I’ve got the original 15W Vypyr. The 2008 model and it’s still killer, 14 and a half years later. I still couldn’t ask for a better amp. It had a Diezel model, a Rectifier model (my favorite), a Krankenstein, etc. my FAVORITE clean on my 15W original is the Marshall Plexi model.
Aside from an apparent lack of a really CLEAN sound (never heard on this review), it really has fantastic everything else- this amp inspires people to play electric guitar creatively!
Love the video. I'm a beginner and was unsure of this amp, but your demonstration and information were super helpful and most chugalicious! I'm buying one tomorrow! Also...the DeLorean is awesome!
Thanks for showing the bass but you had it set on "electric 1" instead of "bass". Thats why it sounded identical on Trace and Peavey modes. Also, you dont get the effects dial with the 16 effects in the X1. The effects dial, larger 12 inch speaker and double the power is easily worth the extra $100.
Exactly. The reviewer doesn’t seem to understand that the 12 inch speaker will make a big difference. He mentions better options, at that price point, but fails to mention them. Typical.
Brilliant and honest review of a fun Amp Andy. When you see what you get here for 200 I can’t wait to see what’s coming in this General tech in the next few years. Chugalicious
Hope they make this amp with more power and better connectivity and eliminate the FX and modeling and put that on a different amp or vice versa. They need to make a true working class base design basic amp design with 2x10, 2x12 and 2x15 stereo chorus with this solid state preamp and 200 watts at least in class D power. And build other models that branch from it with all of the modeling or enhancements that way something good comes and keep it and it shall stick to an enhancement version. This is the way the truth and the life. Don't go the way of crate please. (to peavey) it only cost very little to greatly increase solid state class D power.
Got an older Fender GT100.. and as someone whos into metal for the majority of what i play and listen to. i think this amp might be my next purchase along with a The Drop pedal
I have the X2 and i pair it with my 6505+ combo and it rips! Loving what peavey is doing now a days! Alao have a 86 classic chorus and think it aounds more tame then what the X2 vypyr has to offer.😅 17:50
The XXX and 6505 sounded absolutely chuggalicious! Shame about the state of affairs at Peavey in the recent past. This amp has a lot of promise. Perhaps all it needs is a speaker out to plug into a 2x12 or even a 4x12 ;)
We need to storm the offices of these amp companies with torches and pitchforks and demand they all have speaker outs and effects loops. C'mon now. It's like six dollars worth of parts to make that happen.
Video idea, various budget amps vs. a drummer. I may have said it before, but really appreciate when non metal TH-cam channels touch base on metal focused gear.
Good review! I'm a beginner but have an acoustic and electric guitar. Was looking for a small practice amp that could work with both decently. Plus it looks like a lot of fun. Chuggalicious!
The Vypyr X 2 has a 12-inch speaker. Therefore it’s not going to be as “boxy” as the 8-inch in the X 1. That is the main reason I’m thinking of going with the X 2.
I like this amp after fiddling with it a few days now. I almost want to say that it gives a MB a run for their money in the Gain dept. The Peavey amps ARE Peavey Amps, in fact I hardly ever need to pass the Orange setting for crunch, especially on my EVH Frankie Guitar. However, I wish the X1 would have also had Bluetooth capacity because I would have liked to have used their Ipad/Android editor. Perhaps this is why the cost is lower? But not bad for a $200 amp if you just want the Peavey branded amps with the bonus being a Bass/Acoustic amp as well.
I have the first version vypyr VIP 1, and it's an awesome practice amp that never leaves the bedroom. It's great for inspiring new riffs that I might not have come up with on my bigger Amps. The good sound quality at very low levels is the main thing that I appreciate. I would never recommend anyone to even attempt to use these tiny amps for anything outside of low level practice to keep the chops up. For jamming or gigging, a bigger amp is necessary and produces better tones and feeling. But these little amps are absolutely Ace for discovering new tones that are fun to noodle on.
Another super fantastic video, Andy!! I am enjoying it, owing to your video. I am wondering what your take is on the Sanpera pedal. Many videos show the quality of the construction is in question, not to mention the price itself. While already have few looper pedals, I am not too certain if should get this Sanpera still to enjoy the amp to its full extent. Thanks :)
So excited to get X2 it’s ordered and as soon as I get it I’m recording chugging, party music with big 808 drum sounds along with synth. Can call it “Death Club Metal 🥹
I bought the peavey vypyr X1 today and was a métal head but all the sound is good the acoustic sound is good and the bass sound good and i grew Up playing métal but now i grew Up and mature to acoustic sounding but i still rock
Hey man watched the whole chuggalishess video, hope I spelt that right, lol. Dude, I own the Peavey vyper 1 and absolutely love it. They could have gotten rid of half the shit but kept the good amps and it still would have been worth the money. I love how great the metal sound cones out. Great job to Peavey, I have only owned Peavey's and nearly bought a 30 WATT Marshall and I'm so glad I stuck with Peavey. I own a pretty big Line 6 tube and way prefer this. Obviously if I was on stage, I would be using the Line 6, but there you go. Peavey all the way for metal, or spend shit loads more and get Mesa boogie which still not sure which one is better. Great video champ.
I had a vypr, it was killer on the triple x, the rest was meh. Still way better than Katana and Marshall SS. The Fender and Blackstar modelers were pretty good at everything, but the peavey killed all on metal using the xxx setting.
Back in the 80s/90s you could ALWAYS count on seeing a lot of Peavey PA gear at any local show of any genre. Because the stuff was affordable (downright cheap, used), it was always plenty loud, and it always just plain worked. But bringing a Peavey guitar amp to practice or a gig just might get you laughed out of the room.... and honestly, there was a good reason for that. It's been fun watching them become a real respected guitar amp company as well.
@@TheGuitarGeek me too, as I said they're extremely reliable, always have been. Had some really nice transparent Peavey floor monitors for a while, too. I still use an old Peavey rack-mount EQ on my main rig. It's nothing particularly fancy, it just... works.
It sounds so great because the Pre amp is ANALOG solid state. The FX are digital modeled doodoo. This amp minus the fx is SUPERIOR in every way to even a tube amp and any older peavey solid state. Now we have even order harmonix in analog solid state. So it is full of life now. The boss katana suffers from too little even order harmonics and more odd order harmonics, like their pedals. Although the SD1 and jazz are great still among others in front of any amplifier. There is no need to cling to older style diodes, use the new tech advanced parts and the old wiring ways and you are golden until the next round of tech parts.
Xxx 6505 6534 are good and the Twin is good for cleans. And when you engage the effects the bass mid treb etc knobs become the effects parameter knobs.
C'mon, when I opened this video and saw the size of it, no way! I first checked on Google, thought ”hmm, this is most likely a mini table amp”, but holy smokey! Thx for this video. \m/
Instead of a modeler, get a used Randall anything. Put an od in front of it, maybe an eq in the loop. Grab a couple of the new inexpensive mini pedals if you want effects. Save mega money while having a real amplifier to boot.
@@TheGuitarGeek absolutely, as always, thank you! Amp sound is always the #1 dealmaker / dealbreaker for me but I love all these little details, I really dig the "visible/digital" knobs on this amp, I hope other amp makers follow suit, so when presets are loaded, the knobs are effective "turned" to the setting.
Chuggalicious. I have a Peavey x1 and u have helped me immensely as to what some of the settings do. Thank you. Also, I cannot get the headphone jack to work. Any suggestions?
Great video 👍🏻 Had vypr x1 for some time. In my stupidity I sold it. Really kind of liked it. Been thinkin about buying new one, or maybe getting boss katana🤔
Hmmm - it's a high gain amp huh? Gotta try this with a $250 (Cdn) Jackson 7-string. At that price you could buy 2 of 'em and really go to town with chugalicious stereo effects (please consider trying something like this for a future video).
The advantage to the X3 is you can access all the presets and the preset slots from the amp without the pedal. Even the lower end Fender modeler LT 25 has a display and it's much better. I have the previous Vypyr model (VIP 2) and it sounds amazing! It's so much fun dialing in tones. I actually want to get an even older model as I don't need the acoustic or bass channels and that gives you more amp choices. Even with the flaws, I would still go with the Peavey when it's time to upgrade.
Very good amp to practice or rehearsal, enough power for performance, if you take the time to learn the switches, this review did not. I may change the speaker or use external cabinet with 10 or 12 inch. USB interface does not output but only input and one of my pc did not recognize driver. Im still trying to solve this usb issue, maybe windows issue. Another minor issue is no stereo input or output from aux but there is a little stereo feeling about reverb, chorus and delay. I will fit to this issues, not a big problem, since amp is quite good for what a guitar amp is needed most.
I don't know if anyone else has mentioned it but you got the effect colours backwards so the octive sounded awful because it was actually the pitch shifting effect
11:40 - you read that incorrectly - Red *left*, Green *right* - that was Pitch Shift (Pshf), not Octave. Plus, you can adjust most of the parameters. The Tap Tempo is two inches to the left, with the flashing led. ;)
Yes it's built in the effects stomp section and helps a lot of the amps sound much more rich and full in tone. Just have to dial it in correctly. Hope this helps!
Peavey really haven’t convinced me yet this vypyr is utterly dreadful… had the first Vypyr which was just as bad sold it after a month! Peavey should really move away from modelling.. and concentrate on stuff like the Invective! What happened to Peavey they seem to be struggling as a company?😮 Good honest review!🙂
I had a big Vox Valvetronix that sucked big time and was not loud and did not cut through at all with a mild drummer, the Vox models might have been good but I do not care about crappy amps being modeled...
Amazing for the price but it sound very thin. We are lucky living the time of katana li Katalist, and this one. Personally I like katana because I can play from akoustic guitar up to brown sound and everything in between Nice video as always my friend.
On paper this could be the one for me. High gain stuff, bass and more. But you are saying there are not any pop settings on the amp? Like playing the Cure or Wet Leg songs at home. I would like an amp good modelling amp without effects. I have looked a lot at Katana because I like Boss' effect pedals in general, but I am not sure about the amps part of the Katana and I guess it doesn't do bass at all. One option could be to by a bass amp too, I have noticed there are some small home/practise bass amps that I guess would work too. But that is more money of course. I own a Headrush pedalboard that I can't really handle. I did make it to the end! chugalisious(sic?)
Cool video review and thoughts. Sounds good! Might have to check it out. BTW the Harley Benton sparkly blue arrived today. Wow what good value that is ! Greetings from NZ 😎🎸🤘 edit: chuggalucous 😂
That boss should have stayed undercover, just my opinion. Something about the mids on peavey just hits my ear hole wrong? Maybe it’s the speakers IDK Mugalicious
There's a bit of a weird high-mid spike in my Katana 50, too. It's one of the reasons I'm trying to learn how to mod it to run through a different speaker cab. Odd stuff happens in little combo-amp speaker cabinets sometimes, and I think that might be part of the issue. Plus I just plain like a big gnarly 4x12.
First of all “ chuggalicious! “ I got this x2 about 28 days ago and I say that because this puppy has to go back and quick. The amp, the foot pedal and software are so out there not worth the trouble. Try and get a tech to call you from peavy not a chance. That is why this amp is going back and out of my house. Loved your review spot on. I went with the katana mk11. Ty you definitely gave that the right review “ CHUGGALICIOUS ! “
Next time someone asks, how was my meal, I'll answer Chuggalicious :-) Anyway, my only concern about this amp is that it has way too many LEDs. This is why I do not like my Fender Mustang too: amber - red - green - yellow etc. Why? Or is it just me who keeps on forgetting which color indicates what?
My first amp was an Orange Crush 15R. It was the simple man's bedroom practice amp. No LEDs. But I was young, and I wanted to have something with more fancy features. I sold it. Sometimes I wake up and cry.
@@TheGuitarGeek Yes, and the genius here is that the settings of the knob are easily shown, so if you change from one preset to another, the settings are instantly seen.
My daughter had a peavey 10w practice amp 20 years ago with tube tech whatever .it was awesome , i got to get that peavey vyp i wish these manufacturers would angle the top plates
Jesus christ dude that intro tone was the most ear piercing thing ever... And then when you said you didnt know how to dial a metal tone i yelled "I KNOW!!!" 😂😂😂
Different amps. The champion is very analog. Very pure sound. But the vypyr does so much more while has a slightly digital sound to it being a pure modeler with analog distortion. You could argue the champion sounds a little better being a pure clean amp, but the vypyr is just so much more fun and sounds great too. Bluetooth, can hook to computer and record, amp sims, lots of effects, legendary metal amp sims.
I have a line 6 spider which I like but seriously want this for the metal sounds the spider has a lot to choose from which is why I bought it a while back.
Try this: Stomp:Bst- P1- between 5 and 6 light P2- between 4 and 5 Amp: XXX Effects:Bypass Pre gain- Max Low - 6. light Mid - 3. light High - Max Post gain - 6. light
sounds fizzy to me and i`m really missing a head version here, i had the first vypyr as 100w head and it was amazing but a bit limited and had noise gate issues. the katana is much superior in my opinion i have the 100w head and no comparison here..
I think you’re missing my point. For a beginner to plug in and play, this is the best way to get a great metal sound at a low price. For anyone else, the amp lacks a lot. You are clearly not a beginner
@@TheGuitarGeek That isn't a great metal sound though, it sounds very cheap, which I suppose is reflected in the price. I'm pretty sure things will only get worse with this amp as you increase the volume, similar to the old Marshall Valvestate. £200 is a lot of money to waste on this.
This amp chuggs! I have the 2012 Model and I hated These knobs, they where chrome, and they looked so fucking cheap, I hat to change them. Now the amp looks much better, more like a roland Jazz chorus..... But this New Model, these Black knobs are most awful knobs look cheaper than ever before, the comparative Form of uglyness 🤣🤣🤣💔🎶🎶🎶🎶🎸.... and the sound? One should believe after 10 years of developement..... Not really better sorry for that 🔥🔥🔥 I keep my old one!
Peavey has completely plummeted since Hartley turned over control to his idiot stepson. It's a shame because they had such innovation early on in the modeling amp scene.
@@TheGuitarGeek Hey. It jammed great for a minute. Then the knobs quit working. But I was broke at the time and played it anyway until I could buy a Randall Diavlo... Great amp. Maybe you should review one. God bless. Keep up the good work. And have a great day!
I’ve got the original 15W Vypyr. The 2008 model and it’s still killer, 14 and a half years later. I still couldn’t ask for a better amp. It had a Diezel model, a Rectifier model (my favorite), a Krankenstein, etc. my FAVORITE clean on my 15W original is the Marshall Plexi model.
Aside from an apparent lack of a really CLEAN sound (never heard on this review), it really has fantastic everything else- this amp inspires people to play electric guitar creatively!
Love the video. I'm a beginner and was unsure of this amp, but your demonstration and information were super helpful and most chugalicious! I'm buying one tomorrow! Also...the DeLorean is awesome!
Glad it was helpful! Enjoy the amp!
I still have a gen 1 vypyr 100 2x12 from 2010. still works great 14 years later.
Thanks for showing the bass but you had it set on "electric 1" instead of "bass". Thats why it sounded identical on Trace and Peavey modes. Also, you dont get the effects dial with the 16 effects in the X1. The effects dial, larger 12 inch speaker and double the power is easily worth the extra $100.
Exactly. The reviewer doesn’t seem to understand that the 12 inch speaker will make a big difference. He mentions better options, at that price point, but fails to mention them. Typical.
Brilliant and honest review of a fun Amp Andy. When you see what you get here for 200 I can’t wait to see what’s coming in this General tech in the next few years. Chugalicious
Hope they make this amp with more power and better connectivity and eliminate the FX and modeling and put that on a different amp or vice versa.
They need to make a true working class base design basic amp design with 2x10, 2x12 and 2x15 stereo chorus with this solid state preamp and 200 watts at least in class D power. And build other models that branch from it with all of the modeling or enhancements that way something good comes and keep it and it shall stick to an enhancement version. This is the way the truth and the life. Don't go the way of crate please. (to peavey) it only cost very little to greatly increase solid state class D power.
Got an older Fender GT100.. and as someone whos into metal for the majority of what i play and listen to. i think this amp might be my next purchase along with a The Drop pedal
I have the X2 and i pair it with my 6505+ combo and it rips! Loving what peavey is doing now a days! Alao have a 86 classic chorus and think it aounds more tame then what the X2 vypyr has to offer.😅 17:50
Chuggalicious indeed. And this goes to show that you re the real deal. No nonsense just honesty.
Thanks mate. I appreciate you
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The XXX and 6505 sounded absolutely chuggalicious! Shame about the state of affairs at Peavey in the recent past. This amp has a lot of promise. Perhaps all it needs is a speaker out to plug into a 2x12 or even a 4x12 ;)
I hope they bring it back. There are some great amps in their lineup
We need to storm the offices of these amp companies with torches and pitchforks and demand they all have speaker outs and effects loops. C'mon now. It's like six dollars worth of parts to make that happen.
I installed a speaker out plug. Now I plug into an evh cab. BIG difference.
To be fair, from what I can recall, the Classic series had a surprising amount of gain. Enough for 80's thrash before you had to start adding pedals.
Thanks for the honest review and explaining why you recommended the X1 over the X2 or X3
You are welcome Nathan!
Video idea, various budget amps vs. a drummer.
I may have said it before, but really appreciate when non metal TH-cam channels touch base on metal focused gear.
Good review! I'm a beginner but have an acoustic and electric guitar. Was looking for a small practice amp that could work with both decently. Plus it looks like a lot of fun. Chuggalicious!
The Vypyr X 2 has a 12-inch speaker. Therefore it’s not going to be as “boxy” as the 8-inch in the X 1. That is the main reason I’m thinking of going with the X 2.
I just ordered one so hyped up because wanna record a lot of chugging and combine it with synth and big 808 sounds. I want death metal club music
I like this amp after fiddling with it a few days now. I almost want to say that it gives a MB a run for their money in the Gain dept.
The Peavey amps ARE Peavey Amps, in fact I hardly ever need to pass the Orange setting for crunch, especially on my EVH Frankie Guitar.
However, I wish the X1 would have also had Bluetooth capacity because I would have liked to have used their Ipad/Android editor. Perhaps this is why the cost is lower?
But not bad for a $200 amp if you just want the Peavey branded amps with the bonus being a Bass/Acoustic amp as well.
Finally! I've been waiting for someone to review this damned thing for a year!!!
Makes you wonder 🤔
I have the first version vypyr VIP 1, and it's an awesome practice amp that never leaves the bedroom. It's great for inspiring new riffs that I might not have come up with on my bigger Amps. The good sound quality at very low levels is the main thing that I appreciate. I would never recommend anyone to even attempt to use these tiny amps for anything outside of low level practice to keep the chops up. For jamming or gigging, a bigger amp is necessary and produces better tones and feeling. But these little amps are absolutely Ace for discovering new tones that are fun to noodle on.
The VIP 1 is great I have one as well. I like the DZL and REC amps in that one.
Another super fantastic video, Andy!!
I am enjoying it, owing to your video.
I am wondering what your take is on the Sanpera pedal.
Many videos show the quality of the construction is in question, not to mention the price itself.
While already have few looper pedals, I am not too certain if should get this Sanpera still to enjoy the amp to its full extent.
Thanks :)
So excited to get X2 it’s ordered and as soon as I get it I’m recording chugging, party music with big 808 drum sounds along with synth. Can call it “Death Club Metal 🥹
Great review. I love metal and that sounds amazing. Thanks for giving an honest review. I will have to go try one out.
Glad to help
I bought the peavey vypyr X1 today and was a métal head but all the sound is good the acoustic sound is good and the bass sound good and i grew Up playing métal but now i grew Up and mature to acoustic sounding but i still rock
under Instrumat type on the control you are still on Guitar when you start Bass playing. You must select Bass for the instrument type.
I've never been a chugalicious player but I do admire a quality 5150 chug. For the price, why the heck not. Peavy needs the money anyway.
Hey man watched the whole chuggalishess video, hope I spelt that right, lol.
Dude, I own the Peavey vyper 1 and absolutely love it. They could have gotten rid of half the shit but kept the good amps and it still would have been worth the money. I love how great the metal sound cones out. Great job to Peavey, I have only owned Peavey's and nearly bought a 30 WATT Marshall and I'm so glad I stuck with Peavey. I own a pretty big Line 6 tube and way prefer this. Obviously if I was on stage, I would be using the Line 6, but there you go. Peavey all the way for metal, or spend shit loads more and get Mesa boogie which still not sure which one is better.
Great video champ.
The chugalisciousness of this video just helped to make this a fun and excellent review.
I had a vypr, it was killer on the triple x, the rest was meh. Still way better than Katana and Marshall SS. The Fender and Blackstar modelers were pretty good at everything, but the peavey killed all on metal using the xxx setting.
Im looking at amps right now, I play mostly metal but what blackstar model did you get?
Peavey were always loud, I used to gig 2 x80w Bandits in stereo. Just struggled with loew end.
Back in the 80s/90s you could ALWAYS count on seeing a lot of Peavey PA gear at any local show of any genre. Because the stuff was affordable (downright cheap, used), it was always plenty loud, and it always just plain worked. But bringing a Peavey guitar amp to practice or a gig just might get you laughed out of the room.... and honestly, there was a good reason for that.
It's been fun watching them become a real respected guitar amp company as well.
@@dogslobbergardens6606 Peavey PAs were everywhere! I was in more than a few bands back in the day that used Peavey. Very loud, and affordable.
@@dogslobbergardens6606 I have played through SO many Peavey PA systems. Loved them
@@TheGuitarGeek me too, as I said they're extremely reliable, always have been. Had some really nice transparent Peavey floor monitors for a while, too.
I still use an old Peavey rack-mount EQ on my main rig. It's nothing particularly fancy, it just... works.
When I was a Kid in the early 80s, the bigger kids had Peavey Bandits, we werre in awe of the Bandits. Killer pedal amps...
It sounds so great because the Pre amp is ANALOG solid state. The FX are digital modeled doodoo. This amp minus the fx is SUPERIOR in every way to even a tube amp and any older peavey solid state. Now we have even order harmonix in analog solid state. So it is full of life now. The boss katana suffers from too little even order harmonics and more odd order harmonics, like their pedals. Although the SD1 and jazz are great still among others in front of any amplifier. There is no need to cling to older style diodes, use the new tech advanced parts and the old wiring ways and you are golden until the next round of tech parts.
Xxx 6505 6534 are good and the Twin is good for cleans. And when you engage the effects the bass mid treb etc knobs become the effects parameter knobs.
This Peavey is full of hugs and wishes!
I like this comment
C'mon, when I opened this video and saw the size of it, no way! I first checked on Google, thought ”hmm, this is most likely a mini table amp”, but holy smokey! Thx for this video. \m/
you are welcome!
Instead of a modeler, get a used Randall anything. Put an od in front of it, maybe an eq in the loop. Grab a couple of the new inexpensive mini pedals if you want effects. Save mega money while having a real amplifier to boot.
I had been wondering about this chuggalicious amp
Well hopefully i shed some light
@@TheGuitarGeek absolutely, as always, thank you! Amp sound is always the #1 dealmaker / dealbreaker for me but I love all these little details, I really dig the "visible/digital" knobs on this amp, I hope other amp makers follow suit, so when presets are loaded, the knobs are effective "turned" to the setting.
Chuggalicious. I have a Peavey x1 and u have helped me immensely as to what some of the settings do. Thank you. Also, I cannot get the headphone jack to work. Any suggestions?
I got the Peavey Vypyr VIP2. How does in compare to the X1? The effect knobs seem similar. It has 40W and is heavier than the X1.
Intresting.... Remember me the good ol' times when I used to play a lot Children of Bodom with gain out of 10
This'll do it!
Great video 👍🏻
Had vypr x1 for some time. In my stupidity I sold it. Really kind of liked it. Been thinkin about buying new one, or maybe getting boss katana🤔
Katana mkii works. I tweaked it, left my "Cool Hand Lu" preset on the tone exchange site.
Great review and spot on with pros and cons, in my opinion. I have the X2.
Cheers!
Hmmm - it's a high gain amp huh? Gotta try this with a $250 (Cdn) Jackson 7-string. At that price you could buy 2 of 'em and really go to town with chugalicious stereo effects (please consider trying something like this for a future video).
The advantage to the X3 is you can access all the presets and the preset slots from the amp without the pedal. Even the lower end Fender modeler LT 25 has a display and it's much better. I have the previous Vypyr model (VIP 2) and it sounds amazing! It's so much fun dialing in tones. I actually want to get an even older model as I don't need the acoustic or bass channels and that gives you more amp choices. Even with the flaws, I would still go with the Peavey when it's time to upgrade.
The other advantage is a larger speaker. 8-inch speakers...yikes.
Chugalicious, my x1 arrives tomorrow
Very good amp to practice or rehearsal, enough power for performance, if you take the time to learn the switches, this review did not. I may change the speaker or use external cabinet with 10 or 12 inch. USB interface does not output but only input and one of my pc did not recognize driver. Im still trying to solve this usb issue, maybe windows issue. Another minor issue is no stereo input or output from aux but there is a little stereo feeling about reverb, chorus and delay. I will fit to this issues, not a big problem, since amp is quite good for what a guitar amp is needed most.
Excellent review.
Thank you kindly!
Chug a licious! Had one and liked the 6505 setting but too ot back
I don't know if anyone else has mentioned it but you got the effect colours backwards so the octive sounded awful because it was actually the pitch shifting effect
I liked the sound of the Peavey, mostly. I like the bite it has. It's chuggalicious and nutritious.
all that lovely tone nutrient
@@TheGuitarGeek the Beatles were wrong, I'm afraid. Distortion's all you need.
They know the market they're targeting, that's for sure. I don't need quite that much gain, but I could certainly work with it.
11:40 - you read that incorrectly - Red *left*, Green *right* - that was Pitch Shift (Pshf), not Octave. Plus, you can adjust most of the parameters. The Tap Tempo is two inches to the left, with the flashing led. ;)
The x2 doesn’t even have any updates which makes a crazy to me.
Sounds good over here. Is there an overdrive pedal like OD808 or TS9? Thanks
Yes it's built in the effects stomp section and helps a lot of the amps sound much more rich and full in tone. Just have to dial it in correctly. Hope this helps!
That XXX sounds waaaaay better than my Fender Champ. I wanna play Slayer on that.
Peavey really haven’t convinced me yet this vypyr is utterly dreadful… had the first Vypyr which was just as bad sold it after a month! Peavey should really move away from modelling.. and concentrate on stuff like the Invective! What happened to Peavey they seem to be struggling as a company?😮 Good honest review!🙂
But does it have a chuggalicious fuzz?!
He ain't Peavey, he's my brother.
(Sorry, I'll see myself out 🤦♂️)
I had a big Vox Valvetronix that sucked big time and was not loud and did not cut through at all with a mild drummer, the Vox models might have been good but I do not care about crappy amps being modeled...
Amazing for the price but it sound very thin.
We are lucky living the time of katana li
Katalist, and this one.
Personally I like katana because I can play from akoustic guitar up to brown sound and everything in between
Nice video as always my friend.
Thanks man. Yes, the katana is "better" but for those metallists that just have $200 and no idea about programming a katana, this rocks.
It’s an 8-inch speaker. I surmise that the X 2 with thicken the sound up a bit, as it has a 12-inch speaker.
On paper this could be the one for me. High gain stuff, bass and more. But you are saying there are not any pop settings on the amp? Like playing the Cure or Wet Leg songs at home. I would like an amp good modelling amp without effects. I have looked a lot at Katana because I like Boss' effect pedals in general, but I am not sure about the amps part of the Katana and I guess it doesn't do bass at all. One option could be to by a bass amp too, I have noticed there are some small home/practise bass amps that I guess would work too. But that is more money of course. I own a Headrush pedalboard that I can't really handle.
I did make it to the end! chugalisious(sic?)
This amp works great for high again. It works okay on Bass, but everything else is substandard.
Cool video review and thoughts. Sounds good! Might have to check it out.
BTW the Harley Benton sparkly blue arrived today. Wow what good value that is ! Greetings from NZ 😎🎸🤘 edit: chuggalucous 😂
Yeah.. love Peavey
How would y’all compare this to say, a Boss Katana or Marshall Code?
Not to leave out that Engl for metal also
That boss should have stayed undercover, just my opinion.
Something about the mids on peavey just hits my ear hole wrong? Maybe it’s the speakers IDK
Mugalicious
There's a bit of a weird high-mid spike in my Katana 50, too. It's one of the reasons I'm trying to learn how to mod it to run through a different speaker cab.
Odd stuff happens in little combo-amp speaker cabinets sometimes, and I think that might be part of the issue. Plus I just plain like a big gnarly 4x12.
@@dogslobbergardens6606 agreed, I love my Sunn 412 🤘🏽
Can't Wait to See If You Feel the B9 Like I Do... Power Cords... not to much Bar cords Andy
Single notes sound great so far!
@@TheGuitarGeek Yes Andy... Single Notes... Power Chords... Work well... Bars but not too much whole bars
@@troycollins2900 Electro-Harmonix B9 pedal?
First of all “ chuggalicious! “ I got this x2 about 28 days ago and I say that because this puppy has to go back and quick. The amp, the foot pedal and software are so out there not worth the trouble. Try and get a tech to call you from peavy not a chance. That is why this amp is going back and out of my house. Loved your review spot on. I went with the katana mk11. Ty you definitely gave that the right review “ CHUGGALICIOUS ! “
Andy, what's the p90 hollowbody on the wall? I want one!
How the hell do you turn off the pedals
Bypass
Next time someone asks, how was my meal, I'll answer Chuggalicious :-) Anyway, my only concern about this amp is that it has way too many LEDs. This is why I do not like my Fender Mustang too: amber - red - green - yellow etc. Why? Or is it just me who keeps on forgetting which color indicates what?
I hear you. I think it is pretty clear on this one. The amp channels are easy - Green is clean, Amber is dirty, Red is REAL dirty.
My first amp was an Orange Crush 15R. It was the simple man's bedroom practice amp. No LEDs. But I was young, and I wanted to have something with more fancy features. I sold it. Sometimes I wake up and cry.
Me too man, thats why I like the Fender Champions betterr for little practice amps.
@@TheGuitarGeek Yes, and the genius here is that the settings of the knob are easily shown, so if you change from one preset to another, the settings are instantly seen.
Its a brilliant amp goodbye orange crush
My daughter had a peavey 10w practice amp 20 years ago with tube tech whatever .it was awesome , i got to get that peavey vyp i wish these manufacturers would angle the top plates
I would pay extra to go for the bigger speaker and cabinet
So you say that budget guitar amps are for for practice? Not everyone has a grand to drop on a EVH 5150 head. Just saying.
Gig with it if you can!
I just have one question. Is your mum by any chance a big fan of Hugh Laurie?
I cant get a metal sound out of it. im only gettin a high pitched sound
Jesus christ dude that intro tone was the most ear piercing thing ever... And then when you said you didnt know how to dial a metal tone i yelled "I KNOW!!!" 😂😂😂
Is it better than the Fender Champion 20?
Different amps. The champion is very analog. Very pure sound. But the vypyr does so much more while has a slightly digital sound to it being a pure modeler with analog distortion. You could argue the champion sounds a little better being a pure clean amp, but the vypyr is just so much more fun and sounds great too. Bluetooth, can hook to computer and record, amp sims, lots of effects, legendary metal amp sims.
Nice little amp, but I`ll be sticking to software amp modeling if have the urge to go chuggalicious.
Good call!
Chuggalicous!!! Did my ears deceive me? Does it sound bigger than an 8" speaker?
Yes it does sound bigger than an 8 inch speaker.
Does it have any form of noise gate in it?
yes.
13:16 you were still on the electric guitar instrument type, you need to switch it to bass instead
Flarp, Flarp, Waaaa, Flarp, Flarp , Waaaa :) it’s literally a fifth of the amp behind it \m/ nice review
I have a line 6 spider which I like but seriously want this for the metal sounds the spider has a lot to choose from which is why I bought it a while back.
Is in possible to connect it with pedal or processor?
yes
@@TheGuitarGeek thanks)))))))
Cool guitar
It is!
What are the best settings to play metal on this amp?
11
Try this: Stomp:Bst- P1- between 5 and 6 light
P2- between 4 and 5
Amp: XXX
Effects:Bypass
Pre gain- Max
Low - 6. light
Mid - 3. light
High - Max
Post gain - 6. light
sounds fizzy to me and i`m really missing a head version here, i had the first vypyr as 100w head and it was amazing but a bit limited and had noise gate issues. the katana is much superior in my opinion i have the 100w head and no comparison here..
I think you’re missing my point. For a beginner to plug in and play, this is the best way to get a great metal sound at a low price. For anyone else, the amp lacks a lot.
You are clearly not a beginner
@@TheGuitarGeek yes i got it 👍
@@Turbo-D glad to hear!
@@TheGuitarGeek That isn't a great metal sound though, it sounds very cheap, which I suppose is reflected in the price. I'm pretty sure things will only get worse with this amp as you increase the volume, similar to the old Marshall Valvestate. £200 is a lot of money to waste on this.
Does this have a foot switch input in the back?
Yes it does but for the peavey sanpera
@@TheGuitarGeek Does the iOS app work with the X1?
Isn’t there supposed to be a Bluetooth editing app for fine tweaking? Can anyone confirm?
Not on the X1. X2 and X3 have Bluetooth but the app only works on iPad…
@@TheGuitarGeek thank you for the response! Good to know🤔
The app works great on my Android
Let’s rawk.
chuggalicious 😂
chugalishous
you're still in guitar. Far left buttons. Guitar 1 Guitar 2 Acoustic Bass. Select Bass
This amp chuggs! I have the 2012 Model and I hated These knobs, they where chrome, and they looked so fucking cheap, I hat to change them. Now the amp looks much better, more like a roland Jazz chorus..... But this New Model, these Black knobs are most awful knobs look cheaper than ever before, the comparative Form of uglyness 🤣🤣🤣💔🎶🎶🎶🎶🎸.... and the sound? One should believe after 10 years of developement..... Not really better sorry for that 🔥🔥🔥 I keep my old one!
Chugalicious...
Kinda sounds gross compared to Boss
I believe if you already have a katana, no need to buy this.
I don’t think you need both amps. The katana is far more versatile but this has something the katana doesn’t
Peavey has completely plummeted since Hartley turned over control to his idiot stepson. It's a shame because they had such innovation early on in the modeling amp scene.
I think there's something wrong with my ears, more fizz than a mento and coke. Awful, awful, awful.
Got a vyper broke real quick Made like shit
What part broke?
@@TheGuitarGeek speaker starring cutting out and failed within a month and the foot pedal lasted one gig before cropping out
@@bofuscrapshaw that’s awful! Hope you got a refund.
@@TheGuitarGeek Thanks man love your channel! I just think you get what you pay for. It may sound good but for that price how good can the quality be?
@@bofuscrapshaw thanks 🙏
I hear you. It’s a real shame that happened
Sounds like a cheap chainsaw needs an oil.
Oh no don't give me G.A.S again over this amp...7 months later ....Ahh ha
Sorry.. Peavey amps have sucked since 1992
Don't buy. The knobs just quit working for no good reason. Then you're stuck in the middle of whatever tone you hate.
Interesting! I hope you got a refund.
@@TheGuitarGeek Hey. It jammed great for a minute. Then the knobs quit working. But I was broke at the time and played it anyway until I could buy a Randall Diavlo... Great amp. Maybe you should review one. God bless. Keep up the good work. And have a great day!