old Studio Pro 112, red stripe. Another little monster is the Peavey Bravo, tube, most often mistaken for a SS amp.
Great Vid Shane. I better get on marketplace and gumtree quick before the redstripes have another price rush! I have been weighing up simple solid state amps with effect loops for a band of 13-14 year olds. They use Katanas at school which I think sound great, but my search for a bargain on the second hand market was hovering around Peavey Bandits, Fender Mustangs, Katana's and (although new) Laney Lionheart Forge. Love your channel mate, I know your info comes from a thoroughly gigged perspective, which is invaluable info for an up and coming band. If you wanted to do a vid on what gear or tips a new band needs, for group rehearsal, what to expect at a venue, do's and don'ts, I would take all that info in a flash!
I plan on holding onto it. I should have kept my last one but I moved it on to cover other expenses at the time. This one is staying. :) I'm not sure I tried an Envoy, the Studio Pro amps are killer :)
On mine I like using the real scooped high gain channel and turning up the mids real high. It really good that way. I get the most full sound out of the modern channel. My late 90’s US. made has the Peavey Sheffield 1230 speaker which is actually very good. There is no reason to go changing it especially because it would be hard to find a Vintage 30 type speaker that handles 80 watts.
It's interesting that you mention how it cleans up with you guitar volume, unlike some of the digital. The last Peavey I had was an Envoy 110. I don't remember which edition, I think it was 1995. I remember it having a really good sounding overdrive channel. The problem that kept me from playing it more was it's inability to clean up. When I turned the guitar volume down the amp volume would drop but the saturation stayed around the same. It's good if you have volume limits at home, but being someone that rides the volume and tone controls on the guitar, it just didn't work for me.
Yes please do a dialing it in video. I like how mine sounds on the clean channel with my Strat and an sd1 but I can’t get anything as good as what you were doing on the drive channel.
That switch low and thigh is awesome, on low the woofer is going to move way more. Pay attention to the floor and the ceiling vrrrr vrrrrom. Very bedroom friendly if you are alone.😜 Seriously great amp. When is saw the title i was sure you were talking about a bandit.
I'm just glad I tried these out a few years ago after watching one of your earlier vidoes mate. Now that "The Shane Effect" has made everyone want to sell them for the price of a kidney I'm happy to just watch from a distance.
I have a Quilter Aviator Cub and it seems that this amp was doing a very similar thing two decades ago! The T-dynamics seems to be the same as Quilters limiter.
Thanks for this great vid Shane! Any experience with a teal striped bandit with a scorpion speaker? I recently bought one and I'm blown away how good it sounds and how well it takes pedals, thanks for turning me onto these amps, great bang for the buck and the scorpion speaker is incredible IMO. Cheers!
I love see & hear a Bandit Shoout between Red Stripe vs Bandit 65 Solo series... I have a Renown, a Red Stripe Bandit and in the next week i buy a 65 Bandit Solo Series and maybe a 130 Special...
The best thing about the Bandit 112 and what makes it a great amplifier for home studio is its PreAmp Out and PwrAmp Input. You can connect the PreAmp output to your audio interface as a line input and use IRs in the DAW. It has a very good output quality and saves you from buying Reactive Loadbox and... SUPER TRICK THAT NOBODY TELLS: allows you to place a cable (just a cable without any connection) in the PWR AMP input to almost completely silence the amplifier, which will save you It allows you to increase the volumes and get the best sounds out of the amplifier. Really, for that reason alone it was worth buying this amplifier. I appreciate the love you have had for this amplifier for years, because I have followed you for a long time and I have seen all the old reviews and I personally also appreciate it since I bought it almost twenty years ago.
All the best.
More great info re the amp.
Call me crazy! 🤪 It happened again. This is in mint condition considering how old this amp is. The speaker will be swapped on a future video, stay tuned. 😎 Click the notification bell for video alerts. 🔔
Find the amp here:
🛒 Guitar Center - guitar-center.pxf.io/DKE722
🛒 Reverb - tidd.ly/4cCgQ0k
🛒 eBay - ebay.us/3FT9Vh
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I also really like old Peavey's Shane.
Think i got the same Bandit you show here.
Got 3 other Peavey combos too. + an Peavey guitar.
Peavey is very undervalued.
Man you love those Peavey amps. I worked at Southern Music in the 1980’s we had peavey and the competition had Marshall. Let’s just say apart from beginner practice amps the competition did very well with Marshall. I’m still not a big peavey fan. I certainly like how you share your passion for peavey. Great content
I followed your lead a couple of years ago, and sold a SR&D Rockman to buy a Red Stripe Bandit and Studio Pro. These are great amps. Better than the Bandit 65 I had for 20 years.
LORANTZ FTW! \m/
My Rage sounded amazing thru 1 of their heavy speakers!
Happy to see a Bandit here again! Looking forward to see more videos of the bandit. What a gem of an amp
Something about the “transtube” technology is just magic. I was fortunate to find a 2008 Bandit. 20-40-80 watts. (retails for $449 USD) I paid $80 ( Was asking $100) It quickly became my main gigging amp.
My best story is how I was complimented for my tone from a guitarist I opened for. It was a Crue tribute band and he was playing a $8000 rig. It felt so good to point out that my entire rig cost less than his cabinet mics😂
A few years ago I found a Silver Stripe Studio pro 60 in Berlin. Using this guy as back up Amp for Shows and actually in The rehearsal room … Play it with my fender Mustang and a Tube screamer and The Sound is amazing…. This old peaveys are pure magic.
Awesome!
The red stripe series was where Peavey Transtube amps peaked. The T Dynamics knob is super useful in shaping your tone and the amp's headroom, most people who hear it really think it's a tube amp. I will never part with my red stripe Studio Pro. Peavey really should reissue these.
I thumbs up but disagree. The Silverstripe had the T-dynamic and Sheffield speaker the only reason the red stripes sounds better is EVERYBODY UPGRADES THE SPEAKER.. and it's lighter by a bunch.
Left as Backline I think the Silverstripe is way better
@@the_nondrive_side I've never upgraded the speaker and it sounds fine for my particular tone, though I have thought of swapping the speaker eventually, but I always wind up thinking it sounds good as it is.
I've never played the silver stripe, but any one of these would be great if Peavey reissued these. I wouldn't mind buying a silver stripe to pair my red stripe.
@@gilbertotoledo1421 I wouldn't say either is better but Shane has a hotrod redstripe. After many speaker comparisons. The Silverstripe comes with a proper speaker and the unit I got was a $20 opportunity I lugged home.. suffering the 80? Lbs
I have the same amp, I find the blue marvel stock speaker lacking. Dialing in the higher gain is difficult on the High input. I find it much better on the low input for clean and dirt.
@@the_nondrive_sideSheffield speaker was the best
The TT series are seriously underrated tone machines. Nice slow jam there, Shane! Dig it.
Thanks Brad. I’ve always had a soft spot for these amps. They really do sound and feel great to play 😄. I hope you’re well man.
I bought one of these bad boys several years ago. Probably had the most gorgeous clean tone I've ever heard on an solid state amp. My Mainstays are an fender mustang 3 and a fender deluxe plus 112. I no longer have this red stripe. It's a bit heavy. But man it's a great amp. I learned about the existence of the deluxe plus through this channel. I love that amp.
much love and gratitude Shane for bring us the those great amps form Peavey we all had in High School in the 80s (I still have my Special 130)
If you continue chasing bandits, you're gonna turn into Batman before you know it...
I have one as well, but mine is made in USA. The Chinese ones seem to be more avaliable where you are. I don't think there is much difference between the two. As for sound, you do a great job showing what that sounds like. It is truly amazing. The sound of the speaker being pushed does make a difference, but it can produce good tones at bedroom level if you want.
It is amazing how the dynamics work on this amp. It truly sounds and feels like a tube amp. Peavey nailed it with this one. I have had the newer cyclops and they don't come close to the red stripe. I still own a teal stripe as well, and it is good, but the red is much more versatile.
Thanks for sharing and helping the price of our vintage gear to go up. . . HA!
I recently picked up the smaller 60w studio pro red stripe, same amp , but quite a bit lighter with a small cab. I agree all the redstripe amps are amazing. The build quality embarasses modern disposable amps. Only change i made was a speaker swap for a celestion, made a big improvement.
100% These solid state amps are on another level compared with most of the junk on the market now. Those Studio Pro 112 amps are great. Well done. :)
Would you recommend any red stripe Peavy amp Shane? @@intheblues
First local Gig I ever went to when I was about 14 in high school, there was a band playing with a Bandit, and I always remember thinking it sounded incredible. They’re so affordable now - wouldn’t be surprised if they have a real resurgence in popularity but they’ll need to come down in price to compete with the likes of the Katana and new Laney Ironheart Foundry amps. Sounds great though!
I recent sold mine and the older made in USA model I had, I preferred the USA model, both good Amps. I opted for two new amps, Fender HotRod deluxe and a Catalyst 100. Those old Peaveys are very good Amps. Thanks for showcasing this model.
I've had a red stripe Sudio Pro for a while and just ran across a red stripe Bandit someone turned into a head. Super excited to use it with various cabinets I already have. Great amps!
Fun video. Bandit was my first amp. Still have it. It is as LOUD as it is heavy.
Hi Shane, I think Peavey should give you a percentage of post sales figures or a massive thank you, and look at releasing this amp again. Marketed correctly, they can bring out a range based on this amp and have it do well.
Great video as always.
A Shane signature model reissue.
Humbuckers Yes! We also need to hear the Telecaster. I bought my Bandit ( Silver Stripe ) in 2017 based on your advise, great amp.
So very Cool, Thankyou Shane. You're earlier awesome Peavey Bandit video's 'inspired' me to get an amazing Peavey Rage 158 bargain, and followed a couple of weeks later by a Red Stripe Peavey Bandit Bargain. OMG Both are SO Amazing, The Bandit is another world for me, just incredible sound. WAY Too Loud for my home use but fun to use as a 'special' occasion. Awesome. All the Best. Cheers
Congrats. I would love to get my hands on one. I had the original back in 1982 (blue stripe, no tube emulation, with a Peavey Scorpion speaker). I used to like using a Boss SD1 on top of the amp’s drive. I could find a sweet spot that sounded like a Marshall.
Those Bandits are awesome. I've owned several. The clean channel is spectacular.
I got mine for free. Borrowed it from a good friend for a gig when my Peavey Prowler broke down, and I ended up keeping it. It has the pointy logo but it’s made in USA. Usually, the US-made models have the block/delta logo. I’ve since replaced the stock Sheffield 1230 with an Eminence Tonespotter (which was in my Prowler). The Sheffield is a fine speaker, don’t get me wrong. It’s just a bit “pokey” for my liking.
It’s a killer amp for what it is, especially with pedals. But on the drive channel, about 3 o clock on the vintage mode is about as high gain as I ever use. The high gain mode is just too saturated, even when using the low gain input and with the gain set low. It would probably be better through a closed back 4x12… high gain and open back 1x12s aren’t exactly a good pairing. I find the vintage mode can handle just about anything with a Tube Screamer or some other kind of boost in front of it.
I owned a 160 watt 112 Peavey Special.
All solid state . Some of my best recorded guitar tone. Absolute power house.
Same with the old Stereo Chorus 212. It has 2 amps at 120 watts each. That thing is for large stages and heavy too!
I got one just like yours a little over a year ago for $75 in fantastic condition! Unreal sounds!🤙🏻
That's a great deal, Craig! Well done mate.
These sound fabulous. My first proper amp was an original Bandit and I remember that was pretty awesome in 1981! Unfortunately, I never took it College and ended with an HH IC100, which, on reflection, was pretty awesome too. I owned the later Bandit 65 for a while too and later, a Classic 30. Peavey were always very reliable and great value.
I have a Bandit from 1997, separate 1 12 inch celestion vintage cab for spreading the sound! Never had any problems! The band members are crazy about it and so am i! Thanx for posting! ♨️🎯♨️
Nice vid and playing man! I still have my red stripe bandit I bought brand new in 2000. Still works great. Have used it for everything from blues to metal. Always delivered and plenty of volume. Never had to replace or repair anything. Still has the stock Sheffield speaker as well. I bought a katana mk2 100 a year ago or so which I really like as well. I should really break my bandit out again and compare
I personally don’t care about where they are made, but there are some facts you might want to know about the date of your amp: the first red stripe Bandits were 2000 to 2004, were made in the US and were labelled, “Designed and Made in the USA” on the front, had Sheffield 1230 speakers, and most of them had, for a period of time, Peavey written as a block logo. From 2004-2005, the red stripe model was made in China, was labelled ”Designed in the USA” (rather than “Designed and Made”), had a speaker that was either unlabelled, or labelled Blue Marvel, and had the old pointy Peavey logo again. The indications on your amp make it undoubtably a China-made red stripe, either from 2004 or 2005.
That is some very useful info, especially for those determined to score a real, actual USA Bandit 112.
This is a great Amp and one of my favs, the Tube dynamics knob has Transtube technology in it. It transforms Solidstatesound into Tubesound. It works very interactive with the volume of the Amp. With a TubeAmp you have to be at very loud volume to reach the sweet spot where the Amp starts singing and the tubes have to work harder than what they are designed for (clean amplification) At this point Tubecompression and breakup really kicks in with less headroom. You can never get that sound at bedroomlevel with Tubes. With the Tube dynamics knob you dial in at what level this kicks in. With the knob at 100% it is basically out of circuit. So you have to set the Amp at desired volume with the Tube dynamics at 100%. Then dial back the Tube dynamics slowly and you'll hear it kick in. The louder the Amp is the less you'll have to turn it back to hear and feel it. Set to taste but be careful not to overdo it. And Njoy great (Tube)tone from a solidstate Amp. And to me it is the only Amp I can make any guitar sound awesome with.
I picked up a silver stripe Studio Pro Studio Pro 112 and Red stripe Bandit on the count of your videos! Best thing is I’m only in $175 for both!!
I’ve had 2 over the years and my second one should still be with me. I loved that thing. The only thing was that it was as heavy as a tube amp. Peavey Transtube series was so far ahead of the rest.
Thanks, Shane. I wonder how many Bandits I passed by in Chashies in the past without knowing how good they were. By the way, your white Strat looks even more "ghost-like" now. The single-ply white pickguard always lent it a clean look but now with the white pickup covers as well it looks even cleaner.
This is a Made in China version so _only_ 20 years old. 😄
Like you, I've had several Bandits over the years. I have a US made red stripe now that I am keeping. The speaker in it is a Sheffield 1230. The Made in China version had the Blue Marvel speaker.
I have two Texas Heat speakers in 1x12 cabs that I connect to every amp.
The funny thing is, when I am testing other amps I look for ones that sound as good as my Bandit.
Putting the TH speakers in cabinets is a great idea. I bought a 4x12 cabinet just to get speakers to build into 1x12 cabinets. No one wants the 4x12 lug-around weight/space so they sell cheaper than used speakers.
I recently got one of the Red Stripe Sudio Pro 112 combos. Got it for a STEAL since one pot was broken. $11 in parts and one afternoon tacking the board apart and bam! What a great SS Combo!
I picked one of these up on your recommendation - £75! Sounds great, even though I rarely use it (apartment life 😕)
I picked up a 1982 Peavey heritage vtx 212, goodbye Marshall. 42 years old and going strong
My friend has one and it is amazing sounding
I've been using a Westbury Model 1000 from the 80's. Nothing fancy, just 100 watts of clean power.
Dude I've drooled over that amp back in the '80's but couldn't afford it. Too bad that company went under years ago.
I found your channel many years ago while looking at Solid State amplifiers and you were showing this one then :) I did not buy it then (went Quilter) but now I wish I would have gotten one as well :)
Oh I love this amp..suddenly the memory of jamming with my friends more than 20 years ago comes back 🥹🥹.
I went to Guitar Center last week to trade my USA red stripe bandit in for a Vox AC15C1. Listened to the GC employee play through it to test it and it sounded amazing. Hearing the amp at a distance gave me a different perspective. They only offered me $100 so I decided to bring it home rather than buy the Vox. It really is still the best bang for your buck IMO. I’m always trying to get something newer and I just can’t do it.
I still have the more primitive Bandit 65 and I'm never selling it if I can help it. Old Peaveys are better. The red stripes were the last of the good era for them.
Just finished listening to a Blackstar Debut 100r review. This blows it out of the water, at least for me.
the early 90's usa made classic 50 is where it's at for me with peavey
Old Peavey's are great, wish I still had my Stereo Chorus 212.
The 212 stereo chorus was a beast, a friend had one for years always loved it
That beast needs an engine to drive it to a gig. Loud as sh-t and weighs a metric ton! Got one 2 years ago and love it ❤
Well Shane, you’ve done it again. My silver stripe Bandit has been sitting in my storage shelf and not played much/at all over the past few years as I’ve been working with other of my amps but I’ll have to get it out to remind me of how good and versatile it is.
I had one of these for years , I miss it . Fantastic amps
I’ve been watching your channel for years, love your stuff dude. Been playing bandits off and on for years now. I love my ac15 to bits and pieces, but my trusty bandit 65 is such a good pedal platform it’s insane. It’s definitely ok to like tube and solid state both. The bandits are far and above some of the best solid state amps of all time imo. Fun vid, thanks for the sounds.
I still own my Bandit 65 and love it. I've got other Peaveys but that one is my favorite. I can't complain with the Supreme with all its TransTube stuff and many voices. It can get loud!! But that's what it's for. 🤣
I keep trying, but I have not found a Peavey amp I have ever connected with. I’ll keep looking. Speaking of old solid state amps, I still have my old Marshall Valvestate amp I bought 27 years ago. It doesn’t get much use anymore, but I still love it.
Those Valvestate amps were great from memory. I'd love to test one of those out. Cheers!
Peaveys are very neutral amps. They won’t blow u over but they do everything well enough and really made for pedals IMO. Live they are good, that neutral sound mixes well. I have had nice tube amps but I have had more luck with the bandit live. It doesn’t get so brittle like some tube amps do with pedals
I'm typing as I watch, but do wish they still made them like this. They sound good! I had the little Peavey Rage in the same model series. Impressive for the price. Good onya Shane. 👍
I need to find one of those Rage amps, a lot of people really love those. Cheers mate.
@@inthebluesAmps as small as the rage that have spring reverb are kinda rare these days...but after playing a bandit you probably won't like going to an 8" speaker
They are unbelievable!! Get one!!@@intheblues
@jasondorsey7110 you could easily run a 12in cab
Hi Shane, I believe that a bandit and a white strat is definitely your happy place...
Gigged one for 2-3 years, used it and abused it, survived beer, falls, and all the Death Metal DIY gig shenanigans… at the end I sold it for a higher price I payed for it.
Awesome amp indeed. The Reverb was a bit janky but it worked after the always famous physical workaround of kicking it during mid-set, sound guys loved me 😂
geez this just reminds me of Highschool at Kambrya College in Berwick.... we had a fleet of these amps, and 2 valvestate Marshalls for performances.... wouldn't surprise me if they are all still in the music room.
After watching one of your earlier videos, I picked up a Red Stripe Bandit 112 online. Made in Meridian Mississippi, block delta logo, and a speaker labeled Sheffield 1230.
Awesome! I hope you're digging it. :)
I’m from Meridian and I’ve been in the room where Hartley built his first amp. I really want to get one of these amps. I borrowed one years ago and loved it.
I was lucky enough to pick one up a few years ago on your advice. Fantastic amp. If it was 25 lbs lighter I would have kept it.
I’ve got an older teal stripe version,without the vintage/modern switching but it’s a great sounding amp.I’ve got a large collection of amps mainly valve amps but I love the older peavey solid state amps.
I have a teal stripe chorus 212classic. Awsome amp but too heavy and loud. Had great clean, chorus sounds and I think a better overdrive than the later models.
Ive got this same amp, I gotta get it worked on cause it is cutting in an out but this is the best solid state ever. I love this amp.
Probably just needs the pots cleaned. Don't DIY unless you use the right cleaner and unplug it first.
I have the Studio Pro 112 Red stripe. Great amp. I also have 2 tube amps, but I still play the Studio Pro every now and then.
I will never sell that one.
Thank you, Shane. It's because of you that I got one (for dirt cheap second hand).
Maybe I should try that Texas Heat speaker some time too.
Beat amp I ever had was a Peavey Delta Blues. Always loved these red stripes in stores, always went straight to them to try gits thru!
We all know that the playing is in the fingers, not the amp 😅
Great sounding amp, funny to see the Kemper in the background.
I personally would change the caps in this amp as well as get a good look at the solder joints.
Repaired quite some of similar amps this way. They eventually will get bad unfortunately.
Wow! Had no idea of the different tones that could crank out!!! Great vid Shane!!! 🎸🔥🎸🔥🎸
Dang, Shane, i just had to explain the Classic 50 to my wife! That sounds great.. Greetings from Texas!
Great amp, especially for the money. I'd be tempted to put in an Alnico blue speaker to give it a little more sparkle...
They are brilliant, Shane speaks the truth. You can hear for yourself. I have just sold mine, but only because it had no xlr out for gigs and also, newer technology is lighter. BUT at its best, I am not sure the new t3ch can match it. Awesome amps.
I used to use a DI box from the output jack for that reason. Makes life better especially if it has a speaker emulator built in. Our mixer liked it too. XLR goodness on tap 😊
@@mikewithers299 I did too Mike, a Hughes and Kettner Red box, but it was one more thing to set up, needed a battery, and just complicated things when doing fast set up or set down at gigs. The other thing was weight. We seem to get gigs where gear needs to be carried a long way. Yes there are trolleys, but it is all more gear in the back of the car. My current rig is very light, very small, and simple to set up. Blackstar Amped 3, Helix FX, and a light 112 cab with a Neo Celestion speaker in it. Cheers
@aidantod33 I get you. Makes more sense to have it built in. They mainly use those on bass amp rigs. But with guitar amps it was always lacking in true sound that comes from the combined amp and speakers. ADA rack gear got it right with speaker emulation but that rig is heavy.
Oh crap! Had one in the mid 80's, sounded amazing!
Funny, I just plugged into mine two days ago for the first time in two years and loved it!
Love it! It happened again! :) Give us another video with humbucker guitar. Thanks!
Fellow Melbournian, I picked up a Redstripe Bandit in mint condition last year. Swapped the speaker for a Celestion Redback, which I consider to be the true British alternative to the Texas Heat. Same wattage rating, smooth highs, better dynamics, but has that celestion midrange grind. If you still have your other Bandit with the Texas Heat, consider putting the Redback in this one. I'll let you try mine first if you ain't sure.
I got same one. This amp is loud!! And takes pedals beautifully. Sounds really like tube amp. Love mine.
Nice stuff! Yeah, it's loud as hey! I'm looking forward to giving this a shot out at the blues jam at some point soon. :)
Thanks for the demo, I kind of want one now
I bought a Crate G20c XL from a neighbor and its really cool. Great guitar & harmonica amp
Someone recently gave me a Lab L7 amp with a 15 " EVM . B.B. King had the 2 12 " L5 . It's one of my favorite solid state amps . It's a pretty cool low budget amp .
Silverstripe is the best iteration IMHO.. but left as a backline install.
T-dynamic on the Silverstripe was perfect worked on both channels. Best used preset with your guitar and in my case fuzz face and boost.
I bought the Silverstripe because opportunity. But i was aware of opportunity because of Shane at In the Blues.
You need to show the difference with these amps just having a tuner pedal plugged in before it does. That glass come from just having the buffer before the input. No idea why.. turn the T-dynamic down to min. And buffer the input and play with the volume pot
I had an older version of the Transtube. It was awesome! Mine didn't have the red stripe.
Sounds absolutely amazing, Shane!
These were something to behold back in the day. They easily rivaled the Marshall Valvestates of the time.
Seriously UNDERRATED SS amps!
That was a killer tone on that opening jam track.
Back in the early 2000s, my high school had one of these and an Ashton GA80 as their fought over "big" guitar amps. Suffice to say I preferred the Bandit. I sometimes wonder where it is now, it would've spent most of it's life blurting out rough Silverchair covers😆
I think you are single handedly keeping the used market for Peavey amps afloat. Yes, they are great amps and yes, solid state amps are going to take to the road well and yes, the Bandit is a great amp, as is the Envoy, the Studio, etc. I WILL ADD, you are also doing a lot to keep live music, played with amps alive. You are the patron saint of gigging musicians, man!
You can open them up and check the caps on the boards. Get them replaced if needed. One amp you never want to have to go over is a GK250 RL . It is the head version of the famous GK 250 ML. Those things are packed tight, but the sounds.... Love me the old Studio Pro 112, red stripe. Another little monster is the Peavey Bravo, tube, most often mistaken for a SS amp.
Great Vid Shane. I better get on marketplace and gumtree quick before the redstripes have another price rush! I have been weighing up simple solid state amps with effect loops for a band of 13-14 year olds. They use Katanas at school which I think sound great, but my search for a bargain on the second hand market was hovering around Peavey Bandits, Fender Mustangs, Katana's and (although new) Laney Lionheart Forge.
Love your channel mate, I know your info comes from a thoroughly gigged perspective, which is invaluable info for an up and coming band.
If you wanted to do a vid on what gear or tips a new band needs, for group rehearsal, what to expect at a venue, do's and don'ts, I would take all that info in a flash!
Hey Shane you should hang on to this one! I have a red stripe Envoy & a Studio Pro. Love these old Peaveys, and they’re still dirt cheap!
I plan on holding onto it. I should have kept my last one but I moved it on to cover other expenses at the time. This one is staying. :) I'm not sure I tried an Envoy, the Studio Pro amps are killer :)
@@intheblues Envoy 110 power is ideal for home use. Wonderful clean ch. I suggest the Guitar Speaker Warehouse Veteran model.
Kinda like the Katana of it's day. Loved these amps, used one for a couple of years back in the day...
On mine I like using the real scooped high gain channel and turning up the mids real high. It really good that way. I get the most full sound out of the modern channel. My late 90’s US. made has the Peavey Sheffield 1230 speaker which is actually very good. There is no reason to go changing it especially because it would be hard to find a Vintage 30 type speaker that handles 80 watts.
I had the silver stripe version. It's been passed around from a few of my buddies. It's still going.
It's interesting that you mention how it cleans up with you guitar volume, unlike some of the digital. The last Peavey I had was an Envoy 110. I don't remember which edition, I think it was 1995.
I remember it having a really good sounding overdrive channel. The problem that kept me from playing it more was it's inability to clean up. When I turned the guitar volume down the amp volume would drop but the saturation stayed around the same.
It's good if you have volume limits at home, but being someone that rides the volume and tone controls on the guitar, it just didn't work for me.
Another brilliant slice of heaven (Intro). Thx Shane. Oh yes, being back the "Big Red".😅
Yes please do a dialing it in video. I like how mine sounds on the clean channel with my Strat and an sd1 but I can’t get anything as good as what you were doing on the drive channel.
That switch low and thigh is awesome, on low the woofer is going to move way more. Pay attention to the floor and the ceiling vrrrr vrrrrom. Very bedroom friendly if you are alone.😜 Seriously great amp. When is saw the title i was sure you were talking about a bandit.
I absolutely foresee you gigging in front of a wall of Red Stripe Bandits lol
Oh and yes I would love to see you rock a Les Paul through that Bandit!
As vintage tube gear gets more and more outrageously priced, people will start blowing the dust off the old solid state and trans tube stuff.
I'm just glad I tried these out a few years ago after watching one of your earlier vidoes mate. Now that "The Shane Effect" has made everyone want to sell them for the price of a kidney I'm happy to just watch from a distance.
I have a Quilter Aviator Cub and it seems that this amp was doing a very similar thing two decades ago! The T-dynamics seems to be the same as Quilters limiter.
These are better than the digital stuff they made after, for sure.
Yeah, you need to KEEP this one. Those Reds are getting more expensive and harder to find!
The bandit of bandits returns
Thanks for this great vid Shane! Any experience with a teal striped bandit with a scorpion speaker? I recently bought one and I'm blown away how good it sounds and how well it takes pedals, thanks for turning me onto these amps, great bang for the buck and the scorpion speaker is incredible IMO. Cheers!
I love see & hear a Bandit Shoout between Red Stripe vs Bandit 65 Solo series...
I have a Renown, a Red Stripe Bandit and in the next week i buy a 65 Bandit Solo Series and maybe a 130 Special...
Very cool amp Shane. One of my first s/s amps was a peavey rage and it had issues so i abandoned the brand. Red Stripe seems killer. :)
Your guitar playing is getting better and better 😎👍 (thanks for driving up the price of the Bandit, now I can't find one 😂🤣😂)
haha thanks, Jeff. Hopefully it doesn't affect the price too much. 🤣