I own a old 1983 peavey bandit 65 solo series... it look like it passed the war and passed 5 years in a garage wild open with snow and all dirt in front of a snowmobile.... i so was sad to this and the guy said take it its yours... i just clean it and remove the thick rust on the inputs.. and ... boom ... works perfect and it blows your face. I plug this in my 4x12 and its very surprising. I really suggest to jump on one if you see one for sale. They are usually sales for very cheap. Buy it !
Great story, I have a GK ml250 in stereo with a custom 2x12 with Koch speakers by Jensen. Probably the pinnacle of solid state amps but hard to find online, most amps probably need to get work done and proper speakers are a bitch to find
@@MusicIsYourFriend oh that's cool amp too. Their are jems everywhere sleeping that can blow you away and being hated because it's solid state .. some tube amps too are sleeping that no one cares. I got few other exemples here . I own a old 1968 Dynacord Eminent 2 tube amp.... I really suggest to jump on one if you see one . It's a PA and a guitar amp and a bass amp. Four independent channels that love to overdrive after 5 o'clock. That sounds is incroyable with everything you plug in the front. I totally love it . Can be good for cleans rock to metal. I can't believe that heavy metal sounds that is hiding in a 1968 German amp. That amp should have been known. Please look up a little for this and make your self a treat if you see one. I found a few video that you can see this amp. I was surprised to see many 60's band that was using this amp in a German show. I see The Kinks using this in that show and the sound of the song you really got me is in this amp. Anyway... I love it and please look up for this amp . It's a jewel
I have a Bandit 112 red stripe (and love it!!!) But I prefer my Fender Delux 112+ (solid state amp) It has amazing fender clean tones, takes pedals like a champ, great spring reverb, LOUD! The drive channel is not completely useless, It is my favorite S.S. amp!
I knew that the bandit would be on this list. I own a silver stripe from the late 1990's, it is very versatile and has a great dynamic sound when used properly. I put a 4 inch plywood back panel on the upper portion of the cab to add more punch. Older bandits like the blue stripe had a removable back panel.
Yes the panels are a legit thing to do. The damping options can help, but if you just added a different speaker it would change the character of the sound completely. The speaker was the biggest issue for me really on that amp (at least for the drive sound I would go for in most cases).
@@MusicIsYourFriend I actually like the Sheffield speaker, especially on the clean channel and the channel with the least amount of distortion. It's good for classic rock tones. it just lacked a little punch that is suited for hard rock. Most open back cabinets have smaller openings in the back than the newer bandits. I'm a cheap bastard and would rather shape the tone with cabinet mods than buying a new speaker :-D
@@rockandrollmd541 I get it, especially if it's the sheffield and not the blue marvel. I am into practicality more than being cheap. So I would make my cab from okoume and put in a neodymium century vintage. It would shed around 1/3rd of the weight and have a great sound.
A lot of guitar players really can't afford a high end amp. I have bought a Fender Ultra Chorus 2x12 (solid state) on Craigslist for $175 and love the sounds that comes out of it. I plug my pedal board through one of the inputs and get and great tone out of it. The chorus effect that comes built in with the amp is far better than some of the chorus pedals out there. Full of body and color to my tone. I never use the effects loops. Just would like to say that you don't need to spend a lot on money on a guitar amp. Got lucky with this amp and love the tones that come out of it. I have use this amp for gigs and when it's cranked, you are living the dream. You are in the zone with the sound and tone. Rock on to all, and I hope that you find your sound and tone. It makes us play better when we hear the right tones and color from you amp.
Bandit, the perfect affordable loud light weight small big amp. Better from the 90's, wth scorpion is ok, but if you find a blackwidow, man, it´s pe3rfect. But you can put an aminence on it and will be perfect too. Let me suggest the Peavey 212 chorus, that´s a really great amp. Fender stage are good too. The big ones.
I love the valvestate. It was also done under the supervision of Steven Grindrod. I also like the mode four. Less prone to noise and the savings on tubes is enormous. What is the max volume the FOH lets you turn it up? Which number, which cab?
@@MusicIsYourFriend umm laney cab celestion 70/80 umm up.to 6 or 7. The louder it gets the more gain and sustain it has and the clean cranked is very jtm45
Yes, that is not an unusable amp however it's not that great when you look at all other solid state amps. In some of my other videos you can see the g&k ml250, quilter, dv mark, laney, crate, fender and many other manufacturers and models that are better than the MG Marshalls. So not on the list, but a quite usable amp.
Straight thumbs up from me even though I just watched the 1st seconds of your video. Why? Coz no adverts at all. I love that! Nice one Bro. Subbed. Thank you o, very informative. One love
I respectfully disagree that Peavey Blue Marvel speakers are bad. They are clones of the Celestion Vintage 30 and they sound really good when you break them in.
Hi TheRosswise. Thank you for commenting. The blue marvel has changed over the years for so many times that the guys from Peavey probably don't know which one is which. The truth is that (probably) they didn't make a custom speaker but instead that they employed Eminence to give them a good price for their proprietary drivers. They just rebranded them and that was that. The blue marvel drivers come different sizes, different impedances. And while yes, the Blue Marvel is a decent speaker. It is solid and they won't break easily. It's not a clone of the vintage 30 as it differs in specs and, most importantly, sound. I would say it sounded more like a greenback but with more headroom before break-up.
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Depends on the amp and the speaker/cab and the sound you're going for. I've heard a great sounding hybrid amp (tube in the preamp) plugged into a great 4x12 cab. The thing sounded great. So it all depends. How much money do you have?
Depends on what jazz chorus you have played con artist. The modern ones are not like the originals when it comes to sound quality. I have an original 1979 jc120 and the clean is just fantastic. Theses are the ones Metallica and the cult use not the modern version of them There’s no comparison between the two.
The only tube amps I would prefer than my solid states would be Mesas, anything made my Fortin Marshall JCM800,unfortunately I can't afford those amps,I have the second best thing the DSP plug-in! Which sounds like a boutique tube amp.
@@MusicIsYourFriend Unfortunately no I haven't played any of these,I have played a 5150,thinking of getting a 6505 mini head, but the Katana 50 and the plug-in are good enough for now
@@_vez I would advise you to work on your material and not to get into sound. Sound is something that you can get help with, borrow gear, and if you decide to record and promote your material. If you do record, make sure that you have a DI track always so you can reamp your performances.
I know it, I just don't think that's available everywhere. In my videos, right behind me, you can see a Gallien -Krueger 250ML which is a great amp. Just not available everywhere.
I had a Katana 100 but for some reason I couldn't get the sounds I wanted out of it. I ended up trading it in and got a Marshall DSL20CR and that got me what I wanted but I still wonder if I should have kept the Katana or maybe I should have gotten the head or Artist model.
Well it all depends on what sound you're after. And yes they can suck for some things but the worst thing with them are the speakers. The new ones have more variety when it comes to distortion however they can be great pedal platforms.
I agree. I have a solid state amp that I wouldnt trade for any tube amp out there. Gallien Kruger 250ml as used by Adrian Smith, Dave Murray, Alex Lifeson, David Gilmour and Gary Moore. Connect it to a speaker cab and the thing sings - in stereo!
Hi man, well it's just impossible for me to demo all these amps. I'm speaking from personal experience, however I don't have the need, the space or money to burn to own all these amps. Especially if you take into consideration that you would need to own the bandit and the envoy, which makes no sense. I believe there are enough sound demos online to figure out will the amp suit your needs.
