Is the Peavey Bandit still the answer...

the_jaffa

...if the questions is find me a reliable, cheap and robust amp that does a good clean sound?

My local jam night could do with another amp and a Bandit seemed to make sense to me but I'm open to other options if the Bandit is no longer the best option.

Kurtis

  

punchesjudy

If it needs to be able to do loud and clean imo yes it’s the answer. 

Loud and noisy it would also still be the answer ha. Imo anyways. 

snowblind

I'd go for a Laney VC30 right now. Of course the version will depend on how much weight you want to drag around.
2x12 combos seem to go for relatively low prices so there's all sorts of decent stuff around for the price of a good meal out, provided you can lift the thing. They also come in 1x12, 2x10s.

For example ( I have no vested interest in this item personally but I do have one of these and I am liking it a lot):

https://reverb.com/uk/p/laney-vc30-212-30-watt-2x12-tube-guitar-combo-2

spiders apparently included for free but don't let that put you off.

randella

Anyone want in on a sweepstake? How long it takes a poster named after a missile to turn up?

Jonathangus

randella said:

Anyone want in on a sweepstake? How long it takes a poster named after a fuzz pedal to turn up?

FTFY.  

breadfan

It doesn’t even matter what the question is - the Peavey Bandit is always the answer 

DartmoorHedgehog

Jonathangus said:

randella said:

Anyone want in on a sweepstake? How long it takes a poster named after a fuzz pedal to turn up?

FTFY.  

I was about to say I'm sure I remember him saying sometime it was more muff than missile.

(there's a song title for you )

DesVegas

The answer, as always, is a Rat

randella

DartmoorHedgehog said:

Jonathangus said:

randella said:

Anyone want in on a sweepstake? How long it takes a poster named after a fuzz pedal to turn up?

FTFY.  

I was about to say I'm sure I remember him saying sometime it was more muff than missile.

(there's a song title for you )

Every day's a school day

Anyway, where is he?

ICBM

Here now. Train was in a tunnel so missed the bat signal .

Second hand, yes. There’s nothing else that really beats it for sound and reliability at the price.

New, no. It’s a bit overpriced now, and the Orange Crush Pro/Super Crush is at least as good but cheaper.

The Orange also has a more useful dirty channel in that it can be dialed down to totally clean more easily than the Peavey, which gives an alternative ‘British clean’ sound that takes pedals better.

I wouldn’t rule out an older Laney (Linebacker, World Series, GC) red/black knob Fender or Marshall solid-state JCM800 either, if you find one fairly cheap - they’re also bombproof and surprisingly good-sounding.

Fingers657

Thankfully there’s still lots of old classic amps that one doesn’t need a forklift truck to transport.

ICBM

Fingers657 said:

Thankfully there’s still lots of old classic amps that one doesn’t need a forklift truck to transport.

Are you the chap with the nice Yamaha G112? Those are good too.

Yorkie

If good cleans are a must, then the old solid state Fenders might be worth a punt too.
It is neither straightforward nor immediate to find a decent used Bandit, so keeping an open mind could save you from anxiety and headaches. 

thomasw88

Peavey studio pro is also worth a look.  

Yorkie

thomasw88 said:

Peavey studio pro is also worth a look.  

Definitely. That’s the amp I was chasing when I got the Bandit. There was one available but the tolex looked bad, so I went for the Bandit. See? Flexibility :-)

distressed

ICBM said:

Are you the chap with the nice Yamaha G112? Those are good too.

Yamaha G series all the way. Though my B212 is not the best option for lugging around.

Danny1969

Yorkie said:

If good cleans are a must, then the old solid state Fenders might be worth a punt too.
It is neither straightforward nor immediate to find a decent used Bandit, so keeping an open mind could save you from anxiety and headaches. 

Yeah, I'm a fan of those. I have a little 30 year old Champion 110 that has an amazing clean sound and takes pedals great. 

the_jaffa

Thank you everyone. Lots of additional options to look into. 

I used to have a red knob Fender Eighty Five do should have thought of one of those. 

nholme

there is one advertised here for £299.

https://www.ccmusicshop.co.uk/product/peavey-transtube-bandit-112-guitar-combo-amplifier/

ICBM

nholme said:

there is one advertised here for £299.

https://www.ccmusicshop.co.uk/product/peavey-transtube-bandit-112-guitar-combo-amplifier/

I played an old Fender Duo-Sonic through that amp a couple of weeks ago. I’m fairly sure they said it’s technically new, just ex-display - hence with full warranty. If so it’s more of a bargain than it looks. Not that you’re actually likely to need the warranty...

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