by geoff1711 » 11 Oct 2011, 19:59
My pal who I play guitar with has used Peavey Bandits for about 20 years, he's had Marshalls and others but always comes back, he currently uses a transtube model he's had from new about 3 years old.
He plays his Strats and acoustics through it, true it's mostly rhythm.
I still have a Bandit with a 12" Scorpion speaker tucked away, it sounds great and always works when I switch it on.
We've both tried Valve Kings, and Vipers?, but although I like my valve amps, Laney, Marshall Kelly etc, I even had a Peavey Triumph for a while, but I just can't fault the sound from the Bandit.
Does Transtube make it better? debatable, and maybe not the best for Blues but for Shad's style they come pretty close particularly on the lead channel without too much front end gain.
Geoff