Peavey Audition 110

I bought one in 1999/2000 from a friend that worked at a music store, so the price was wholesale. As far as features go...it's limited: a clean/dirty switch, 3-band equalizer for lead, CD and headphone jacks. Standard low-end trans-state Peavey offering.

Clean channel sounds OK, but the distortion is worthless. Plus, the amp tends to hum occassionally.

No probs.

n/a

Been playing for 4 years. I'm getting a Fender...

Maybe late 90's, its discontinued. I bought it new on close out. Other reviews cover features, but the feature that makes this amp worth it's its weight is the CD/Tape input. Plug in your guitar, plug in your headphones. Then run a cord from your CD player output to the CD in jack in the amp. Turn everything down, then CAREFULLY set levels. Suddenly you are jamming with Johnny Winter, and noone's calling the cops.... you can really get an idea of what kind of touch you'll need to play loud with this feature- You should buy it for this alone. (Warning- use your brain in setting levels, you can hurt your ears...)
As others have said, it is not loud enough to play in a club, competing with drums and a few other 2x12 or 4x10 type amps... for folk or acoustic it would be fine...

I play a les paul and an SG through it. At certain volumes it gets all kind of sounds, it has high-mid-low eq and reverb and an overdrive channel so its got quite a bit of variety available. Miked or for recording it's one of those amps that you go "wow, that litle things making that noise?"

Solid as a rock

I certainly like their website.

You're probably buying used, if you're looking for a first amp for a garage band it might not be loud enough (unless you bought two and stacked 'em) but for the CD input for learning and practicing with the pros, you gotta get this amp. Get this for your bedroom, and shell out another $200 for a used 50+ watt 2x something Peavey solid state- Tube-shmube, you aint rockefeller, you just wanna blow-

Amp was made in 99. I've just upgraded from the Peavey Rage 158, only because I got a great deal on this one. Two channels, clean and lead. Reverb, 3 band eq., headphone jack (a must for practicing at home), cd/tape jack, external speaker jack, and a remote switch jack. 1 10" speaker 25watts, plenty of power for practice, I don't turn it past 4. I should say it is one of the transtube series. The only thing I don't care for is the power and channel switches. Never had any problems with them yet but I've seen the new models and they have upgraded the switches.

I use this amp at home only and it suits me just fine. I play an acoustic electric with a piezeo pickup and a mim Tele. Both sound great. I don't use it past 4 that is plenty loud for me. There is a little noise but I was thinking about changing the power cable, it doesn't have a ground terminal. When you touch the strings most of the noise leaves because you become the ground. I like country and classic rock. I don't use the distortion.

This is the second Peavey I've owned and they seem to be very well built. I guess you could play it at a gig thru a PA system. Never had any problems with either amp.

N/A

If it was lost or stolen I wouldn't hesitate to buy the same model. I've been playing about 1 1/2 yrs. I play acoustic/electric and Fender MiM Tele. I like it because it is well made and it has a sound that I feel is great for home use. I had compared it with Fender practice amps and I felt that Peavey was superior.

Don't know the year for sure on mine. It has input, 2 channels, pre, post, cd input, treb, mid, bass, phones out, and remote switch. I read the last three or four postings before mine and kinda feel sorry for stupid people. You pay $50 for a practice amp and expect it to sound like a Line 6 or tube amp???? Hello!!!!!!!

This is a PRACTICE amp. If you buy it with that in mind you will absolutely love it. If you're wanting the sound of a tube amp or some other $400 or more amp, save up your money so you won't have to pretend it's this PRACTICE amp that's making your lack of practice sound bad. I give mine an easy 8, keeping in mind that the category of rating is PRACTICE amp. :) Did I mention I use it for a PRACTICE amp???

I have a Epi Dot, Westone SX, and run an effects loop through my laptop sometimes. I find that if I play around, I can get almost any sound I want. That's what makes it a good PRACTICE amp. About the only thing I don't like about the amp is the reverb. It's really weak, but, then again, when a good reverb pedal will run you at least $30, do you really expect an amp in this range to have awesome reverb?

Well, the day I bought it, I dropped it. LOL It don't get beat around too much with me; but, so far, there have been zero problems.

Bought it used. If it went bad, I'd just buy another small amp.

Have played piano for 23 years and guitar for 1. Overall, I have loved this little amp. I bought a Peavey Blues Deluxe when I learned what I liked in sound, and learned more about tube amps. This is a great amp for just playing in your room or learning how to play the electric. Again, it was never meant to be a gig amp. For what it was designed to do, it's an easy nine. If they would have put a little bit better reverb on it, I'd give them a 10.

basic, 2 channels, eq, reverb which isn't that good, and the lead isn't usable

i used to think the clean was pretty good, but then i played through tube marshalls and fenders and got a pod, and i see that the "transtube" is bullshit, it sounds really solidstate and harsh and shitty. the distortion is awful

fine

sucks, save up and buy a tube amp or a line 6

no one mentioned that when you don't use the lead (distorted) channel, and use a distortion or overdrive pedal, to makeit sound 100% better all you have to do is turn the "pre" and the "post" all the way to 10. It gets rid of thehigh-end fuzz sound..idon't know why, but it does.

this little amp is great!( you can see the features from other reviews. ) this amp is very versatile. this is mainly a practice amp but you can perform w/ it if you mic it. this has the best sound i've ever heard on a little 25 watt practice amp.

i play w/ a fender standard series squire(which is a great guitar) which runs through my crybaby wah, on to my dod fx69-b grunge dist. pedal,through my dano chorus pedal,and finally to my peavey audition 110 amp.great great great sound!this amp has great variety.

it's a tank
(nough said)

don't know about support, great web site however.

great great great great great great..................................
.....................................................................
.....................................................................
.................................................................amp!

transtube? It doesn't sound like anything even remotely akin to a tube amp. 2 prong outlet-- bad-- no ground.-- static.
reverb aint so good.

Don't know the year it was made...
I play little clean but mostly hard metal so this thing is weak as hell for what I play...the distortion on this thing sucks...and it's power is minimal cause it is only 25 watts...I'm trying to do this from memory since I haven't actualy used this little piece of crap in about 1 year...I blew the mosfate chip in the damn thing so I got rid of it...I tryed play with a drummer and had to turn the thing up all the way all the time, but had no other choice.

I played mostly with a fender strat american standard on clean since the distortion is weak as hell like I mentioned...

Damn thing broke on me after about a few months...what the hell did you think I'd give it?

I'd give it a o but I can't go lower than 1...peavey is located in Japan...0 customer support it would have taken like 3 months just to mail order the part I needed to fix it

I've been playing 3 years and played seriously on about 7-8 amps...of it's size and price...this thing is the worst.

This amp was purchased in 1998, and is part of Peavey's transtube series. It has three equalizers (mid, bass, high) and a footswitchable lead channel (footswitch sold seperate). The volume on the clean channel is independant from that on the lead channel, which to me is a nice feature a lot of small amps don't have. It has reverb (I think it's actual springs, but I'm not sure), one main input, cd/tape input, earphone jack, and an extension speaker jack. It is 25 watts RMS at 8 ohms which runs through a 10" peavey Blue Marvel speaker. It only has a two prong plug, so watch out! Funny enough, the CD input makes it great for auditions which coincides with its name, but it is mainly meant to be used as a practice amp.

It is important to note that this amp is not meant as a performance amp, but is meant to be a practice amp. In this application, the amp sounds good. Most of the noise I hear comes from the fact that it has no ground. You serve as the ground through your guitar (unless your guitar's ground wire is disconected). When you let go of the strings, you no longer serve as the ground and it's noise city. If you have a noise gate however, this is irrelevent. The clean channel sounds great, and doesn't start to break up until after about 8 or so, depending on how hard you play. The lead channel is ideal for a rock/dirty blues type of sound or that good'ol Neil Young type of raunch. Metal heads and punks should look elsewere. To get more gain would require a distortion pedal. The "transtube" difference is not so noticeable here as compared to the bigger transtube amps, but it sounds a hell of a lot better than the other cheap amps Peavey made before this. The reverb sucks when compared to the acoutronics that I have in my stage amp, but it's reverb nonetheless, and very necessary in my opinion. The Blue Marvel speaker isn't near as good as Peavey's Sheffield line, but this is reflected in the price. Still, it does the job and there is a jack for a better speaker if it bugs you that much. The 25 watts is just enough to keep up with a lazy drummer, and is more than you will ever need for practicing in your room (and loud enough to piss your parents off!). The headphone jack is great when you want to play at 3:00am, but the lead channel sounds simply horrible without a speaker. The CD input is a nice addition. The guitar cuts in a lot louder than the music being played, so the music serves as a background to your guitar, allowing you to hear it very distinctly.

I have had this thing all over the place by bus and car. I have walked with it through the rain. I have left it in the car at +30C and -30c for hours at a time. I remember walking in -25C with a 2000 windchill factor for half an hour until the metal was white with frost. Ten minutes later it was singing. I have dropped it about twice now, and whenever I take it on the bus with me (which is quite often), it is always subject to quite a bashing. Reliablity is this amps strongest point. Once I had a problem with the reverb feedbacking, but it rectified itself before I had a chance to bring it in.

The amp originally came with a 3 year warranty, but now Peavey is selling them with 5 years. I guess they're confident with what they built. I have never had occasion to use customer support, and judging by Peavey's reputation, I just might not ever have to.

I've had this amp for almost three years now and I must say it has fit in quite nicely. It's just the right size that I can carry it with my guitar hand in hand. My stage amp weighs about 100 pounds, so when I'm on the move, I'm glad I have this one handy. I just grab it and go. I even like the open back which gives me somwhere to stuff all my pedals patch cords. The CD input and the earphone jack clearly make this ideal for bedroom practicing. Features like footswitcheable channels, 10" speaker, and a loud 25 watts make it seem like you could use it to perform, but it just can't compare to the other amps that were made for that purpose. However, if you look at it in a different light, it's a suped up practice amp that can take a serious beating and fit on a crowded city bus when needed. I think we could all use something like that.