OK...so recommend me a good s/s Peavey amp?

ye olde fretmonkey · April 8th, 2005, 03:02 PM

I think I'm gonna need a good LOUD amp one of these days, and dont' really want a Twin.

2 x 12s, 100 watts or so.

I've tried a LA 400, a Nashville and a Vegas and actually liked the clean sound on them (even though I've always had tube amps before). There are so many s/s Peaveys out there and I can't tell them apart, so somebody gimme a hint.

Stan Martin · April 8th, 2005, 03:19 PM

the weight factor is the same, but the edge goes to the twin for tone. the cabinet is better. plus when you push the twin it will sound sweeter than the ss.

just curious and with all things being equal, why not a twin?

ye olde fretmonkey · April 8th, 2005, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Stan Martin

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just curious and with all things being equal, why not a twin?

Two things: $$ and weight.

I just can't afford to shell out $500-700 for a SF Twin anytime in the foreseeable future.

jjh37854 · April 8th, 2005, 03:51 PM

get a Peavey Nashville 400,
you can get em for 350, look on the steel guitar forum for a used one for sale. They sound cool with a tele, heck I know Redd V uses one from time to time, thats gotta tell ya somethin'

Not quite as heavy as a twin and I think the stock 15 sounds cool for tele, i was lucky enough to get one cut into a head and cab, another cool one is the session 400 limited, its a bit smaller. And I have been hearing raves about the nashville 112, lighter smaller and a 12,and I believe they are under 500 new.

http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum17/HTML/001900.html

trag-o-caster · April 8th, 2005, 05:43 PM

I bought an old, VERY beat up Bandit 65 off of a bandmate who was $10 shy of paying his bar tab. For $10, it was an AMAZING amp when it's clean channel was paired with a Morley JD10 device. I liked it so much that I picked up a real clean one for $125, and I used both of them together with the aforementioned JD10.

Two of them simultaneously was overkill - one is PLENTY loud enough. The clean channel sounds cool, and the reverb is more "Fenderish" than almost any other amp that I can think out there.

If you really need two 12's, maybe you should look out for a Stereo Chorus, or something like that. I think you can find them used for around $200. Great amp bargains, if you're not a "tube purist".

lenny · April 8th, 2005, 06:27 PM

i was gonna suggest a bandit based on the thread title, but i dont think it is as loud as you have in mind.
pretty cool though
/shrug

ye olde fretmonkey · April 8th, 2005, 08:58 PM

Actually I think Redd was playing a Bandit the last time I saw him. You can certainly find em cheap enough.

Billy Claire · April 8th, 2005, 10:58 PM

When I looked at the title of this thread, I really expected a much shorter reply count.

Didn't know there was ANY good Peavey...

GlennLewis · April 9th, 2005, 01:28 AM

wasn't too bad, 2X12, plenty loud, three seperate selectable channels to mess with, all with different possible voicings, plus it looked pretty cool.... yeah, I know that doesn't matter.

Stan Martin · April 9th, 2005, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ye olde fretmonkey

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stan Martin

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just curious and with all things being equal, why not a twin?

Two things: $$ and weight.

I just can't afford to shell out $500-700 for a SF Twin anytime in the foreseeable future.

how about a Carvin? A good sounding 2-12" amp under $400 is a tall order.

if you're looking for a powerful 1 speaker Peavey. I would suggest the LTD ( Redd V. used this last time I saw him in Austin). The Bandit is too low wattage wise.

Mike Dickerson · April 9th, 2005, 11:02 AM

Back in the 80's you saw a ton of these and the bandits. Alot of the country guys would use two in stereo. You would see three times as many of these as you would see twin reverbs.

alotas123 · April 9th, 2005, 11:10 AM

It's a steeler's amp. Clean, clean and clean. It's new so it's rarely found used. For less money get a used older steel amp from the Nashville or Session lines. They are really big and heavy, with a 15" speaker. The Nashville 112 is more manageable for feeble guys like me... :D I think if you can manage one of those big amps with no trouble, you really owe it to yourself to think about a Twin instead.

trag-o-caster · April 9th, 2005, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billy Claire

When I looked at the title of this thread, I really expected a much shorter reply count.

Didn't know there was ANY good Peavey...

We're like the fans of lo-budget sci-fi movies from the 50's.

Hartley Peavey = Ed Wood

David Barnett · April 9th, 2005, 12:57 PM

Try the Session 120, I know an old blues cat who gets a decent smooth tone through one of those.

ye olde fretmonkey · April 9th, 2005, 07:16 PM

Choices, choices. See, they made so many flavors of s/s amps in the 80s and 90s, that's where it gets confusing.

Although a bunch of them had too many knobs and 'features' for me. I like em simple.

I did run across an MX awhile back with 4 output tubes and a spkr magnet the size of a dinner plate, for right around $200. The grape-colored tolex on it was too revolting, though.

dB · April 9th, 2005, 09:53 PM

http://austin.craigslist.org/msg/66372090.html

http://austin.craigslist.org/msg/67621736.html

http://austin.craigslist.org/msg/67595080.html

There's also a Classic 50 2x12 for $350 in the Chron.

Donnie

Aaron Schiff · April 10th, 2005, 02:01 AM

As someone pointed out the the Nashville 400, LA 400 and Vegas 400 are really steel guitar amps. They are way more than 100 watts, more like about 225. They do make good LOUD Tele amps though for clean country sounds. And they are available cheap. I had a Special 130 for several years and it was durable, loud, distorted smoothly and could clean up for steel. My Peavey choice from what you say you are looking for would be two of the 80 watt Bandits run in stereo. I would turn my nose up at one the the Fender Stage amps either. The 100 watt 1x12 and the 160 watt 2x12 are great sounding SS amps.

e-merlin · April 10th, 2005, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Dickerson

Back in the 80's you saw a ton of these and the bandits. Alot of the country guys would use two in stereo. You would see three times as many of these as you would see twin reverbs.

Yeah, they are cheap, reliable, and sound great on the clean channel. They have that Peavey SS "Supersat" distortion channel, which is a love it or hate it thing (I hate it) but you can use pedals instead. Brian Henniman from the Bottle Rockets uses a Special 130 when he's not abusing Classic 30s and the occasional Bravo.

Also, just about anything from Peavey's TransTube line is about as good as SS gets. The distortion sounds more believeable on the TransTube stuff than the "Supersat" did. You should be able to find a good used Special 212 well inside your budget constraints. If you can afford an XXL, that's the way to go, however. It's the best sounding all around SS amp I have ever played.

e-merlin · April 10th, 2005, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Billy Claire

When I looked at the title of this thread, I really expected a much shorter reply count.

Didn't know there was ANY good Peavey...

You need to stop by some time. I've got a few amps I'd like to introduce you to. 8)

Neill Levine · April 10th, 2005, 11:36 PM

I was looking for a Peavey Bandit and ended up with a Peavey Special 130 combo on EBAY.
Its' loudness is plentiful on clean and also has an interesting drive sound. I use it as a backup amp for my valve Fender 75.
On 3 or 4 it is more than loud enough for a rehearsal. On 4 or 5 it will be well-heard at the pub.
Anything more than that I will not try without earplugs.

dB · April 11th, 2005, 09:58 PM

http://austin.craigslist.org/msg/67797069.html

I don't know anything about these, I'm just tossing them out as I run across 'em.

Best,
Donnie

ye olde fretmonkey · May 8th, 2005, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by e-merlin

Also, just about anything from Peavey's TransTube line is about as good as SS gets. The distortion sounds more believeable on the TransTube stuff than the "Supersat" did. You should be able to find a good used Special 212 well inside your budget constraints. If you can afford an XXL, that's the way to go, however. It's the best sounding all around SS amp I have ever played.

I found a 65 watt 1 x 12 TransTube in a pawnshop for $129...I think I may have to snag it.

Pepi · May 9th, 2005, 01:18 PM

Try to find an old Peavey Special 130. These sound great with a Tele

Mike H. · May 9th, 2005, 02:39 PM

Any of the new transtube Peaveys will do it. I'll also recommend an old Bandit 65. They're cheap. They sound good. And they're loud enough to cause hearing impairment.

radarman · May 9th, 2005, 09:59 PM

and I fired up the Transtube Studio Pro 65 watter in an open window and they came out of their house rather quickly to see what the sound was... LOL :P

With the Carvin GT-12 speaker it has some ballz..

April 8th, 2005, 03:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
ye olde fretmonkey Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin Posts: 3,443	OK...so recommend me a good s/s Peavey amp? I think I'm gonna need a good LOUD amp one of these days, and dont' really want a Twin. 2 x 12s, 100 watts or so. I've tried a LA 400, a Nashville and a Vegas and actually liked the clean sound on them (even though I've always had tube amps before). There are so many s/s Peaveys out there and I can't tell them apart, so somebody gimme a hint. __________________ Just 'cause that's the way things are, that never did make it right.

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Stan Martin Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Pepperell Posts: 818	I would a-b a twin to whatever 100w + ss Peavey the weight factor is the same, but the edge goes to the twin for tone. the cabinet is better. plus when you push the twin it will sound sweeter than the ss. just curious and with all things being equal, why not a twin?

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jjh37854 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Francisco Age: 35 Posts: 1,187 7 Photos	Peavey Nashville 400 get a Peavey Nashville 400, you can get em for 350, look on the steel guitar forum for a used one for sale. They sound cool with a tele, heck I know Redd V uses one from time to time, thats gotta tell ya somethin' Not quite as heavy as a twin and I think the stock 15 sounds cool for tele, i was lucky enough to get one cut into a head and cab, another cool one is the session 400 limited, its a bit smaller. And I have been hearing raves about the nashville 112, lighter smaller and a 12,and I believe they are under 500 new. http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum17/HTML/001900.html

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trag-o-caster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Flushing, Michigan Posts: 4,631	I bought an old, VERY beat up Bandit 65 off of a bandmate who was $10 shy of paying his bar tab. For $10, it was an AMAZING amp when it's clean channel was paired with a Morley JD10 device. I liked it so much that I picked up a real clean one for $125, and I used both of them together with the aforementioned JD10. Two of them simultaneously was overkill - one is PLENTY loud enough. The clean channel sounds cool, and the reverb is more "Fenderish" than almost any other amp that I can think out there. If you really need two 12's, maybe you should look out for a Stereo Chorus, or something like that. I think you can find them used for around $200. Great amp bargains, if you're not a "tube purist". __________________ Timothy Jon Lamb

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ye olde fretmonkey Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin Posts: 3,443	Actually I think Redd was playing a Bandit the last time I saw him. You can certainly find em cheap enough. __________________ Just 'cause that's the way things are, that never did make it right.

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lenny Banned Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New Haven, CT. USA Posts: 3,219	i was gonna suggest a bandit based on the thread title, but i dont think it is as loud as you have in mind. pretty cool though /shrug

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Billy Claire Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Marlborough MA Posts: 940	When I looked at the title of this thread, I really expected a much shorter reply count. Didn't know there was ANY good Peavey... __________________ www.myspace.com/sherylamour www.theallens.theallens.com tear off my arms and beat me to death with them...

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GlennLewis Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 542 4 Photos	I ws just playing an XXL tonight wasn't too bad, 2X12, plenty loud, three seperate selectable channels to mess with, all with different possible voicings, plus it looked pretty cool.... yeah, I know that doesn't matter.

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Mike Dickerson Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Paragould Arkansas Age: 47 Posts: 245	Special 130 Back in the 80's you saw a ton of these and the bandits. Alot of the country guys would use two in stereo. You would see three times as many of these as you would see twin reverbs.

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alotas123 Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hill Country Texas Posts: 470	Nashville 112 It's a steeler's amp. Clean, clean and clean. It's new so it's rarely found used. For less money get a used older steel amp from the Nashville or Session lines. They are really big and heavy, with a 15" speaker. The Nashville 112 is more manageable for feeble guys like me... :D I think if you can manage one of those big amps with no trouble, you really owe it to yourself to think about a Twin instead. __________________ Play that thing, make it sing!

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David Barnett Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: LIttle Rock, AR Age: 52 Posts: 5,491	Try the Session 120, I know an old blues cat who gets a decent smooth tone through one of those.

April 9th, 2005, 07:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
ye olde fretmonkey Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin Posts: 3,443	Choices, choices. See, they made so many flavors of s/s amps in the 80s and 90s, that's where it gets confusing. Although a bunch of them had too many knobs and 'features' for me. I like em simple. I did run across an MX awhile back with 4 output tubes and a spkr magnet the size of a dinner plate, for right around $200. The grape-colored tolex on it was too revolting, though. __________________ Just 'cause that's the way things are, that never did make it right.

April 9th, 2005, 09:53 PM	#16 (permalink)
dB Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 401	Just something to check out http://austin.craigslist.org/msg/66372090.html http://austin.craigslist.org/msg/67621736.html http://austin.craigslist.org/msg/67595080.html There's also a Classic 50 2x12 for $350 in the Chron. Donnie

April 10th, 2005, 02:01 AM	#17 (permalink)
Aaron Schiff Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cedaredge, CO Posts: 347	As someone pointed out the the Nashville 400, LA 400 and Vegas 400 are really steel guitar amps. They are way more than 100 watts, more like about 225. They do make good LOUD Tele amps though for clean country sounds. And they are available cheap. I had a Special 130 for several years and it was durable, loud, distorted smoothly and could clean up for steel. My Peavey choice from what you say you are looking for would be two of the 80 watt Bandits run in stereo. I would turn my nose up at one the the Fender Stage amps either. The 100 watt 1x12 and the 160 watt 2x12 are great sounding SS amps.

April 10th, 2005, 11:36 PM	#20 (permalink)
Neill Levine Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 107	good s/s peavey - 130 Special I was looking for a Peavey Bandit and ended up with a Peavey Special 130 combo on EBAY. Its' loudness is plentiful on clean and also has an interesting drive sound. I use it as a backup amp for my valve Fender 75. On 3 or 4 it is more than loud enough for a rehearsal. On 4 or 5 it will be well-heard at the pub. Anything more than that I will not try without earplugs.

April 11th, 2005, 09:58 PM	#21 (permalink)
dB Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 401	Here's another http://austin.craigslist.org/msg/67797069.html I don't know anything about these, I'm just tossing them out as I run across 'em. Best, Donnie

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Pepi Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Indiana Age: 54 Posts: 209	Try to find an old Peavey Special 130. These sound great with a Tele

May 9th, 2005, 02:39 PM	#24 (permalink)
Mike H. Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Age: 53 Posts: 101	Any of the new transtube Peaveys will do it. I'll also recommend an old Bandit 65. They're cheap. They sound good. And they're loud enough to cause hearing impairment.

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radarman Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 319	the neighbors actoss the street were playin (c) rap noise... and I fired up the Transtube Studio Pro 65 watter in an open window and they came out of their house rather quickly to see what the sound was... LOL :P With the Carvin GT-12 speaker it has some ballz.. __________________ One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork. Edward Abbey

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ye olde fretmonkey Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin Posts: 3,443	Re: the neighbors actoss the street were playin (c) rap nois