Members Pincookie1 Posted March 25, 2010 Members Share Posted March 25, 2010 Last week a couple friends and I got together to jam a bit. I took my hrd and various pedals to produce ultimate tonez. My buddy had a Peavey that appeared to be a Bandit. I teased him relentlessly for the whole evening, and departed feeling far superior to him. This week I didn't feel like lugging and amp, so he said he would play bass and I could use his amp. I died a little inside, but I agreed. I am an asshole. The bravo really sounded quite nice with my strat. Lots of useable sounds. He got it for like 50 bucks. I felt like a chump. He just didn't dial a sound in at all. I was very impressed with the amount of gain available. Anyone else ever get surprised by this ugly Bandit look alike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pioneerprogress Posted March 25, 2010 Members Share Posted March 25, 2010 Last week a couple friends and I got together to jam a bit. I took my hrd and various pedals to produce ultimate tonez. My buddy had a Peavey that appeared to be a Bandit. I teased him relentlessly for the whole evening, and departed feeling far superior to him. This week I didn't feel like lugging and amp, so he said he would play bass and I could use his amp. I died a little inside, but I agreed. I am an asshole. The bravo really sounded quite nice with my strat. Lots of useable sounds. He got it for like 50 bucks. I felt like a chump. He just didn't dial a sound in at all. I was very impressed with the amount of gain available. Anyone else ever get surprised by this ugly Bandit look alike? I can't believe I was stupid enough to sell the first one I had Luckily, I was able to obtain a second for the same price as the first: $100 Both times it was sold as a "solid state" amp. I don't mind that part being a secret to most of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pincookie1 Posted March 25, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 25, 2010 I can't believe I was stupid enough to sell the first one I had Luckily, I was able to obtain a second for the same price as the first: $100 Both times it was sold as a "solid state" amp. I don't mind that part being a secret to most of the world. I couldn't believe it. It really made me feel like a noob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members M-III Posted March 25, 2010 Members Share Posted March 25, 2010 Congrats! Another person fooled by the "solid-state wannabe" all-tube Bravo! Sometimes I wonder if Peavey back in the day "hid" the tubes on purpose not so much to protect them inside the chassis, but the fool the masses thinking it was a solid-state amp? The world will probably never know for sure... The Bravo's a great little tube amp, I've thought many times of picking one up for practice around the house with it. A real sleeper of an amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yourguitarhero Posted March 25, 2010 Members Share Posted March 25, 2010 Yeah man - I just picked one up.Hidden tubes - like the pre-amp of a 5150. Got some good sounds in there - real easy to get 80s rock sounds - Poison, Crue etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MetalHed Posted March 25, 2010 Members Share Posted March 25, 2010 One of the best kep secrets of the amp world. I have one, bought another and gave it to my brother. It's basically the preamp from the Ultra 60/120, but with an EL84 based power section. The reverb isn't tube driven, but the preamp and power section are all tube. Peavey made a lot of amps that look just like it, so people often mistake them for some other piece of crap that Peavey sold from the same era, which is a big mistake. The stock speaker is crap, but I replaced mine with an Eminence Texas Heat and it friggin' rips. Through a good cab, it'll turn heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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