What was your first amp? Get Peavey Amps: Amazon (US) amzn.to/369vqO5 Amazon (CA) amzn.to/3czcR74 Amazon (UK) amzn.to/3i5RNq0 Thomann bit.ly/2Gax9I3 Timestamps: 0:00 - Hello 0:09 - Look what I found 0:56 - This is a fun video 1:06 - My History with the Peavey Blazer 158 2:03 - Did you have this amp? 3:10 - Why did I buy it again? 4:40 - Your first love 6:35 - Paul's Spec Overview 7:25 - Pauls looks inside the amp 10:15 - thanks Paul! 11:00 - Peavey Blazer 158 Amp Tones 12:10 - Clean Tones 14:00 - Dirt Tones 17:00 - How did that sound to you? 17:15 - Summary 19:35 - Goodbye
I live in Mississippi. Where Peavey is located and was born. My first amp was a 5150. Yep. I've played all other brands over the years and my goto amp is my Red Stripe 112 Peavey. I placed a Blue Marvel in it. It can get almost any tone I want. The best thing about Peavey is I can take ANY amp to their shop and they'll repair it for $50-$75. That's customer service. I collect Peavey. It's easy around here. Anyway, enough about me and Peavey. I just found your channel and I subscribed. I enjoy the rambling and jokes as much as the gear reviews.
The CD player input is what really sells it. Take that boutique amps! Who needs hand wired components when you can hook up your brand new Sony Discman??
They called the master volume “post gain” because part of the trans tube technology was that you could actually get a drive from the output amplifier as well as from preamp, like you can with a tube amp. Normally with solid state amps only the preamp can be overdriven.
I have had the Peavey Bandit 112 currently I have the Peavey Studio Pro 65, I bought it because it weighs a little less and with 65 watts I have enough, they are both excellent amplifiers, they do not have built-in effects but they do. a pure sound close to valves, no digital amp satisfies me, these red stripe are a real marvel.
First amp was a Traynor guitar mate (no idea what wattage, or anything else about it) First guitar was a Rossetti or Rosaletti (chunk of wood covered in vinyl) strat shape.
I played Peavey Bandits all through the 1980s into the 90s. I used them at all my gigs. I always brought 2. Depending on the night I'd start with one turned on and switch on the second amp if it got really crowded and I needed more sound. I've owned Fender amps and Marshalls but the peaveys never let me down. Your amp sounded great. My first amplifier was a Fender Deluxe Reverb, next was a marshall, next was Music Man, next was Vintage Fender Twin, and next were Peaveys.
My first amp was a Project\ Kit\ home built by my Uncle Reg. It was a transistor Amp approx 25 watt head and separate Cab. It looked quite professionally built and had a spring reverb tank as well!. My uncle gave me and my brother and cousins our first Guitars and taught us those first few chords bless him
I couldn't remember the model of my peavey amp (which was my 1st guitar amp) so I just dug through my guitar pics folder on my PC and sure enough, It was a Blazer 158 lol. It was a solid amp that did the job.
I just bought a Peavey Studio pro 40. It sounds just as good as anything I've ever played through. I used to think they were junk amplifiers, I was wrong. And it only cost me $80. Made in USA too. Peavey is a very underrated amplifier. My first amplifier was a modeling version of a Crate. I don't miss it at all.
My first amp (late 70s) was a Brentwood, bought from a Woolco department store. It was about the same size as that Peavey, solid state, with a little 6 or maybe 8 inch speaker, one volume control, and a tone control. No gain or preamp.
My first amp was a Dansette. Yes, you read that right, an old school record player. Bought it in a pawn shop for a couple of quid and wired my guitar to the pickup. It's a wonder I didn't electrocute myself. But, it was valve (tube) driven and had volume and tone knobs. It probably sounded horrible, but I didn't notice.
My first amp was a mid to late 60s Fender tube amp that I’m pretty sure was a Princeton Reverb. I bought it used along with a Fender Jaguar and the pots were pretty scratchy and they both needed work so I sold them at a garage sale for ~$200. Hindsight is 20/20.
My first amp was a 10 watt kustom bass amp, i got it for free when i bought my first guitar on a pawn shop. I still have it, good (of course bassy) sound
Peavy Studio Pro 110 with an after market celestion 12” speaker, maybe from the person who owned it previously. Or the person before that. It still rocks! (mostly)
My first amp was Marshall MG50CFX, then I got the Fender Champion 100... both great amps, so far these are my only amps and I'm doing the best I can with both of them... I would definitely recommend them for any beginner
Woa that's an awesome little amp there, go Peavey! First 'amp' was a homemade headphone amp a friend made. First 'big' amp was a Peavey Bandit 65W (12" speaker) bought in 1980s, used for years but it was finally stolen in the 90s along with my favourite guitars. Amazingly, I still have the Peavey Companion 15W (8" speaker) I also bought in the 80s. Can't use it in my old apartment so it's amp sims and computer headphones for me.
Bought my first guitar as a freshman in college which was a classic white SSS Squier Strat from a cook at the restaurant I worked at and needed an amp. Went to a local guitar shop with a small amount of cash and bought a used Peavey Bandit 112. It was soooo loud and I had no idea what anything did. Still wish I hadn’t sold it, it was a good amp. Now I have a bunch of amps and mainly use my Spark to model whatever I want.
That's a nice little amp. My first amp was Marshall solid-state combo. I don't remember the model number but it had 2 x 12" speakers and "Valvestate" on the front. Maybe 100w? It had a 2 switch pedal for switching the overdrive and something else (reverb? It had lots of knobs). I didn't have a guitar at the time (1998-ish) but always planned on getting one so when I was offered the amp in trade (a good deal for me) I took it. Fast-forward almost a year and still no guitar, a friend who played in a band asked if he could try it out and ended up making me an offer for it that was a tidy profit for me. I wish I still had it as he made it sound really damn good and it was better than what I have now.
A bit of Googling tells me that the amp I owned actually had a tube preamp with solid state power amp section. It was a Marshall Valvestate VS265. It had 3 channels and a 3 switch pedal with a spring reverb and 130w (2 x 65w into 2 x 12" Celestion Goldbacks). Like this one reverb.com/p/marshall-valvestate-vs265-3-channel-2-x-65-watt-2x12-stereo-guitar-combo I wish I still had it now.
A little late to this video, but my first amp was a Peavey Rage 158 in about 1993. I bought it brand new from a Mr. Entertainment music store in Alberta. I picked up that amp and a Vantek strat copy. I still have the guitar, but I sold the amp ages ago after I upgraded to a Bandit 112, which I also sold. I've been thinking about buying another Rage, but it seems hard to find one from the early 90's.
My first guitar and amp l bought at "Eds Guitar" Bird Rd here in Miami..an odd ball match but being 12 years old l didnt know any better.. a 78 Gibson SG Jr and a Acoustic 10 watt amp, looking back l cant believe they let me out of the store with that amp, no one explained it wasnot intended for overdrive tones and ld be better off with a Peavey or some other brand..
So I did some further digging, trying to remember which pevey I was given by my old man as my first amplifier. After looking around, I believe it was the Pevey Back Stage. It had one blue knob I think for gain. It was given to me alongside a teal burst Bentley Acoustic electric which I soon traded him for a squire bullet offset style something or other.....good times
My first Blazer was a bit faulty. Some caps was bad, and it sounded amazing and very tube-like, but sometimes it began to overdrive too much. I have recapped it, and it lost it's vibe and mojo with it's malfunction
@@landonbailey In fact I've felt in love with red stripes, so I've bought envoy 110, Studio Pro 112, XXL head, and I wish to find Bandit for reasonable price.
Hey buddy..just got power cable from Sweetwater to a 2003: blazer 158 I had given to me...I'm stoked..it has the USA made blue marvel speaker made in Mississippi in it..got JHS screamer as well..diving in shortly..lol..I'm stoked
I bought this amp back in 2002 together with my first electric guitar - the guitar I gave away (was a J&D LP-style (housebrand of MusikStore-Cologne)) but the Amp is still here and in top condition :)
Now I'm wondering how my first amp sounds to my modern ears. It was an old Kona KA10(I think) amp. Only a bass, trebel, and volume knob. I was in hog heaven when I finally got a Zoom G1XN multi effects pedal. Both of those model names are just a best guess cause I can remember what they look like, the brand, but not the model.
My first amp was a 1967 Alamo challenger with a Kramer pacer oddly enough. I recently gave it back to the friend who gave it to me when his died. I’ve gotta an S-ton of Peavey amps from tube to tube and SS to solid state. Audition 110 is my favorite lately.
In 90 I got my first amp it was a dean markley 10watt practice amp it came with the guitar I bought from a guy. I traded it like a month later towards a Peavy pacer 150 from the 80s that once belonged to the Bentmen from Boston. Bought it from their sound guy.
My first amp was a Regal 15W that had no tone what so ever. It sucked ! However, I did get a Blazer 158 later on for a practice amp. It was the silver stripe model, and i regret letting it go. If I ever find another, I'll get it. Then I'll have a Bandit, Studio Pro, and Blazer, all silver stripe.
First amp was a Peavey Backstage 50 from the pre-TransTube days of Peavey solid state amps. That was one of the worst amps I've ever used. Thankfully new guitar players have tons of great sounding affordable gear, as well as well built, solid sounding guitars and basses to choose from at the entry level.
Hey I have one of these!. My brother is a commercial electrician, and he found it and a Epiphone Special electric guitar in the dumpster. No joke, a dumpster. The guitar was covered in cooking oil but the amp was clean. Probably some girlfriend threw out her ex's stuff. Cleaned them up and still have them.
I had an early (late 50's) Gibson tiny combo. My dad picked it up from a friend that no longer played. It made noise but that was all. I thought it was terrific at the time (8 years old). You could say it matched my play.... Ha!
My first amp was a Peavey that took two D batteries and was portable or plug-in. I forget the model but it was the smallest amp they made at the time, circa 1985. It was good enough to start with and I played my Squier strat through it for months before becoming dissatisfied with the tone. Then I got a Ross which was about 20- or 30-watts and very loud with a Fane speaker. But the tone was still lacking. But I had accumulated a number of pedals, from a DOD distortion to a bunch of Boss pedals with their own floorboard/carrying case. What I did was I used the Peavey and the Boss Turbo Overdrive to push the Ross and got some very hairy distortion, but it wasn't the best distortion. About a year later I got my first solid amp, which was a Marshall JMP 100 stack. I drove that thing with a 70s era MXR Distortion + and it was awesome. I also experimented with a Rat, Tube Screamer and other pedals. I played a lot of amps but decided one of my favorites was a friend's Princeton Reverb and I loved gigging with that and a few pedals. It did the job beautifully.
Cool that the screws of the handle go all the way through the electronicals....so if it shortcircuits, and you pick up the amp with the handle, it's hammertime! That's some proper engineering that!
My first amp was a Fender RAD from the early 90s. Still have it. My buddy had the Peavey RAGE 108. The thing was tiny but it did have reverb which my amp did not. We sounded terrible (both in musicality and tone) but we had fun. Also, in my neck of the woods the place to go for gear was Musicplex in those days.
Haha that’s awesome! My first amp was the Peavey Special 212. Had it from like Jr High through the first couple years of college, so probably like 7 or 8 years. It was a pretty badass amp. I think about it every once in a while and sometimes think I should track one down again someday the same way you did, for nostalgia’s sake.
My first amp was a Samick LA10 Had it for a while and loved it then the input jack solder points broke from the circuit board so my dad took me to my local music shop and got me a Fender Champion110. Omg I loved that amp! After that moved up to a Peavey Bandit 112 (the silver stripe version) loved that amp even more. From there I've had all kinds; Marshall, Line6, Fender, Peavey.
My first amp was a 1980 Marshall JMP 2204 and a 4×12 cab... was 350 for the head and 150 for the cab in 1990. Was a ton of money for a kid. A lot of lawns were mowed for that. Still have it. Never had a practice amp before that as I had already played for 5 or 6 years by that time on a classical guitar
My first amp was a 10watt something I got used along with a guitar . The first I bought new was a Peavey Envoy 110 in the mid 90's . I just gave it away with the guitar. Now I use a Vox VT40x and it's awesome 😁
Fender Mustang LT25. Got it a year ago when I started learning guitar. I hated it until recently after Fender finally updated it & you can tweak it via desktop software now. My electric guitar sucks, so I don't play it much, I play the acoustic 99.9% of the time.
My first amp was a Peavey as well! Not quite the same as yours, but I don't truly remember stuff like that from the mid-90s... Rage doesn't sound quite right either though it could've been... Anyway. It came as a bundle with my first-ever electric guitar, an all-black Epiphone Les Paul Special II. Man, I jammed that thing a long time, and even got to use it on stage years later (mic'ed up, of course). Sold both the guitar and the amp together a decade later, and still regret it. Ah well.
Oh rad! My first amp was a peavey bandit 112! Ive still got it 25 years later. The thing must have cast iron in it coz it weighs as much as my ac30 lol
My first amp was a Peavy Bandit 112 Teal Stripe with a Scorpion speaker. I bought it new in 1989 with my summer job money and sold it 2 years ago. It was still like new. I lost track of the guy who bought it from me but if I can find him I would like to buy it again to get it back.
My first amp was a little 15watt VOX amp with a 10” speaker. Can’t remember the exact model. Then I was given a mid 90s peavey bandit 112 used that for a couple years, then I bought a 2014 Fender Mustang IV. That thing was sweet. Then I sold that and now I’m rockin a 2018 Peavey Classic 30. Now I want to get a marshal. Lol 😎👍🏼
I had a first release epiphone studio les paul gothic xll, and first one was a kay ka100 practice amp and then it was replaced by a first act gc10 practice amp..
Yep. My 1st amp, bought with my own $$ was the blue stripe Peavey Rage. from a Hock shop / Loan shop score, with a Status silhouette stratish, I think from Korea? Could be wrong. Still have them both. GAS JUNKY! Hopefully buying a Blazer, with a Korean C5 serial Squier Strat for $200 Aussie money.