Peavey ValveKing 112 Combo

I honestly love it... its the best amp i have ever had... before i had this one on i had two crappy amps a behringer v-tone....and as bad as this is going to sound a firsts act bass amp from wal-mart...ha ha ha

i do use it as a bass amp as well as a guitar amp

i love how it works .. i love the way its sounds

its AMAZING

i have a washburn bantam xb120 4-string and a agile les paul knock off .. i play preaty much as heavy as i can and the amp meets all my needs and standards for what i need to do... i play in bars in my small town and it preaty much gets the job done.. as said earlyer that i had two small amps .. i kept on gettting out powered by my drummer ... that dosent happen any more .. HA HA

its perfect size and everthing .. as a small note it works great as a bench when your on stage.. ha ha .. but in all seriousness its reliable .. its big but not too big .. its easy to transport and it one takes a minute for the tubes to warm up...

i bought it used form a friend so i am not the person to ask...sorry

i have been playing bass and guitar for five years now...i am nineteen and i will continue to use this amp until it breaks... and then i will fix it... if it was stolen broken damaged lost ... I WOULD DEFINATLY GET A NEW ONE... i love the fact that its small and still puts out enough sound .. and i hate nothing about it....i mean the only other thing i could think it could need is a picture of chuck norris .. but then it would just explode..

ha ha


so think what ever you want of me and my age.. i have been around this stuff since i was 3 ... my dad tought me everthing about what to look for in an amp... and i learned ... so i might just be some teenaged punk to you but.. i know my stuff

i would sugest this amp to any one..

Amp is about four years old. which means it was probably made in 2004. I've used it for country, southern rock and got it after playing one belonging to a 90's nu metal guitarist. I would have no problem using it for anything from Metallica to Johnny Cash. Two channels, Clean and Lead. Clean channel is pretty simple volume, treble, middle, bass and a bright switch. Lead channel has treble mid,Bass, volume, and gain, it also has a clean boost and a gain boost.
The clean boost and gain boost are footswitchable, but not seperately if the button is pushed in on the amp the pedal turns it on or Off. I wish it had an independent button on the footswitch for the gain boost mainly because it sounds really good with the clean boost on for certain rhythm parts and it would be nice just to hit a swith for the leads with the clean boost already on. I've mostly played it at home but I have played it out at rehearsal and it has enough power.
I also wish it had resonance and presence control pots rather than just the resonance button. The effects loop on the front is very handy and the class A-A/B knob does a lot for tone adjustments. The bias on mine was too low at 13ma per tube. I got another set of tubes that brought it up to 20ma but I'm sure 33ma or so would be better. If you get one of these that sounds bad, try some better tubes..

I use a mohogany body guitar with dimarzio's that are like hot gibson pickups (496t 790r style). It has coil splitting and can sound close to a tele or strat as well. I play everything from old country, surf, metal, 50's 60's and 70's rock. I'd like to try a different speaker in it. when I hooked it to a cab it came alive.
Running a boost pedal in front helps the dynamics alot, as it does with most good amps. Also with a good 412 cab and good tubes this thing gets a ton of distortion.

I got it used and it was cutting in and out a little. I found over half the screws that held the pcb's were missing. Once replaced it worked perfect and continues to do so. Peavey is very good about getting you parts quickly and easily..

I did get some missing screws from them. While it was not too difficult, they have a little trouble getting the parts nailed down exactly because the parts folks don't have an exploded view of what you are looking at. so if you tell them what you need they kind of have to guess which part it is. They got a couple of them wrong and sent replacements out right away for free. second time was the charm. Parts were inexpensive and shipping was free,

I've played for almost 25 years and like and play many style of guitar based music and so far I would say this is the best bang for the buck.. If anything this good said Marshall or Fender on it, it would cost twice as much.

I've tried or owned, classic 30's, Blues Deluxe, Blues Jr, Pro Jr, Rivera R100, KHR, Bogners, Diezels, Mesa,s and too many others to list, so while I agree that there are better amps out there, It's hard to find one in the $500 range... If it were stolen, I would probably replace it with the 212 or head because of the resonance adjustment..

??269.00 for a good 50 watt valve amp

??269.00 for a good 50 watt valve amp

??269.00 for a good 50 watt valve amp

Lets face it for the minimal outlay I have paid for this amp it sounds great and is a well built little amp thats easy to transport, it does have gig worthy sounds, and with a little tweaking you can get all the sounds, if you want to be a mug and pay double for an amp that sounds the same thats fine aswell. hail to the mighty communistic manufacturing plants of the peoples republic of china...

Reasonably well put together, not heavy to carry around, smart looking and loud enough, the few additional features that you wouldnt expect at this price range A/AB control & resonance are subtle to say the least.

Used with a really good quality frankenstrat the clean channel is pretty good, breaks up nicely at about 6, if you need a fender type clean sound all the way to 10 forget it. The gain channel is where this falls down. I read the review in guitarist magazine and bought it mainly because of that but i disagree with the review strongly. it had distortion with no real raunch or guts and fizz with none of the liquid sustain offered by a good quality valve amplifier. Changed the stock speaker for a Mackenzie and the valves for new old stock Brimars. i played this side by side with a Laney VC30 and it was a complete no contest. the laney doesnt have the level of gain available BUT in every other respect, clean headroom, warm blues clipping, crunch with body and tone, quality reverb and subtance of build it was streets in front. Preferred a Flextone III to the valveking, even though its transistor it was just better in every respect.

Well built too new to comment on reliability, but it appears to be decently made.

Not dealt with peavey yet.

I will be letting this go as soon as. I wouldnt replace it. From memory a peavey bandit i sold about 10 years ago was better for cleans and crunch rhythm and following the reviews i was disappointed. Ive been playing 34 years and can only assume the positive reviews are from kids into thrash that are happy with the amount of gain on tap. My advice? Buy a Laney VC30, an LC30 MK2, Peavey Classic 30 or Delta Blues and just about any decent overdrive pedal for the extra gain. You get what you pay for and I couldnt live with the compromises the valveking serves up.

Amazing amp....Buy it...its really gud...

Gud sound, clean and overdrive...

Gud...had it 4 a wile and it is still as gud as new...

Sam ash so idk...

Gud amp buy it...

You read the rest. 50 watts 2 channels , etc... Bought used without a reverb tank, so I cant comment on the stock reverb yet. Has everything you'll need for gigging.

Humbuckers & P-90's, it loves both. Goes from fendery cleans for country & rockabilly to jazzy smooth to great blues crunch, all on the clean channel. Takes a bit of tweaking on the controls for each guitar, but it's there if you bother to take the time. Quiet as a church mouse, quieter than any other tube amp I own. Great OD channel goes from classic rock to heavy blues to whatever short of metal with EASE. I swapped out pre amp tubes, and I suspect that the negative reviews here are from players with little or no experience in the care & feeding of tube amps. The stock pre amp tubes were harsh and sterile sounding(EH). Sounds great now, blowing away boutique amps at a regular jam I attend. If you cant get good tones out of this amp, I can only conclude you have no clue what you're doing with a tube amp.

New to me but it's a Peavey. I giged with it the day after I got it, and 3 times since in 2 weeks. Seems sturdy to me.

Best in the business. Reverb tank on the way.

Been playing for 35 years and have owned 30 different amps over the years from near every manufacturer. I have 8 different guitars, varied makes. I gig 3-6 times a month, and I can tell you this amp is the real deal. China, shmina. This amp rocks.

Brand new (2008) Valveking 1x12 combo.
2 independent channels, global reverb & series effects loop.
Bright boost on clean channel, gain & volume boost on lead channel.

I wish it had channel assignable reverb or separate reverb controls for each channel, because the reverb sounds pretty bad on the lead channel.

I also wish it had an global master volume control after the effects loop. The effects return is gained way up to accomodate low-voltage effects pedals. The problem is that the amount of gain is overkill for even the whimpiest pedals. The result is a constant hiss that cannot be dialed out. You can turn down all levels & reverb, and the hiss is still there. A master volume between the effects return gain stage & power amp section would allow proper effects recovery gain setting. It would also provide a simple, one-knob way to change the overall volume of the amplifier.

The clean channel is certainly based on the Fender Twin & Super. However, Peavey uses a linear taper treble potentiometer which turns up the highs quicker than the audio taper pot used in a Fender. To compensate, Peavey uses a 1-Meg bass pot, which allows too much deep bass. As a result, it is difficult to get a good balanced clean sound without getting too boomy on the low end. Tweekers may want to try changing the clean bass capacitor from 0.1uF to 0.01uF-0.022uF. Unfortunately the clean headroom is also very limited on the Valveking.

The lead channel sounds nice at bedroom volume, but totally falls apart at higher volumes. The stock speaker is largely to blame for this. It has brittle mids & the top end dissapears as the speaker starts to break up. You can even hear the brittle mids at low volumes if you bring your ears in line with the speaker. I swapped out the Valveking speaker for a Celestion G12T75 from my Marshall cab, and the problem was cured. However, I think this amp has way too much gain on tap, and isn't voiced properly for an open-back combo. This amp wants to shred, but the focus & definition is lacking due to the open-back cab. With a speaker upgrade you can get decent classic rock to AC/DC sounds with the boost off & the gain in the 1 to 5 range.

The Reverb is pretty bad. At low volumes it's useable, but it really gets splashy as you turn it up. It also gets much worse when you run the amp louder. It could be that the opamp reverb drive circuit is clipping, or perhaps the tank is picking up too much mechanical vibration from the speaker.

I bought the Valveking 112 to use as a low-cost, portable amp for rehearsal & small gigs. Unfortunately it has too many issues. So I returned it to GC for a full refund. You gotta love their 30 day return policy. I took it back after 29 days of evaluation.

Peavey packed a ton of cool and useable features into this amp. The front mount effects loop was an awsome idea, the texture control is also a great feature. It aloows for a wide array of sounds out of this little amp.

The independant EQ's for each channel with a Gain and Volume boots is great aswell.

Kudos for peavey for hitting all the features many boutique amps miss.

The amp is amazing right out of the box. I literally played in for 3 minuted in guitar center and fell in love with it. The clean channel can do anything from jazz to funk and the gain channel can do anything from slight overdrive (gain set on 2 and gain boost disabled) to full on shredd. I play with alot of gain and I constantly finding myself backing off the gain and / or turning the gain boost off. I have still yet to turn the gain past 6.

I am amazed that this little $400 amp can deliver tones like this

I have toured most of the US with this amp, dropped it countless times and pretty much beat the snot out of it. This thing is still going strong. I have had it almost a year and I havent had a single problem.

Amazing as always, Peavey has the best support around.

This is the best tube amp I have owned. I have been searching for this tone for 15 years and I have finally found it. Its got a very Marshall type sound and the amount of gain available is incredible.

You would be hard pressed to find an amp that sounds better in ANY price range.

This is an intitial pre-gig review. I give points for the Texture control, independent EQ's, reverb, effects loop (although I havent used it yet at all) and bright switch. I take off points mainly on the lack of a line-out and because the footswitch was not provided as part of the amp. For now I am indifferent with the 2 inputs or the resonance switch at the back.

I bought it for a pop-rock gig with songs ranging from Beatles to Evanescence, but we've only done practice sessions with it so far. The amp will have to be miced on the gig because it's 700 seat venue. I will make a follow up review after the gig. It's noisy only if the gain and volume levels are set to >12 o'clock and the gain boost is on and the guitar volume is maxed too, of course the amp will go into uncontrolled feedback. This is my first all tube amp. Clean sounds are excellent: loudest on class AB on the clean channel. The 2nd channel channel's high gain sounds are not bad but not to rave about when on class AB but get better as you move the texture knob to A - but this causes loss of headroom on both channels. I HAVEN'T done much tweaking yet but I am happy that every now and then I discover a new sound that provide new ideas just by fiddling around with the EQ's, gain and reverb. The reverb is adequate for pop/rock. For a 1st ever tube amp I am happy with the sounds but I know there are many other reasonably priced 50 watt amps with better high-gain sounds at loud class AB volumes. The amp appears suitable for all musical styles except really heavy guitar music like thrash/death metal.

Not sure but am being very careful with it. I bought this just before Christmas 2007. I bought a tiny desk fan to use with the amp on the gig. I cant afford a real backup - the only other amp I have is a small Vox Cambridge!

N/A. This will be serviced by the retailer. 3 year warranty.

I've been a hobby player for years but it was only last November when I got busy. Lost or stolen, I might try something else, but not because I dont like it, but because now I know it's limitations.
I compared it with a 50 watt Nomad which sounded too focused on midrange. I didn't bother testing other tube amps as they were out of my budget. The Valve King is heavy.
I chose the Valve King because it was the most affordable 2 channel tube amp with adequate clean headroom I could buy in Auckland, New Zealand. My bandmates wish it had a line out so that we didnt have to mic it onstage. I wish the AB high gain sounds were a bit more focused.
For a first all tube/valve amp, it's excellent value for money. I wrote this review so that people thinking about buying their 1st ever tube amp will try this amp - but please test it first before buying!

It's a 50 watt Peavey Valveking, made in 2004.
2 channels with a shared Reverb, Bright Switch and Volume Boost on the Clean and Distortion channel respectively.
A seperate 3-band EQ for each channel, and a extra input with reduced gain for high gain pickups.

Overall, great features for the money and my god it is loud for its size.

I use a 2004 ESP NT-II Horizon with SD Jazz/JB pickups with a GT-8 in the loop for effects only. I guess it suits me alright but the distortion isn't tight enough for me. I want something along the lines of ENGL type of distortion but the Valveking has a kind of loose Megadeth's The World Needs a Hero distortion. Sounds fine but doesnt have the character i want.

The dirty channel is good though, EQ works good for molding the sound to your needs. Has a slight hum on that channel(Hum, not any buzzing or annoying noise), but nothing serious.

The clean channel is amazing. With a little tweaking I can get everything from Danzig's How the Gods Kill to Pink Floyd's Run Like Hell(with the Bright switch on and a little effects). The Reverb works really well with the clean channel.

I give it an 8 because of the quality for the price, although i'm not completely satisfied with the Distortion channel.

I used alot for the first year but then put it in storage for a while.
When I dusted it off and cleaned the pots about 6 months later there wasnt even a hint of noise or scratching from it.

It has been bumped and dropped slightly without any problems and it feels quite sturdy, i'm pretty sure it could take some rough gigging.

Never had to service it in any way since 2004. That is pretty damn good for an amp that cheap.

I've been playing for 6 years and I would recommend this amp for anyone that is moving up from their first practice amp. Not too complicated, great reliability, good sounds and it wont bite your wallet too hard for a 50 watt tube amp.