Peavey 100watt Valve King Review

Revision as of 19:41, 14 October 2008

The Behringer HB-01

Information

Original author: Smikey2006

Weapon: Amp

Make: Peavey

Model: 100watt Valve King

Price: $1000

Overview

For this review i will be reviewing the newest addition to my family my Peavey VK 100watt head and cab. This is your basic tube amp right here. 4 12AX7 and 6L6GC tubes, 2 channels, clean and Lead, each channel has a bright switch which just adds a bit of overdrive, and a volume boost, Master Volume Nob, Treble bass middle and individual channel volumes can all be adjusted as well as the amount of gain on the lead channel. There are 2 dampining nobs as well allowing you to adjust the oresence and resonance of the amp. It also has a master reverb nob. 2 imputs as well as effect inputs. on the back it has a power selection depending on your cab.

Company Statistics

100 watts (rms) into 16, 8, or 4 ohms (switchable) Four 6L6GC and three 12AX7 tubes Two independent footswitchable channels Separate EQ for each channel Footswitchable gain/volume boost on lead channel Dual paralleled speaker jacks Reverb with level control Buffered effects loop Resonance and presence controls Patented Texture™ variable Class A simulation control Footswitch not included Weight Unpacked: 40.5 Width Unpacked: 26.25 Depth Unpacked: 11.125 Height Unpacked: 9.625 Weight Packed: 48 Width Packed: 30.875 Depth Packed: 16 Height Packed: 14.75

Price

I paid about 1000 for cab and head, i bought it in canada so Canadian dollars (almost the same as US Dollars right now). at Matts music shop in London Ontario(2 hour drive out of Toronto)

Personal Opinion

I held off writing this review until i was more well aquanted with this amp.. it really grows on you.. when i tried it at the music store i wasn't convinced yet i was urged so i got it anyways. Since then i have really warmed up to its tone and overall sound, with my pedals all hooked up it really seems to be a great amp, i find that it is very very solid and has not even suffered a major scratch through some use (not major use). Works well on all volumes, mid ranges are harder to find and the Gain really changes the volume alot. Ive never tried adding the second guitar on the same amp but i have used a micraphone but i was not impressed.

Genre/Sound

I play metal, the gain works great on this amp for that. The clean channels also work well. I don't think would recommend this amp for blues and jazz, it really needs a bit of crunch to sound like a professional sounding amp.

Ease

Super easy to use. Hit the power switch.. wait for the power light to light up and the tubes to get warmed up and then flick the standby switch. You choose your chanel with the chanel select button, in means Lead, out means Clean, adjust your volume, adjust your settings and your good to go. Setup was a sinch too, ive had no problems.

Sound

The sound is very VERY wavy. This is why i recommend using it for distortion mostly, it sounds better at high volumes but playing slow notes it sounds very choppy . Adding even a reverb pedal or phaser really helps with the wavyness. does work well for any tone ur trying to achieve though.

Reliability

solid, very very solid, i see nothing breaking on this in the near future.

Summary

Overall a great amp for the price, use with caution, and i really do only recommend it for crunchier music. Good value even for what i paid, peavey site says it can go as low as $600. 8 out of 10 stars

(Recommendation for improving this review or for other reviews please PM me.)