All user reviews of 5/5 for the Peavey Envoy 110 II (Discontinued)

This is an update to a review that I did earlier. I thought that my situation was interesting and might help others.

A little while after I wrote my original review, the amp developed a really wicked low-end buzz/vibration. It didn't really sound like a speaker thing, more like a loose hardware/loose joint kind of deal. I spent about 2 hours looking for the problem while my wife plunked the low strings. Couldn't get it. Since my hearing and nerves were about done(my wife doesn't play), I gave up and took it to the shop where I bought it. He's an authorized Peavey dealer.

I figured that if he hadn't heard about this problem through customer feedback/service bulletins, etc., I was pretty well screwed and it would have to go back to the factory. My previous experience with everything from lawn mowers to cars prepared me for the worst. I was doomed to wait endlessly while some techno-turd figured this out, then found an excuse why the problem(probably a loose screw) wasn't covered under warranty and charged me $1,462.00 for the repair. Even worse, I would lose the ability to inflict my style of loud, obnoxious bombastic rock and roll filth on the neighbors. Bummer.

Well...it didn't happen that way. My guy spends about one minute trying to figure out the buzz and then says, "Fuck it. I'll get you another one." He retreats to the storeroom and comes back with a BRAND NEW OUT OF THE BOX amp. He plugs it up and pulls a Peavey Raptor like mine off the wall and says, "Here. Try it out and make sure everything's okay." I decend into Black Sabbath hell trying to make it buzz. It don't buzz. My guy pokes his head around the corner and says, "You've got an RP 200, too, right?" I says, "Yeah." He says, "Well, you know...those things definitely change the shape of the sound...especially the cabinet models." He goes over to the case and pulls a BRAND NEW RP out of the box, grabs a cable, and hooks it up. "Try now." I shuffled through the patches and everything was good to go. "That should do it", he says. "Thanks VERY much", I says. I ask about the old one since I've had it awhile. "No problem. The amp has a 5-year warranty. I'll have them credit me.", he said. I depart with a brand new amp.
The point to this story is this...Peavey's warranty is pretty good. They take care of their dealers. Last but not least, there's nothing like having a Mom and Pop music shop that cares in your town. We have an American Music Super-store in town and I swear, I'll drive 100 miles for a set of strings before I'll go in there. I despise those Ultra-Mega-Piss on the customer, I already got his money-bent on world domination Sons of Bitches. Most of the "Sales Staff" can't even tune a guitar, much less talk intellegently to a prospective buyer. Hint to all you newbie musicians...don't be fooled! Get to know your local small independent. They don't have the money to have the local radio station come in and give away T-shirts. They depend on repeat business and most times, are musicians themselves. They can't afford to B.S. you. When my guy saw that I was serious, but needed to get my thing together. He steered me to a rig that is perfect for my level. No MESA...no PRS. He sells that stuff, too, but he knew that those weren't what I NEEDED. When I get my mojo working and I'm ready to upgrade, guess where I'll be going. End of rant.

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All transistor 40W
Jack 2 between high and low for a ct connect the instrument to have a max gain (high: 6 db) and one-6dB relative to high, depending on the choice can affect the entry of the instrument according to his that we DSIR
The rglages are very simple and meaningful in terms of changes, the legalization changes quite easily with a significant hearing.
The selector for 2 channels (Light saturated and allows for each position of each channel to choose from modern or vintage or normal (for the channel because saturated intermdiaire mode does not exist on the clean channel).

UTILIZATION

Trs simple configuration, finish top for the range and price. The buttons rpondent Fawn prcise.
The sound is easily adjustable and thanks to switchable selector Modern / Normal / Vintage without changing of legalization, cel saves time depending on the style of play (Modern rhythm for "Metal" / Modern for the "Rock Fort" / Vintage for the "blues" and all its drives. trs simple short modulation by the switch of intermdiaire trs friendly.
As for the manual?? For amps, that is based on the gots ... not an opinion but given the simplicity of use, we can s' to go ...

SOUNDS

My playing style is mostly the Rock Fort and bcp instrumental music (Vai / Satriani / ...), do not laugh, in store, I have a Marshall Valvestate hsit between 80 W (I know the mod The Hughes and Kettner !!!), a 80 W, and frankly, it 's not silent the price m' sr interrested but the sound I was looking for my choice and s' is naturally done on this Peavey, which m 'offered more modulations and the reconciliation of Shred Music.
I'm using this amp with two guitars: Ibanez RG 270 R A microphone mounted Dimarzio Evolution in bridge, EMG HZ with a handle and an ibanez Powersound center position. I use it with this amp for rhythm trs "mtales" and some solos but bcp for rhythm because the alloy with the SETTING THE Dimarzio the envoy "spit" a max.
J 'also uses bcp plus 1 Ergodyne EDR470EX with EMG pickups mostly for solos and other music styles than metal. In addition to the envoy who has a good gain, I 'use an Ibanez TS7 Tubescreamer to boost my solos and a Boss Turbo Overdrive for more sustain and then zoom in 2020 for all that is modulation, a wha Morley Pro Series II and volume. With all this I have found the right balance.
In terms of my favorite rglage on the amp for the sound I was looking for:
Pre Gain: 7 / Bass: 6 / Middle: 4 / Trebble: 6.5 / Reverb: 6 / Post Gain your choice according to the noise you want to do but for me it is a good rglage on this amp.
Short in terms of sound for the price to say anything, that is of good value / A Quality / Price.

OVERALL OPINION

I'm using this amp since November 2003.
I don 't do anything wrong because I have taken the time to choose and try other amps, I have taken one that is more my style.
With the exprience, if I have to renew one day, it 's clear that I think back a Transtube but which one? ...