Twice The SLICE?! | Peavey Valveking 100 MKII

[@kennethc2466]

I repaired one of these a few years ago, and the owner built a 'Marshall' front panel for it. When I asked him why he did that, he said, "I'm tired of taking grief for the amp, and ever since people thought it was a Marshall, they love the tone." I always tell people to listen with their ears, and not their eyes, lest you'll become the people that owner spoke off.

[@Ottophil]

I would have given him greif for that, but not the original. I love peavey.

[@TheRomerer]

I have modified the front panel from original wooden to metal grill like 6505 have and glued a logo to the grill everyone loves this amp now!

[@tbirdpunk]

Peavey has a lot of gems that get overlooked. The Classic Series, 6505 series, JSX were/are the primary movers that get the attention from most guitarists. But, the Valveking and Windsor both covered different ends of the rock spectrum and did it well at a great price point. The one that really seems to have been lost to the dust of time is the 2010's era Butcher. Most of the videos on YT are of the old VTM era Butchers.

[@ColbyJohnson303]

I'm a huge fan of Peavey, I have 11 of them I think? Hard to keep track lol. I am not a fan of the 2000s Butcher though, just never did it for me. Definitely not a high-gain amp like I thought it'd be

[@Exavolt]

don't forget the triple XXX, alot of people have this false assumption that it's exactly the same as the JSX but with more gain when in reality they are voiced very differently. thanks to that and the cheesy aesthetic that amp is wildly underappreciated. I love mine.

[@herrajukka]

How on earth 6505 is overlooked? Okay maybe the EVH 5150 has taken the spotlight, but I think 6505 is still quite popular amp.

[@tbirdpunk]

@@herrajukka The Classic, 6505, and JSX are the primary movers... aka the ones people pay attention to.

[@tbirdpunk]

@@Exavolt The XXX is a great amp. I liked the 3120 aesthetic over the trucker girl theme.

[@rianvanrensburg9960]

As a technician I loathe the valveking series of amps because they are quite poorly designed, BUT as a guitar player I low key love it

[@mikerisnermusic7051]

17:36 ....All hell breaks loose lol

[@joefordish]

haha... wtf! i think he must've overslept on the editing for this video...

[@marcantoinetalbot]

i completely lost it, thought another video was starting at the same time !

[@TheAxe4Ever]

I had the first iteration of the Valveking. I really liked it a lot. I caught some shit for owning one by my other guitar playing compadres. Then they actually heard it and their eyes popped open like “Whoa! Not bad!” I found the trick was even though I didn’t run effects in the effects loop, I would run a patch cable in the loop and it engaged a buffer that really upped the gain in a beefy way and tightened it up.

[@MFKitten]

I feel like this is a recurring theme on amps haha. Just force more tubes into the mix and shit gets better

[@trephination1]

You mean upped an annoying gain frequency that you couldn't dial out and was an EQ mess, even for a budget line, my other guitarist finally found the light in the form of a 6505+, he understands now what good tone sounds like......

[@TheAxe4Ever]

@@trephination1 Hmm....sure it boosted the gain. But there is a knob on the amp called a gain knob. I’ve never dined the gain on any amp as many newbies tend to do. The only thing I noticed jumping the effects loop had on the gain was tightening it up. As far as the eq goes. That’s something you’ll learn how to do someday too. I have a few amps now that are much better and more expensive than the Valveking (which I sold a long long time ago.) But sometimes people can’t afford expensive amps and there are other options to be able to get a usable tone until you can afford something else. By the way, a 6505 and 6505+is a great amp if you like the tone of a can of muddy bees. Have a nice day son.

[@trephination1]

@@TheAxe4Ever oh yea that's why all the big time metal bands are using peavey valve kings to track their albums, ask any real musician if they had a choice between a 5150/6505 vs a valve king I think we know what the outcome would be, so have an even better day pops

[@patrickallen8787]

I remember this amp. Almost bought it back in the day myself. This and the Peavey Windsor are two of the best cheap tube amps out there. I did own a Windsor for a little while. Ultimately wanted something a bit beefier but still a great amp.

[@scottmclarty2400]

I've owned a mk1 for years now. The best thing I ever did was change out the speaker cabinet. The peavey speakers were fine, but I swapped it with a Line 6 cabinet and it gave it some serious tones.

[@RiffsofReality]

4:01 was quite possibly the best transition from dad rock to hardcore I've ever heard. Amp sounds pretty good too.

[@JNCGaming]

Yeah that’s true lol

[@SOUNDFARE]

Sick! The peavey amps are just awesome. I own the mark I and would never let it go. Compared to the sounds we get in your awesome video, I’d say the the mark I isn’t that much worse. Still a total bang for the buck! Great content bro!

[@codysroom6303]

I just got my mesa/ marshall modded valveking 100. Its awesome. The modifier even did something to the clean channel that gives it way better fenderesque cleans. Way better then the stock unmodded clean channell. The mesa mod gives it alot more punch then the stock head.

[@jasonfrench8851]

I'm after these mods too.

[@BrandonBames]

The MH version of this amp is absolutely INCREDIBLE.

[@TheKLeifheit13]

How did you get it to sound good? I tried and tried but just couldn't get mine to sound ok.

[@TheKLeifheit13]

I (very) wrongly based my opinion on the VK2 on the piercing, yet flabby VK mini head. This sounds so much better than the MH that it's tough to believe it's even made by the same company. I may have to try and parlay my VK112 and gen 1 head into a VK2 50 watt combo.

[@Bassguitarist1985]

I just picked up this head because why not?! 😂 You do not need to jumper the effects loop on the MK II as they corrected the flaw from the MK I. Also the whole dummy plug in the input 2, The circuitry is the same for both heads. If you are using two inputs simultaneously it switches both of them to low gain. I guess the high game with a low impedance resistor isn't ideal for a lot of players with active pickups. The solution would be to just use input 2. Great video Kyle keep up the good work!

[@CanadianRockerGuy]

Sounds Awesome! Peavey makes bad ass gear!

[@EduSymmetry]

I had the first version. Sold it. Very good amp for the price (maybe a half of the "big ones" like Marshall or something, back in the day). Full tube amp, enough power to make my neighbours get mad. Nice tone and a real spring reverb (not the digital shit).

[@TrickyPickins]

6:07 That's a HUGE, BEAUTIFUL DOG! My man got a hell hound as a pet.

[@belligerentamateur]

Gentle Beast

[@TrickyPickins]

@@belligerentamateur I know this is off topic but would you consider demoing the new Orange Super Crush 100? I have yet to see a good metal review of it and you seem to always be able to give straight answers and good tone.

[@belligerentamateur]

@@TrickyPickins yes! Seems like I get asked about once a day. At this rate, that's all anyone will want to see from me haha

[@TrickyPickins]

@@belligerentamateur sorry for pestering you then, lol. But yeah, thank you for the consideration!

[@SatansLeadGuitarist]

8/10 for the amp 11/10 for the dog

[@belligerentamateur]

He best boi

[@FarBeyondMetalz]

Looks like the OG Valveking and the Windsor had a baby. I thought this was a new release by Peavey because I have never known this amp exists.

[@Roodski]

I used to rehearse with this amp cuz I had nothing else at the time. A little eq with the other guitar player and we were good

[@paulkielt9301]

Every tube amp has it's own Tone Stack. It just depends of the value of the capacitors that are used.

[@deerfeeder2076]

reminds me of the 1990's 5150. Loved it then, would probably like this. Great videos.

[@smeemusic]

I got a buddy who has a valve king mk1 but he doesn't like it because it burns through tubes in a couple months. I keep telling him it needs to be biased but he just won't take it in to get done. The amp actually rocks.

[@smeemusic]

If someone showed up to record an album with this amp, I wouldn't even think twice. It will absolutely do the job. But I am picky about cabs. I have a black version of that same cab your using. But its from the early 2000's. Its loaded with THOSE v30's that everyone rages about. Idk if they are as amazing as everyone says but I never have trouble recording with that cab. I usually step in and suggest my cab when someone shows up with a behringer cab or something loaded with cheap speakers. But if its a decent cab I let the client use their own.

[@AuntAlnico4]

​@@smeemusic😂you let the client use what they want !??

[@PRLXS84]

Had the VK 20MH, and I couldn't recommend it more for bedroom players. Superb cleans makes it a very good pedal platform. But it has its shortcomings too: the emulated out is pretty meh, the usb is out only so no playback makes it only useful with Macs and audio interface binding. But I found running the clean channel and running the FX send into audio interface makes it sound way better in recordings using VSTs. Overall it's hard to beat for the price and I'm pretty sure the clean channel alone makes this amp just as good as any other lunchbox-type amps!

[@EdvinLaura]

you can record using usb while sending fx loop to audio interface and have your playback

[@sheltermemercury]

Shockwave is one of the best hardcore bands I’ve ever listened to.

[@greevar]

LOL Kyle! You added the music you were listening to while editing at the outro!

[@pupstop1]

great demo but I would've liked to hear a belligerent amount of gain from the amp. Seems you never took it beyond 4-ish. Just curious to hear it at 7-8ish to see if it turned to complete mush or what. It did sound surprisingly good!

[@unleashthefury111]

I agree, some of us just want to hear the gain all balls out sometimes

[@jasonfrench8851]

The VK mkII has a super useless amount of gain, it's almost maxed out with the lead channel gain knob at 4-5. I actually swapped out for a lower gain 5751 tube in the preamp so the lead channel wouldn't be so hot so early

[@ItsNoidd]

I had the combo version of this amp and kinda wish I would've kept it as a secondary. The speaker was meh but it was fine if you ran it into a cab

[@boggsty]

To be honest I also think that the Mark II Valveking does go somewhat unnoticed is because it looks indifferent. The Mark I Valveking had a unique front face with a see through grille and wings around the Peavey logo remeniscent of muscle cars. This however... it's bland. It reminds me of the Windsor in black tolex

[@jasontrujillo2859]

Always wanted to try one in person

[@andybungert]

17:35 I'm sure someone said it but you got hella dronwed out be some thrashy track from here to the end of the vid. Sounded cool if nothing else. :)

[@belligerentamateur]

Yep, I screwed up the outro. Lol

[@allanquiros6787]

That riff at 15!

[@azzazelo]

Well now we know who works security at Fort Toanz Knox. Good boi

[@tbirdpunk]

Random question... can you jumper the loop on the MKII for a boost? That was one little trick folks did on the MKI.

[@jasonfrench8851]

Yes, and even though he claims that putting a dummy plug in the #1 input doesn't have any effect on the MKII I still do it, and to my ears it delivers a bit more boost. 🤷

[@Turbo-D]

there is also a valveking mico head 20w full valve, interesting

[@TheLeadG]

So we had a bit of a comment war a while back. I actually did reach out to Mezzabarba. And they said exactly what I said. They have new old stock. And got them through tube doctor because they had nos v30s as Mesa has an exclusive deal with them “we have a small batch of NOS Vintage 30 speakers Made in UK, we bought them from Tube Amp Doctors during the last years. You're right about the Mesa exclusive with Celestion; iI already ask to Celestion a Vintage 30 Made in UK for my amps but they have an exclusive agreement with Mesa, as you said. Best Pierangelo” Hopefully you see this so the beef shall be gone. Lol

[@krailanuar]

Nice sound peavey valve king

[@TargetHHH101]

I had 1 of those for years, at the time it was what I was looking for and better than the bandit 112 I was using. But I sold it to get a Marshall. Im not a fan of using overdrives as a boost, I feel that if I cant get the tone im looking for out of the amp, I have the wrong amp, and Compared to all my other amps the VK couldnt keep up.

[@countzero5150]

First generation valvekings are still hard to beat for being an amp that regularly sells for around $200. Don't see too many vk2's kicking around, or anything that was released around that time from peavey. Any plans to do a demo of a carvin v3?

[@Stretchwreckedem469]

Hey dude, you have any suggestions for Thrash bands that throw blast beats in their music often? I’ve been on the search for some but they seem very few and far between. 😩

[@Adipiero42]

Great amp demo < goodest boi🐕

[@TrumpetsInMy4x12]

This sounds great.

[@LoreAccurateHusky]

Okay, Bad Seed in Drop C. Finally closer to playing it in the right tuning minus the low C. Maybe one day I'll hear it played right.

[@belligerentamateur]

I promise to never play it right.

[@xsonicassassinx]

i had the MK1 VK combo and man... was it a nightmare. just no flavor. and then it blew up 3 times. switched to solid state after that and haven't looked back. knowing what i do now, 10 years later, i know what i could have done to make it better.

[@JackieMcGruffster]

Nice classic rock (Alice Cooper) @ 5:04 !

[@ako1234ako]

are you making a demo/review on the peavey triple xxx2?? if yes, a very big thank you!

[@CS_Murphy_R9]

Amp sounds fine but would look so much better if the front white piping was straight across the middle and PV used their Block letter logo like they did For EVH on the 5150 amps. I hate that particular PV logo on the VK!

[@zyxwfish]

I like valvekings way more that 5150 style amps.

[@gregmerritt9366]

Okay...I think I asked this question about a Leeway riff in a previous video. At the point where you were in drop C and went back to the onboard boost and gain switches, what song is that you were playing. Yet again, it's a riff that shaped my voice on the instrument, and I'm having total amnesia over it.

[@joshww2339]

Loved the original valveking but they always died for some reason, mine ran so hot it blew up.

[@estebanpalacios2621]

That’s nuts. I had an og valve king for 10 years and used it frequently, dropped in about 8 feet off of a stage and it still ran fine. Never had it serviced once and let a buddy borrow it for 2 years. Ended up trading it up for a dark terror but god damn that amp wouldn’t die

[@joshww2339]

@@estebanpalacios2621 you had a good one! That was just my experience, loved the sound of it.

[@ervinsantiago6516]

Sounds Good !

[@greevar]

That tone in the intro is very Metallica-like!

[@justinellis9465]

That song caught me off guard at the end of your video

[@belligerentamateur]

I like to make people shit their pants

[@formedoutofchaosambientgui5382]

Be nice if you could use an emg 81 or 57 or fluence modern I find you use passives and I often want to hear a meaner tone often sounds more classic rock vs metal

[@onepathforme]

Based on your demos alone... Valveking >>> Krankenstein. (though, I haven't heard the updated version of the Krankenstein).

[@KatieCatfish-we4fo]

Me not drinking red bull with you , spooky action from distance t v drinks 👶🎤🙏🥤👶🎤🙏🥤

[@tobins6800]

I don't think we were listening to the same thing. Room sound must have been a lot different than through the mic. The highs were never really that piercing on this end. The dad rock riff was the best sounding out of all the other times I have heard it from ya. The lower gain did sound like a lot of mid 80s low gain thrash bands, in not a bad way. How do you think it would pair with an eminence cab?

[@craigharleyschmuhl]

Straight Edge Dudes: “Say No To Drugs!” Also Straight Edge Dudes: “Have you tried inhaling cleaning chemicals?”

[@belligerentamateur]

Accidental edge break

[@xsonicassassinx]

@@belligerentamateur edge watch bro

[@smeemusic]

Woah that was a huge dog. What kind of dog was that?

[@danpearse2515]

Damnit Kyle's made a video on it! Shouldn't have sold it

[@ChiAeNima]

Bro. What was that loud music at the end of the video choking your voice. I was scared looking if any other application was play the music. The amp sounds awesome. But I think you can make every amp sounds awesome. Cheers.

[@belligerentamateur]

I made a mistake Lol

[@ChiAeNima]

@@belligerentamateur no worries bro. Just the loud music scared the shit out of me. It was 1:00 a.m. here in Spain. I was watching your video laying down on the bed, and suddenly, out of nowhere, that music, and I was like WTF!!?? Looking if any other app of my cell was playing that music. The amp is awesome, your channel is awesome and I love to see your videos. Regards guy.

[@XlouietheflyX]

Why is the background music so loud at the end?

[@GuitarP0RN]

Was the outro song Intentionally that loud? Easily double the level you'd think it would be, typically. Nice demo brother

[@belligerentamateur]

I really want people to hear my band moving forward........j/k I messed it up in the edit

[@KatieCatfish-we4fo]

Me not eating bubble gum voodoo Styx anymore 👶🎤🙏👶🎤🙏

[@NaceK84]

Duuudeee... Both this and the 1st valveking are sooo much better than the Bugeras and the Crates..

[@shredding51]

Never was a fan of the original Vk. This one sounds a little better, but not much. Lol. You should review a Krank Revolution 1

[@belligerentamateur]

It's coming!

[@cimmeriakurt]

Playing my Machine Gun Kelly SIGNATURE through my FENDER BLUES JR #GETSOME

[@NinecoreNeil]

Sounds killer

[@belligerentamateur]

You sound killer

[@NinecoreNeil]

@@belligerentamateur you’ve pulled

[@soad11dude]

Doesn't sound great... It has that frequency that makes fast picking sound messy/mushy. From what I've found it's usually around the 1khz range. Not for me. Thanks for the demo though! Been diggin your stuff recently Edit: commented before finishing the vid. At 6:20 The Boost button made the amp come to life BIG TIME! \m/ Second edit: The outro music was about 50000 dB louder than you talking... I honestly laughed a little bit (def a mistake)

[@belligerentamateur]

Agreed, some low mid mud that I mentioned in the video

[@smeemusic]

Outro music is way loud. Can't hear ya. Fucking killer song tho. Lol

[@smeemusic]

I'm starting to think I comment too much

[@woochyna]

ABsolutely right, poor mixing in the outro, should be rectified.

[@acexxxoasis]

@@woochyna I believe there was a rectifier? Lol sounded like one anyway lol

[@belligerentamateur]

Go ahead and fix it for me

[@belligerentamateur]

No such thing as too much!

[@t_separator]

Sounds surprisingly good but has no character to my ears

[@adnansusic1650]

Outro was WAY too loud ahaha

[@belligerentamateur]

You're just WAY TOO OLD.......but yeah it was too loud

[@posic3073]

Valve king is meh.

[@xsonicassassinx]

belligerent amateur video editing :D

[@AuntAlnico4]

😂 You are telling us about your Channel, but why !? Don't be so hard on yourself. Maybe some day you will be able to record a video and edit it like Kyle.

[@KatieCatfish-we4fo]

Kukulcans, sun God Moon God's teach me to tune guitar properly 👶🎤🙏🎸🥤👶🎤🙏🎸🥤👹🎤🙏