Members fuzztone Posted August 31, 2010 Author Members Share Posted August 31, 2010 I've seen those at my friends store,but I never played one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted August 31, 2010 Members Share Posted August 31, 2010 Jim would trade a collection of Beatles albums for it. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Inazone Posted August 31, 2010 Members Share Posted August 31, 2010 I've had a couple of different Special combos, three being variations of the 12" version and most recently a 212S (S=Sheffield) that I ran atop a 212M extension cab. I sold off all of my combos, but my Peavey XXL head has most of the same features as the Specials. My brother has a first-gen TransTube Bandit with an Eminence Legend 12" that was in it when he bought the amp. He's used it to power a 4x12 once or twice. Not too shabby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benzem Posted August 31, 2010 Members Share Posted August 31, 2010 Thanks for the posts! It is the model in the photo below.It is "made in the USA" and has a big reverb tank(the other,newer version has digital reverb). It is in very good condition,just a few little scuffs. Everything works fine.It comes with a 2 button Peavey footswitch.The lowest price was $100 including sales tax but it has a 30 day warranty. I decided to put it on "layaway" because I walked to the pawn shop(about 2 miles from my house). A friend had one just like it and I loved playing it! Dist. is good and the clean is very nice and full. Sounds great low vol practice and is a very capable gigging amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Inspector 71 Posted August 31, 2010 Members Share Posted August 31, 2010 My buddy had one. It was a nice amp. Definately a great starter amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twofoolsaminute Posted August 31, 2010 Members Share Posted August 31, 2010 I need a footswitch too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Muddslide Posted August 31, 2010 Members Share Posted August 31, 2010 Half the guitarists on HC had a Bandit as their first amp. Just like a PV TNT is a bassist's first bass amp. Ha! You nailed me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members satannica Posted August 31, 2010 Members Share Posted August 31, 2010 Oddly, my Peavey Bandit has finally started showing signs of giving up the ghost. I bought it in 1995 and it's worked solid since. I used it for everything at home; guitar students, trying out effect combinations, general practise, doing the odd small gig, laying distorted bass guitar tracks. It's done it all! I paid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted August 31, 2010 Members Share Posted August 31, 2010 fuse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Furtive Posted September 1, 2010 Members Share Posted September 1, 2010 I'd grab one for $100 - very capable amp. And that is exactly what I did 30 min ago... found a Bandit 65 sitting on the local Craigslist for $100. Looked spotless. Seller was literally in the same neighborhood, too. No footswitch, but it's in perfect shape. If I didn't know better, I'd guess it was two or three years old. 15 min later... The last time I played one of these was in `92... had one for 6 months, and I didn't think much of it then. I like to think I've learned a little about "what makes good tone" since then, and can definitely say this amp does sound very good for a solid state. I've been lugging an EVM-12L around for the past 10 years, and finally have an amp for that speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members evh1984 Posted September 1, 2010 Members Share Posted September 1, 2010 I had the more recent Bandit with the TransTube thingy and it totally sucked. The upswing was I bought it for $35 and sold it for $85. The early Bandits, however, used to be a staple of local bands around these parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MahaloVision Posted September 1, 2010 Members Share Posted September 1, 2010 Haven't played the recent ones, but mine's the same as the one pictured in the OP. The TransTube thing works pretty well for getting some crunch in the "clean" channel. I think most people that don't like the amp are just put off by the distortion in the lead channel, which is understandable, and never really push the clean. Your mileage may vary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HELSTRUME Posted September 1, 2010 Members Share Posted September 1, 2010 I got a used USA red stripe for 150, and I like it better then the new ones. Great practice amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AUDIOSLAVE Posted June 29, 2011 Members Share Posted June 29, 2011 PEAVEY Bandit 112 is a very good amp, sound is hot, I love mine. The best versions is red stripe and silver stripes made in USA and Sheffield driver equipped Mine is a 2000 model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted June 29, 2011 Members Share Posted June 29, 2011 The first one you pictured was my very first guitar amp. I sold it thinking I could get something better and have always missed it. Hit it now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jelloman Posted June 29, 2011 Members Share Posted June 29, 2011 Anyone other than me have/had one of these? I had one of those...wasn't much louder than the Bandit, even though it had like twice the power...good sounding amp, took pedals like a champ... ...wish I still had it...traded it (plus lots of cash) for a JCM900...in retrospect the Peavey was abetter amp for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted June 29, 2011 Members Share Posted June 29, 2011 I bought one like your top picture that fits this description you posted. "Transtube Series Bandit 112 (1995-1999) The Transtube Series Bandit 112 formally introduced Peavey's proprietary "Transtube" technology that allows a solid state amplifier to perform more like a vacuum tube amplifier. Central to the Transtube concept is a patented "power brake" that allows the user to control the amount of power required for dynamic range compression from the power amp, from 100% all the way down to 10%, thus enabling the amplifier to acheive power amp compression without running at full volume. The Transtube Series Bandit 112 was made in Meridian MS USA and came stock with the Sheffield 1230 speaker. Notably, it was also the first Bandit to have an external speaker jack, allowing external speakers to be run instead of or in parallel with the internal speaker. Running into 8 ohms, power is still 80 watts RMS, but running into 4 ohms (the equivalent of using the internal 8 ohm speaker together with an 8 ohm extension speaker) the power is increased to 100 watts RMS. Due to the horizontal strip of chrome underneath the controls, this version is commonly referred to as the "Silver Stripe" Bandit, but due to the black color and square shape, it is sometimes called the "Blackbox" Bandit (not to be confused with "Blackface", which refers to F*nder products and/or performances in the style of Al Jolson...)" I bought it for my stepson back in the mid-90s after which I was often offering him some of my tube or hybrid tube amps in exchange, but I never could get that amp back from him. For a solid state amp it had a very nice sound. Deep reverb and the transtube tech worked pretty well. I took another Peavey amp of that same generation to an amp tech and he commented on how good the components were on the Peaveys of that era. Solid substantial transformers, etc. I also later on bought him a matching cab (referred to above) which he usually runs closed back (you had the option of closed or removed). That with dependable solid state construction has made that amp his main "go to" for around the last 16 years or so. Over the years I've also bought him the Roland Cube 30 for its different voices and more compact size, and the Bugera V5 which he loves for its more bluesy tones, but the Bandit is still his main rig. Yeah, I'd grab it for a hundred. I think that's one of those "They don't make 'em like that anymore" types of buys. I know I played one of the later generations and I was surprised at how much the quality of tone had diminished. I have often thought that is why you get different opinions here when the subject of the Peavey Bandit comes up, i.e. they are not all the same or really even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members drivelikejoewho Posted June 29, 2011 Members Share Posted June 29, 2011 I'll jump in and concur. I had the top one as well. I got it back when I was either 15 or 16 years old (95/96). I put the thing on layaway at Styles Music in Pomona, CA and paid it off over a few months. It was my first gig-able amp and I loved it. It legitimized me as a musician at the time.. or so I though. haha! I eventually decided I needed a Marshall JCM 900 and got rid of the Bandit. /campfire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted June 30, 2011 Members Share Posted June 30, 2011 Want me a red stripe version... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members madrigal77 Posted June 30, 2011 Members Share Posted June 30, 2011 Congrats on your purchase. I still have that exact one. I bought it when it first came out. Unfortunately one of the caps leaked and needs to be replaced, but other than that, it's held up pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AUDIOSLAVE Posted July 21, 2011 Members Share Posted July 21, 2011 I' m 100% agree with you, bought this one used: (1998/1999) made in USA, Sheffield equipped. Very good sounding amp . Powerful and great tone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members satrionic1 Posted July 21, 2011 Members Share Posted July 21, 2011 peaveys make good sounds. i like that transtube thingy although i already have an all tube peavey and can't think of any other amp that my cover my needs. that price is a joke, i'd get it without thinking for a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AUDIOSLAVE Posted July 21, 2011 Members Share Posted July 21, 2011 Yep, a new one made in China with the bad Blue Marvel driver is around 400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamdogg Posted July 21, 2011 Members Share Posted July 21, 2011 ancient thread. but to show some peavey love - go get yourself a MIA Special 130 w/scorpion + spkr, and forget about the bandits. You can thank me later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jamdogg Posted July 21, 2011 Members Share Posted July 21, 2011 Anyone other than me have/had one of these? sorry bro, missed this the first time around. these amps are real sleepers. all kinds of tone in there. picked one up on CL for peanuts and never looked back. its my goto amp. sold my JC once I got this - if that says anything. and 4558 chips in the gain section. forgetaboutit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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