Peavey Bandit 112 Guitar Amplifier - My Review

[@fisiosaiter]

Slow and steady your channel is becoming one of the most relevant guitar channels on you tube. Keep up the good work. Congrats.

[@intheblues]

Felipe J. Fry many thanks! 😀🎸

[@carlosvallejo4326]

@@intheblues Is the best channel on KZbin. Best regards.

[@johnhowe4079]

He's a kicking butt 4 years later 🙂

[@microwavedmetal]

I’m getting one for Christmas…it’s my first amp to go with my first guitar…so far so good…I’m getting good at playing my favorite songs…I love music from the 70s, 80s, and early to mid 90s

[@basementcreatives7612]

This amp sounds amazing plugged into a 4/12 cabinet. It’s loud ! But yes, you have to tweak with this amp. That’s why I love it. It’s not a modeler- it’s not anything but what it is- some great tone that’s no nonsense. Good video man!

[@BenCoombs]

It's nice to see that Peavey is still building a great Bandit!!

[@joebloggs1444]

Always loved Peavey bandits...ever since the first one after the special 130 back in the early 80s. A giggable workhorse that won't let you down...😎👍

[@Da_Publick]

unlike the amp's parent company

[@denofearthundertheeverlast5138]

I've owned tube amps all my life, started with a Peavey VTM60, then a Sovtek Mig 100, then a a Bugera 333xl, and I got tired of tubes going bad too soon especially if you take them to practice a couple times a week, got one of these and I'm a lot happier and now I can spend the extra tube money of cigarettes and vodka. Just loaded mine a Eminence Man-o-War and bought another empty Peavey Bandit Cabinet and loaded it with a Eminence Governor, so now I have a little bandit mini stack. when I let people hear some of my recordings they think I'm using all these badass tube amps,....but its my good old Bandit. I use the HG setting btw.

[@blainetrahan8883]

Very true. People will never hear the difference in a mix. Also, it’s the player. If you good, you are good.

[@rangerdoc1029]

I had a Peavey Sheffield 212 about 20 years ago. Sold it in search of modern metal tones. Kicking myself now. It was one of the best sounding amps I ever had.

[@thornwivans]

I have a 1980's Peavy Bandit....still sounds killer in 2021

[@TheRosswise]

I bought one of these in 2010. It isn't the best-sounding amp in my collection, but it definitely gets really solid rock/metal tones and has yet to let me down. It gets deafeningly loud too. Great amp.

[@lobsterwhisperer7932]

same here, 3 years later it decided it no longer wanted to work.

[@TheRosswise]

@@lobsterwhisperer7932 Luckily they are still really cheap on the used market

[@Artec619]

I've been waiting for a good quality modern review of this amp for years!

[@harrytheguard]

Glad you are open minded enough to try the solid state stuff. I actually still gig with my Peavey special(1980), older than most of my audience lol. Same concerns as this on, super loud but when you tame it very usable. Keep up great vids

[@SwedishGuitarNerd]

I gigged with one of these last week. I ended up using the high gain channel, with not so much gain. A very full and musical sound!

[@luisnunes2010]

Careful, you might blunder into a proper metal lead tone... |,,| 😁 |,,|

[@patrickmulder2450]

These amps are brilliant if you ask me. We rent practice rooms at the music school where I volunteer. Each one of the rooms has at least one of these Peavy amps in there mostly paired with a Randal amp. Those Randals are often switched out because they need repairs, but not the Peavy's, those things just keep going! Sound good to if you ask me.

[@MB-yw3pv]

Patrick Mulder What Randall amps do you use at the school? I'M curious cause I may get one, thanks!

[@patrickmulder2450]

Mostly RG75 combo amps. We have a few in the mix that have a valve frontend, but I'm not really sure what they are. They look very similar to the RG75's. They arn't bad amps. Despite what my earlier comment might suggest. Gear used in practice spaces that get rented out every day gets seriously abused. Many of those RG75's we have are seriously old! They are the oldest amps in the mix so some have over 20 years of abuse behind them easily. So, their performance is definitely nothing to sneeze at.

[@ishatype2764]

Super helpful video, I just bought a used Bandit 112 in spectacular condition yesterday and this type of video help a lazy guy like me get an idea of how the settings work. Also bravo on the use of a Telly and a LP to show the different responses.

[@stevenbaric9115]

The absolute coolest thing about this amp is that even though it's 100% solid state, if you crank the clean channel to 10 it breaks on hard attacks exactly like you'd get with a great tube amp, so you get all that warm dynamic control you usually can't even fake with an all solid state / pedal setup. And the amp unit itself acts like a head, so you can power it out to a 4x12 and get a true 100 watt experience. They really barked up versatility on this one.

[@demerit5]

This thing must be insanely loud turned up to 10

[@woodsnstrings]

@@demerit5 for a 1x12, it really is crazy loud. I used my old one (from like 1989) on many, many gigs. With a mic on it, I never pushed it past 4 or 5. In rehearsals with a full band I think the loudest I ever had it was a 6, but outside of just messing around I never found a need to push it to 10. On the new one, 5 rattles my windows. 1 is slightly uncomfortable up close. It's definitely a gigging amp.

[@cliftongardner4367]

Former "new Bandit" owner here. One thing you should try - plug into the "low gain" input and use the lead/high gain channel with the pre-volume dialed around 9 o'clock. Great kinda-dirty rhythm tone there, then kick an OD to boost for solos. I pretty much just stayed at these settings when I had one.

[@catcancrunch7260]

Had two in the past and total work horse very reliable thanks for your upload 👍

[@TheCJsaxman]

Thank you for this review, it served as a great tutorial. Being primarily a saxophonist, it has taken me forever to try to dial in my Bandit 112 (grey stripe) for a good tone and feel with my Les Paul. This video helped me greatly on how to utilize that amp properly. That tube screamer sounds great too with it, I'd already considered getting one of those since my Multi-FX pedal's low-gain overdrive is lacking.

[@daviddavis8309]

Yeah thanks buddy for causing the bandit prices to rise lol. Thumbs up to you anyway.

[@v.rucciinkmusic8978]

The visual on the new one is so much more appealing for me. I have one and also love the sound. I never play a red stripe Peavey Bandit one tho.

[@MattJarz]

I have this amp and replaced the Blue Marvel speaker with a Celestion G12-100. Sounds fantastic

[@bobby1970]

Does that speaker sound good for rock music and heavy metal?

[@aliengrey6052]

Shane, great review, I am amazed by this amp, at low volumes at least it smokes my boogie express and Marshall joe Santriani. Don’t know about high volumes. The vintage clean is also amazing on my tokai ls 122 but horrible on my fender tele and strat due to ice pick as you’ve said, try it with that tokai and see. Thanks for the review it made me buy the amp. It enables me to get that “Faces” Ronny Wood sound on Nods as good as a wink album that’s eluded me so much. I bought this new from Gak in Brighton new for 299.00 delivered.

[@Mullewarp]

I really liked the warm setting of the clean channel.

[@kimmolingonheimo]

I kinda like the option of the warm channel too with the "high" top, though i think VOXes are too trebby for me, this Bandit has good options in the clean channel alone, and Ill be using it with my pedals..., so my drive tones are coming from the pedals not the Bandits drive chan..., one very cool feature also with this amp is the power attenuator from 25% to 50% to full100%, THIS AMP IS A POWERHOUSE! AND WITH NO TUBES VERY LOW MAINTENANCE!!! THANKS Mr Shane again for your insight! Cheers, Kimmo : )

[@scottmeli]

Hi Shane, The Peavey’s Classic clean channel with the Maxon pedal sounds great! Had no idea you could get so many useable sounds from this amp. Thank you for a thorough review of an amp that is perfect for gigging purposes.

[@morningstar3188]

I think the problem is that you're not playing 80s metal.

[@CC-fi3pp]

Bandits are they most underrated amps on earth. Teal Stripe Solo is criminally underrated!

[@grindinglicks]

I have an original Bandid 65 and it also has that brittle high end, turning the presence all the way off helps significantly. My Tokai LP also sounds great through it. With my Strat straight into the amp, you can’t get a better old Skynyrd sound. Excels with my American Deluxe Telecaster.

[@MykeD913]

Hell YEA!! Gotta love a BANDIT!! For the price, it's a great amp.

[@dzang96]

I swapped the Blue Marvel speakers with a Celestion Greenback, then using High Gain setting and dampening to Tight setting. The new speakers give me additional lows and something reminiscent of a Peavey 6505. My guitar is a Jackson Kelly Professional with Hot rodded Seymour Duncan’s JB/Jazz set.

[@SkaJon]

Great review! Clean sounds great. I think the high gain sounds perfect for punk rock. Ever since I got my ValveKing I’ve been a big fan of Peavey. If I didn’t have so many amps already I would pick one of these up.

[@lenduckworth99]

Valveking is my all time favourite gigging amp. I retubed it with JJ's and a Celestian G12V types and it sounds so lovely. Just used as a very loud pedal platform on clean

[@RollerCoasterFenatic]

I love these amps! I got 2 of em used myself not long ago and they are great gigging amps! I use just the amp alone too for gigs. Great amp for classic rock.

[@celestelongway7315]

Peavey should make a new amp and name it after u: The Peavey Blues King.

[@zitherzon2121]

2:02 Peaveys often have a hard-wired bright cap on the circuit board. It can be clipped out with a small wire cutter for great improvement to the tone.

[@guitarocd9984]

I love that burning transistor smell LOL.

[@ampcruz2540]

Lololol ,,, right on brother ! Lol

[@kevinwright7722]

This guy gives good, down to earth information, not just opinionated show off shredding. Invaluable reviews

[@svanesk]

Leaning on thinking that your channel is the best review channel out there /Greetings from Sweden ❄❄❄❄

[@shawno66]

Keeping the Peavey tradition, it's a great amp for the money.

[@christophervincent8420]

I bought the Champ 20. Man, that makes me want to rethink my buy.

[@schecter5035]

I upgraded from a champ 40 to this, there is a big improvement in the clean and lead channels it sound brilliant

[@roaddog7542]

Yep you got a steal. The new price has to be a very hard sell these days compared to lower price Katana, Mustang, Code and many others.

[@SteveDunnBand]

This is the best review I have seen on this amp

[@aussienebula8331]

Thanx for the vid mate. I just brought one. Fantastic amp very happy with it. Let the shredding begin.

[@gregdayley4653]

If you put the stock speaker back in to the red stripe bandit, you should take the time to put the Texas heat into the Newer bandit to see if it changes your overall opinion of the clean channels on the new one. Might make those channels usable. Great review.

[@andrewbaird2934]

Got a bandit 112 from the mid 90’s. Upgraded the speaker to an Eminence Swamp Thang... Sounds awesome! Got rid of the high shrills of the sheffield when at high volumes. Worthy $95 upgrade and man is it loud now!

[@Lael128]

@13:33 Ah the famous smell of Almost every speaker that hasn't been pushed or burned in lol The Mustang, and Rumble 100 had that smell when I cranked the sound up. :D

[@darkinertia2]

I picked up an old peavey red stripe transtube 112 efx because i couldnt find a decent bandit but i love it! Great for my "jack of all trades master at none" playstyle, i can chug metalcore riffs then switch to a quacky strat and its great! You should check one out if you can, in america it was only 80 bucks

[@jessejude3200]

a tip: you can watch series at Flixzone. Been using it for watching all kinds of movies during the lockdown.

[@braylenzeke4269]

@Jesse Jude Definitely, I have been watching on flixzone} for since november myself :D

[@deltawhiskey1398]

Planning a speaker swap for my Bandit to a Texas Heat...until then...the best thing I've done is run it through a EQ pedal. You can really dial it in...add bass...cut highs...whatever your ear likes or doesn't like.

[@ruiseartalcorn]

Nice sounding amp. I think I would use the classic clean (with added dirt) as the go-to setting. Great vid :)

[@theauthenticsteve]

The speaker really seems to be letting this amp down. I think a speaker swap would improve things. When you can find these second hand for the right price the Bandit can still be one of the best cheap entry level amps.

[@carlosvallejo4326]

This Amp will be my Christmas present!!!!

[@kimmolingonheimo]

you have the Boost on !the amp as well as the reverb... turn them down...plus I dont know if the blue marvel speaker has been broken in, cut the boost in the amp and play your guitars, youre very good at guitar playing, K : )

[@PaperAnimals]

In the rehearsal room where I practice with my band there is this exact amp. It sounds a lot better on the clean channel. It's not that bright, and has more punch. I do not know if it's the recording, or is something wrong with the one you have. I can't speak for the drive channel, because i only use pedals into the clean channel. Greetings from Serbia!

[@tymanngruter1808]

Been playing the Bandit 112 transtube professional for about 30 years, never let me down.....

[@lespoy445]

My old mate turned up with a Peavey amp, they were new non the market, were of excellent build quality, and they were amazing to look at.. But we all kinda pulled the same faces as the reviewer does here when we heard it. To be honest, this amp sounds levels better than his did.

[@guyfromnj]

You should make the red stripe stock for the comparison. Great video as always.

[@stevenbaric9115]

re: crispy high end... Set your tones with your guitar's tone knob at 6 or 7 (there's a control on the guitar too!!). This gives you more room to play up or down with your brights.

[@DennisAlvarezMusic]

Hi Shane, After using this amp for a while I've found that turning the mids down along with the treble goes a long way to tame any harsh treble response you may get, depending on which guitar you're using. Cheers from Williams, Arizona!

[@cowtowncustoms2110]

Put the Texas Heat in it and show the same settings so we can hear the difference, thanks!

[@joeschmoe1301]

Absolutely correct. The Bandit very simply has GOT to have a Texas Heat in it.

I'm love with my Bandit 112, it's just impeccable, I use the lead classic at 1 (gain), with an MXR distortion III, it´s the sound I couldn´t get with my Valvestate 100 or my Laney Lv300, I got it in 2016.

[@thiscorrosion900]

If you can't get a good lead sound out of a Marshall Valvestate or any Marshall, that's a problem.

@@thiscorrosion900 I didn´t say it wasn´t good for everyone, it just wasn´t good enough for me :)

[@thiscorrosion900]

@ Ok. Amps are subjective as hell, as are headphones IEMs and everything else.

[@amaurythewarrior]

i'd be curious to hear if there's any sound differences between newer and older bandits. however one thing is sure, the older ones are probably a better "investment".

[@betterbsure]

Good review again man, I have the Peavey 112 Silverstripe with the Sheffield speaker. I just wonder how these two amps compare in sound and flexibility, maybe sometime in the future, you could do a shoot-out between them? I was just curious! Cheers...

[@boxcarstewart311]

Looking forward to the side by side comparison!

[@Yetimusmaximus]

About the only way you can get usable sounds out of the modern setting (even for metal) is to turn the mids all the way up, set the bass low, and set the treble to taste. Even with the mids all the way up it's still not mid forward. But it does make it usable and gives you access to a different drive "flavor"

[@Jrj777-v5p]

Ive had my bandit for 3 years. I love it. The clean warm setting w a boss 7 band eq and neck single coil plus distortion is just sweet. The warm distortion side slams. Ive had diff tube amps and id pick this over all of them but the peavey xxx. Very reliable gear.

[@Jrj777-v5p]

Yes it works great.

[@mrmetal1276]

Just got myself a bandit 🤟 really good value for a used model. I will try your settings 👌

[@I81B4UTwo]

That Demons poster right behind you rules!

[@doktordok7517]

Can you shoot out peavey banfit vs boss katana?

[@szczurpaszczur4747]

I have this fix now! But i buy peavey

[@YimboSlyce]

@@szczurpaszczur4747 dlemat

[@szczurpaszczur4747]

@@YimboSlyce hahaa sorry about it 😂

[@aliengrey6052]

Doktor Dok no need to the bandit smokes the Katana full on, ive had both and there really is no comparison. Katana sounds like a katana, the bandit 112 sounds like the classic amps we all know and love. Amazing.

[@kimmolingonheimo]

@@aliengrey6052 i had 300€ saved for for a Mustang III, left the Vint modified at the pawn, now i have the Peavey Bandit 112 Transtube, can wait for the band to play with...sooo glad i didnt buy a Mustang, sooo glad i didnt buy a Katana,

[@Terry3Gs]

Nice find !! And wow kinda sounds more versatile for sounds then previous models.

[@massimos6863]

Hi Shane thanks very much for your great Demos!! Thanks to you Shane I Brought a Peavey silver stripe and a Red stripe put a Texas Heat speaker in the red stripe love this amps cheers Shane 😊👍👍

[@armandom28]

Thanks for that Shane. What would be very interesting is a before and after comparison using a different speaker.

[@DMSProduktions]

Got a steal! If it ain't broke, DON'T fix it. It still has the best bits that made the older 1s great!

[@anthonyward8587]

Another good review Shane..keep em coming man..tw

[@intheblues]

Thanks Anthony!

[@bradmiddleton412]

I have one of these amps and found that the high gain setting sounds a little loose, flubby and maybe a little TOO bass heavy. Is this something you've come across with this amp?

[@MrAletube]

if you want to get rid of the brightness in clean channel,clip out C61

[@Carlaxe]

i'm torn between the two amps: katana 100 or peavey bandit 112? i already have a boss gt 100 boss multi effects. which want should i get? your suggestion would be a great help man. thanks

[@robertbriquet]

Get both. If one dies you have another great amp.

[@d.beckwith5902]

Great review. Got me wanting a Bandit!

[@Craig_Fussell]

Great review man! I’m a Peavey fan...especially the older ones that are built like tanks! They are also some of LOUDEST amps out there. Since this one was so inexpensive, I agree if you just swapped out the speaker it would help to make the other channels a little more useable. 🤙🏻😎

[@DMSProduktions]

Agreed, those speakers are garbage! They turn to mush after about 15 mins of playing once they warm up!

[@bobby1970]

@@DMSProduktions What speakers would you recommend?

[@DMSProduktions]

@@bobby1970 LORANTZ 12" @ 60W! UN-breakable!

[@bobby1970]

@@DMSProduktions Only 60 watts isn't that much power, though.

[@DMSProduktions]

@@bobby1970 They will take 100% extra for 30 mins prior to failing! It was actually 75W, I was thinking of another model! Hey most Greenbacks are only 30W ea! These things are like tanks! I wouldn't use anything else, BAR EV!

[@easylisteningdave]

Thanks for the review! I have one now and I love it. I'm a strat guy. I have tried les pauls but I play so hard I can't get a les paul to stay in tune especially open D cord. I press so hard on the strings. My strat I can press as hard as I want it is stays in tune. I find les pauls are more sensitive. But I'll take any suggestions about that situation for sure I'm open. I would love to play my les paul. I just man handle my guitars and strats seem to handle it better than les pauls. But I love this amp lots of power for and 80 watt amp. I can make it scream.

[@j_music_8779]

I have the newest addition and I love it!!! Peavey rocks! 🤘

[@hichembell9972]

I have a Fender twin at home, a line6 DT50 ...and the Bandit sound as good and fels as good with such good botom end

[@MikeCindyWhite]

Sounds great man!

[@MikeLute]

Would be interesting to hear the 2018 Bandit with the speaker of your red stripe Bandit and get your impression.

[@deangullberry5148]

I don't know about the older models, but the current is 80w. That may be why it seems louder to you. Also, if you were to plug in a single speaker satellite cab, it bumps up to 100w.

[@tonepilot]

Great review. Really enjoyed it.

[@matijagolubovic2243]

I just ordered one, it arrives tomorrow. I think I'll like it 😂

[@TypeoS]

When i was 14 i worked all summer long to buy myself a better guitar amp. I ended up buying a new peavey bandit (transtube 112) 1993 model pre red stripe era. After watching this video, I just bought me a used model of the current newer one your using in this video. 25 years later and Im back to a bandit. Im just so tired of all of the digital modeling combo amps . Ive had a few and i just end up using a clean preset and a distortion, to much option paralyzes for me.

[@TypeoS]

woops,,It was a 95 model, not a 93. Im getting sometimers lol!

[@amitsapir2]

I have waited for this one for a long time, thanks Shane! What about a comparison between the old ones and the new ones?

[@jbognap]

Definitely agree that an apples to apples comparison to the Red Stripe is in order. Too bad there is no Silver Stripe. Also, would be nice to know how the direct out sounds.

[@paulskillcorn3062]

Would love to hear them apples to apples. Thanks for the review.

[@3FlyingFarts]

I believe the boost is meant to be a solo boost and meant to be switched on for solos only and set to the amount of boost desired , I think up to 20 db of boost is possible

[@jerryrichards8172]

Thanks for sharing I was looking for info on my 212xxl combo I picked awhile back. Most of the peavey info is for 5150 xxx and bandit lines.

[@guitarsehole]

Before I watch this video, I want to get straight to the point and ask you a question. Did you notice a farting, rattling sound coming from the front of the cab at high volume? I had one of these a few years ago and it took me a while to determine where the farting was coming from and rectified it with silicone. I think it was the badge on the front.

[@TonyHookedonVanlife]

That's only about $125 US. Good deal, even if you end up doing a speaker swap... It looks absolutely pristine, no dust on the speaker(usually a tell-tale sign), nothing. The speaker probably hasn't even gotten broken in yet, hence the extreme top-iness. There's an Eminence speaker called The Wizard that is great for amps needing some warmth.

[@carlosvallejo4326]

How it works with analog pedals, I play Metal from heavy metal to brutal death metal, so this amp is a good choise for me? Or can you recomend me another one? Thanks for those amazing reviews.

[@StevenMKirwan]

Hi Shane: 1- Are you still using your Peavey Bandit as your main gigging amp? 2- I'm trying to decide between a Boss Katana KTN50mkII and a Bandit 112 for gigging (heavy blues/blues rock). Do you have a preference/recommendaton?

[@imsergio]

What a great review! between this Bandit and a Marshall VS100, what would be your choice?

[@stevenmgyori3826]

Nice one, thanks for sharing brother!

[@rickhill6277]

Nice Vid Shane! Do you think the Texas Heat speaker would enhance this Amp? And would you guess at the over all weight with the Texas Heat? Keep up the Good Work Love your Reviews!!

[@intheblues]

Absolutely mate. The Texas Heat is the perfect speaker for these sort of amps.

[@kimmolingonheimo]

this is a very versatile amp; I rather mess/tweak with this 380€ amp than with MesaBoogie 3000€s....,the funniest was the Namm with Nick Johnston "tweaking a Mesa by overdrive pedals.............., please dont get me wrong Nick is an ace, its just the tubes amp and the tuby? ods can result as one big transister radio tone!...., oh and me too I have one tube amp: the mighty Laney TF300, it uses one valve in its drive sections! ( wow the biasing and maintenanceing of that one bulb im sorry valve in me hybrid Laney... luv and care, Kimmo : )

[@bluesrocker91]

I'm getting mighty sick and tired of worrying about tubes, tube sockets, and tube bias... I'm very tempted. I might yet just get myself one of these buggers.