Peavey ValveKing 112 Combo

The features are published by the manufacturer. 50W Tube amp. Let me start by saying I only owned for about a week and took it back and got a Fender Frontman 212R, which purists might turn their noses up at cause it's not a tube amp, but the ears don't lie, it's better than this over-rated bottom line tube combo. But as for features they are ample, so I have to give it a 9.

This is by far the most important thing, and this baby isn't it. Sure there are tubes in there, but comparing this to some solid states, I disagree that it's better. Not much bass, too much treble, even with it at zero, breakup on the clean channel way too early, at about 4. The tone controls don't make that much difference on either channel. The drive channel isn't bad though, but again, not any better than a lot of cheaper solid states. And the famous texture knob is just a gimmick in my opinion. Maxed out either way (AB or A) makes very little difference.

The amp does provide variety to control your tone, but all the sounds are achieved better with another amp. Kinda jack of all trades but a champion in none.

I've read that if you replace the speaker and tubes it sounds really good. Well for that money I suggest buying the Laney VC30 and leave it stock. What's the point in hotrodding a mediocre amp? I suppose I got spoiled by an old Fender deville I had that when I returned to a tube amp years later I expected to hear that sound...not even close. Like I said before, my new Fender frontman 212 is much closer, tubes or not. Trust your ears above whether it's tube or not.

Don't know, I took it back. But the construction seemed cheap, plastic knobs and input jacks. The look of a cheap solid state. And since it's a tube amp you have to worry about the tubes breaking.

Don't know

This is a economy grade tube amp, which is worse in my opinion than a high-grade solid state. These days manufacturers do an excellent job at emulating tube sound. Companies like Fender and Laney do that well and in a natural sounding way, not artificial. So don't kid yourself, if you absolutely need a tube amp, bite the bullet and get an expensive one. But buying this is like getting a Porche with a Volkswagen engine. Sure you can swap out engines, but why would you want to?

Been playing to 15 years. Have several guitars and have owned tube and solid state marshall, fender, other peaveys, Randall. This won't go down as one of my highlights.

There are several amps in the same price range that are better, including the Laney LV300, Laney VC30, the Fender I got, or a Randall, although they are very metal oriented.

this is an update to my previous post.
1. i apologise for double posting
2. this amp definatly improves with time. previously i had an issue with a lacking low end. now the vk comes into its own and the bright switch is now a usefull tool making the clean channel very fendery.
thus earning the vk a 10 in sound quality. all my comments are of course relative bareing in mind that the amp cost under 300.

Well...There's plenty of people who have touched on the features, I'll just say it's got everything a combo amp should have plus a few surprises. Dual 3-band EQ (one per channel), gain, lead boost, A/AB knob and a presents button that acts like a bass response button.
I believe it's a '08 model but not sure...baught new this year in Feb from MF though.
I play a bit of everything, but mostly hard rock and metal, both modern and classic such as old Metallica, etc. All the way up to modern grindcore.

I'm using a cheap Epi with a humbucker in the bridge, no OD pedals, direct into the amp most of the time. It has awesome cleans especially if you turn the trebble down and shut off the bright switch, it really warms up the tone and gives it a nice mellow feel. The gain channel had a few issues with the stock tubes in it, it sounded classic rock-like with the slightest hint of trying to be metal with sloppy mud in it. Solution? Toss those Sovtek 12AX7WA decorations and put a few spare LPS's in it. Sure they're still Sovtek but it's the best they make until I stock up on good tubes. That change alone made the distortion tighter, more gainy (like the 6505's baby brother kind of sound), but still retaining that rock tone, which I like. Those tubes also made the clean channel louder and fuller as well. I got a good ACDC tone and some other artists without too much effort.
This amp's distortion can do metal fairly well without needing an OD pedal or actives driving it, however if you're playing modern death metal or something else like BLS where there's gobs of gain everywhere, you're going to want to run an OD pedal in front of it or turn off the gain altogether and use a true distortion pedal. Remember, EQ is everything. Before people start complaining about how crappy their amp sounds, experiment with EQ-ing both the amp, using the tone knobs on your axe, an EQ pedal, swap some tubes that have less mid or whatever, etc.
I was able to get a nice blues tone by turning off the boost lead and backing off the gain almost all the way and cranking that volume, flip over to class A and boost the bass and mid for a nice full sound. It's not a Fender and it never will be, but it's still pretty awesome.
The next thing was to test that effects loop conveniently on the front panel. If you have a good distortion like the Metal Monster, you can stick the amp on clean and EQ it and control how gainy it gets with the amp's volume. Very nice! This is probably the quietest FX loop I've used, no annoying humming or hissing. So overall this amp kills for the money if you're willing to put in some thought and work.

It's a tank. Well, it's a wooden box... Anyways, very well built and there's a little guard holding the power tubes so you can't hit 'em easily which is good for protection and gigging. I've gigged with this for a few months, dropped it, had it in the back of a truck whilst it was raining, and she always fired right up afterwords. All the knobs and buttons are nice and tight and don't feel sloppy. Awesome. One point knocked though, two screws were missing from the reverb tank; I've seen this reported in other reviews other than on this site and it seems to be a common thing among this amp. But, hey that's what screwdrivers and brains are for...

Never needed them, but it's got a one year warranty and Peavey seems friendly enough.

These are the words of a metalhead who has a few tricks up his sleeve, been playing 11 years. I've tried several amps and pedals to get a beafy tone and a good box to put it through. The VK112 is a budgeter's amp and is well-made, and it's an easy amp to mod. I won't fall into that speaker replacement fad that most people get holes in their wallets from unless it's totally and utterly necessary, which for me it isn't. If you're unhappy with your tone, start simple and work up from that. EQ, volume, preamp tubes, power tubes, maybe close off the back of the cab, then if all else fails pop a new speaker in and then you will have tried everything. If you're so obsessed with that custom tone you really want and can't squeeze out of this amp, maybe you should consider buying a more expensive amp and try before you buy. But this amp has a lot to offer and if you're getting into tubes, it would be foolish not to check this out.
One thing I wish this amp had though, were the resonance controls and the speaker outs that didn't mute the combo and let both the combo and the external cab play at the same time, found in the 212 combo and the VK head. But I am after all in an apartment...

For all styles, but mostly for nice filthy rock and blues, and metal with a good OD in front of it.

Bought this amp 2008 used, for about $200. Before that I used a Fender G-DEC amp and a Korg AX1500G.

This amp has one high gain input (guitar signal) and one low gain input (line signal) denoted 1 and 2 respectively.

Channel switching from clean to lead, and vice versa, can be made with a pedal which can be bought separately. I do not own such a switch, I go with my Boss pedals instead. Fx loop exists.

Unfortunately there is no headphone jack for practicing those late nights.

The output power is rated at 50W, which is a somewhat high figure for a tube combo with only one 12" speaker, but the actual power in terms of sound in reality has much to do with the actual efficiency of the power tube and their matching with the speaker as well as speaker response. Nevertheless the VK112 is loud enough for my purposes.

I play mostly rock mainly as keyboardist and secondly as comp guitarist in band, and that's how I use the Peavey.

First of all I want to say that I am a guitarist on a learning curve right now. My main instrument is piano/keyboards (20+ years) and I'm only knowledgeable on guitar (a few years). My band needed an additional guitarist so I jumped the opportunity to fill in on some of our guitar based songs with simpler riffs/chords.

I tried out the Peavey Classic 30 in a music store and C30 amp had that wonderful sound, but I eventually bought the VK112 used, mainly because of its price and demos on the internet.

At first the VK112 was a disappointment. The sound was very harsh, or "middy", no bass punch, without any life. Cleans ok, but also annoyingly harsh. Especially the lead channel, sounded like a "bee in jar", fuzzy and undefined. In this stage the amp would have gotten a 2 or 3 for sound quality.

Then I read some of the forums and got some valuable info. Many recommended a speaker change and some recommended valve change. Do them both! The speaker improved things and cleared up the sound a great deal, but the VK112 still had that lifeless sound. Until I decided to change the valves.

The speaker change combined with new valves opened up the sound completely. The amp now really sings and rewards me with endless sustain on the lead channel. Defined crunch and cleans are back again, and convincing.

This mod consists of a Eminence Red Heat Governor 12" speaker (attention: 16 OHMS)and TAD 12AX7 RT010 7025 selected preamp valves and TAD 6L6GC-STR (selected/matched) power tubes.

Many people recommends speaker change as a first measure for VK112. But I say: also change the valves while you're at it. In particular if the amp is used. The preamp valves influences the sound most. If the power tubes are bad, it will not drive the speaker accordingly.

I have a stock Mex Strat and Boss Pedals like SD-1, DS-1, DS-2, CH-1, CS-3.

No trouble yet.

No support needed.

I am still evaluating it...

features have been listed many times by other reviewers.
less common ones:
volume boost
gain boost
bright switch

no headphone jack but I dont need one. effects loop is brilliant really made my pedal chain sound natural and organic.
wish the reverb was better it sound like a bit of a nasty after effect rather than a lush spacey sound.
I only got it recently so havent used it live yet but definatley plan on it, it's plenty loud enough for band practice as i dont need it past 3 or 4 and we play quite loud. i bought it as a more portable option than my half stack and was suprised by how wieghty it is.

I use a mexican tele with a seymour duncan stl-2 in the bridge and a lonestar strat. the bridge p/u on the strat sounds quite harsh and i immediatley noticed the amp has a very week low end. after hours of tweeking i love it. it sounds great with my tele with both pickups selected. but on the clean channel i have to max the bass and cut the treble back to 2 or 3 to get the warm clean i really like.

the lead channel is fantastic i use it maxed out and with the gain boost on it gives a great thick distortion perfect for hard rock bridging on metal tones. my band plays alt rock mixed with metal and sometime a bit of bluesy stuff so i need a very versitile gain channel.

it can get noisy but thats because of the unsheildable beast known as the telecaster. so once i stand away from it it's all fine and dandy.

i think it would definatley benifit from being driven through a extention cab possibly even a 1x15 to boost the low end. loads of other reviewers have said it needs a speaker change and this would probably be a huge help in getting the low end tone im looking for but i bought this amp because of the price tag for an all tube amp and my budget isn't very big so i dont have any cash lying around to tweek my purchase.but i found that a good free alternative is to back of the tone controls on all of my pedals. and as I am now using the amp gain it frees up my blues driver as a lead boost and my eq to add the low end i need so for me the sound is perfect.

peavey generally are reliable i have been using one of their PA systems with my band and have never had problems with it. the valveking is heavey as hell and feels realy sturdy but when it first arrived it had this really anoying ticking sound and i sent it back and had it rplaced and there have been no problems thus far with the new one. would gig without a spare but would feel reluctant to take it on the road without a backup

when the first one was faulty i sent it back to the shop so i've never had to deal with peavey

i've been playing for about 7 years and have been through more than my fair share of gear. i've owned plenty of ridiculous shaped guitars to truly appriciat the classics like the tele and the strat. i've been on a hunt for a valve combo for some time and due to being in fulltime education my budget never stretches much past the 500 quid mark. this amp is worth every penny I paid for it. if it were lost or stolen i would either replace it buy the 212 version or depending on my bank balance buy a fender hot rod. when on my hunt for an amp i tried the hot rod and the windsor. the hot rod was to expensive but definatly worth the extra cash (the other guitarist in my band has one and we both love it) and the windsor wasn't versitile enough. i would definatly say it would hold its groung against the fender with its supperior lead channel but would be shoved out of the way with the fenders sparkling clean and shear power.

features have been listed many times by other reviewers.
less common ones:
volume boost
gain boost
bright switch

no headphone jack but I dont need one. effects loop is brilliant really made my pedal chain sound natural and organic.
wish the reverb was better it sound like a bit of a nasty after effect rather than a lush spacey sound.
I only got it recently so havent used it live yet but definatley plan on it, it's plenty loud enough for band practice as i dont need it past 3 or 4 and we play quite loud. i bought it as a more portable option than my half stack and was suprised by how wieghty it is.

I use a mexican tele with a seymour duncan stl-2 in the bridge and a lonestar strat. the bridge p/u on the strat sounds quite harsh and i immediatley noticed the amp has a very week low end. after hours of tweeking i love it. it sounds great with my tele with both pickups selected. but on the clean channel i have to max the bass and cut the treble back to 2 or 3 to get the warm clean i really like.

the lead channel is fantastic i use it maxed out and with the gain boost on it gives a great thick distortion perfect for hard rock bridging on metal tones. my band plays alt rock mixed with metal and sometime a bit of bluesy stuff so i need a very versitile gain channel.

it can get noisy but thats because of the unsheildable beast known as the telecaster. so once i stand away from it it's all fine and dandy.

i think it would definatley benifit from being driven through a extention cab possibly even a 1x15 to boost the low end. loads of other reviewers have said it needs a speaker change and this would probably be a huge help in getting the low end tone im looking for but i bought this amp because of the price tag for an all tube amp and my budget isn't very big so i dont have any cash lying around to tweek my purchase.but i found that a good free alternative is to back of the tone controls on all of my pedals. and as I am now using the amp gain it frees up my blues driver as a lead boost and my eq to add the low end i need so for me the sound is perfect.

peavey generally are reliable i have been using one of their PA systems with my band and have never had problems with it. the valveking is heavey as hell and feels realy sturdy but when it first arrived it had this really anoying ticking sound and i sent it back and had it rplaced and there have been no problems thus far with the new one. would gig without a spare but would feel reluctant to take it on the road without a backup

when the first one was faulty i sent it back to the shop so i've never had to deal with peavey

i've been playing for about 7 years and have been through more than my fair share of gear. i've owned plenty of ridiculous shaped guitars to truly appriciat the classics like the tele and the strat. i've been on a hunt for a valve combo for some time and due to being in fulltime education my budget never stretches much past the 500 quid mark. this amp is worth every penny I paid for it. if it were lost or stolen i would either replace it buy the 212 version or depending on my bank balance buy a fender hot rod. when on my hunt for an amp i tried the hot rod and the windsor. the hot rod was to expensive but definatly worth the extra cash (the other guitarist in my band has one and we both love it) and the windsor wasn't versitile enough. i would definatly say it would hold its groung against the fender with its supperior lead channel but would be shoved out of the way with the fenders sparkling clean and shear power.

This is another amendment to my review below. I ran into a problem. I contacted Peavey before installing the Gold Lion KT66s I bought for my ValveKing 112. I have to confess I wrote that part of my review based on how I envisioned it would sound. I guess it pays to do your homework. Peavey responded to my query within two days with detailed information; GREAT customer sevice. KT66s cannot be used in the ValveKing because, A) They won't fit, and B) They have WAY too much current draw for the amp's architecture. It has nothing to do with the output transformer; the tubes are wired in series. The ValveKing is biased hotter than most of Peavey's other amps, so the adjustment mentioned below probably isn't necessary. ValveKings have a fixed idle plate current draw of ~30-35ma. The amp should not be biased hotter than about 35ma/tube depending on the tube. My solution is to search for a 6L6GC tube that has characteristics close to what I'm looking for. Hope this helps and sorry for the misinformation.

This is a minor correction to my post below. The fellow further down the page recommended adjusting the bias * -5ma *. I typoed.

I might as well also add that the overdrive box I drive the amp with to get my high gain sound is a Nady TD-1 tube distortion pedal. I just don't drive it into full distortion, just a small amount of boost and some soft overdrive. It's got a lot of tone-shaping controls to make it transparent or, at the flip of one of two switches, supply a treble boost for my slightly bottom-heavy Ibanez AR200 and/or a mid hump for a fat, Boston-like tone. I switched the tube in the TD-1 (predictable, am I?) with a Sovtek 5751. This is a bit cooler still than the Jan-Phillips and gives me another *slight* gain reduction and keeps the amp tight at high-gain.

After the TD-1, there's a Dunlop MXR M-109 graphic EQ. I cut it at 1.6K for my "mid-scoop", which is really more of a "slice" than a "scoop". "Flying V"-style guitars all produce a lot of nasty low-frequency treble because of the body shape, so when I get that Reverend Volcano, I'll use the MXR EQ to cut at 3.2K to tame the treble.

Real happy with the amp, though.

The 'ValveKing' 112's features have been covered adequately below so I'll only mention them when I need to. It has basically the same controls as any combo amp, plus the "Texture" (Class-A sim) and "Resonance" controls. The manufacturer claims the speaker is "voiced" for the 'ValveKing' series.

Out of the box, the 'ValveKing' 112 sounded "just okay". I knew what to expect since this isn't my first Peavey tube amp. I used to have a Classic 50 410, which actually sounded better stock than this one, probably due to the speakers, but that was a different animal for a different job. This is a $400 amp, not a $1400 Genz-Benz 'El Diablo' or $2000 Rivera 'Quiana'. It ships with stock Sovtek tubes ("eh") but frankly the weakest point of Peavey amps are the speakers. They aren't stellar and I've blown a couple, "specially voiced" or not. All that said, there's a lot of tweaking that can be done to drastically improve the sound and performance of the 'ValveKing' 112.

In a tube amp, the tubes are everything. Yank the stock tubes and swap them out. Your requirements will probably require different choices than mine. My sound is prog rock/fusion and I need a smooth, sweet, sustaining, singing tone like Santana or Larry Carlton. But I also need the versatility of an occasional hi-gain sound. I used a pair of Tung-Sol 12ax7's with a Jan-Phillips 5751 at the front end. This accomplished two things: It smoothed out the distortion and gave it a little extra edgy articulation (like what the 12at7 in a Hi-Watt does, but not as much so) AND it cut down the front end gain in the clean channel making it cleaner and more more dynamic while improving the soft breakup when I use the "Boost" function. I need a crystal-clear clean sound too.

Then I changed the power tubes. This is where you might want something different. I installed a pair of Golden Lion KT66's. A KT66 is an even bias swap for a 6L6 but has a rounder, warmer sound without the gravelly mids. They're just as bright and have just as much headroom. Most rock players *like* gravelly, so use Ruby Tubes or Groove Tubes or something.

Next I got the amp a new speaker. I looked at Guitar Player's taste test and opted for the Weber VST P12B "Blue Dog". It's half the price of a Celestian Blue and was reported to sound almost the same, if even a little "creamier", which sounded good to me.

At this point, the amp sounded absolutely fabulous.

A reviewer below recommended a slight rebiasing of -.5 which sounded reasonable to try. I tried it and it did just what he said it would. The 'ValveKing' got much more open and lively.

Now, the amp sounded absolutely *boutique* fabulous.

About those boutique amps. Go to the websites of the ones I mentioned and listen to their audio samples with your ears instead of your wallet. Then go to Peavey's site and listen to samples of the 'ValveKing" when it's set up properly. The Peavey actually has more character and nails the classic rock tone better. It's looser and sloppier at high-gain and there's a good reason why: only three preamp tubes.

High-gain amps typically have four or five preamp tubes instead of three like a Peavey Classic, 'ValveKing' or old Marshall has. With three tubes in the preamp you HAVE to drive the power tubes to get that extra layer of distortion. The newer Marshall Super Leads and all the Boogies have four or five. The effect is different than just cranking up the Pre Gain. If you try to get that much distortion with three preamp tubes, the voltage will bottle-neck and it'll go "over the top". Your pick attack will get flappy, the noise floor will come up and sound like frying bacon, and your tone will turn to crap. Gain is like paint. Four or five thin coats give a better result than three thick ones.

Set your Pre Gain so the amp sounds solid. If you need more gain, put an overdrive box in front of it but DON'T crank it up. Just add a little extra kick and enough drive that it fades to clean. Set the tone on the box so it's transparent, no difference on or off. It'll act like an extra tube. Your amp will scream and the feedback will sing instead of howl. Without the mods...7. With the mods, 10. Average and round up.

I've used Peavey P.A. gear as a soundman and now use it to power my other guitar rig, which consists of a modeling preamp/processor, a graphic EQ (to correct the speakers), a Peavey PV900 power amp and a pair of small TSL112H P.A. cabs. Ten years and no problems. My grandparents got me a Peavey Pacer 112 solid-state amp when I was in H.S. in 1977. I blew the original speaker and output transformer and now, just lately, blew the transformer again. Not too bad for 32 years. I didn't have the Classic long enough to comment but if this 'ValveKing' proves as reliable as my other Peavey gear it will outlive me.

I needed parts for that Pacer so I called Peavey's Meridian, Mississippi plant. A very nice lady with a southern accent answered the phone, I told her what I needed, she connected me with the factory and a guy told me no problem, took my order, the price was cheaper than I expected and they were delivered tute suite.

I didn't mention earlier that the "Texture" control does give you *some* of that Class-A goodness. It cuts the apparent wattage, makes the overdrive more gritty and compresses the sound. Set it up right and you can do AC30 things with it. The "Resonance" control expands the low end nicely and makes a little amp sound bigger. Balance it with the BASS tone knob. I've been playing over 35 years. My main electrics are a '97 Fender Deluxe Strat Plus and a Godin xtSA. I'm still using my BOSS GX-700 for the effects but would like to get some pedals. They're fun.

Not only is this a great entry-level tube amp but at present I see no need to get a more expensive one. In fact, I might buy another one of these so I can run them in stereo.

2008 mfg. date
No need to review features as there are several reviews out there that do that.
Clean and lead channels separate eq's.
I play at home which means I never turn it past 3. Does everything I need it to do.

I use 01 Epi LP w/EMG p'ups and 08 Epi LP with stock p'ups, and a Fat Strat copy w/ stock p'ups. I play mostly Zep, Sabbath, Metallica, Judas Priest, SRV.

OK, here are the two reasons I am reviewing:

1. I depend on user reviews heavily to make most purchase decieions, as they are usually helpful.

2. I see, especially with musical equipment, very unrealistic comparisons. This amp is a low cost tube amp that performs very nicely in that regard. I get good tone, good distortion, sustain and, with my effects, a very good, inexpensive setup. It's not a Mesa triple rec. or a Marshall whatever. If you want that sound, man up and pay for it. A Ford mustang is a very capable $30K sports car. It will never be a Porche 911 no matter how much you want it to be. Yoiu get what you pay for. It's unbelievable the bad reviewf trying to compare one product to something 3 or 4 times more expensive. The valveking is a superior choice to a solid state amp and nothing more. If you are like me and love to play guitar, live on a budget and want something capable this is your amp. As stated above I use copy guitars because $2500 is too much for a Gibson. Do I expect my Epi's to sound like a Gibson? No, but when I am cranking out some killer tunes from a band I worshipped growing up, I couldn't give a damn. Joe 18 year old or 35 year old dude wanting a decent, affordable rig, this fits that need. Mr. self-proclaimed "tone freak" keep looking.

Has never let me down.

Never needed it.

I love this amp. I would have had to settle for a solid state at this price range. I would buy it again if it were stolen. I love the decent performance and the paltry price you have to pay for that performance. I comparison shopped for months and couldn't find anything comparable without paying hundreds more. Fender Hot Rod Deville was better but almost 2x price. Marshall MG50DFX was more expensive but solid state. Probably my second choice. Line 6 Spider III 120W is a kids toy. I just kept coming back to this amp and eventually bought it.

Amp was bought new in 2008. You can set the amp from class A to class A/B. Also has a damping button. Plus the usual bass/treble/middle/gain, increase volume and increase gain buttons.
Clean and dirty channels

I only really use the overdrive channel. Gives a great classic rock sound with lots of middle. Not so good at doing cystal clear overdrive like Marshall. The gain boost makes everything really noisy - but as I say i only do classic rock. The reverb sounds poor - maybe best to ignore it for professional use. I try to get the scooped metal sounds from it but its a very very thick sound compared to marshall. I've never had the anp above 2 yet in my bedroon and then my ears were ringing afterwards !
The class A - ClassA/B dial didn't seem to make much audible difference - I think it's supposed to mean that with Class A you can fully crank up the amp to give a sound only obtainable usually with high volumme gain. It also has a damping button but I can;t really hear the difference.
Overall I'm happy with it - great for classic rock - not so sure about metal as it doesn;t give a clear sound at all.

n/a

One year warranty

Been playing now for 6 years - if it was between a Marshall AVT and this I probably couldn't decide. The AVT gives a clear sound but this gives a thick sound - verging on muddy. So that is what the option would come down to.
However try buying a valve amp at this price !

2008 made, it's not the "versatiliest" amp in the clean channel, well, in some way, it sucks for everything but ska, I find the OD channel pretty "versatile", although it's high gain.
it has a lot of gain, you can play punk, hardcore, rock, and with the gain at 2-3, you can also play perfectly well led zeppelin-style with it.

it has a silly, useless thing on the back called "a-a/b" switch; ok, it does almost nothing to the sound....in my opinion, of course

ok, 2 channels, the clean one with "bright"-switch, the OD with footswitchable "more gain"- and "volume"-switch.
It does have an effects loop, but there's any headphone jack(just because it's an ALL-VALVE AMPLIFIER)

I wish it had an DI-out, because you have to have a microphone when you play live.

I use it for practicing and live, and it's rough enough not to break when bringing it up late at night after a gig, with a couple of beers of more

i have an aria guitar with an SD invader at the bridge, i play mostly punk, hardcore punk, ska and a sometimes, metal(but only sometimes)

it fits perfectly well, but before I installed the invader, i have to say that i did not really like my amp.

but now i'm the happiest person in the world

it sounds it's best when it has been warmed up for 2/3 hours, what can be sometimes a problem live, butwhat the hell, it's a tube-amp, it's normal


of course, i have to say the clean channel sucks, HIgH tones are always there......ska......that's the only thing for what can be used this channel..and sometimes, with a lot of tweeking of the knobs, you can make an OD-pedal sound really good(my jackhammer fits well after half an hour of tweeking....but then it's really ok)

hell yeah!!!

it's ROUGH, very rough, better look it for yourself, you won't be dissapointed

keine annung, but i don't think they would be very useful...

i have been playing punkrock for 6 years, i am not a pedalist-man, i like to keep it simple, so i have only the jackhammer(which i do not usually switch because i find better the OD of the amp) and an MXR-microamp in the effects loop, that i switch in the solos


FOR THE MONEY, GREAT VALUE, i really mean it when i say that you WON'T find anything better for 389???(new)

Good solid features to this amp. 2 channels each with seperate EQ-awesome. Passive Effects Loop works great with my setup. I like the texture control, although it just feels and responds more like a volume boost? I wish it had a line in/out or preamp in/out, something like that. No worries, I just mike it or plug into an external cab. This amp is loud, loud, loud! Don't be afraid to turn it up and let those tubes do their job! An excellent amp for an excellent price!

The amp is miles warmer than the old Peavey Bandit 112 amps I was using for small clubs and church. It suits my style well, which is a fusion of blues/country/classic rock. I play alot of small and medium clubs and this thing handles them well. I am used to keeping my bass turned up but on this map I have to roll it back a little cuz it tends to get overpowering and muddy. The mids and treble or nice, but I really love this amp for it's overdrive. I can get a great, clean crunch, chunky rhythm, or smoothe, milky sustain drive, perfect for leads when the boost is kicked in. This amp really convinced me to take all but 1 of my overdrive pedals off my board...which I now use to boost the 2nd channel.

I've only had this for a short time and gigged twice with it. So far, it's been a tank. I have never had a bad experience with Peavey products..so I don't expect that this will be any different.

Peavey is a great company and I love their products. I would trust them with any and all of my musical needs.

I've been playing for going on 13 years now. I've been through many amps and to date, this has been my favorite, next to my old Delta Blues. I may purchase another Delta Blues in the future, then A/B it with the Valve King. That would make for a sweet sweet setup. I use my own custom modified "strat style" electrics, as well as a Reverend Club King. This rig changed the way I approach the electric guitar forever. I'm really grateful that I stumbled across this deal. Got is used for $299.00. Can't beat that for a great Tube Amp.

2008 made Peavey ValveKing 112. This is an amp I'm using for home use, and its plenty loud and versatile enough for my style(s) of play, primarily classic rock, jazz, and finger picking electric guitars. The features are covered in other reviews, so I won't repeat. A feature I don't like is that when you use the line out to add a speaker, it turns off the speaker in the cabinet, as opposed to just adding it, so you cannot achieve a stereo effect (I suppose this can be used as a headphone jack).

I'm using it with a very well made custom Telecaster with Rio Grande pickups in a strat configuration. This guitar is very sensitive, and I wanted an amp that would be equally versatile. Out of the box, this amp was not that -- though I should say that I did not find my Marshall 401 to be that great off the shelf either, and neither are the Fender Hot Rods. Pretty much all of the entry level tube amps are a bit chilly and narrow, and only a small step above well made solid state amps. Stock tubes and stock speakers in all of these amps are really nothing special, despite all the talk about "warmth" and "presence". This one had a problem with the speaker, and the previous owner upgraded to an Eminence speaker and Ruby tubes ( I did a similar upgrade to my Marshall 401 before I enjoyed playing it). With these upgrades this amp is very satisfactory.
On the back, the RESONANCE switch works essentially as a bass boost. In the clean channel, I found this to be an excellent tone, when accompanied by using the Bright button on the front, and then turning down the treble a bit. I found this maxed the bass tones, when playing clean, using the neck pickup on my tele. The TEXTURE button on the back, though subtle, does allow you to get a bit of very natural breakup while playing clean (rotate the TEXTURE button all the way to the left). This is true distortion without using any of the gain boosts. Basically, if you're playing clean, you can play softly with no distortion at all, then hit it a bit harder and get just a bit of crunch. Very nice.
The Gain controls are adequate. I never find that gain controls on amps are as good as pedals, but these aren't bad. I use a Fulltone OCD for distortion. If you don't have a good distortion pedal, you'll get one eventually. But in the meantime, you can get by with what's on this amp (not if you want to play metal, but then, this probably isn't the amp for that to begin with). I rate this as an 8 including the upgrades, but I think it would be a 6 out of the box -- as would a Marshall 401 or a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe.

Too new to know.

I've dealt with Peavey in the past and found them very responsive with information, but I have no experience with getting them to replace a part.

I've been playing on and off for 35 years. I've gone through Marshalls and Fender twins, a Peavey Classic 410, Les Paul Custom, 82 Fender Strat, Jackson USA Sl2, G & L Strat, Epiphone Sheraton, Eastman 335 s, uhh, and so on, and my current custom Tele. If it were stolen, I would replace it, or get another Peavey Classic and upgrade it (I might prefer a 2 x 12 cabinet). With the upgrades, this is a solid entry level performing tube amp.

Made in 2008.
Very versatile as is. I play a Boss ME-50 through the clean channel and it sounds really good too.

I paid $290 for a used one and it is a great deal for this 50 watt tube amp.

Replaced the stock Sovtek tubes with Matched Groove Tubes. Not much difference in tone to my ears.
For kicks I connected my MESA 2x12 rectifier cab to the speaker jack. WOW!!!!! Straight into the amp with no effects is awesome. I riff out some slash and old AC/DC and it sounds like a marshall stack!!. Even without using the boogie 2x12..it's a great buy. I recommend this one.

Been playing 30 years now.

a lot already said
Texturing feature is useless, no real effect noticable. Who sais it gives it??s great and gives you lot of variaty is a peavy promoter or just repeats peavy advertising without own opinion.
2 channels, bright only for clean channel, EQ for both but low effect range.
Gain Boost and volume boost switchable by foot pedal, must be preselected on the amp. That means you can??t switch them individually by foot, only both if they??re booth preselected.
Volume boost works only noticable from 5 on (12 o??clock), at lower level it??s useless - you need to use gain for an increase, as long as you use low gain settings for standard. But this changes sound dramatically.
No foot pedal delivered, but a simple stereo 6.35mm cable connected to 2 on/off switches will do the job. Same system is for my old Peaveay Backstage 50, seems to be Peavey standard.
16 Ohm external Speaker possible.

Playing Les Pauls copy with SD humbucker, and Kramer with SD humbucker at bridge and single coli at neck. No effects except compression for the clean.

Was impressed in store by the sound, but at home i became more and more dissapointed. Sound felt not very precise. Clean is ok but no highlight. Distortion comes early but seems to come partly from the speaker. A friend played a Engle Screamer 50, for classic rock much better, much clearer sound. With the 112, i had the impression to come close to the sound of "money for nothing" however. It lacks brilliance, hard to describe.
I had an external box with a Celestion, sounds much more precise with less distortion ( i need higher gain settings). Changed the speaker now. The valveking speaker in the box sounds horrible now, especially with overdrive, the combo sound nicer now. So i think the speaker is a problem in the combo.
Reverb is not the best.

It??s a cheap amp. Wall thicknesses are low. It??ll not break up for me, but it??s not as tough as others for sure.

Played it half a year now in a band with standard rock songs and found it not very useful after all. It may have a lot of distortion, but for guys loving the heavy side: who is going on stage with such a small amp? For kids starting playing and who search a cheap startup equipment, searching distortion more than any other, it??s probably ok.

2008 valveking 1x12
versatile amp
2/3 channels
used from practice to gigs of 500+ - plenty loud

i use a prs se semi-hollow, gibson les paul special sl, and a tele with semour duncan lil' 59er and vintage tele pickup. Each has its own unique sound (this is expected because they are all different guitars and this is a tube amp). I have had no problems with noise, though i have a hard time getting just slight breakup on the gain channel. I am about to retube that channel with a 12dw7, that should solve that problem. Though plenty of gain - no longer use any distortion/overdrive pedals except my boss metal zone.

I have not had any problems with it. I haul it around everywhere in my truck - rides VERY rough. Not a single problem. There is a delay in switcing channels - going to the boost stage. Not a problem, most people would never notice it. To all of those who complain about the footswitch - there are schematics online to build one. I ordered all the parts for about $20-25 and built it in an afternoon. Only 6 total solders - easy project. The volume boost DOES work. Very versitile amp. For those who complain, most of them just can't set it up right.

I have not had to have ANY involvement with customer support

I own two fender amps and this one trumps both! My dad has been using the same peavey bass amp for his acoustic guitar for almost 18 years and the only problem is a dirty pot. Peavey makes VERY reliable products

Features have been covered in other reviews. This is a 112, 50 watt combo with a specially voiced speaker made specifically for the VK. I really like the volume/gain boost feature. Effects loop jacks are in the front, which is very convenient.

There is no presence knob, which might be nice. A rear cross-panel would be nice for protection although the tubes are amply protected with a metal cage so they cannot accidentally be bumped and broken. It???s a good looking amp. I could do without the wings on the front but it???s not that big of a deal.

I???m using this amp weekly to play for as many as 200 people in a medium sized room. The amp is mic???d and run through the P.A. I play a Nashville Tele, Wolfgang Hardtail and an LP through it and each has their own personality. In the loop I use delay, chorus, tremolo & phase as needed. Some open backed amps sound noticeably different when changing rooms, this does not. My VK is amazingly quiet.

The voicing of this amp, to my ears, is very Marshall-like. It isn???t fuzzzzzzzy like a lot of high-gain amps, which is good. I hate fuzzzzzz. It also does not have scooped mids. I do not consider this a high gain amp. It has enough gain to easily hit pinch harmonics and it sustains very well. It???s got a well balanced tonal range. If you???re looking for a lot of low end thump, you???ll be disappointed. But it is very balanced. Not too bright. Not too dark. Using the gain/volume boost is great for solos and it does nudge it towards high gain territory, but the tone becomes too messy for my rhythm work.

The effects loop may be the clearest, quietest loop I???ve ever heard, certainly in this price range, which really gives the delay some dimension. Reverb is fine. I can see where people who rely on Reverb more than I do might be disappointed. I don???t use a lot of reverb so this doesn???t matter as much to me.

The clean channel is very nice. Fenderish I guess. I can???t believe anyone would hate the clean channel. As stated earlier, the lead channel is a Marshall type of tone. It can be a little grainy but with reasonable and prudent adjustment of the eq, it is not harsh. It???s got a bit of a throaty growl with some teeth make the tone sound bigger than the box it comes out of. I???m not saying that it???s big boomy because it is not. The basic tone though has shades of that deep growl made by a 412 cab. It doesn???t ooze a lot of harmonic overtones but it cuts through the mix well without being harsh

The lead channel responds really well to volume pot changes from the guitar. Probably better than any other amp I???ve played. At every increment the gain dials down to a different, usable level.

Without pedals,it is a Rock/Blues amp. Again, think of the different situations you could use a classic Marshall tone, and that???s the kind of music you???d use the VK112 with. In addition to Classic Rock and guitar Rock in general, it???ll do 80???s Hard Rock (Judas Priest, Ozzy, some pre-5150 VH) No Metalica or other Metal without the right pedal or eq pedal. It won???t do 5150/6505 or Saldano high gain tones. The clean channel takes pedals well so that???s where you might find more tones.

One critique could be that it is not a very loud 50 watt amp. This is fine because I don???t use it live without micing it to the P.A. And it is loud enough to jam with or to play small venues. But in the world of 50 watt amps, it isn???t one of the loudest. It does seem to cut through the mix o.k. though.

The resonance and texture controls are neat. They are subtle but you can hear a difference depending on what volume you play. I recommend setting the texture control while playing the clean channel at at least half volume. This allows you to actually hear how much power tube breakup you???re getting. It can be hard to hear a difference on the lead channel. The Class A setting tends to sound more restricted with less headroom in both clean and lead. The lead channel can sound pretty spongy with more gain in the Class A mode. At full volume on the clean channel, the Class A setting is quite distorted. And it should be pointed out that the owners manual states that it is Class A Simulation, so my guess is that the texture is basically a variable half power knob that does indeed change the texture.

Peavey tends to be very reliable. The front baffle board is plywood, not particleboard. I think the actual cab is particleboard though. It wasn???t made for world stadium tours so knocking it because it wouldn???t handle that seems a bit silly to me. I got mine used and it works like new.

Peavey has a very user friendly website and forums with friendly moderators ready to help in any way they can.

I???m with others here who do not understand the 1 ratings. I also laugh when I read that a reasonable person couldn???t possibly like the lead channel. Whatever. I???ve been playing for 35 years. A Peavey Classic 100 has been my main amp for 7 years and I???ve owned several other amps though the years

Anyone worth their salt who has been playing for a while knows that you can get usable tones out of about any piece of gear if you know how to set it up and play it. -within reason of course.

To be sure, THIS IS NOT THE HOLY GRAIL OF AMPS, nor do I expect it to be. I expect it to be a good value for what I paid. I expect it to work well within the context that I bought it for. It is a punchy little workhorse of an amp and I have zero regrets.

Some people hate Peavey (for some reason). Some people hate gear made in China. (Fair enough). For these people, the VK would not be a good choice. For those who just want a pretty simple plug, play, good sounding Rock/Blues amp that is easy to carry around. I can whole-heartedly recommend considering the ValveKing 112. If it were stolen, I would absolutely replace it.

Highly tweakable for the price. Clean channel high boost really works magic. variable amounts of gain with gain knob and gain boost. almost too much gain. spring reverb is ok a larger one would have sounded better. texture knob allows for more crunch at low volumes for lead (my usual application, live I use full ab setting) power tube cage solid as a rock and gives a sense of security. pre-amp tubes impossible to get to. (I removed the hardware for easy removal) Loud amp but good at low volumes to. I play metal, blues, funk, praise and worship (ballad type stuff) It pulls them off with ease.

I am playing a HSS Standard Strat. I play pretty much anything but primarity blues, shred, funk. I have to be honest after about two months I was sorry I bought it but was going to make do (not rich). It sounded ok for the bedroom but lacked in tube warmth and responsiveness. Kind of harsh sounding and not too musical. I know Peavey biases their really amps cold to get minumum warranty claims/returns etc. so I took it to my tech and he put a bias adjustment pot and re-biased it (only -5ma from stock is where it's set) Now I am in tube heaven. It really opened up the amp, warmed it up and removed all the harshness and the muddiness. It also improved the resposiveness (it FEELS like a tube amp) (those have played really good tube amps know what I'm talking about) It sounds like an amp costing four times the price.

Before modding the amp it was pretty good but very little mojo factor. Now, I smile when I hit certain sweet spots. This amp modded has a lot of them.

So I will review the modified amp..

Clean is very warm, chimy, and responsive, almost el34 glassy sounding with the high boost in. It is a real joy to play RHCP or Hendrix/blues on clean.

Lead channel all settings sound clear and responsive, all the notes can be heard when chording, not muddy like it used to be. leads are soulful and sing beautifully. my favorite tone is with both boosts in and gain at 11:00. If I back off a bit on my guitar volume I can get a perfect semi-dirty blues tone. If i want shred I just put a bad monkey on or turn up the gain a bit (pedal works better live) there is NO crossover distortion when cranked. ( I used to crank it and think to myself "This is a tube amp?" Now it responds like a tube amp, It loves to be loud. I still have the stock speaker in and it sounds fantastic. due to the bias re-adjustment, it sounds a little thinner at the lowest volumes, but thick and creamy when power tubes kick in. I am not too concerned about brutal distortion ( I can get a pedal to do that) the distortion with the mods is very musical and can sound anywhere from blues to eighties metal or early metallica.

I also shorted r100 to fix the gain boost nasty crossover distortion problem (simple mod)

This amp is loud and almost can simulate a half stack tone. I have no problem keeping up with a drummer. In fact my drummer plays louder to keep up :-) sounds good.

I will stick with this amp now till I get rich and can afford a Cornford Hell Cat or Marshall JVM.

no problems yet. Peaveys are very reliable. I would have no problem gigging without a back up. I always bring extra tubes/strings just in case.

I probably voided the warranty with the mods. Oh well, it was worth it.

5 year warranty

I have been playing for about 25 years. I have always liked peavey gear (bandit 112, classic 50 head, 5150 head) but have owned a laney and a couple other half stacks. This amp is great with the mods. Ok stock. I don't know why peavey sacrifices tone for cost. I compared it to a B-52, marshall tube 112 (not sure what model) line 6. This seemed most versatile and had best tone. I highly recommend a bias adjustment mod to anyone who owns this amp. peavey biased much too cold for 6l6 tubes. If it were lost or stolen I would get another one and do the mods again or save up and get a marshall jvm 212.

It has bass, mid, and treb for both lean and distortion seperate. Also has Texture knob and resonance switch. Decent for a combo amp, if you want all the little effects go buy an effects pedal :)

Im using the ESP Alexi 600 with Blackout pick up bridge, I play mostly metal(Children of Bodom style). And this amp provides as a good recording amp for now. The distortion on this thing is decent but who cares? Most people that play metal or rock have thier own effect pedal. Run it through clean channel and it has a good sound to it, the effects loop sorta sucks *** though, takes away from the tone. If your looking for an amp thats cheap but sounds good this is it.

The only ive had to do to this amp is change the tubes, and that was because I just 'wanted' different ones. Ive had it for 3 years and its still kicking. If it can survive 12 hours a day of hardcore playing for me while on my ship in the Navy and being tossed around in rough water it can survive you.

Never delt with them, never had to. Besides I take it to my local shop I bought it from and they do the stuff to it.

Ive been playing for about 13 years and this is my main recording amp for on the road and when im in my friends apartment. Has good sound but doesnt have to be cranked. I also own Laney VH100R head and 2 4x12 cabs, a matamp GT1 head and the white retro 4x12 cab, and a marshall MF350 head with 1960a and B cabs. While all the gear I have is very good, Its not practical for me to record with while on the road or in my house or friends apartment. I love how it CAN crank out some volume for its size, but doesnt need to be turned up to get good sound. I chose this amp as a "Hey look tube amp." and bought it just because i needed one when my marshall combo went to ****. I recomend it, its served me well and can for you too.

You know em by now. 50 watts, all tube, gain boost, volume boost, resonance switch, the texture knob, and a built in masterbator.

Some features not mentioned much: speaker is 16 ohms, and sounds quite good I think. I think lots of people are trying to justify the low price and immediately target the speaker or tubes because their easy replacements. I would think an EQ pedal would be a quicker, cheaper, and less permanent fix, but then again, I LIKE this amp. It's got a front-mounted effects loop, master reverb, 2 inputs (high and low, low if both used).

Sound is so subjective, so this is just my opinion, but I love everything sound this makes. Distortion cranks, the clean is super clean, tone controls are super sensitive, so you can really shape YOUR tone. There's no presence knob, but I rarely take the treble over half way, so it's not needed. I'm a shredder, my other amp is a Marshall JCM900, so I just dime the gain and rip. The VK does NOT disappoint. The clean channel is very full, very dark but has a bright switch that actually works. Takes to pedals EXTREMELY well. Even with my brittle DS-1, I actually had to back the bass off on the amp.

I just don't get the "1" ratings. The only think I can think of is that the got lemons, or bad tubes or something. Or maybe they are all foreign, and think "treble" means bass, so they have their settings all boogered or something. Like they're plugging the guitars into the Effect's Send jack. Or that built in masterbator.

The reverb tank was barely on when I got it. But lucky for me, I own a Phillips screwdriver. Actually, I own several, so I'm really lucky. A couple of twists and it was nice and tight. I just attribute it to some little Chineese dude who prolly wasn't strong enough to tighten that sucker down. But the fact that I had to screw in a REVERB TANK and not tighen up a reverb chip should say something about the thought process with this amp.

Emailed them today about replacing the speaker with a different impedance. We'll see how long it takes for a reply...

I gotta give this a 10. For me, my playing style, and where I am now with my playing career (studio recording, session gigging), this is perfect for me. I've been playing 20 years BTW. If you are even thinking of checking this amp out, just go take it for a test drive, and try to ignore those "1", "this amp sucks" mindless drabble. ALL things aside, this is a really good amp.

I bought this amp new last month from my local dealer. 2 channel 50 watt 6L6 powered all tube combo, reverb, seperate eq for clean and lead channels, presence button and texture control on back face of chassis. I play mostly classic rock and blues and was hoping this amp could cover a lot of ground for me.

I play a Parker Fly and a Mexi Strat so I cover a lot or variations of single coil, humbucker, and piezo pickup sounds. Now here is the bad news, this is the first amp I have ever taken back for refund. Clean channel does not stay clean past 6, and when it does break up it sounds like solid state as opposed to warm tube breakup. Lead channel overdrive too sounds too solid state and dry, and man there is way too much gain for my tastes. Maybe good for nu-metal, but not what I am looking for.

I cannot comment on reliability, I did not keep this amp long enough to give a good opinion. I can say that I did knock around in my trunk during transit with no ill affects.

My dealer refunded no questions asked, so that is as close to customer support as I came to Peavey

Seems to be a tough little amp, not very loud for 50 tube watts though. I traded for a Kustom Defender that is also rated at 50 watts and is MUCH louder than the peavey. I have a VK royal 8 also which is a sweet little tube practice amp, but its bigger brother seems soulless in comparison.

Please read the other reviews that list all the features, no sense repeating all the other posts

I was really looking forward to this amp having read all the reviews and all I can say is I've NEVER been more dissapointed. This is the worst sounding tube amp I've evr had, Icouldn't send it back fast enough. What an overrated overhyped pice of garbage. This was the most overpriced tube amp you coul buy. Wouldn't be a good buy at half the price. Does the stratocaster no justice, shrill and useless. Hasn't a good tube amap sound in it, lacks any kind of tube warmth

Don't know, tried it for 30 days and was totally discusted with it's lack of tube depth and warmth.

don't know or care. Would never own another peavy amp.

After this experience you couldn't give me a Peavy tube amp. The most overhyped, overrated amp in the market. Except for the legion of Hi-gain teenagers that know 3 chords and call themselves musicians. I can't see why anyone would every buy anything peavy. These tube amps lack warmth, deffinition, depth and any type of characteristic that all tube amps are known for. If your looking for a good tube amp...pass on this one and keep shopping. You'll save yourself a ton of dissapointment.What a hunk of JUNK!!

2 channels,reverb, texture class a to a/b control, speaker outs, etc. I got this amp after trying it at guitar center and watching a boatload of youtube vids of it. Features I never use are the resonance ( i leave it on tight),reverb (i have a reverb pedal) and the texture control ( i leave it on full power class a/b. I don't know what year it was made 07 probably,made in china. I use this amp in my music room. It has too much power for me-i never turn it up past like 1.

Ok, I bought this amp to play metal,I have faded sg with a super distortion in the bridge and a epi les paul with a seymour duncan distortion pup in the bridge. It is not "voiced" for metal. It will not sound like a dimed mesa or marshall. It kind of doesn't really do any one thing very well, rather a couple of things ok. With the gain cranked and the volume low it sounds like a cheap marshall plexi-you get that cheesy van halen type of tone that I just have come to associate cheap 2 channel tube amps with. It can do some blues, butnot that well,won't sound like a fender. It is just ok. I realize that tube amps are made to be cranked but I don't due to a baby in the house so my opinion is for amp response at low volume. But,a really good amp like a mesa or a marshall sounds good at low volume too,keep that in mind. bOTTOM LINE, I bought htis amp hoping for a near to mesa sound and am disappointed. I swapped all the tubes out and talked to amp tech and he told me I was wasting my time. Tube swaps don't matter he claims-after doing it-gotta admit thast i agree with him. He says all I did was make the amp less noisy. The clean channel is warm and basic sounding-bright switch is unuseable.

This amp has never broken down,but it is a made in china peavey and a guitar amp tech told me that they put the cheapest transformers they can find in them. If one of those goes you are goingto be buying another amp. It happened to my peavey windsor.

Never dealt with peavey,hope never to have to, good thing baout them is there stuff is cheap enough you can probably just go buy another one if something happens to it.

I've been playing over 13 years and have owned alot of cheap tube amps-this is not the best or the worst. The problem is it's sound doesn't really fit into any category. Lots of guys-like myself bought this amp for metal and are disappointed. It is after you get over the worthless textture control and reverb-a basic run of the mill-cheap 2 channel tube amp. Nothing special-nothing terrible. A very telling thing about this amp and what peavey really thinks about it is that for a long time-the peavey bandit was priced higher. Think about it- a solid-state amp costing more than a same wattage tube amp. That should never happen.

Amp has man features on it. Resonance class A&A/B tube switch. Clean channel and overdrive channel. Headphone Jack. Two Inputs. 50 watts. Alot of cool neat stuff.

Sound quality is good. It could cover lots of types of stuff. The distortion on it is a little weak to do metal. But you can always crank it up with a Overdrive pedal along with it or metal pedal on clean channel. Clean Channel is awesome killer. The amp could do many things to cover other peoples music.

Never gigged with it. Sometimes if you switch the amp off to fast it makes a exploding sound to the amp. Gotta do it pretty slow. Pretty solid and tough for anything

Never used customer support

Well this was a very big amp I ever owned and can do many things and its very cool. I wished the distortion was more tougher and thicker and stuff. But its cool.