Peavey Valveking 112 Combo

Tooooo many features for a blues player but I needed 30W in class A so I bought it anyway as it was DEAD CHEAP: US$400 for a brand new combo in Switzerland that's like paying $200 in the USA - a gift !

Usually I use Gibson GA15RV or even Epiphone Valve Jr 5W but with 2 conga players I need now more clean headroom for latino jazzy songs.

The only objection is that all is dark so you do not see what you've dialed once you are on stage ...

I give it 10 for sound to compensate for some ignorant non-objective people below, but in reality it is 9.

TOO MUCH bass in general - I have to keep it at zero all the time:
I guess they tweaked the bass for metal-kinds who love the bottom end.

So, the clean channel has too thick, artificial bass that was probably somehow tweeked in the preamp as this is not a natural bass sound of my Strat; still it is clean and with bright ON it is VERY CRYSTALLINE.

Not a Fender Twin clean, but more like Big Barnum circus pompy-clean. Usable but not as sexy and as classic as THE Fender Reverb ...

The distortion channel has more mids and overdrive and I can arrange some intermediate gain level and play the whole evening with just that setting ... when tubes warm up it is almost 10 for sound. I will change the tubes eventually and I guess I might change the speaker too if <i keep this combo - it has a potential and can satisfy a pro for any situation even though it is not my refernce clean tone.

Mind you I have THE best amp in the world THD Univalve and I used it as a pre-amp to Valve King and it makes Peavey cleaner and more articulate so I can gig with both: THD gives the fine pramp-sounds and OD while the Peavey does the amplification beyond my drummers :-)

Too new

No idea

A bargain. If you buy an extra speaker of your choice and the best valves in the world you will spend say $250, in total $650 and end up with a stunningly versatile gig-combo.

Yes, you can get some other used tube amps for $650, but if you need the versatility then this is a very good alternative.

I might exchange this & Fender Cyber Champ for fender Deluxe Reverb eventually but that's because I pay mostly blues.

For contemporary players . verify this combo but TEST IT as the quality control may vary in these Asian made amps.

2005, All tube, 2 Channels, Effect loop, Class A/Class A/B adjustment, "Tight" and "Loose" switch. NO footswitch (has to be ordered seperately)
I have owned this amp for about 4 weeks. I bought it because I wanted a clean tube-sound. I play in a 5 man band: Drums, bass, keyboard, singer and guitar. We mostly play 60's pop/rock for about 100 to 300 people at our gigs.
For smaller gigs this amp is loud enough. For larger gigs I plug the effect send into our PA.
For me an amp is an amp. Wanna use effects? Buy them seperately!
This amp has all that I need.

I use a standard US Strat with 3 single coils. (2 stock pups and a DiMarzio Virtual Vintage Solo at the bridge)
This amp responds very well to different settings on the guitar. It suits my music very well. The stock speaker however is rather "sterile"
for me (great at low volumes, But when crancked up it does tend to get very loose and deliver "fart-sounds" when playing loud)
It is surpisingly quiet. No problem there.
I havn't really used the distortion live, but this amp does have lots of nice distortion. The reason I don't use the distortion at gigs is: THERE IS A VERY ANNOYING DELAY ON SWITCHING!.

Well. Its a Peavey - They make good stuff.
Some have said that the fact that this amp is made in China, might be a problem. Why should it be a problem? Flip over your laptop, or look inside your PC! Made in USA??

Peavey has a very good website. Try it!!

Ok! this is actually a very good amp in my opinion (remember I just wanted a clean tubesound) Just don't play it too loud!
But here's a tip: Take out the stock speaker and drop in an EMINENCE "THE TONKER" speaker. I did that and now I'm able to play very loud and very clean. This is a HUGE improvement!
In my opinion The Valveking 112 with an Eminence Tonker is the perfect match!
If Peavey sold this amp with a Tonker, I would give a 10. But the stock speaker is to weak for me.

A good price / performance feature set, however see the reliabilty issues which completely undermine this.

I run a recording studio, so had some of the regulars, who are largely Marshall fans, audition three different amps in the shop. After 30mins of rocking out, the declare, somewhat surprisingly to all concerned, the ValveKing to be the winner.

I have several line 6 amps, Flextone III and spider HDs, they are great amps, but the peavey did seem to have that mysterious tube magic that modelling amps come close to, but still just don't cut it.

Some clients are suspicious of modelling (others love it) so being able to offer both is very important.

Oh dear. 10 mins into a try out in the studio and there are crackles and buzzes and the speaker sounds like is has a tear. Notice that there are two missing screws in the reverb tank, I take it back to the shop and they call Peavey next day, who say that there are only supposed to be two screws. I go back to the shop and go to try out the amp again, only this time it doesn't any sound. Take another and brave a gig with it, no problems, so I think oh well, perhaps I just had a duff. One week later, in the studio, from a cleaned power source, the amp is cracking like a pot has gone,except all the pots are down, but the amp is poping and cracking again. Back to the shop again :-(

Waiting, but may get a refund and go for a marshall.

Clearly some corners have been cut to achieve the price and unfortunately it shows. I wouldn't feel comfortable relying on this amp at a gig, two separate amps have let me down in a very short period of time. Reading the reviews here it seems that there are problems with the footswitch too.

A pity as there is a lot of potential, but somewhere poor decisions have been made on quality control, which will make me think twice about buying or recommending more peavey kit to clients.

I won't go into the features as it has already been discussed. I will note that the 1x12 combo doesn't have the resonance dial like the 2x12 and heads do. But it does have all the features you could want.

I've had the amp now 6 months so I figured it's time for a review.

* What guitar and pickup styles are you using it with?

I don't play any high end gear: I have a Dillion PRS copy that I modded with DiMarzio's and a Washburn IDOL WI64.

* How does it suit your music style (and what is that style)?
I like to play a range of things, from Dream Theater-type metal to Pearl Jam to BB King, so I want versatility more than anything. When I bought it I was hoping for a cheapy bedroom amp I could practise with and get some decent variety in tones, with the understanding this wasn't me dream amp (Mesa Mark IV, Fender Twin Reverb). I liked it initially but 6 months from now I can honestly say i'm underwhelmed by it. It's not a HORRIBLE amp, and you likely won't hate the sound (for the price), but for me there's just something missing. I keep getting the, "it's ok" feeling when i'm playing through it.

* Is it noisy? On what settings, and in what environments?
I found this amp can get quite noisy when cranked, but I haven't experience much of the rattling or anything out of the ordinary. Stock this amp was not cutting it so I replaced the tubes with JJ tubes and the speaker with a Celestion Vintage 30. This improved the sound only marginally.

* What kind of sounds can the amp make? How much variety?
The amp doesn't seem to have much variety in it's tones, and I'm really not liking the distortion channel as it doesn't seem to pick a niche. I dunno, not metally enough but not bluesy enough? To me it seems best for Van Halen-type stuff which is ok...but a few non-musicians i've demoed the amp to don't like the distortion channel. The clean channel is fine for an amp in this range, it's clean.

One major annoyance of mine is that unless have the volume boost on the gain the distortion channel seems very muddy, so i've been finding I need to have it on at all times and back WAY off the gain to no more than 1/4. I've tried different settings, different guitars, but it's always muddy and not very smooth. Dunno why. Perhaps someone could e-mail me some better settings or something.

Have had no issues with it yet.

Haven't had the need yet.

I've been playing guitar for 10 years now and it's more a hobby then anything. I have yet to own any premier gear but have circled the bargain wagons a few times over. If it were lost or stolen I would definately not buy this amp again, I would look at a smaller practise amp or save some cash and move into a higher tier of amps.

This amp is good because it provides a feature-rich introduction into the world of tube amps. It is, however, very underwhelming in everything it does. In my oppinion Peavey needed to find a niche with this amp instead of trying to stick it in between practise amps and real tube amps. What happens is it's too expensive for beginners and underwhelms everyone else.

To be honest I didn't do a whole lot of comparing. I sat down with this amp and it sounded good in the store, but that's a mistake I won't make again. If I was reading this review I would take a hard look at what you REALLY want; if it's a practise amp spend less and get something smaller, if it's an entry-level tube amp i'd look to spend my money elsewhere (used). While I have a dream to one day own a Mesa Mark IV I just don't have 1500 to drop on a bedroom amp. But if you are looking at this Valveking, take a look at the Peavey Classic...it doesn't do metal, but at least it does the blues exceptionally and doesn't leave you as underwhelmed as the Valveking has left me.

2005/06 production. Features: As listed, 2-channel all tube amplifier with a clean and a gain/distortion channel. Control on back to fade from classA/B power to simulated class A ,(approx.50%power according to manual). A footswitchable volume/gain boost in addition to channel select. Effects loop....I eagerly awaited the arrival of this amplifier at local music store. If we are to judge features by 'claimed' features I have no choice but to give a high rating. It was the very features claimed for it that kept me in anticipation of it's arrival. The class A/B to class A fader control would seem to answer 2 of my desires for features in one offering; (the ability to switch to class A AND the ability to drop to about 20-25 watts) Also the volume OR gain boost feature(selectable) was just what I wanted as it would allow either a solo volume boost without gain or tone alteration OR a gain boost to thicken things up at my discretion. Nice idea. I do not use any effects either in effects loop OR in line to input. If an amp gives me the sound I want, I use it. This is not snobbery, I don't frown on those who successfully use pedals; I'm just a hopeless klutz and am more likely to hit the wrong button or fall off the stage than make a seamless switching successfully. So this amp had all I would DARE try and work without incident! So for me, if it lived up to hype, all the features I needed were there.

I use Stratocaster(s), all single coil with series wiring switches for boosts. Flying V, with my custom wiring. Showmaster sss. More, but this gives the general idea. Now..How does it suit my musical style AND what is that style? I find it a bit difficult to nail down my style. I was born in Memphis,Tenn. and Lived in New Orleans most of my musically formative years. I play Rockabilly,Country,Blues,Zydeco,50's,60's,70's and 80's Rock. Well, here lies the problem. The particular amplifier I took home was incapable of giving me a sound I could like for ANY of these! I must digress for a minute though to state that unlike some people who give revues..just because I don't care for something it is not automatically junk! In pouring over other revues of this same amplifier, I repeatedly read how loud it was! Well loudness is a somewhat subjective matter, but it is not nearly as open to individual interpretation as tone is. I can tell you that the particular specimen I had (briefly) had never even been introduced to loud, much less possessed it! This leads me to think that a bit of a quality-control issue lies at the bottom of the wide discrepancy in the tone of the revues posted on this amplifier.Having said what I just did about loudness you might possibly think that I was holding out unreasonable expectations for the amplifier which it just could not meet,but this is FAR from the case. I was actually looking for an amplifier that was NOT TOO LOUD, to use at practice. I had(and now still do use a Fender Blues Jr.) I was looking for something in that volume range (or ever so slightly louder), but with more features,channel switching etc. I figured with the Valveking set all the way over to class A, at about 20-25 watts it would be perfect. WRONG! Set to A/B at it's (so-called) 50-watts, my Blues Jr. would beat up on it something fierce! The Jr. was noticably louder! And I haven't even begun to mention TONE yet!The 'clean' channel had far less volume than the distortion channel, even with the distortion channel used very sparingly. The cleans were not pristine nor did they breakup smoothly. The distortion channel's voicing was ragged and uneven. Some notes blended into an indistinguishable mush while others stood out cold and toneless!WELL! I've got a ton of tubes, so I decided to see if some swapping would help! I KEEP ON HAND different grades of the most used tubes so I can find which bias range works best with any particular amp. I started with 'soft' power tubes that break up quickly. waemed the clean a little but sent distortion channel over the top!Went all the way up the scale..finally found some that made the distortion channel sound acceptable(JUST acceptable),but then the clean channel had crossover distortion and was as 'cold as ice'!By the way the stock power tubes are in my opinion pretty decent. They are Sovtek 6L6wxt+ 's. I use them in some amps and like them. They are protected in a little cage on the back assessable by 2 screws. Convenient, logical.NOT SO the preamp tubes. They are circuit board mounted deep beneath the surface of the chassis. As if this moronic design flaw were not bad enough, standard 12AX7 TUBE CAP SPRING RETAINERS ARE USED! These are mounted to the surface of the chassis, which leaves you about a half-inch of sloping slippery glass to grasp if you wish to remove the tube for ANY reason. The bayonet-catch base lock prevents a proper grasp. So what do you do to change, or check preamp tubes? Well that's simple, you just remove the entire amplifier chassis from the cabinet! TO CHANGE PREAMP TUBES! The tubes were Electro-Harmonix 12AX7's. No complaint there!But having been forced to this extreme to find out what they were I went ahead and did 2-different speaker swaps to see if that would improve sound. First I tried a Peavey Scorpion 12-incher(personally I have always REALLY liked these). Some improvement. Next tried Celestion Vintage 30, also an improvement. But no combination of ANY of these changes could raise the volume to adequate or significantly improve the tone. Having read all the other revues I noticed (and if you check them you will to) a reaaly big disagreement in people's opinion of this amp. Occasionally you see this, but I think it points to a quality or standards control issue, either that or half the revuers are idiots, the other half geniuses! YOU PICK WHICH HALF!I think some folks got genuinely good amps (at least I hope so) and the other s (like me) got the raw ingredients for a lemonade stand.Yhis is only the second 'new purchase' amplifier I've ever returned in all my 30+ years of playing. After playing a blackface Twin Reverb, I bought a new 1972 silverface..(without hearing it). I took it back too. I must rate the sound. For me it was NOT satisfactory, but some may have liked it..but it definitely lacked comparable volume to others in it's class. I restate this MAY JUST BE THE ONE I TRIED AND A FEW OTHERS..but I must judge what I heard.

I CANNOT JUDGE THE RLIABILITY ISSUE!I did not have but a weekend, A very dissapointed weekend. It looks rugged enough, BUT, If as I have theorized quality control issues are at play here then, reliability is going to be another victim of this shortcoming. IF,IF, this line survives and I hear some admission of 'guilt' from Peavey, and a sign that they are taking responsibility for the erratic behavior and shortcomongs than I will give it another try. I really DID LIKE THE CONCEPT! A point to ponder;You decide what it means to you: China Has embraced capitalism but with a fuedal twist.Large corporations make more money when labor is cheap. There is no cheaper labor than 'slave labor'.So the Chinese have made many things illegal so as to be able to arrest and imprison folks in 'work factories', Being an Evangeical Christian is a crime that can find you soon assembling circuit boards. If you or I were so treated might we not (just perhaps) engage in a little sabotage as protest?

I had always heard how helpful and friendly Peavey was so I was somewhat surprised by the reaction I got when I called about the volume isssue. When I suggested that if perhaps all amps were no louder than the one I was trying out, perhaps they should change their marketing approach to avoid creating irate 'Heavey Metalers' and cater more to the practice amp slot..and perhaps check the power rating as well. ..I must have struck a nerve! I was asked if I was suggesting that they were liars and had misrepresented their producr?! I was NOT asked this in a friendly OR helpful manner. There was no good natured chuckling to suggest he was just kidding either. I merely replied that I knew what I knew and no more. I didn't know squat about wattage ratings or measurements. I just knew that my Blues Jr' rated at 15 watts would eat their 50-watter for breakfast.

Been playing since 60's.Can't lose it I don't have it. I did love the claimed features, I didn't love the sound (or lack thereof)I wish it had the ability to sound like I thought it would.

2005 Peavey Valve King 112. All Tube.
I've been playing Classic Rock/Blues for 20 years and presently play in a 4 piece social band. My main guitars are a '91 modified USA Stratocaster and a Yamaha AES420 with a Bigsby. I've played through a hell of alot of different rigs (started playing in the early 80's so you can imagine!)and in the the past 5 years I have reverted back to 100% analog. The only effects I ever use is an old Crybaby wah on a few leads. Hell, I won't even use reverb if we're playing in a hall.
Anyways, just previous to this my main amp was a 100 watt HIWATT custom with a Force 212 cabinet. Don't get me wrong I absolutely love the Tone of this rig, absolutely nothing beats it when playing at master volume of 40% - except for the fact that at this setting the billion dbs it puts out completely drowns everyone else, I am forced to play at @ 15% and the HIWATT just isn't working hard enough to produce the edge I want.
So I chose to check out the 112 Valve king. I thought that playing a smaller amp a little harder would give me what I was looking for. I'm happy to say that I was right! What this amp really reminds me of is a Fender Hotrod Deville my buddy had back in the eighties. The 2 channels featured along with the class A/B texture control gives me a plethera of sound choices (Took a long time to come up with the 2 I presently use). Since I'm not a huge reverb fan I find the pan in this unit at @ 15% is perfect. I run master at 50% and achieve the tone/ring and dbs that makes everyone happy.

This unit is as hissless as any of the good tube amps I've ever played. There is the infamous 1/2 second delay when jumping on the overdrive channel when using the footswitch (I've read other users say it 1+ seconds, and I'd like to see them hold their breath for 2 minutes), but I've adpated to it with a little anticipation and it doesn't bother me.
I found with a little patience I obtained the exact sound I was looking for and can't tell you how much I appreciate that I can walk up to a gig with this amp in one hand and a Strat in the other and be pretty well evenly balanced.

I've had the unit for about a year now without so much as a crackle, as I do carry spare tubes, I don't need a backup.
As I'm not a big tube swapper (usually wait till a 12AX7 starts crackling) I haven't replaced any of the tubes. When I do, they will be matched NOS tubes which I'm sure the little amp will give huge justice to.
I do run the 212 (8ohm 75watts)Force cabinet at 16ohms (I put a 4/16 ohm switch in it) with this amp and have to admit that the sound of the amp improves signifficantly. If ever anything (even trivial) happens to the 16ohm speaker the unit came with, I'm sure I'll replace it with a TT Ceramic "40/40" - 12".

I've never dealt with Peavey and since the studio 112 I own has fallen down stairs and never had to go in, I probably will never have to.
It does have a 1 year warranty on it - here's hoping that's useless.

Said it all before this!

50 watts tube (3 x 12AX7 + 2 x 6L6), 12" speaker, knob to switch from class A to class A/B.

I like the tone and it's quiet, no static. If you're having a static problem with this amp, it's probobly not the amp, it's probobly your source of power. Get a power conditioner. It really surprised me for $400 out the door. I worked at a music store for a long time and I've tried just about every Marshall, Kustom, Roland, Ibanez, Traynor, and Fender amp that's been made in the last five years. Nobody makes a tude combo amp (or a modeling amp) that sounds as good or is as reliable as this amp in this price range. It's not out there. There are other combo amps out there that are better that the valveking, but get ready to drop about two grand for a marshall tsl and the tsl has a lot more tube noise than the peavey. This amp has a really smooth tone. The overdrive channel has the ability to get a lot of fuzz without losing tone. It does have some bite to it, but it's not as much bite as something like a Marshall. That's not really a problem though, just get a tubescreamer or a dod 250 or something if you need more bite. A lot of people on here have really put down the tone of this amp (probobly because it's not really for metal), but that's why we have overdrive and distortion pedals. If it dosen't have the exact sound you want plug in your poison of choice. FOR GOD'S SAKE IT'S ONLY $400!!

it's sturdy (like all peavey amps) and I've had no problems. all the tubes are covered and protected. some have said they've had problems with the reverb unit, mine is screwed down just fine. it's not loose or anything and it works great. if you're really worried about the reverb unit you can do one of three things: not treat your equipement like crap which is what you're suppossed to do anyways; drill in a couple more screws to hold it down more securely; or check your equipement every now and then and see if anything is loose. any peavey amp i've ever owned or had any dealings with has lasted forever. i expect the same out of this amp.

haven't had to deal with them at all. never had a problem with a peavey product i've owned.

You're not going to find a better tube amp for $400.

This amp is extremely versatile. With tweaking you can go from a Jazz Clean to Blues or Pop on Channel 1. Channel 2 will expand the "grit" from heavier Blues to Classic Jimmy Page. With the "Boost" pushed in you can get Van Halen. The amp also has a knob on the back that when turned in one direction gives Class A features and when turned in the other direction gives Class A/B. It can also be turned anywhere in between and does alter your sound. The effects loop is located on the front panel which IMHO is easier than the back. The only feature I wish it had was a Master Volume to conttrol the overall volume of the amp.

When I brought this amp home for the first time and started playing with my Strat, I thought " this one's going back". I'm very choosy about amps and the ValveKing sounded like a "glorified inexpensive solid state amp" with tubes thrown in. I was very dissapointed. However, the next morning before returning the amp, I thought I would give it another try. I decided on trying my Strat again along with my PRS to get the humbucker sound and single coil. I wanted to test the clean on channel 1 first, then channel 2 with slight gain, then channel 2 with heavier, Van Halen type sound. To my surprise, the ValveKing sparkled in each area of testing. What I discovered was this amp is very versatile if you play around with the EQ as well as the gain and volume. Just as important was the many variations by going from 10 on my guitar's volume to 8 or 6 and the same tweaking on the guitar's tone knob. Suddenly, I was liking this amp and was learning how to "tame the wild beast". What I really wanted when buying this amp was a lightweight, versatile amp that I could just plug into (no effects) and get all the sounds from clean to Metal and everything in between. I admit, a lot to ask of any amp in any price range. I got it!

Can't say about reliability. Peavey has confused me. They go the extra step to put a metal guard arount the power tubes and metal tube sleaves around the 12AX/7's but use only 2 screws for the reverb tank. Also, the amp does not come with a channel switching foot pedal (has to be ordered seperately), they took the time to give this amp many usefull features like the Texture Control, but then use knobs for the controls that seem flimsy. Time will tell but I really believe Peavey couldhave elevated this amp by some simple and inexpensive things like adding 2 more screws to the reverb tank and using sturdier control knobs.

Never had do deal with Peavey but based on others they sound as though they will support this product. I have had other Peavey's (Classic 30 and Classic 50) and never had a single issue. I believe the ValveKing comes with a 2 year warranty.

I've been playing 30+ years. Played Fender, Mesa Boogie, Marshall, Soldano, Carr, Crate and Peavey. I play a wide variety of music ranging from Jazz to Blues to Classic Rock and Metal. I am very picky about amplifiers. Some of the "big name boutique" amps do not justify their cost while sometimes lower cost amps like this Peavey deliver everything at a fraction of the cost. This amp cost me $399.99 but will go head to head with other amps costing 2 or 3 times this. I admit, I did swap out the pre-amp tubes for Phillups NOS 12AX/7's and I replaced the Russian 6L6's with a set of Groove Tube "white" 6L6's and this improved the sound quality a couple points. If you are looking for an affordable tube amp and are willing to "get to know it", this is worth serious consideration.

You should know the features.

I have been playing a long time (over 20 yrs). I've accumulated a lot of gear. My latest is a rack system (16-space) it includes a Boogie Mark IV, Marshall JMP-1, T.C. Electronics G-Major, various pedals and controlled by Digital Music Loop Selector and the Ground Control. Needless to say it's a pain in the ass to transport when I don't take my trailer. Now, having said that, this is where the search for a small combo comes in. I wanted a tube amp that wasn't expensive, 2-channels, small and wouldn't care if I spilled something on it. I ordered the Valveking 112 thinking it would fit the bill. I auditioned with my strat (texas specials) and my Les Paul (Burstbucker Pro's). The clean sounded pretty good, a little thin, not much punch or headroom. The distortion sounded the best. Since I didn't have the footswitch, I pushed the extra gain button, very cool, more sustain and usable. The volume boost is a good feature as well (wish there was a control for that). I thought it was OK but not what I was hoping for. Out of curiosity, I plugged my 1-12" extension speaker (w/Celestion c90,8-Ohm) into the speaker jack and what a surprise. The cleans took on a new dimension - better than those Fender Hot-Rod amps, the distortion was taken to the next level as well. Now I had a gig-usable amp. I was lucky and had an extra Vintage-30 speaker (8-Ohm) and put it in. I verified with Peavey about the 8-Ohm speaker, they said that would be fine. I must say, the 8-Ohm speaker is the way to go. I have more headroom in the clean channel. I play with a loud drummer and i haven't had to take it past 6 (no breakup). The next thing i needed was a footswitch - Peavey was out of the Valveking but they said the Rockmaster was the same wiring, so I ordered it -$43, I was not happy about the price. If it was a heavy duty switch w/LED's I'd be OK with it - but it's shit materials w/LED's. So I get the footswitch and when i switch channels there is this 1-second delay. After many days of playing phone tag, they suggest taking a resistor out of the circuit board on the amp. Well, I tried playing live with the delay - it was miserable. So I decided to play doctor and cut that mother out. (Peavey did send a schematic to help me) After cutting it out (wire cutters), that did the trick. It is now a contender. I was dissapointed that Peavey would distribute an amp with this glitch and also over-charge on a crappy footswitch. Never the less, I was determined to make this thing work. If i didn't have an extra speaker, I probably would have sent it back. But with the speaker upgrade (8-Ohm) it is much more enjoyable to play through. I play in clubs and auditoriums (miked) with it. A couple pedals in one hand and the valveking in the other - very simple and easy.

Peavey should be ashamed of themselves for having their customers play amp tech to fix their screw ups.

Peavey has been responsive.

2005 model I believe. Play mostly Punk,Metal,some rock and blues suits my needs just fine, its got a sweet tone to it, not your commercial sound like a Marshall(although similar), which is what I was looking for. 2 channels - clean channel has a footswitchable bright switch, overdrive has footswitable volume boost or gain boost or both. Effects loop located on front of amp, no headphone jack. Has 2 inputs 1 for high gain and another for low gain. Has a knob on the back that changes the amp from a class A to a class A/B or somewhere inbetween. I wish it had a master volume and a parallel speaker output(if you hook it up to another cab it disables the internal 12" speaker), I use this amp in band practise with a drummer, bassist with half stack and another guitarist with a Marshall AVT275 - it handles itself pretty well alongside the Marshall(its not as loud as the AVT obviously) and can definately keep up with a drumset. I used to use an AVT275 but kept hating to lug it around to gigs to only turn the volume up a quarter way, I needed an amp that could cut it in band practice as well as a medium gig(larger ones are just mic'ed up anyway) and something that doesn't break your back

I currently play a Gibson SG Standard with stock pickups and a Custom Fender Strat with a single EMG-HZ alnico pickup(no use for active system just yet). The amp does feedback at high volumes a little, but I use a noise gate to solve that...no problems. The sound of this amp is similar to something you may have heard but just can't place your finger on... Its not a Marshall sound, not a Mesa sound, Not a Vox sound but a different tone on its own, cause really if you want a Marshall sound-buy a Marshall. The 3 band EQ per channel is very nice, you can dial some good tone out of it. The Texture dial on the back is great and varies the tone ever so slightly but with a notible difference. The clean channel can be described as a dark-clean sound, not sparkling but settles right for rock music. Distortion is great, it can't do the whole mid-cut nu-metal crap, but does a solid rock tone, if you're looking for other sounds put a pedal in front...its not a brutal distortion but more a smooth flowing sound(depending on your texture knob)
Its an open back cabinet so doesn't have a huge bottem end but its still manageable, this will be killer if plugged out into a closed back 2x12 cab. but of course sound is purely subjective.

I would use it in a gig without a backup, hasn't broken yet(but I just got it) so only time will tell.

Its not a USA make but a Chinese make, but that doesn't bother me at all.

The reverb tank was loose when I got it but I just tightened the screws and all is well.

never dealt with them

I've been playing for 9 years, had almost every brand of guitar amp out there. If you're looking for value for money, you can't go wrong with the Valveking.

If it was lost/stolen I would probably get the 2x12 version or the head version.

I compared this to a Marshall DSL401 and a Fender Hot Rod deluxe, and the dsl was nice but it was a sound thats been heard before and you can't justify the price of Marshall amps nowadays. The fender HRD has a nice clean channel but the overdrive isn't the greatest(subjective of course)...

I will be hooking this up to a 2x12 1922 Marshall cab as this will just broaden the sound and give more of a punch.

I'd highly recommend this amp to someone who is looking for there first tube amp or even a higher end solid state. This blows solid states out the water, but don't expect it to be entertaining stadiums...