Peavey amps put decent quality amps and PA systems into the price range of average players- and a few of them were soon to be classics. They should be commended for their 70s and 80s history.
Most of the kids in junior high and high school had Peavey amps because they were affordable when starting out. You could always get a good used amp and they tended to last a long time.
I had a Bandit 75 back in the 80's. I was, and still am, more into the bluesy rock like Foghat, Savoy Brown, Johnny Winter and so on. I am 65 and retired and live in an apartment and right now I have a small Backstage. And for being so small, it packs a helluva punch. Have been a Peavey fan for 40 years.
Good Day. After i got out of the Air Force, I hooked up with a band in Miami Florida in 1974. I'm a drummer. Our Lead & Rhythm Guitar Players had Peavey amps. Each amp had 4x12" speakers & a Horn. Loud and Incredible Amps. I've never seen them anywhere else and never mentioned on any Peavey History Videos. Thanks & Best Regards
Just found your channel, it seems right up my alley. Rock on, my dad was a Peavey rep the first 20 years of my life. He presented the 5150 with James Brown and Hartley to Eddie at his house. You could say i was raised on Peavey.
@@desertrockunitedThe rivera-era solid state fenders are pretty nice, but the build quality started to take a nosedive with the red knob series...peavey stayed consistently solid for decades
Horseshit....I have a red stripe Peavey Bandit that is over 20 years old...and a current model Bandit made in China...if you didn't know which was which....you could never tell the difference in tone between the two.
Peavey amps put decent quality amps and PA systems into the price range of average players- and a few of them were soon to be classics. They should be commended for their 70s and 80s history.
Most of the kids in junior high and high school had Peavey amps because they were affordable when starting out. You could always get a good used amp and they tended to last a long time.
I had a Bandit 75 back in the 80's. I was, and still am, more into the bluesy rock like Foghat, Savoy Brown, Johnny Winter and so on. I am 65 and retired and live in an apartment and right now I have a small Backstage. And for being so small, it packs a helluva punch. Have been a Peavey fan for 40 years.
When I started playing guitar in junior high everyone had a Peavey. I might do a retro demo on a Bandit.
Good Day. After i got out of the Air Force, I hooked up with a band in Miami Florida in 1974. I'm a drummer. Our Lead & Rhythm Guitar Players had Peavey amps. Each amp had 4x12" speakers & a Horn. Loud and Incredible Amps. I've never seen them anywhere else and never mentioned on any Peavey History Videos. Thanks & Best Regards
In 1973 they made a 4x12 with CTS speakers, maybe it was that?
@@desertrockunited Somewhere I have a couple of old photos showing the amps at our studio. I'm lookin for them to see if I can verify. Great Amps.
Just found your channel, it seems right up my alley. Rock on, my dad was a Peavey rep the first 20 years of my life. He presented the 5150 with James Brown and Hartley to Eddie at his house. You could say i was raised on Peavey.
That must have been fun being around amps all the time as a kid. Cool story!
Still have my SS trans tube. Still sounds like awesomeness
Rock on!
Bur what about the Express 112? You know, the baby bandit.
Heck yeah! I should have put that in.
My main amp is the 25 Watt Bravo 112 combo. I think it's one of the best Peavey designs.
Never played the Bravo, but it looks like a good amp.
That's the amp I learned on in the mid 90s. I miss it.
Peavey is a very underrated brand but that does mean you can get for less $$ than the "big boys".
I think almost every beginning guitar player had a Peavey at some point!
I love Peavey amps hell I got a fender twin reverb but I prefer my peavey vtx classic 212
Cool! What makes the VTX sound better?
I want that exact amp but with the vt squareback speakers...
@@desertrockunited it mainly the speaker but johan segeborn did a comparison on yt
The only solid state amps ive ever jived with are peavey
I have a solid state Fender, but for features, tones and cost hard to beat Peavey.
@@desertrockunitedThe rivera-era solid state fenders are pretty nice, but the build quality started to take a nosedive with the red knob series...peavey stayed consistently solid for decades
why doesn't Peavey recreate their old heads?
They probably should. An updated version of The Butcher might be fun to play.
It'll be great for business, especially the musician
current Bandits suck a@@ compared to the older red and silver stripe versions their tone and response is nothing like whatsoever
Most likely this is the effect of overseas production vs.being made in the 🇺🇸.
Horseshit....I have a red stripe Peavey Bandit that is over 20 years old...and a current model Bandit made in China...if you didn't know which was which....you could never tell the difference in tone between the two.
@@deltawhiskey1398 The Bandit faceoff of the red stripe vs current might be a fun video.
My old Bandit was a good amp
Peavey turned out a lot of junk , check out the festival series pa
I remember some of the PAs being cost effective but maybe not exactly high end systems