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Vintage Peavey Bandit 112 - thrift shop find
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:50 pm
by laurie
Picked up an unmolested 1989 Peavey Bandit 112 at the local Goodwill yesterday for USD$57
Didn't work because the speaker quick-connects were corroded plus all the pots needed cleaning. Under the grime it is in pretty good condition. I reckon it will be worth $250 when it is up-and-running. Thrift-store finds are clearly (rarely) still possible.
Currently stripped down for cleaning and maintenance. Pics to follow once it is back together...
Re: Vintage Peavey Bandit 112 - thrift shop find
Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 9:23 pm
by Pepe
Cool! The Bandit is one of the nicer sounding Peavey amps that I have heard so far. And the controls of the lead channel are very similar to the Peavey Dirty Dog overdrive pedal. I bet that they are also very similar in sound.
Re: Vintage Peavey Bandit 112 - thrift shop find
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 1:32 am
by laurie
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Re: Vintage Peavey Bandit 112 - thrift shop find
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 2:27 am
by sclitheroe
I'm guessing my first amp, a Peavy Rage 158, wouldn't fetch near that much, regardless of condition
Re: Vintage Peavey Bandit 112 - thrift shop find
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:50 am
by Pepe
Oh, it's another version of the Bandit that I didn't know. I only knew the two or three TransTube versions. Is this the very first edition?
sclitheroe: the Rage 158 is one of the most awful sounding practice amps from a well-respected brand that I know. I think that only the impossibly successful Line 6 Spider amps are worse (switch off the effects and hear for yourself).
Re: Vintage Peavey Bandit 112 - thrift shop find
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 12:26 pm
by laurie
https://highboldtage.wordpress.com/2013 ... t-112-amp/
This is a "Solo Series Bandit 112" with a Scorpion speaker.
It is actually pretty nice... for CAD$75/USD$57 from a thrift store.
Re: Vintage Peavey Bandit 112 - thrift shop find
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 12:31 pm
by laurie
Super clean inside.
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Re: Vintage Peavey Bandit 112 - thrift shop find
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 1:17 pm
by sclitheroe
Pepe wrote: ↑Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:50 am
Oh, it's another version of the Bandit that I didn't know. I only knew the two or three TransTube versions. Is this the very first edition?
sclitheroe: the Rage 158 is one of the most awful sounding practice amps from a well-respected brand that I know. I think that only the impossibly successful Line 6 Spider amps are worse (switch off the effects and hear for yourself).
Oh, I know! It was made all the worse by my total lack of understanding of how to use the amp or play guitar.
Re: Vintage Peavey Bandit 112 - thrift shop find
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 2:02 pm
by Pepe
Good to see that you kept on playing!
Re: Vintage Peavey Bandit 112 - thrift shop find
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 7:06 pm
by The_Doc
This brings back memories Laurie. I borrowed one of these years ago and went about deafening myself with it
Cracking little amp. Really good find.