The different 'stripes' of Peavey TransTubes?

[Dave_O]

Originally Posted by wildschwein

...I haven't tried all the different Bandits and other Transtubes (except for the little Rage) so I can't really comment on them.

Great little amps for rehearsal and small gigs. I use my Rage (with a 10" Eminence) quite a lot for small rooms
Go to the Mojo Bros myspace (link under the signature) and listen to it live- guitars were MIJ 62RI Strat, MIJ 52RI Tele and '81 Ibanez Blazer for slide.

So wildschwein, another Sandgroper... (ex-patriot here)
I spent quite a lot of my mis-spent youth throwing large screaming motorcycles around the Mundaring Weir Road. Didn't fall off. Much...

[postjob62]

Has anyone tried the Peavey Nashville 112 steel amp?

Made in USA, clean for miles, great spring reverb, effects loop, power amp in and other cool features. Did I mention loud? Real loud!

It has a certain natural warmth and compression that sounds good to my ear anyway. It's real clean, but put a JD-10 or Bad Monkey in front if you need to and it really sounds good.

I think Redd V. plays out of some Peavey steel amps sometimes and if you've heard his tone, well...

[openbar]

Last night I had a chance to put a redline Bandit through the paces with the band. I had grabbed the amp cheap from an acquaintance. It really is like Peavey says: it's 95% there. By itself I wasn't blown away, but once I got it dialed in, and playing along with the band, it really shined.

The only potential problem is that it is tapped-out, volume-wise. For the sound I like, with the pre-gain only on about 4, the master is at 10 to keep up with the band. Got a sweet sound though, and the only real difference from my tube amps seems to be slightly less sustain. Otherwise it really got the job done, I love it. Now if it were only a little more compact...