Peavey Bandit: Teal Stripe Vs Silver Stripe

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Here is a quick video comparing the Peavey Bandit Teal Stripe and Silver Stripe. The teal stripe has a Scorpion speaker and the silver stripe has a Sheffield speaker. They each have a pretty wide range of tones, I’d say the Silver Stripe has a bit more flexibility though. But I love them both!
Guitar: Tele style partscaster with Seymour Duncan Lil ‘59 Humbucker in the bridge position and a Fender Telecaster Noiseless pickup in the neck position.
Mic’d with a Sennheiser e609
Recorded to iPhone video using a Roland GO:Mixer
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[@Alex_Martz]

I had the same Teal stripe with scorpion speaker on the early 90's, great amp for cleans or using it as a power amp for a multiFX unit, I was using it with a BOSS ME-5, good memories! :)

[@jimdep6542]

i've got the same amp with the original Scorpions and it's still a keeper.

[@CC-fi3pp]

Teal by far the teal with Sheffield speaker equipped is the one you want.

[@goatfromhell666]

Is this a troll?

[@CC-fi3pp]

@@goatfromhell666 No there are videos of the Sheffield in the Teal - the rumours about the Scorpion Teal and the Silver are just old wives tales. Go check some comparison the Sheffield Teal is the one.

[@goatfromhell666]

@@CC-fi3pp I've had both, and still have the teal with the Scorpion. It's much tighter at volume, and reacts well to whatever it's fed from my pedal board. The sheffield is great for bedroom playing, but turns to absolute mush when it's pushed hard.

[@CC-fi3pp]

@@goatfromhell666 Fair enough I saw a scorp on ebay mite give it a go in my Teal then!

[@melchiando]

@@CC-fi3pp I was wondering if there was 2 teal striped versions. How much do you think the Shefield Bandit is worth?

[@JamesMcCutcheon]

I just picked up the Peavey Bandit Scorpion 80 Watt for $80.00 its like new and a technician had serviced the amp. its a killer amplifier. I never owned one but its roadworthy amplifier for sure. The Scorpion seems to have more of an in your face projection but that's only my opinion. Good review.

[@Chucksguitargeekery]

Thanks! Bandits are always my first recommendation for anyone looking for an amp on a budget. There really is very little they can’t cover.

[@rockandrollmd541]

The teal stripe has a nice percussive clean sound, but I prefer the distortion on the Silver. The cab of the teal is semi-open with an extra back plate at the top, while the silver has only 1 lower back plate. I have the silver stripe and added an upper back plate for a little more thump and articulation. It is a great amp, I mainly use the clean channel with an OD pedal. Many people don't understand how the T-dynamics knob works.

[@Chucksguitargeekery]

Yeah, I definitely prefer the distortion on the silver stripe. Could also be a function of Scorpion vs. Sheffield speakers. I will say, with the T. dynamics though, I was able to get a killer sound out of the silver stripe as a pedal platform with using a boost pedal to slam the clean channel.

[@rockandrollmd541]

@@Chucksguitargeekery Very nice tones using a boost pedal on the clean. I'm keeping an eye out for a cheap USA red stripe with a Sheffield.

[@simaopereira5396]

The top back panel does basically nothing to the topology of the cab.

[@rockandrollmd541]

@@simaopereira5396 kzbin.info/www/bejne/kHelhneLg62qd7s

[@simaopereira5396]

@@rockandrollmd541 exactly, the bandit IS open back, not semi open. The top panel does not close the upper part completely, so apart from there being 2 openings, the sum of those area is way to big to grade the cab as semi open. I know that and you know that.

[@jimdep6542]

I'm a Peavey teal stripe fan. I've had my PV Stereo Chorus 212 teal for years now and it's a great amp. Tremendous power and clean headroom.

[@celestelongway7315]

Just picked up a teal stripe USA Peavey Chorus yesterday at a yard sale for cheap. 40 bucks. Good fun for sure!

[@Chucksguitargeekery]

Nice! Any peavey for under $100 is a win in my book!

[@badedab68]

​@@ChucksguitargeekeryI bought a working red stripe for 3€/3.2$ a year ago. Owner thought it was broken, turns out you just need to punch it after turning on and it works. Sadly I couldn't repair it, but I mean, it's "working" and cheap.

[@saulcuellar2743]

I have the silver stripe I pay $70 in El Paso Tx last month and sounds great

[@michaelweinman9051]

love that your tone knobs are at 12 o clock. solid!

[@jteichma]

Nice playing snd great demo thanks!

[@ozzy8791zig]

Teal sounds good for old school trash/heavy metal, silver stripe suits Nu metal era

[@tanocristo]

Hola como estas, tienes el manual del Peavy Bandit 112 Solo Series en formato pdf?

[@4o5919]

@Chucksguitargeekery i bought one of the silver stripe amps and all of the gain pots are crackling. I pulled the amp out of the cabinet and was getting ready to drain the caps then start cleaning the pots but it was going to be a time consuming deal, so i put it back together for another day. Have you ever cleaned the pots on one of these?

[@Chucksguitargeekery]

I have on other peaveys. I actually need to on all of my current peaveys lol, they’re all crackling now. But it’s not too bad, just need to find the time time to do it.

[@moogyboy6]

Cleaning pots on a Transtube is a major PITA in my experience. My silver stripe Bandit suffered from scratchy pots for years, and the tone suffered greatly since the tone pots were essentially"stuck" in one position. It worked well enough but I couldn't adjust it. I tried spraying them out with contact cleaner but they don't offer very good access for spray can straws and the cleaner couldn't penetrate very well. I finally got the job done with a can of WD-40 (gasp!) and the amp suddenly opened up to its full glory. Somehow this time it worked. Go figure. I'd say that scratchy pots seem to be this wonderful amp's one Achilles's heel. Invest in a can of some kind of contact cleaner if you buy one and don't be afraid to tear the amp open and use it.

[@KurtFuller]

*Teal Stripe* sounds very good, but IMO, *Silver Stripe* is the best Peavey Transtube/Solo series.

[@Chucksguitargeekery]

The teal stripe is actually my dad’s, but he hasn’t played in years. I spent most of my first 10 years of playing on that amp. But if I had to keep just one, it would be the silver stripe. Having gigged with both, that t.dynamics control just responds right when you slam the front with an overdrive pedal.

[@Chucksguitargeekery]

Chief Greco no, the silver stripe was the mid to late 90’s. The current ones don’t really have a “stripe” designation, I haven’t had a chance to play one yet either. The videos I’ve seen are promising though.

[@thedrogo3953]

RED STRIPE!

[@KurtFuller]

@@thedrogo3953 I own both (Red and Silver Stripe) and I prefer Silver Stripe.

[@EmperorSheepy]

Dunno why people slag off solid state amps when they can sound this good, people are just tube snobs and this is coming from someone who has previously owned multiple tube amps

[@georgesaris9968]

Very good & informative video. No boost pedal was run into the Gain channel, right? I ask because I just picked up a Teal Stripe Bandit, and mine puts out nowhere near as much distortion, I gotta use a boost pedal, otherwise it sounds more like a Fender! Could there be something wrong with it? Mine has the flat silver panels on the sides of the speaker, so may be an older model if that makes any difference.

[@Chucksguitargeekery]

Nope, no pedals were harmed in the making of this video. It could just be a dirty pot too, maybe try cleaning the gain pot?

[@georgesaris9968]

@@Chucksguitargeekery Good to hear no pedals were harmed in that vid, Hahaha. The jacks were cleaned, but I'll try cleaning the pot, thanks.

[@synystervail9847]

Yours definitely is an older model and it does not have a much gain as the teal. There's probably nothing wrong with it it just needs that extra gain stage to put it over the top.

[@ryanx7170]

Good demo I'm actually going to pick a silver stripe 112 up 2morow

[@Chucksguitargeekery]

Nice! Old Peavey Bandits are always the first amps I recommend, there really isn’t much they can’t handle and they last forever.

[@ryanx7170]

@@Chucksguitargeekery absolutely good bang for bucks decent combo without the price tag

[@jimmccumsey1134]

What one would you pick if you were planning on using a Mooer GE 200 in the effects loop?

[@Chucksguitargeekery]

I’d say whichever one you can get cheaper at that point lol. If you’re going to be using more gain, I’d say find whichever one has a Sheffield speaker, those distort better. The Scorpion is better for cleans.

[@berniemoss9861]

The silver stripe sounds more tube like to me.👍👊👍

[@braderrick]

As with all of them I’ve owned, it seems to me the teal stripes sound better clean and the silver stripes sound better dirty. Could be partially the speakers too I guess.

[@Chucksguitargeekery]

One of these days I‘ll do a speaker shootout between scorpion and Sheffield

[@rzman2071]

How to swicth to all these chanel ....

[@Kostaaa8]

@@Chucksguitargeekery Great! I can wait to see it! And please, play some power cords/mutes with humbucker (bottom-end response). I'm wondering how do they sound on lower tunings. I watched many videos on KZbin and seems that the Teal stripe have the sound which I'm looking for....

[@4o5919]

@@Chucksguitargeekery I wish you would slip a V30 in and see what it sounded like then. i would but I'm giving this amp to my GF's daughter and she wont know the difference for a while.

[@Chucksguitargeekery]

@@4o5919 could be interesting, my only apprehension is V30’s are only meant for 60 watts and these amps are 80 watts.

[@danielkleber2282]

The Sheffield speaker 1230 IS better for heavy métal player yess made in USA From Dan France Rock on

[@CC-fi3pp]

The Sheffield is actually better for cleans to - the Scorpion being better is just a myth - there are comparisons that prove this.

[@CapstoneTider]

Think I heard the Sex Pistols and Queensryche in there. Guitar is in perfect tune. Great ear you have. Teal hands down, better electronics.

[@psicodelico1554]

Teal w scorpion or teal w sheffield what to choose anyone

[@machineryman7197]

Scorpion is a lot darker (my personal favorite of the two) sounds kinda like an evm12l wheras the sheffield is more like a greenback; brighter and better for distortion.

[@goatfromhell666]

For recording and bedroom jamming, the sheffield is a good choice. For the stage, the Scorpion is a better choice. The shef gets too muddy when it's cranked and loses mid response, whereas the Scorpion only comes alive at volume and can handle more than the amp is capable of pushing it. It's definitely a use case thing.

[@parousia8423]

I'm looking one of the teal stripea but they're all second hand and nowhere delivers, i live in Northern Ireland. Can anybody point me in the right direction so I can get my hands on one of them?

[@Chucksguitargeekery]

Parousia teal stripes haven’t been made since the mid 90’s, I have no idea how many of them made their way to Europe. Used Peavey amps are the kind you get from classifieds, they weigh a ton so it costs more to ship than the amps worth. Hopefully someone might be able to chime in here with a lead to one somewhere near you.

[@parousia8423]

@@Chucksguitargeekery Awh thats a damn shame man. I remember my high school had one, I remember it being a Peavey with a teal stripe but im not too sure if its a bandit it was a while ago but I was really happy with it (I might actually call the school to see if they would be willing to sell)

[@jerryhatrick5860]

Try em with different speakers and better cabs. Peaveys guitar stuff has always suffered from that in my opinion. Makes them sound boxy as hell.

[@nickandthecrisis]

is the first riff from a song?

[@Chucksguitargeekery]

I’m not sure, I mostly improvise stuff when I play. It could be a song I don’t know of though lol 🤷‍♂️

[@bigblueplanet1968]

The teal stripe is definitely no slouch. Hard to choose for me

[@dontcallmeshirley8229]

Phillip Cooper my general rule is any bandit you can get for $100 or less is a no brained

[@Chucksguitargeekery]

Honestly, after this video, I did back to back gigs this summer, I did one silver and one teal, and as a pedal platform, I actually preferred the silver stripe. With the T.dynamics, it actually had some sag when I slammed the front with a boost. The teal has zero breakup on the clean channel.

[@nathanielwafford1832]

@@dontcallmeshirley8229 I once got a bandit 65 for 20$

[@bruceninness5289]

I'm learning Bass on a Fender P bass and just bought a bandit 112 Silver stripe and trying to set it up with the P bass. any hints and tips?

[@meltyboys946]

yeah buy a BASS AMP not a guitar amp lol

[@Chucksguitargeekery]

If it’s all you have to work with, then be careful not to go too loud. The Sheffield speaker isn’t meant for bass and could get blown real quick.

[@gp85hkg]

Put a bass speaker in it...

[@davidbarlow431]

Sell it and pick up a bass amp. The old peavey TNT series bass amps are contemporary with the bandits guitar amps. They are also almost unbreakable so there's plenty of them around.

[@jerryhatrick5860]

Also shpuld have played with eq more on the teal like ypu did with the silver. But damn thwir combo cabs suck, the speakers from those cabs sounded better in a 212 or 412 ported.

[@DeadKoby]

I just finished rehab on a 94 Teal stripe /w/ Sheffield speaker. Good stuff.

[@Chucksguitargeekery]

Right on. This one is technically still my Dad’s if you ask him lol. But he hasn’t played in years, it sat in his basement for about a decade collecting dust. Then in my basement for about another 4 years before I finally took a can of contact cleaner to it to get it working again a couple months ago. I spent about the first 12 years of my playing on that amp.

[@CC-fi3pp]

The teal 112 with Shefs is the best Bandit imho

[@tomakafrankconlon3207]

Whay always the need for a mic?

[@ozzy8791zig]

to record it on computer via audio interface

[@msh6865]

The Bandits were good deals when they were $100-$125. But, now they're around $200 and you can pick up a barely used Katana MkII for that price or less. The Bandits sound best wide open and that isn't practical for most home players.

[@Chucksguitargeekery]

Are bandits really going up that much? I haven’t bought one in a few years. $100 is the most I’ll pay for one (except maybe a US made red stripe, haven’t seen those cheap).

[@scottcummings8602]

pssssh....Katana's suck. Give me any Bandit any day over the Katana.

[@jerryhatrick5860]

And teal sounds better. Yah silver had had more options. Controls. Red was better than silver imo but after teal components got cheaper. Didnt sound near as good. Their tube stuff was the best.

[@jimdep6542]

4:43......Will ya look at that.......the speakers are pushing so much air it's making his guitar cord swing !

[@siv.blok1984]

Teal stripe for me, please.

[@georgek2508]

Have a teal stripe scorpion bandit, great amp. Silver stripe bandit is a great amp too, cant go wrong either way. Teal bandit is one heavy solid built mother for its size, not sure Silver as solid but still good.

[@nadinecole1052]

Teal stripe sounds great silver stripe sounds to bright and generated

[@ricardobowles8895]

Teal Stripe beat and kill silver stripe..

[@Leemuzhko]

I'm collecting redstripes and never touched silvers. Don't like last gen series.

[@simaojoseph]

Your basically comparing speakers.