Peavey Transformer 112

Bought this amp about two months ago. Very happy with it. Like always the factory presets are adequate but with a bit of tweaking you can really get some nice sounds out of this amp. It has an effects send which is stereo. I have used this in conjunction with another amp and it sounds very cool. User interface is a load of LED lights which I find easy to use and easy to read at a glance (No menus to plod thru). I find the built in tuner to be somewhat inaccurate so this is really the one thing I was not happy with. The footswitch supplied with this amp is also a very well set up and easy to use interface.

I use this amp with primarily two guitars. A regular strat and a EC Signature series strat. Both work well and both have a direct effect on the amp performance. I play a variety of music from hard bluesy material to picking. I like the EC Strat for the bluesy stuff and the regular strat for the cleaner stuff. In all cases the amp performs well with singing blues lines to the clean sweet style guitar playing I like. I am still developing my own tones with this amp but I feel like I will have few limitiations. Again the factory presets are fine and range from sounds that are drenched in effects to clean. Since you can store a bunch of your own sounds I have just begun to do this. In addition to this there is a Midi interface in the back of this amp which allows you to store your sounds. I also understand a sound edit and patch storage program is in development for this. But if you have any regular Midi Interface program like Cakewalk for example you can store the patches.

Never had any problems with the amp. No humming, clicking etc. Very happy with this amp so far

No real need to contact Peavey for service. I did send them an email because I was curious about the software package for this amp. It mentions this in the owners manual so I was curious. They answered me via email that the sound editing and storage program was due out next year for this. I am rating this based on the timely response to my email but otherwise I would have to say I have had zero trouble.

Overall I love this amp. Would replace it in a minute if it were needed. In fact I am considering buying a second T112 to make my rig stereo. Like anything some people are going to love this amp and I have seen some people complain about it, its really a personal thing. For me this amp is great, dont sell it short by what you read, try it for yourself I think you'll be glad you did. I found this website is a great source of additional information if your interested http://www2.netdoor.com/~johnfera/Tform/Tform.html

2001 Model. Modeling amp, with 12 amp "models". Has a midi controlled footswitch, built in tuner. You can switch cabinet types with different amp models. 50 watts. WYSIWYG interface. No numbers on the dials, just LED lights. Looks cool in the dark. Has an effects loop. No DI. It does have a headphone jack. It's part of the Transtube series, with T-Dynamics control. Has Midi IN/OUT. I give it a 9 because it does not have a DI. Otherwise it would get a 10.

I'm using a 1997 Les Paul Classic, and a Kramer Pacer Carrera. Let's start with the obvious. On most of the amp "models", the Transformer falls miserably short. The sounds are thin, and have no life to them. That being said, the "Tweed" sounds (a Bassman 4X10), has the most punch to it. The British settings are weak. The Boogie settings (American Modern and High Gaing), just don't have "IT". I've heard alot of other Modeling amps, and the Peavey falls short on every "model". Peavey claims that the amp doesn't emulate specific amps, but are approximate sounds. That's a good thing, because it lets Peavey off the hook. If your looking for a good modeling amp, go with a Johnson or a Line 6. The effects: Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Rotory Speaker, and Tremolo are good. The delay is good as well. Nothing to complain about.

Peavey makes rugged equipment. The amp has not broken down. No tubes, so I don't have to worry about changing them. I'm sure Peavey made this thing rugged as well. Not a very heavy amp, which is good. I'm just concerned about the chassis and whether or not it can handle a bumpy trip to a gig. I would gig without a backup.

Peavey is pretty good when it comes to customer service. Always very nice when I've had questions concerning this amp.

Overall, this amp is not worth the money. Peavey needs to go back and rethink it's approach to this amp. Compared to Line 6 or Johnson, this amp is WEAK! The only good thing about this amp is that a foot controller is included. Sort of a concellation prize for buying an OK amp. If it were lost or stolen, I wouldn't buy another one, I would buy a better modeling amp. The sounds it models are just horrible. This amp can't escape it Peavey heritage. For some reason, all Peavey amps have a "drawl" to its tone. Sorry Peavey, but better luck next time.

its a 2000 model i believe
its got 2 inputs so if you and your bud wanna jam out and only have 1 amp you can,, 1 is a high gain and 1 is a low gain.. so if your guitar gives you alotta feedback you can plug into the low inout and if 2 guitars are plugged in you both get low input to keep feedback down.
as for channels,, i guess 2,,, distortion and clean but there are so many variations of each, so,,, technickly 2 but if you look at it like me you can say 16 cause the 16 presets all being difrent from each other, lead, crunch, 80's metal, a death metal tone,, (peavey ultra)..err 1 thing i wish it had was a GOOD tuner,, where i can tune down to A or B acuratly,, its a got a tinny little Eb and E tuner,, but i dont know how to use it or care to learn how to use it. i recently joined a band it it so happens when i bought this amp, the guy who sold it to me is the singer, a coincadence? maybe but its plenty powerfull for playin in basements, outside ora small gigs,,, w/o a PA you can probably play a small show (under 300 people).... very great portable easy to use, and plenty of balls for a 50W solid state,, it honestly sounds like 75, but except for the shitty tuner id give it a 10

im using a BC rich NJ series MOCKINGBIRD with stock BCR100 H/H, ill soon buy a new set of george lynch screamin deamons and slap them in there so i can get the pinch harmonicks i love to whale... for playing 80's metal, grunge metal, heavy metal,, black metal its great,, probably just my pickups but i cant seem to get a death/extreme metal tone out of it.
i get some noise on 1 of the difital effects,, flanger and makes a bit of noise if i play close to my computer...
i can get a mess of sounds,, anything from blues to extreme metal and there are many variations of each as i stated above,, plus the thing is internet ready,, whcih from what i hear means you can download patches and store them as a preset, so its unlimited as for as how many sounds you can get...
the clean channel sounds very nice and crispy,, i notice a tad of dirtyness if i have it past 8 and i play hard,,, (also did i mention i play 13 ga strings?) im sure itd sound much better on 9's or 10's
.. as for brutal distortion, any amp with distortion and more than 20 watts sounds brutal cause you feel it more than hear it, but if youv ever played through a digitech RP2000 with the "SCOOP" effect selected,, thast the mother of all distortions so in comparison the distortion is good but not the quality distortion you'd want at a show
suits me perfectly,, peavey is top of the line gear,, its up there with mesa and marshall's and for what i paid for it,,, 510 bucks new,, its a steal

would i gig with it with out a backup? absolutly,, mainly because its the only gig worth amp i have but its a tough and i dont think you can destroy it unless you tok an axe to it,,, its solid state so pretty much maitnince free and no its never broken down on me, also its got a 5 year warrentee! yippee!!

5 year warrentee
never needed repairs but i always go to the peavey website to look at what other people are saying about problems with their amps,,, iv never seen a problem wih a new transformer 112 or 212,, but it looks like the bandits are real pieces of garbage,,, the 2000 and 2001 modles anyways, the older ones seem to have a good reputation.. and if i have a question for the techs,, they ALWAYS giveme detailed answers and always get back to me that day, great work peavey! anyways... the internet ready deal isnt estabilished yet but expect it soon,, im really looking foward to it

ive been playing 15 months, iv got a shitty crot pro m600 guitar with a trem,, piece of shit with a crack at the neck and body,, (its a thru neck), uhhh synsonics terminator its got a built in 3" amp (hey it was my first guitar.. uhh,, got a 15W epiphone EP-800R amp,,, my first amp,, lil practice amp and it kicked for a 15watter... and iv got a johnson blue dreadnaught acoustic guitar, first acoustic, i like it... if someone jacked my amp id be a pissed off kid,,, i just want to let you know iworked many hours,,, to get 600 bucks,,, it was 2 weks worth of 48hours a week @ 7 dollars an hour off the books so you can say i worked my ass off and it means alot to me... so id hawk that fucked down and lynch him in my front yard then chop off his arms with an axe and beat him with the blody end,,, then save up another 520 bucks and buy another one! before i bought it,,, i was really looking at the transformer 212,, but it was $975 and a bit out of reach financialy speaking.... and this crate GFX212+ and it was only 350 bucks mind you,,, 120 watts! you'd probably say i was crazy,, if i ever had another 600 bucksid buy the crate and a RP2000,, cause then i have 120watts and killer sound insread of 50W and pretty good sound.. i really love the foot switch included with it,, 6 button doo-hickey andi can dance around it like no tommarow so thats a plus,,, but the 1 thing that sucks about it is the tuner they tried to build into it,,, they might as well not put 1 in to begin with i think,, and sold it for a few bucks less...i wish they wouold have thrown in a free t-shirt,, i mean i wouldnt mind advratising for peavey like that,, and actully i think its a good idea if they did that,, ill mention it in the forums, but overall,, its an excelant amp,, lotta bang for your buck and id recomend it to anyone that likes to play metal, funk ,fusion, punk (old punk like black flag and shit,, not faggey blink182-ish shit), rock and psyc type of stuff,,, very versatile and very portable amp @ only 40 lbs great for practice or recording or small gigging

I just bought this last week . . . picked the guitar up again after laying off for 3 years . . . I needed something for my son (12 year old beginner) to bang metal on and me to rekindle the search for blues tones. This amp is GREAT . . . I've been a tube lover since I started playing at age 10 and most recently had a Peavy Classic 30 Hot Rod (See the reviews at Harmony for Danny - we owe the blueguitar a huge thank you!!) and until 1998 owned a 1967 Black Face Fender Vibrolux. This Peavy is wonderful!! Easy controls . . tones of tones . . footswitch, great effects, solid state transportability, lots of volume, easy to use features ALL IN ONE EASY RIG!!! I'm impressed . . . it nails many tones you need in an easy to dial up fashion with solid state reliability. Great home practice amp . . . and it would work on a gig as well.

Using this with a Vintage 50's Mexican Strat with Custom Shop 54's Pick-Ups . . . Clean, Grind Bluesy Tones just flow . . . One knob and you dial in 16 different pre-sets and/or 16 different amp model emulations . . . NO, it ain't the real thing . . .but you hit up a 50's tweed and its DAMN close . . . 60's black face - reverb - YEP - REAL DEAL . . . This is not an EVERYTHING AMP . . . its a VERSATILE AMP . . . dial it up easy and play away. Great footswitch, tuner, and easy navigation. Way to Go PEAVEY . . this thing is tone heaven for about $550 bucks. You really can get rid of stomp boxes and such as the effects are easy to dial in (either from the panel or the footswitch or the panel) and you can layer in reverb, modulation, gain etc. as easy as pie! And, THEY SOUND GOOD. Straight out of the box, you want a high gain brit - damn good. Tweed anything . . your doing the blues . . .Classic Peavy with Transtube - which is a cool feature . . . your singin'. NO KIDDING . . . For what you get, its the steal of all amps out there! Plus, they're literature says there's a PC interface on the way (hook to the MIDI) to allow (I assume) upgrades/patches to the pre-set amp emulations on their Internet site. A little cabinet buzz . . .but I fixed mine with some insulation/silicone "custom" mods and a cabinet stiffener . . other than that I'm ROCKING! The Blue Marvel speaker is loosening up, and sounds better everyday!

I've owned 2 Classic 30's and an Ultra . . . very reliable gear . . . as we used to say . . "Bang It Or Twang It . . . It still Rocks after It Rolls" So Far . . So Good.

Anytime I've called I've gotten just what I asked for . . we have a great local dealer as well.

I'd buy it again . . Peavey has a winner here . . . GOOD Tone! Easy to Deal With Interface . . and lots of features (footswitch, amp emulations, CAB emulations, effects, tuner, transtube, etc.) in a SIMPLE, SINGLE, Cost Effective, Portable (40 lb) COMBO . . . It ain't Marshall, or a Mesa, or a Tweed Fender - It's all of 'em CLOSE in one package without tubes . . . . I'm a tube freak - owned some of the finest - but the funds wouldn't allow TWO amps. I bought this amp because my 13 year old can bang metal, etc. or take on 70's rock (which thank God he appreciates how great it was) and I can still sit down and enjoy SOME tone when I want to do the blues . . . Without a doubt - As versatile an AMP as I've seen for the money in some time and A GREAT BUY! By the way, compared to Line 6 (Peavey is much easier to use and much more natural sounds when effects are rolled in overall - not digital sounding) the new Fender Cyber Twin (Way Cool - Way Features - Way Tone - WAY Close to A Grand!) a Vibrolux Reissue (I owned the real deal - c'mon Fender - this is a piece of dog poop compared to a 60's blackface!) and another Classic 30. For the bucks, this thing is versatile enough to keep a gigging musician pretty happy and more then fills the bill anywhere else. (home, practice, jamming on Friday's etc.) It's a Keeper! If your in the market for a combo for low bucks . . . then this deserves an audition!!!!!!

This is the peavey 112 transformer amp new 2000 release.
I own a flextone(line6) and I happen to go in to a store and
see these new transformer models out, so I gave it a try, and
WOW!! was I inpressed they sound awesome,They have what most people
are looking for, a wet and silky sound wich you get out of high end
processors. The chorus and flange are amazining sounding. the
distortions are perfect for me they have a massive saturated sound
or you can have a classic ac/dc style sound. The delay is awsome, when
you change channels it keeps on going into your next preset.
Does this amp sound like a tube amp NO but neither does the
line 6 I own. There are a lot of people that think they have found
a amp thats rates at a ten but I have owned almost 38% of whats
out there AND NOTHING IS 10 OR A 9. each amp has its perks and its
lows If it didnt every one would owne the same amp(THINK ABOUT IT)

I was using a gibson sg standard, only played it for about
an hour and half. I will definetly be selling my line 6 and buying the
peavey, dont get me wrong the line 6 sounds awsome also and is not
lacking but for my tastes(pantera,earthcrisis,coalchamber,threedoorsdown)
the peavey got my atention.

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peavey is very desent company they have been around forever.
Very nice when I needed questions about my supreme head.

If you are geared to digital amp modeling, I would try this prouduct
You will not be let down. If you like new age metal please try!!!!!!!!!!!
It sounds very good for late 70s also.Very vesitile!

The Peavey Transformer 112 is a brand new modeling amp that has only been available within the last 3 to 6 months (as far as I know). Y'all probably think I'm crazy, but I traded a less than 2 year old Line 6 Flextone XL (100 watt stereo w/ 2-12 inch speakers) for this Peavey. I did this mainly because the Flextone was SO huge and almost impossible for me to lug around, but also because the flanger on the XL sucked and because you are very limited in using effect combinations on the XL. I HAVE NO REGRETS! Like the Flextone, the Transformer is extremely flexible and has more than enough power for my needs (50 watts max). I play jam-based rock, psychedelic, folk, and original stuff and I can manipulate the Transformer to meet any style I need. It has 2 input jacks (hi gain and low gain) and 12 amp models along with 16 presets and another 16 user presets. There is also an effect loop to hook outboard gear to (I use 2 Line 6 Delay Modelers (one as a dedicated looper) and a Modulation Modeler). The Transformer has all the features I need (I'm not a pro but I play A LOT and do play out occasionally) and the fact that it weighs half as much as the XL means I'll be taking it with me much more often than the Flextone. Don't get me wrong, I liked the Flextone but really wanted a smaller more portable amp. Both amps have similar features: multiple amp models (the Peavey may not be as specific, but they are very good), presets (the Peavey has more), pre gain and post gain (they aren't called the same by each company), 3-band EQ, delay and reverb, and modulation effects (although the Peavey has a phaser where the Line 6 doesn't). Also, with the Peavey, you have more of an option to mix modulation effects with delay. It's not stereo and while it is solid state, it does a great job of emulating the tube tone, definitely holds its own with Line 6 and is better than Johnson and Crate (IMHO).

I'm playing a Parker Nightfly with 2 single coils, 1 humbucker and a Fishman piezo in the saddle and the Peavey sounds awesome with it. It remains relatively quiet even with the single coils except on EXTREMELY high gain settings (which I don't normally go there very much) so it's not a problem for me. Any modeling amp suits my style because I use the models like I use effects (as tone colors in a palette as I layer my loops) and the Peavey is no exception. It does Fender and Marshall (clean, crunchy, vintage, and high gain) as well as the best that Peavey has to offer. I prefer the clean and tweed/vintage settings and add distortion with a Line 6 Distortion Modeler. An added feature is the included floorboard that accesses a boost and on/off for modulation and delay effects. If you want this amp to get wicked and ugly with distortion, it's available. If you want a mild to bluesy grind, it's there. And if you want a clean, crisp tone, you got that too! (And these distort if you want them to as well.) Not only that, but the effects (chorus, flanger, phaser, tremolo, rotary) are excellent. You can instantly control speed and depth and while they may not be vintage emulations of these effects, they are exactly what you'd want and expect them to be: rich, versatile, gooey, and deep (not metalic and edgy, but fat and round). The delay and reverb are good as well, although I do prefer the emulations of the echoplex, space echo, and memory man from Line 6. Compared to the Line 6 Flextone XL that I traded for the Transformer, the tones are versatile and stand up well against the XL. Being that the Peavey is a single 12" speaker compared to 2-12" speakers in the XL, there is not quite the depth in the Peavey, but... I HAVE NO REGRETS!
I'd give this a 9.5 if that rating were available (I gave the XL an 8.5).

Another reason for making this trade is because I've owned a Peavey Ecoustic 112 amp for almost 5 years and have never had any problems with it whatsoever. I've also been hearing about more and more problems with the Line 6 amps and I really wanted a smaller amp that didn't kill my back. I'd depend on this one much more than the XL. If anything changes, I'll post an update.

NEVER have had to contact them.

I've been playing for close to 25 years and own and have owned a plethora of gear during that time. Right now I'm partial to Lexicon (Jamman and Vortex) and TC Electronic (M-One and D-Two) rack gear, Line 6 Modelers, and some Boss pedals (octave, auto wah, od/dist, & DD-5 delay). I think this amp is a keeper as it has everything I love about the Flextone and then some. I'd replace it if it were stolen (and if I lost it I'd probably have to question why I'm even playing music in the first place- how in the hell could anyone ever lose an investment like an amp or a guitar?) This is a cool amp and I think it stands up with all of the other modeling amps that are currently available.

Features....Preamp vol, treb. mid, bass, vol, effects rate, send knobs, delay mix knob, master vol, t-dynamics control, plus selection of the internal 16 programs or 16 user programs, all accessible via a footswitch and LONG cable, also is MIDI compatible. This amp allows you to throw away all your pedals and have selectable sounds that can be recalled via footswitch! NICE!!!! Even recalls tremolo/chorus/flanger/phaseshifter, reverb, and delay settings! Way cool! Amp size is about what my old Fender Super 60 was, and it don't weigh a ton!!!!! Plus it looks modern! The built in tuner is basically worthless to me, I still use my Boss tuner. I set the amp up for 4 sounds per bank (4 banks x4sounds=16 switchable sounds) as clean, edge, crunch, lead per bank. Almost like have 4 amps at my disposal for different guitars on stage. Wayyyyyy cool! If it had a great tuner and less digital noise on some of the sounds, I'd easlily give this amp a 10! This amp allows setting for ANY style of music quite easily. You WILL find a setting that you like.

Well the sounds do NOT perfectly emulate the amps it is supposed to though the Peavey Classic clean and crunch are very close though. For some amp emulations, I wish I could change the eq's tone knobs center frequency, but there is supposed to be editing software to do so. Will it sound like a Marshall stack? No way! But it does allow you to dial in your preset sound selections and save them for FAST recall on stage, this is definitely a plus. Some of the emulations are plagued with digital noise. Also the amp chassis rattles quite a lot. There were obvious cost cuttings on the cabinet design. Still I can dial in enough sounds for most band work quite easily. I love the way the pots retain their digital settings upon recall. The T-Dynamic control almost seems like a compressor in the power amp stage. Sounds similar to an old overdriven tube amp with a tube rectifier to get that compressed "sag" sound. Very useful. However, the classic clean tube sound is not quite there yet. That's always what makes a good amp, the nice clean sound that you can control with a volume knob on the guitar from edge to clean.

Too new to tell....hopefully it will be reliable. The cabinet is a little flimsy. The digital noise (not really THAT much) bothers me in that it is either a problem, or just part of the design. This is my first digital amp.

Never called Peavey since none of my Peavey stuff ever went down, however they run a halfway decent web site which is a plus nowadays.

Fantastic amp! Good clean sounds, good distorted sounds and inbetween.
They rate it a 50 watt amp that sounds like 75! I rate it maybe equal to a 25 watt tube amp in loudness. It ain't really THAT loud, but loud enough for most bands in a 200-500 seat place. My 15 watt Fender Blues Junior will almost keep up with this amp. Some amp emulations are not very loud at all. But for what it is, it's great!
I would buy another. I compared it to the Line6 spider, and the Peavey is far superior (for $200 more) Just wish it had a better cabinet, better tuner, and less digital noise on some amp emulations.
I just wonder what lousy power in some places will do to the digital circuitry in this amp. Time will tell. I been playing since 1967.