I really am interested in lessons and not a flake if you can get back to me. Intermediate-advanced player 16 yrs, good ear and theory but weak on shred and actually playing stuff.
Do you offer lessons :) the second one sounded a little darker and warmer in my opinion but also somehow a bit more thin. The other one sounded stereotypically Peavy !!! Round and full. Not a bad thing.
I think I was at the wheel about 12 years ago just casually hanging out early in the night. Might have been Don Kelly but I can't say for sure. Full Western swing. Upright bass steel guitar and a fiddle. The guy playing lead guitar was sitting in a chair in the back behind the steel player and he had the greatest country telecaster tone I had ever heard in my life. The bridge pickup was perfect just full twang and spank without being too bright. It was insane how good it sounded and he was a killer player but wasn't overplaying. I could have stayed all night but my buddies wanted to leave. When I walked by the stage I had to see what amp was making that glorious sound! When I seen that it was a 1980s Peavey Bandit I nearly had a stroke and had to be carried out. Made me want to give up guitar and sell every amp and piece of equipment I had. LOL. The tone is all in the hands im afraid.
I would have liked to hear that! I used rockman gear in the studio in the 80's, sounded great. But same gear live, could never get the right amp to handle it. I could see where a Bandit would be a perfect match.
When the bandits first came out all the guitar players in my home town bought 2. One for each side of the stage lol. Great amps but heavy especially with the scorpion
I have an '84 w the scorpion. Jus picked up a silver stripe 90s w the sheffield 1230, did a shootout- both sounded great, but the silver stripe is now on craigslist
Best online demo I’ve seen/heard for this amp! Question- in your opinion, if you take out of the equation the Special 130 being able to get louder- in a garage setting just playing by myself, would you say the Bandit 65 sounds just as full, and has the same general tone as the 130? Also, would you say one would be missing out not having the “mid shift” knob that the 130 has?
Same tone & I’ll be totally honest I turn the mids off on both of them…the cab & amp itself is so mids heavy I usually put it on 0-1…the mid shift is not needed at all. Daily I grab the bandit (it’s lighter & has plenty of power) I’m never let down!
Great picking! I've been playing Special 130s for years, but I also own 2 Bandit 65s. What GWS speaker is in yours, and do you have any pedals inline between the guitar and amp? Both sound amazing!
@blazengtr ok thanks. I have the same amp i use for church. But i like the clean channel Vol at 5 plus using my Ibanez handwire ts808 tubescreamer/MXR analog carbon copy M83. Sounds great with my pedals... great video! I very much prefer a Scorpion speaker
Hey this is great. Thanks! One question - I just bought an ‘84 Bandit with the Scorpion. It sounds great but there is a slight buzz that sounds like it’s coming from the speaker (especially on low E string). Have you ever encountered that kind of problem with these?
