All user reviews of 4/5 for the Peavey Rage 158

i have been playin for about 2 years.im into guns in roses,nirvana,iron maiden,led zeppelin etc. i have a mexican strat 60th anniversary edition right know, althogh i used to play an ibanez gio.

I got this amp from my dad when i first started playing i didnt care if it was a crappy amp or if it was cheap i just wanted to start playing.

i like this amp because its it gives out alot of sound and the distortion has alot of grunge to it.

the only thing i dont like about this amp is that its small i like big durable ones.

the quality is alright just a little flimsy.

after all its been through its held up pretty well its a good starter amp. i reccomend getting a pettle though if you want to continue using this amp.

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Purchased from local music store, Baily Brothers, for $75.

It's a versatile, beginner amp that can do clean and distortion pretty well. I was actually surprised by the clean sound on the amp since it is known more as a rocker. I use it with a Les Paul copy so the versatility of this amp fits perfectly. It does pack a powerful and loud sound. It also includes a CD input and headphone input which is perfect for an apartment or dorm.

The distortion gets a little fuzzy when setting the volume up, and the dials seem little flimsy almost like they're going to come off when turning them.

What makes this and other Peavey's great is the reliabilty. They are built solid and you can bang it around and still be ok. Once again, the dials on the amp seem a little loose but so far they haven't come off or anything so I'm pretty sure they'll last. Also, despite this durability it is not a heavy amp and can easliy be lugged around.

Great beginner amp especially if you play all kinds of music. Versatility and durability are the keys to this amp. You can be sure that you will have this amp for long time as a practice amp, plus, Peavey is known for making quality products. I would easily recommend this amp especially for an amp under $100.

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I bought this amp at an out of town music store for 90$. I bought it as a practice amp. I got it shortly after i bought my first guitar. I wanted something affordable but good, and thats what i got.

This amp can crank really loud considering it's only 15 watts. Definately loud enough to be heard over drums and bass guitar, but it is still better used in low volume. It is great practice amp with pretty good sound quality. I love the fact that there is a headphone imput so you don't have to disturb parents late at night.

The distortion is not great and the modern/vintage option is pretty useless.

This amp has held up fine, although it hasn't taken much abuse. Seems to be well made. The quality of this amp is worth the money paid.

I would recomend this to any beginner or someone looking for a low-volume practice amp.

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This was the first amp I ever bought. I got it at my local guitar shop for around $100

For 15w, you can't get a much louder amp. This dude is LOUD for 15w. I played over drums, and could still be heard. It's a great sounding amp. Definatly one of the top 3 pratice amps you can buy. The headphone and CD inputs are sweet as well

this distortion. It just isn't good. The modern/vintage swtich does nothing. there's no footswtich so you can have flip the switch manually to turn from gain to the clean channel.

great quality, not really made for the rough and tumble road travel, but top notch for it's purpose

I'd recommend this amp the ANY beginner out there looking for a great sound for a low price. But this is a practice amp, and nothing else.

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I rented the Peavey Rage 158 from a local store to try with my new ESP LTD KH202 guitar. I used to have a Behringer amp with dial-in presets and I hated searching for presets on it (100 effects on a dial with a list of settings in the manual) so I was reluctant to get another modeling amp. This changed my mind about modeling amps.

UTILIZATION

The presets are easy to dial up using different banks (user, song, artist) with a display that spells out the selection. The amp sounds great for the rock and metal I have been playing on it. I even like the sound of some of the 1950s presets and may toy around with some oldies too. It doesn't come with a full manual but you can download it from the Peavey website (I printed mine out and put it in a notebook for quick reference). Also, it helps to read the FAQs on the website.

SOUNDS

I recommend getting the FBV Mk2 Express footboard to go with this since you can control volume, quick loop, and the tuner with it (among other things). I am just now tapping into all the features of it so I am sure there is much more I need to learn about it.


OVERALL OPINION

This amp is good for being loud all the time even when you not playing the feedback is too much for me. If you can fine tune this thing and like the sound you get out of it, go for it, but if you like to change sounds often or just need a better amp in general, get one of the earlier spiders (series II or III) they are way better and a better value for your money. Not that spider overal is better than peavey , but this amp isn’t the best one that Peavey makes.

15W
8" Blue Marvel speaker
2 channels
3-band EQ
Tape or CD input
Modern/vintage voicing switch
15"W x 14"H x 8-3/4"D
13.9 lbs.
Small, compact, and lightweight.

UTILIZATION

This is a good little practice amp. It has no effects, like reverb, delay, or anything like that, which is a touch disappointing to a new player. One can find a used Line 6 Spider series in the 15 watt versions for the same price as a used Rage 158, and the Line 6 will do a lot more. But that isn't to say this isn't a good amp - if you find one for less than 40 bucks used, it's probably worth it. One thing I used to do as a kid was run an out from this into the power amp section of a tube amp, and it sounded really neat - I thought the tone was reminiscent of Tom Morello from Rage Against The Machine. So if you do end up getting this amp, neat sounds can exist even at stage volume, if you get creative.

SOUNDS

It's a decent-sounding amp for what it is. It's no Bogner or Diezel or Trainwreck, but it's not designed to be. It gets clean, it gets dirty, and the EQ is pretty tailorable, so the sounds this can get are varied. It's a practice amp, so one probably isn't expecting to record a platinum hit with it - it's meant to use for practice, and it works for that purpose.

OVERALL OPINION

Sevens across the board. I like the amp, but again, the Line 6 Spider series is a better buy for the price range. I liked my Rage growing up, but Line 6 wasn't around then. The Rage works for practice - the external input is a nice bonus. If I was given this amp, or if it was dirt dirt cheap, I'd probably buy one and use it just for sentimental reasons, and it would still get the job done.

15 Watt transistor amp
channels: clean / lead
3-band equalizer + choice modern / vintage
Blue Marvel speaker

This amp transistor worth dtour. In addition, it is the Transtube SERIES.
For only 15 watts, you may return the room because obviously it is more dstine use "home".
1 input, 1 headphone, line input (CD, K7 ...)
two channels: -1: rglage gain
-2: Rglage dupost gain and the pr
For Both: qualiseurs 3 bands
New (I have the old models): a modern switch / vitage. What?

UTILIZATION

A guitar amp what is most simple, fairly neutral, and with a panel of the saturated interresting (mtal good distortion but also good blues overdrive).
A manual, for what?

SOUNDS

Nothing exeptional, but in my room, a JCM900 would not have returned!
Whether with a Start or a Les Paul, a PRS should not, just enough to agree to play ...
I manage to get good sound Mtal (no pre-and medium gain, severe and aig donf) as a crunchy blues sound (just a half course), or plain enjoyable Unson (severe and aig 2H, 10H medium), etc. ...

OVERALL OPINION

ATTENTION: small comment, though Peavey is a trademark of trs good quality and strong evidence to my input now a false contact, Ngligence from me? I wanted to report it.
It is true that even when one has good ten years that I have but the price I do not think there is better.

2-channel amplifier 15 W transistor amplifier simulating lamps.
For knobs, one volume for the clean sound, a gain and master to do a crunch and a legalization low mdium, acute + switch to move from one channel to another. Otherwise, there's a headphone output and line faade.

UTILIZATION

Nothing more simple, turn the knobs in one direction or the other and you're jou ...

SOUNDS

For clear sound, a word, we find pleasure through the legalization.
For its driver and do not be naf Do not think you have an amp with a distortion that seeks to simulate lamps. You can make your sound cruncher Overdriver and carefree. Mtalleux, do not.
Otherwise, do not expect to have the exact sound rplique Fender, Marshall or MesaBoogie.

OVERALL OPINION

My ct I pay 60 There's a dj p'tit moment and frankly I am quite pleased. Its 15 W are even a little too much to play apartment. Given the size, power and price of the amp, it is hard to beat unless you want to invest 100 supplmentaires.

-Transistor amplifier (technology Transtube) so-called emulation of tube amp ...
C ke-15W true for 15w transistor has dla potato ... well c on
-Connectivity of the simplest: input, cd input, headphone output.
-Sets: a 3-band EQ 2 channels for clean and lead. No effects from the switch (modern / vintage) that improves the sound a little vintage
on the lead channel a pre-gain and post-gain ... normal.
I put 8 because for the price of c already not bad.

UTILIZATION

- The configuration is simple so to speak since there is not much to settle.
- We get a sound so easy but to say a k'il is good ... Of course, the clean sound is not bad but the sound is saturated for my taste really disgusting ...
- Never had any manual way to do a manual for koi?

SOUNDS

- It suits my style because I use a multi-effect pedals but otherwise I do not think ...
I use it with a Jackson JS30 and a epiphone special model (yeah I c nothing very violent but you do with a. Skon lol)
It crystal clear sound in saturated forget. fat too. the distortion is pretty weird at first I was very good but I just change my mind trying other amps.
I prefer the sound clean and crunch ki are in my opinion the only correct k'on sounds can come out of this amp. but it is important to formalize as much worse amp.

OVERALL OPINION

I have used it for a year in my dorm room
I like c-ske k'il is small and not very heavy portable
I do not like too-ske c volume control below 5 means nothing and c above too hard ... must go to the tenth degree ... lol
- The quality / price ratio is hard to beat look not too bad an amp is less than € 100 I think ke yen has not mass.
- But I do not think I ke referrer choice. j'obterrai for a more powerful amp (and therefore more expensive) can be a marshall.