I bought this Amp from my old teacher's brother used for 5o bucks! I was just starting out on the electric guitar and needed an amp, and this one is still with me today. It's a 1986 A model. The excellent clean or distorted sounds you can get from this are beyond superb. It produces a great, thick warm sound with distortion that sounds great for lead licks. This thing also cranks out the sound. It is just the right size for playing at home or with my band when we're recording. Sounds great for one guitar. Not really all that much I don't like. The reverb will short out every now and then, but it's nothing a little 'Fonzie Hit' can't fix, this is more than likely due to it's age (most of the time i keep reverb off and use my pedel to get the reverb i want). Also, when two guitars are plugged into it at the same time it gets a little muddy sounding and the stronger guitar will win the battle of the sound. Very sturdy design, this thing has been to many places and it seems to be beggin' for me to take it somewhere else. The controls give you a good range for sound possibilities. The thing can fill up a room with warm sound. I love this thing. It just has a great overall sound to it, and for 50 bucks, something's wrong with you if you don't buy it. This thing has definitely helped me grow as a guitarist and I haven't needed another amp since... This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I bought this one from a friend for 230. I just wanted a amp that would not drown under the noise of the drum set in my band. It is just a great amp. You have millions of different settings and they all sound great. Everything from a warm tone in the CLEAN mode to the crunchy tones when you put the gain on. It also has two inputs for high and low gain wich is agreat thing too. There is nothing not too like about it. It is made really well. Well, it's a Peavey! If you wanna get those killer tunes you always heard from others than GO AND BUY IT! This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I found this amp in conroe texas, brand new for 319.00 but I got a footswitch for free, also brand new, the store dealt only with peavey amps. I checked all through the town, no other place had a better one for metal. A pawn shop had a marshall 212, but it sounded like crap, not heavy enough. So i went back to the music store. The UMPH from the 12. I have been playing for 6 1/2 years. This amp is very versatile and you can make it sound like guns n roses, pantera, danzig, black label society, ozzy ozzbourne, marilyn manson, basically anything, its amazing. I didnt know that 65 watts could get that loud. Palm muting this thing like pantera made my house walls and floor shake on level 3! Reverb is cool to, solos are bad ace too. UMMM, not really anything, it has an external speaker jack so if you think its not loud enough, you can hook up anything with 8 ohms.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It seems sturdy, its not that heavy 32 pounds?.! i love it the t dynamics are awesome, on 100%, also its just amazing on how much JUJUJUJUJU (palm muting) really makes your brains become a blender. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
