Peavey Valveking 112 Combo

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

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

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

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

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

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

??269.00 for a good 50 watt valve amp

??269.00 for a good 50 watt valve amp

??269.00 for a good 50 watt valve amp

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

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

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

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

Not dealt with peavey yet.

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

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

Gud sound, clean and overdrive...

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

Sam ash so idk...

Gud amp buy it...

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

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

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

Best in the business. Reverb tank on the way.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Amazing as always, Peavey has the best support around.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This is a 50 watt,1x12 combo with 2 channels,a reverb,a buffered FX loop and a Peavey designed "Texture" control. The speaker is a Peavey and the tubes are unknown. For $360 out the door,this amplifier is insane.

One word,Awesome! I cannot belive Peavey can still make such amazing guitars and amplifiers at the price point that they do. The clean is great with a dash of stereo chorus and reverb. The dirt channel is my only concern. It is voiced heavily in the midrange and not enough in the treble. I use a W.A.R modded BOSS SD-1 and a W.A.R Lead Booster and that gives me the tone I desire. I use a Parker Fly Deluxe and a selfbuilt KickAx Strat. Overall,with the stock components,6 out of 10 and with the pedals [and hopefully a Vintage 30 soon] I give it a 10/10.

This amplifier seems to be reliable.I have gigged with it a few times. Knowing Peavey,I feel confident in the amplifier's construction. Kudos to Hartley Peavey for building such an insane amplifer. NOTE: I find the knobs rather cheap and insufficent. I feel they should be replaced with higher end ones.

Peavey is known for their awesome customer support and standing behind their product. I feel confident that they will continue to do so.

I am 13 years old and have been playing for 10 years. I use a Parker Fly Deluxe,a selfbuilt KickAx Strat and a modded 1990 Yamaha RGX 112. I bought this amp to replace my old one,a Yamaha DG-60. While the Yamaha was good,it lacked that tube crunch. When I found the ValveKing 112,I sold my 1979 Hondo II Longhorn and the next week,I went and picked it up. I got it home,plugged my dirt pedals into it and BAM,there it was. 10/10 for this insane amplifier!

This amp was a great Idea...it just sounded so bad that no amount of features (though it it does have several) could compensate.

This amp sounds like total Crap!!
I even put some hot tubes and a killer speaker in it and it still sucked!
I can not express how bad it sounded!
I owned it for a year, but only played it for the first couple of months...that was all I could stand!
I would pull it out now and again thinking I would give it another shot, put it always went right back into the closet.

Of course it will last forever...the crappy junk always does!

Total Crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do Not Buy!!!!!

Amp was made in 2007. Amp is quite flexible for any type of music besides really heavy metal, in that case you would need a dist pedal. I play mostley hard rock like AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Black Sabbath and other bands along those lines.

It's a 2 channel amp with EQ's for each channel. It does have footswitch so you may switch channels but it is no included. Has effects loop but no headphone jack.

It has Reverb but I seldom ever use it. I wish it had some effect like on my Crate VTX I traded in for it (auto wah, slapback delay and ect ect) I have a wah so that fixes one of my problems, but at the momment I'am looking for some type of effects unit for a auto wah and delay effects.

I use it in my bedroom at the momment for person play and practice. 50 watts of power for a person in my situation has more than he or she needs. I was rocking out on new years with this thing with the "texture" knob turn so I only had about 5 watts. I had it half cranks and I hurt my ear accidently.

50 watt tube with switchable wattage from A class 5 watts to A/B class 50 watts. Great all around amp!

Can get many sounds out of it, from a Fender clean sound with the "bright" switch pushed in. Can get a very accurate AC/DC sound with the Bass at 5 1/2, Mids at 6 and Treble at 5 with gain boost pushed in and the distortion at about 4/5. Just the sound I was looking for. Pretty good amount of head room I'd say.

The distortion is deffinatly not brutal enough for real metal heads. The most extreme metal you could get out of it would be Pantera, no more then that. Can get very nice old Metallica out of it.!

I have a Epiphone sg 65 reissue with a maestro tremolo and a Dean ML Phantom. I use the SG for hard type rockin, while with the ML I use mostley for harder rock and metal.

If you have the TV off and you dont stand or sit close to it, you should have no feedback problems unless you have a dist pedal on.

I would depend on it if I were in a band and playing a gig. I wouldnt trust it for gigging everynight 5 days in a row. I just have a hunch it might crap out on me if that were the situation. Maybe I'm just being cautious since this is my first tube amp...

The only thing that has broke on it (which was my fault) I took my guitar chord outta my guitar and threw it onto the amp accicently and it broke the "gain boost" knob off. It was totally my fault, no fault in the amp at all. It is gonna be getting fix in a month or so.

Never delt with Peavey yet but I suspect they are good people. 5 year warrenty on the amp. 90 days only on the tubes though.

I have been playing 2 and a half years now. I own a Epiphone SG 1965 reissue with a maestro tremolo and a Dean ML. Effect I own are a Boss DS-1, Marshall Guv'nor plus and a DID YJM308 sigbature pedal.

If it were lost or stolen I would probley not buy it again. Not cause it's not a good amp, cause my first amp was a Peavey and I would liek to try out some other amps like a Mesa Nomad 45

I bought this amp because it offered three channels and thought it would cover all my musical tastes(hendrix, sabbath, maiden, and a little blues). It has an effects loop, which is nice to keep tuners etc. from degrading your tone. I like the A/B texture knob. However, I will be honest... it sounds better on full power. If you want a class A amp, buy a class A amp. The A/B knob only really cuts the power to one tube. Sounds good though.

Here is where this amp falls short. If you are looking just for a clean amp... then this is a great amp.

The clean channel does have a nice hendrix clean sound through my SG on the neck pickup. Not the best, but a really nice tone. However, on the bridge pickup, the clean channel just sounds harsh and thin, and that is with a humbucker.

The distortion side of this amp is just "strange". If you crank the gain past 6 it sounds like a bad solid state amp( I actually like SS amps, not bashing any good amps out there). The only usable part of the distortion channel... is the gain around 4, crank the mids to 7/8 and turn the treble down and roll off your guitar vol. and crank the volume to 5 and you have a nice meaty zz top to AC/DC tone, but that is it.

If you hit the OD for the 3rd channel... forget it... it just sucks. This has led me to a recent and non stop hunt for the perfect pedal chain. I have tried a Wasabi OD pedal(not the best, but decent) and it is good on the clean channel, but sucks on the distortion side. I have purchased a zoom g7 and in the loop as the preamp it sounds good for what it is. However, into the front and using the ts808 models etc. ( and the ts808 on the zoom is almost dead accurate when tweaked right) it just sounds bad and like I will keep saying... the distortion side just hates any pedals so far.

The fx loop on this amp is really nice though. I use the zoom g7 in the loop for delay and chorus and it sounds really nice. The zoom has the best analog modeling for delay and their flanger is up their with the best of them.

Anyways... I am going to re-tube this sucker and hope for the best... or it going on ebay. My recent gear purchases... an ibanez shark distortion from the early 90's, volume pedal by dunlop as a gate or master vol. in the loop, Yamaha distortion 10m II and Yamaha Flanger 10m II. I have a wasabi ax-1 distortion pedal on the way... and so far none of them sound great or even that different from one another. Which has led to the fact it is the amp.

My suggestions. If you are looking for a clean amp for a gig setting and play blues, jazz, or clean toned hendrix- this amp is great. Anything else you will spend more time and money trying to find what pedals sound good etc. The time and money that is spent you will not only go crazy... you will realize that this is why peavey tubefex to new line6 pod pros are and were so popular with the beginner to pros. Midi offers a lot crystal cleans and a ton of gain options.

I am going to say it is not built to well. It rattles a lot past 4 on the gain channel. Everything is plastic, which I can not stand. If a B-52 can offer a tube amp with porcelain sockets in the same price range etc. Get my drift... made in China and mostly plastic. I think Peavey should just build American amps. Nothing against stuff out of China. I am typing this from my APPLE MAC that was put together in China. Besides, Chinese build one hell of a hot women.

Never dealt with them. Heard they were pretty good though.

Overall a 6.

Innovative. Two channel, Class A/B and A amp simulation in rear. Loose and Tight setting. I prefer loose.

I have to say that I am picky about my sound and absolutely insist and using a sonic maximizer dx-100 in the effects loop of any amp I buy to squeeze the absolute most tone out of the amp. Without the sonic maximizer, the tone is average. But with the sonic maximizer, clean is sparkly, full and has plenty of bass and the distortion sound is responsive, defined textured and musical. Distortion can get to that cascading, wall of shimmering distortion chunk thunk sweet lead at high register distortion.

new owner

I give it a 10 for portability, 10 for usability, 10 for simplicity, 10 for innovation, and 10 because it fits my budget and style. 10 for ULTIMATE VIBE!

I don't buy anything unless I fall in love with it.

Lot's of features which is one of the reason's I bought this amp over an old school plain tube amp. Most of the features aren't really usable though.

The clean channel is good, but not great. Sort of Fenderish in the Class A-B mode but I'm not hearing much Vox chime in Class A mode. The overdrive channel is more or less useless, it's too over the edge. A little overdrive to some distortion would be better. It needs to be tamed down as it is very harsh sounding and it doesn't have any low end. The reverb in any channel is absolutely horrible. Also, I can't seem to dial a mid range that I like.

Seems built OK, I don't see any quality issues either. The line cord might be too thin (too small of guage wire). The knobs and nameplate are cheap but that's reflected in the lower cost. As long as they work.

Not happy with a the last 2 phone calls I've made and did not get resolution to the issues but I've always had vey positive responses in the past.

This is the first Peavey product I've given low scores to. Been playing for a long, long time; both live and studio(have had some air play). When you play this amp in a live situation, you realize it's shortcomings (horrible reverb, poor mid frequency adjusts, and lousy overdrive channel).It sounds good with most pedals and has some nice snap in the Class A-B mode. I like the volume control, it's smooth and doesn't have any volume notches or jumps. I really wanted a Fender Deluxe Reverb (but I didn't want to mess with all the tubes) or Fender Blues Deluxe (couldn't keep the volume under control). I also like the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe but it has that notch / jump in the volume. I tried the Classic 30 and Delta Blues too. Both beatiful amps but I thought some low end was missing. I would not buy the Valveking 112 again.

Lot's of nice features, but not all useful or toneful. See below.

Until you play this amp in a live situation with a band, you won't realize where it falls short. The spring reverb is horrible, almost the worst I've heard in a tube amp. It sounds even worse if you put an overdrive pedal in the effects loop. The distortion channel is too much over the top and unusable in many applications. It would be better to see that channel with some overdrive crunch and lighter distortion. Seems weak for 50 watts, I have a 15 watt Blues Jr that's almost as loud. The Class AB setting in the clean channel has some nice Fenderish snap but I'm not hearing any Class A Vox like chime at all in the Class A setting. There is something missing in the mid frequency EQ as well. The placement of the line cord is in the wrong spot; you can't lean the amp against a wall to get an angle so you can hear it.

Seems built OK, I have other Peavey products and haven't had any issues. For a 50 watt tube amp, the line cord is too skinny (too small of guage wire); it can't carry enough current and it heats up a little (it's also too short).

Very dissapointed. I bought this amp brand new when I heard they upgraded the spring reverb. They wouldn't send me the upgraded reverb tank. I could see the reason if I owned the amp for a while and played it, but it was brand new. Then they wanted $50 for the reverb tank which is about 2X what it should be. I will say, I've contacted them in the past about other products and have been completely satisfied.

Been playing for 35 plus years and have had some air play. I bought this amp because it had a lot of features; which turned out to be more or less useless for live applications. They don't even include the footswitch. The one thing they did right was make the volume control linear, there are no notches or jumps in volume. I would have bought the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe but I wasn't able to keep the volume low enough for smaller venues and I didn't want to deal with all the tubes in the Fender Deluxe Reverb. A re-tube would be expensive. I read Guitar Players review of this amp and I thought they got everything right. They mentioned the reverb and the EQ as well. I wonder if it's just the reverb tank that is undersized or the whole drive circuitry that feeds it. I like Peavey products but I would not buy this amp again.

I've owned this amp for about a year and a half now, so I thought it was time to write another review.

The amp was probably made in 2005/2006, I'm not sure really.

This is a very versatile amp with loads of buttons, switches, knobs etc. Separate EQ for the 2 channels, gain boost, the SUPER COOL texture pot etc. You can read all the specs in other reviews and Peavey's pages.

As far as features go, there's really nothing more you could wish for.

The amp can make a variety of sounds, which is cool, but for my taste, when I take a look at each of those sounds on their own, they're not really great. OK, but not great.

The clean channel is decent, has a nice character and is very EQable, especially with the bright switch, but I believe it distorts easily as soon as you crank it up (don't remember exactly at what setting, it's been a long time since I've did it).

The distortion channel, for my taste, is where the bad part comes... the gain level can get pretty darn brutal, more than I think anyone would need. Suitable for any kind of rock or metal. That's the OK part. Now for the bad part. In my opinion, the distortion is just too darn muddy!!! No treble what-so-ever. This has been bugging me ever since I got the amp. It's like the treble knob controls the 'grainyness' of the tone, not the treble level. It's not that the sound is dark, it's muddy and loose. If you're playing on high-gain levels, you might not find the treble that much of a problem, but if you have the gain boost switched off and played more lower-gain stuff, it's terrible. Imagine the sound when you're playing with the tone knob all the way down. It's kinda like that, except the treble is all the way up everywhere. So, I've tried putting an EQ pedal infront, that didn't work too well, then I put the EQ in the FX loop. It cleaned and brightened up pretty nicely, though it sounded a tad bit too harsh. I've tried the amp with various distortion pedals and none of them sound remotely as muddy as the amp distortion.

Having said that, I'm currently in the market for a distortion pedal to use as my main, or maybe just an EQ.

However, I compared this amp to other more expensive amps and I must admit that the sound itself isn't much worse at all. I don't even dare say 'worse'. Great for the price! If only it weren't for the treble problem...

I play an American HSS Stratocaster (with a maple board - even brighter!). The amp is by no means bad, I just did a bad decision choosing this one. My style changed and it doesn't suit me anymore.

Oh, and, the amp is NOT noisy.

Never had anything die on me. Everything seems to work well with no problems.

Never dealt with 'em.

I've been playing for almost 5 years. If it got stolen, I'd probably check into other amps, especially the Classic 30 or Classic 50. I like the amp overall, just really don't like the tone on the distortion channel. I've compared it to several amps in different price ranges, and I dare say it's definetly as good as most of them. I wish it had more treble and maybe a knob for the gain boost level.

I bought this amp new fron a store. It has two channels, effect loop and a few other features.
The best feature is the A/B and A class switching. This is a very useful feature. It can make your guitar sound really funky and skanky and it can make it sound very clean and jazzy (depending on your fingers ofcourse).
I use this amp with a band at medium volume. It definitely has enough power to catch up with the rest of the band (at the moment we play disco / funk / soul).

This tube amp really has alla the features you need. The built in reverb is not so great, but it has one (spring reverb). I'll give this a 9 on features.

You can get really wonderful clean sounds from this amp! With the class A/B and A switching you can get a REALLY clean sound even at high volume, or you can get a more "dirty" clean sound which breaks up VERY nicely when you git hard on the strings (very useful if you want a good funk sound).
I really have no opinion on the overdrive channel. It works for me, but I don't use it all that much. It is not the best overdrive, but with the gain set to really low, I can get a nice "mustang sally" sort of overdrive that will really let you hear the GUITAR and not just som e fuzzing fuzz sound.

Now comes the bad part: This is a really cheap amp, and it shows. Like all peaveys this one too has a huge problem with vibration. When you play at medium volume and hit some middle or bass notes, there are some parts in this amp construction that will vibrate and produce a terrible rattling noise. I tried tightening some screws on the front and back, and it helped a little, but still, I would not use this amp in a recording session. It works great however in a band or live setting, since the guitar still will be a lot louder that the vibrating noise.

It ALSO makes a "hummmmm" noise in idle mode with no instrument cables connected (and with). All these noises makes this amp very irritating to use if you play by yourself. In a band setting -however- this amp works great and is really a bang for the buck!

This amp really sounds awesome and producese a VERY good guitar sounds... too bad about the poor construction of this unit (I have tried several, all with the same problem).

I would give this a 9 in sound quality (10 for clean, 8 for dist = 9), but the noises are just horrible.

Since this is a tube combo that produces a lot of vibrations, I feel like the tubes might wear out pretty soon. I would however, gig without a backup because it has a wonderful sound.

No opinion

I have been playing for about 12+ years. If it were stolen, I would by a more expensive amp to replace this one. You can really notice that it is cheap. I you're looking for a cheap tube amp to use in a band or live setting, this is the one to get! If you're looking for a dead quiet amp to use in a recording session, look elsewhere.

I will give this amp a grade of 8.
10 for the price (bang for the buck), 9 for the sound, and 6 for the construction of this unit.

Basic 50 watt, 1x12 all tube combo. 2 channels, seperate EQ for each, bright switch on the clean, gain boost and volume boost on the lead channel. No master volume, but does have master reverb. Peavey has a few of their own little finishing touches on the amp too in the form of a bass resonance switch, and a texture control. Footswitch controls channel switching and gain boost on lead channel. These features suit me just fine, the only thing, I might like would be a master volume, and some way to control just how much boosting the gain boost does. Oh yeah, and I'd rather have a way to switch the reverb on and off than the gain boost, but oh well.

This amp is great as a working musician's tube combo, which is exactly what I bought it for. I use it with a strat loaded with EMGs, or with a Hamer Les Paul copy loaded with duncans. Not much into effects, I occasionally use a wah, or maybe some delay. The clean channel is great, plenty of punch and definition, though I have to keep the bright switch on to get it to sound the way I want. I haven't played much with the texture controls, I just leave it all the way to the "Class a/b" side. Either way, the clean is very clean, but can get a little dirt playing harder and at higher volumes. The dirty channel is awesome! Seems like it's somewhere in between a mesa and a marshal to me. Without the boost, I can get a good low distortion, OD type sound, perfect for quieter parts, it almost gives the same effect as rolling the volume knob back a bit. With the boost on, I can get greatloads of distortion, perfect for heavy crunchy parts, or solos. Overall, the sounds on the amp are great. Sure, the clean isn't quite up to Fender level, and the Dirty isn't quite a marshal, but it's a huge improvement over my old solid state Trace Elliot. Basically, this thing sounds good.

Been great so far. Granted, I've only used it in my apartment, or a garage so far, but it hasn't given me any problems. The footswitch is kind of flimsy plastic, but it works so far.

Never dealt with PEavey.

Basically, like I said, I bought this thing for a decent tube combo. I lover fender clean, and Boogie distortion, but both those amps are a little too expensive for me. Also, I'm not to into boogie cleans, and fenders never seem to give me the distortion I like. Anyway, the fact that this thing has a speaker out jack and can drive a cab is especially nice, though so far, it's had plenty of volume.

I did a review on this amp when I first got it. So this is an update.
First off on the Texture Control... This effects the clean channel.
For those that don't hear a difference try it again and do this test.
Turn the amp up to about 12 o'clock on full power. Play your strings lightly and then play them hard. Single coils will stay clean and Hums will break up only slightly hitting hard. Now turn the control full to the other direction. Still clean when strummed lightly with a little less roundness in sound. Now hit it hard, hear that nice Blues Break up? NO? Then you've played too much loud RnR, LOL. This works best in my opinion with speaker setting on loose.

Just A/B'd this against my 65 Twin Reverb.... You can definatley hear the similarity in the use of 6L6's in the Power Section. The Twin has a little more definition but this is mostly due to the use of 2 speakers and the difference in sound of the speakers. For a 3rd of the price if you want a nice light package with a Fender BlackFace Twin Reverb sound, the ValveKing is an excellent way to go.
I'll be putting in an Eminence Texas Heat Speaker and will get back to you all on the difference in sound if any. The Peavey Speaker will be going into a Tweed Cabinet to be used with my Classic 20.
She gets a 9 only because it doesn't sound EXACTLY like a Twin.

I still have a 22 year old Peavey KB100 Keyboard amp and a 15 year old Peavey PA head that work great.
They Have the usual problems with solder joints but my guess is this made in China Tube amp has tighter quality control than the old Peaveys did.

Always helpful in answering questions when calling Techs. Have never needed service from Peavey and have had a PA Head, KB100, Bandit, TKO bass amp and an old 4 track cassette recorder. Still own a 1983 T-60 Guitar I bought new.

'07 VK112 switchable 2-channel with treble, distortion, and volume boost buttons (available foot switcher) tube amp. 3 X 12AX7; 2 X 6l6.
Chinese.
Two inputs, one attenuated.
1 X 12" combo amp. Decent sized speaker magnet.
Both channels have their own treb; mid; and bass tone controls (passive).
Class AB - class A capability.
Fairly light to carry. Looks like real plywood used in cabinet.

Bright sounding.
Good power.
Clean sound has a Fender quality to it (2 X 6L6, go figure).
Speaker handles the output well enough.
Gain channel has a couple buttons for more, and still more.
Clean channel has a bright and vol boost button.
Back panel has a tight/loose damping button and a pot to sweep from class AB/class A (rolls off one of the output tubes gradually).
The controls do what they say they will.
Good range of tone and distortion control. Pretty versatile.
I think the reverb sounds decent though I don't use it much on jobs.

Looks well built.
I have used it outdoors (un-mic'd) at its limits with no problems. Keeps up with another player's 100w tube amp (Seymour Duncan Convertable with 2 X 12 cabinet).
I usually keep a spare amp in my car, plus a repair kit with tubes, fuses, solder, connectors, tape, etc.
No extraneous noises, buzz, hum.
Well behaved but can rock out.

5 year extended warranty (if you send in the marketing survey).

I've had other Peaveys. Never had a problem, even when they're ancient.

Playing guitar almost 50 years. All styles.
I suddenly needed a cheap, loud amp, so despite being Chinese I tried this and like it a lot.
It does what a tube combo 1 X 12 amp should do, without nuisance features.
I like that it's light enough to carry for its power.
The gain and distortion are better schemes than Fender's current tube amp line up, and the controls aren't as notchy.

I'd replace it with the same if something happened to it, even though I'd rather buy American made stuff usually. It's cheap for what it delivers ($400 out the door).

My version of the Peavey ValveKing 112 was made in 2007. I play blues, country, classic rock, sometimes METAL ;-), and this amp can handle all of my playing nuances and styles without a hiccup. Two channels with a volume boost that acts as a sort of a third channel, optional footswitch, two instrument inputs (high and low gain), and an effects loop. The output jack defeats the 12 inch speaker (bummer) but this amp really takes off when jacked into a 4x12 cab.

The little ValveKing 112 is loaded with useful tools and deceptively small- much smaller than pictures online and similar 1x12 tube offerings would have you believe. I don't use the footswitch much. I've played out live without being miked, and also used it in a studio setting, and had nothing but a smile to add as a review, so the trend continues here. The amp has excellent power, the ability to go from 50 to 30 watts with the turn of a knob, and fantastic tube tone. Loaded. 9/10.

I was addicted to the lightweight nature and crunch of Pignose G40V tube amps for years, but was looking for something with a little more versatility, a little more style, and perhaps a little reverb. So, I went into my local music store looking for the little Peavey Royal 8 recording amp to buy (and hopefully crank), saw how small the 1x12 ValveKing was, plugged it in, and took it home the same day.

The clean tone with full power is fantastic, and the reverb is spirited, indeed. You can go halfway volume-wise, add a quarter of reverb, and enter single coil heaven that doesn't deafen those around you like playing a Twin at three on the volume knob tends to do. Humbuckers sound great, also.

The gain channel, especially with the boost engaged, is absolutely unreal. Shred Zeppelin, eye-popping unreal. Some of the distortion fades as the volume increases, but that's the way a lot of tube amps saturate as the power amp tubes get involved. Mind you, this amp crunches like a wrecking yard with only three preamp tubes, as well. Easy on the wallet when it comes to replace or upgrade the tubes.

Slick, wicked, little amp with mucho cajones. 8/10.

Made in China (from a USA design) at a cost, but all of the work, jacks, and components are high grade construction. A rock; Peavey-style. 9/10.

5 year warranty when registered (I did mine online), and magnet dealers are everywhere. 9/10.

I've been playing for the better part of a decade, and use heavily customized Ibanez GRG170DX's straight into my Peavey. Blues are my thing, even though my setup looks metal. I'm happier than I have ever been with my simple rig that consists of 2 guitars in flight cases, a simple tuner, extra picks and strings, and my ValveKing 1x12.

I run my ValveKing mostly in Class A simulation: Clean Low at 4, Mid at 5, Treble at 6 with the Treble Boost engaged. Gain channel Gain is run at 6, Treble at 6, Mid at 0, and Low at 6 (666, eh). Reverb is around 4.

This amp is a no-brainer. It's like buying an AC30CC, a Hot Rod Deluxe, and a cranked B-52... all in a little, silver, boxy package with wings. And, on top of that, it's got the reliable Peavey name with a 5-year warranty. The best amp under $1000 I've played in years. Solid tube tone, classic looks, and everything you need to practice and gig without breaking your bank or lower back. Buy one. Or perhaps two. 10/10 overall.

See all the others!

Awesome sound for the money. Clean channel is Fender-like. Distortion is perfect for my playing, probably will need a stomp box if you are a metal player. I use a LesPaul Standard with Duncan Alnico Pro II's installed and sounds killer, dare I say Slash-like! My Ibanez RG4EX1 with DiMarzio Evolution and Breed pickups sounds pretty good too, but not as good as the Gibson. That's what you would expect though, Ibanez can't hold a candle to a Les Paul! I installed an Eminence Texas Heat speaker, made a world of difference, original speaker breaks up a bit at higher volume.

Never a problem with this and previous Peavey products.

Never used, but I bet they're pretty good!

I love this amp, I would like to get the 4x12 half stack some day when I play out again. I use an MXR M-108 10-band EQ thru the effects loop, a Electro Harmonix chorus and Boss Flanger at the input. I recommend the EQ and speaker change, it turned this little amp into a fire spitting monster! I think Peavey is an emerging power in guitar amps, you don't have to spend thousands, unless you really want to.

All tube - 2 channel. I can't see anything of great importance missing. If I was using it in a different way - ie: without my Zoom G9 for rock gigs or without my Fender RI Reverb Tank for surf, then I would probably moan about not being able to set different reverb levels for the clean and distorted channels. Also I wish the external speaker socket didn't cut off the internal.

All i can say about the distortion channel is that it sounds fine to me when playing it at home because I didn't buy this to use for rock gigs (I use a Peavey Delta Blues with a 2x12 Celestion G12H cab for that) so all I am writing about is the clean channel. People have very different ideas about what makes a good distortion anyway - as any Harmony-Cental user product review for amps will show you.

I bought this to use for Surf Guitar. Although I was looking at the 100w one this went on e-bay very cheap so I bought it. I was looking for a loud 'Fendery' clean sound with plenty of headroom so that the reverb from my outboard 'tank' would be reproduced faithfully. I have owned pretty much every type of 'standard' amp (ie not boutique) in my 30-odd years of playing pro and semi pro - Fenders, Marshalls, Vox, Peavey and more and I can tell you these are damn good. Comments in some other reviews here that the speaker or the reverb are 'crap' are both untrue and unhelpful - what they mean is that they don't like them, whereas I quite like both. The speaker has a very warm character which I can quite believe gets muddy with high output humbuckers - but I think it sounds great with standard single coils. The reverb is bright and splashy and quite usable at the lower settings - it isn't a Fender spring but it isn't rubbish. Tone controls and bright switch work well. It's very much an amp with it's own character I think which can't be a bad thing. It doesn't sound at all like a Marshall, It doesn't sound like the Peavey 'Classic' range and it sounds a little bit like a Fender. The closest in tone (but not that close) I think I can compare it to is a Fender with JBLS (although it's 10 years since I owned one) which is just fine for me. It doesn't have the top-end sparkle or brute muscle of those but I felt the response was similar. Warm round and smooth - but by no means dull or without zing - at least with a single coil guitar. There's a slight boxiness to the sound in comparison to a 2x12 - because it IS a small box. As Scotty said - 'ye cannae change the laws of Physics'.

Bringing me back to my earlier point, few people would describe a Twin Reverb as 'crap' because it's no good for death metal - It's just unsuitable and that may be the case here. In summary; warm, round and smooth are the adjectives I would use to describe the clean tone. The distortion you will have to decide for yourself - but as someone said earlier, you can always use a pedal. If you crank it right up (and it stays clean a long way round the dial) the clean channel will start to break up in a very pleasing way for blues/country.

I have had an excellent experience with pretty much all the Peavey stuff I've owned (and that's a lot). I must have done several thousand gigs by now using Peaveys without a 'backup'... The only blip I ever had with Peavey reliability was years ago with the old 'Scorpion' speakers which used to blow regularly in both a Peavey Special I once had and a Stereo Chorus 2x12. I swapped them out for Celestions (The G12H is my favourite) in the end as I didn't like the sound of the Scorpions much either. The reliability of both the Sheffield and the Blue Marvels has been superb. Too early to say for the Valve King.

Peavey's after sales is brilliant - certainly in the UK at least. The have bent over backwards to be helpful in the past.

I've been playing for 35 years both pro and semi-pro . I own lots of other stuff because I have chronic G. A. S. :) 17 guitars and 7 amps - 3 of which are Peavey.

I think this range is stunning for the price. If you want a great clean sound or a cleanish blues sound you should try this for sure.... I'm just not qualified to comment on the distortion sound on this particular amp beyond home use where it sounds pretty good to me. I'll get round to trying it for a rock gig sometime - but I'm really happy with my current setup for that.

I like this so much I'm probably going to buy the 100w 2x12 as well!

It has all it needs for a tube amp. As stated by others.

I play RnR, RnB, Country, ect. I changed the speaker to an Eminence 8 ohm Swamp Thing and the preamp tubes to NOS 12AT7's. "Holy Crapload of Distortion peddels, Batman". This thing puts out like a 58 year old whore in a dateing contest.It makes any style of music sound like anything you want it to. Loud, clean, wonderful break-up right where it should be. This thing is gonna go a Gigging with me from now till it dies. Then I will get another......20 points here.

Hopefully it will be durible and reliable. Look OK.

Have yet the need after several months of ownership.

Been plaing for 35 years through all kinds of amps. An awful lot of good ones and a good lot of awful bad ones. But for around $400 plus $150 in upgrades, this one cannot be beat. I hope it's durable because it's got everything else. 30 points awarded here.