All user reviews of 5/5 for the Peavey ValveKing 112

All Tube Amp (three 12AX7 PREAM, two 6L6GC amp.)
50 watt, between high / low gain.2 channels (footswitch optional)
additional HP output, effects loop, tuning class A or A / B.
equalization three bass / middle / treble per channel
bright touches of clear channel and boost the gain saturated.
simple and fairly comprehensive.
a reverb (spring!)
I put 8 in the config, because the fooswitch and sold separately (45 euro!)

UTILIZATION

Easy to use, the manual seems supperflue.
I find it versatile enough funk to metal to jazz, its settings can be found easily with a little patient in the beginning, then it becomes intuitive very quickly.
served with me on a Cort X6 (guitar entry-level). it sounds great and has expressed wonder that ds is pushed a little volume. I test with an Ibanez JEM, ... but happiness.
guide rather rock, metal, it is a comfortable throughout and I love her look half way between the vintage and modern.

SOUNDS

Clear channel I really like the dynamics of the lamps has much to do, I just play the blues with a sound a little thick but very slamming on the medium, a crunch is just that the volume is a bit strong, j Pressing j'obtient instantly bright and crystalline sound and sharp (though even when funk!) without changing my settings.
saturated channel is amazing, its gain is very resonable for rhythm a little hard 80 'on the board, the boost button, adds gain and it becomes very metal with a volume boost option for the solo, it's pens .
Only flaw I find that the settings bass / medium / treble lacks a bit of my efficacitsa gout.cela allowed me to test the effects loop with an equalizer and a delay I find my sounds without problme.je the reverb is pretty average overall.


OVERALL OPINION

Let's be honest, to have a 450 euro all-tube amp and new, is already a miracle.
so do not expect a correction or a Mesa Boogie-Fender supersonic!
but frankly, I let myself be seduced by its sound and versatility.
in short I think it's a very good amp for a reasonable price, power and more than enough for me (I hesitated with 212), and especially you have a lamp and a time we are taste ..... it's magic!
the big minus is the footswitch in options, peavey but do not give it sells well!
once again the only advice I just give is: go try it

God Save the rock
Fred Magic Fingers

50Watts sub-16ohms.,
-1x 12 "ValveKing speaker,
-2x 6L6GC and 3x 12AX7,
-2 Channels: a "Clean" with a boost of Bright and a "Lead" with a boost of "Drive" (which slightly increases the volume and treble and much saturation.) An EQ for each channel.
-2 Switches: Power and Standby.
With external speaker output,
-Spring reverb with level control.
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Really surprised! a party based in the city for testing known blues amp, I say good, that is really cheap, would still try it! I took a slap, now I'm in love. It should really be more famous, with that power and that price, you'd think an amp is: yeah, cool There's the power to play in groups or for small scenes, but the sound will not follow. But following its outright ^ ^ A good try, so even out of curiosity!

EDIT: I was trying it with a friend (who has an Orange, him) he plays jazz and Jimi, he was also pretty amazing amp for the price. He advised me after trying all the same a Mesa Boogie to see the difference, but when we do not make a € 2500 in an amp, it's the foot (small bracket to show that I am "not the only crazy "to think that the VK is )" rel="ugc noopener" target="_blank">-loop effects.
A-knob the back of the amp to change the class: A or AB (A = less volume but more hot, AB more power with less heat)
-Dimensions: 51.86 x 66.62 x 27.98cm.
-Weight: 21kg.

I see no reason to 9!

UTILIZATION

This is a great amp!
You branches, no matter how you turn, it sounds good!
It's best that you familiarize Hyper fast (or I've become a pro setting with my MG30: D)
As I tried in the store, I did not have the manual, and it not stop me to adapt myself in 3 minutes.
3-band EQ. One for each channel. It really works
A boost per channel for Bright Light, Drive Boost for Lead.

SOUNDS

It's great! This amp has all the sounds!

Clean: he held. I played Little Wing version of snapping with the boost of Bright (gloss?) And it was great.

Lead: Super too. I do not know if it can reach the limit of saturated clean a bit, but it can really saturate slightly. It can also send heavy, I''ve tested my most incisive solos. I've shot with a deep (less than medium) swollen with acute low at noon. It was like I wanted: a good big bluesy.

It's funny about this amp I turned to ISPM times but every time I adapt the sound: in any case, it "manages"

OVERALL OPINION

What I like least about this amp is that it lacks two knob from a Big Brother. It would have been the height of the module! Already, I was really all sounds with this thing.
The lights are. From hot!
I tried a lot of models. And I think what is best for me, it's still the amps that are not used to play the blues to play! Because I tried a Hot Rod, and I do not like the grain: sharp, even in a low tone, treble and midrange and bass stuffing. This one is all on good deep fat.
I like the fact that it saturates, because I use all the same sometimes for solos pêchus well.
If I put 10 across is that I believe that although not perfect, I do not find him defects, the sound is very well everywhere (But it is not Mesa! But Why this comparison is not the same product line!) and I consider that to the price (450 nine bullets, ca not vary much), we can not do better (10 so)

Really surprised! a party based in the city for testing known blues amp, I say good, that is really cheap, would still try it! I took a slap, now I'm in love. It should really be more famous, with that power and that price, you'd think an amp is: yeah, cool There's the power to play in groups or for small scenes, but the sound will not follow. But following its outright ^ ^ A good try, so even out of curiosity!

EDIT: I was trying it with a friend (who has an Orange, him) he plays jazz and Jimi, he was also pretty amazing amp for the price. He advised me after trying all the same a Mesa Boogie to see the difference, but when we do not make a € 2500 in an amp, it's the foot (small bracket to show that I am "not the only crazy "to think that the VK is )

All lamps, 50w 2 channels. Connectivity standard, very coomplète. Very light for an all-tube, which can be worrying in terms of sound projection (even if we speak of "open back").

UTILIZATION

Very light, easily transportable and very durable (some concerts with this machine).

SOUNDS

Clear sound very neutral. I personally prefer to go from bright. Boosted channel seemed blah from the start. There are still potential in this amp. The whole debate is to identify the weak point: preamp, power amp or hp? I heard a lot about the power amp section as the weak point. I think that in terms of projection and dynamic, the real weak point is instead the hp. Also note that the preamp has 3 lamps. Compare with any other all-tube ... Is obtained at all major saturax (and I emphasize "big") with only three lamps preamp with other amps. Control of texture is a real fun (no big changes). The sound lamp is more about the clean sound for my taste. For saturax, 100w head seemed better.
However, I love this machine because it works a hell of a blackstar ToneLab or, for example.

OVERALL OPINION

For a small price, you get a tube amp, which offers a wide dynamic transistor (same price), and will be less capricious with a pedal or preamp distortion, high volume (compared to a classic 30). I will try maybe one day an upgrade (hp and EL34 instead of 6L6). Now, no need to compare it to a mesa that is 3-6 times its price. If we play like this: nothing beats my 2210 Marshall JCM800 stack, not even a boogie! But now, I can not always pick the stack, and I never found the equivalent combo.

I've had or tried tons of tube amps: 100 212 Rivera, brunetti star-t-rack, while of course marshall, peavey classic 30 and Delta blues, engl thunder 50 and powerball screamer classic, Mesa Dual Rectifier and f50 , fender ... Good stop. They are typed, can do some things and other assets less assets. In the light blues amp, peavey classic series already, so the ValveKing is vested in something more modern.
The problem with peavey, amp it's his image "-run" etpremier price. I recall that illustrious guitarists are or have been their sound with these amps economic: Rondat, Van Halen, Jerry Donahue (Hellecasters, what a sound!) Satriani, Steve Morse ... With a little skill and elbow grease for DIYers, we can do things very well with that brand.

Personally, I too ruined by stuff, so I know from experience that it is not necessarily putting a high price you get satisfaction. Let us not forget that the interest of the lamps, in addition to the grain (which I admit is quite absent here), is also and especially for me, the dynamic stage presence. So for me, an all-tube combo, light, less than 500 euro is a bargain, and I probably would do that choice (never two without three).
You can throw an ear on the sound of the machine with an input connected ToneLab instrument Jump (Audio. .. solo and rhythm) and Stratus (Video) on my myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/ letaz59 ( http://www.myspace.com/letaz59 )

All Tube Amp-(+ 3x12AX7 2x6L6) of 50W and manufactured in China.
-2 Channels with 3 band EQ for each channel option 'Bright' for clean, boost gain and volume for the channel full.
-Spring Reverb
Selector-Class A / AB
Small-button on the back of resonance.
-The beast weighs 22kg and dust ..
1Hp-12 "ValveKing.
-2 Inputs: high and low (-10dB)

9.

UTILIZATION

The config is simple in a large volume ft EQ per channel (+ gain for the side distortion which is rather reassuring ^ ^).

SOUNDS

I play mostly metal, can clean a lot of possibilities, the personal is always switched on bright but after that it depends a lot on your guitar, without the bright is a little soft ..
For the distortion: the beginning I liked it (past the 158 has a rage 15W 50W lamps necessarily ...) but I found it lacked a bit of potato and accuracy ..
I buy a Boss metal-core (very good by the way ...) and no problem, the amp responded well, his precise, dynamic ..
But then I noticed the amp and not the pedal, the distortion of origin is average, at least it does not suit me.

Resonance for the button, I find that when it is switched on the sound becomes too rough ..
[edit2]: This button is not the resonance that makes the distortion rough but when you put the low knob above 1 / 3!
Selector for the class A / AB I do not think there have a real change of power but just! Tried a louder volume (I play only a town house so good ^ ^)!

All that to say that by adding a distortion pedal you have a beautiful clean and a nice distortion to match worthy of the higher-end amps for a total price of that of a randall rg50!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for Christmas this year, since I love distortion pedal all on this amp! I had already tried in the store but he had less convinced that now because I played there for some months and not know something in the settings gd ^ ^.
The quality / price seems right for an all-tube amp entry level compared to line 6, randall ...
With the experience I would do that choice again!

Edit: I forgot to mention the footswitch, a disaster ... it does not control the boost on the clean channel, no switch on / off the reverb (in contrast to that of Randall), it is not even provided with the manufacture and seems a bit mean! So I lower the note is 9!

Already mentioned.
For making several small scenes, I felt no lack.

UTILIZATION

Setup could not be more simple. 3-band EQ per channel.
The distortion is warm enough and ranges from simple overdrive at a small disto hard enough.
Caution, however, not to mention the knob that is behind and who can change the "class" of the amp. Basically, more or less power, so do not forget if you want to send some more!
Otherwise, you turn, it sounds live. This is what I like.

SOUNDS

Is perfect for my style of music (Red Hot, RATM, Police, No Doubt, everything that moves and sending).
I play a PRS or a cort in the style. I change according to the good of his guitar. The amp only distorts nothing. The heat lamp is present whatever is said, and I just love the look of the non-typed.

I put 8 because I have never had the pleasure of a small forced Mesa thoroughly. So I have nothing to compare, if not the heads JCM (800, 900 etc ...) I tried to repeat, and all the amps (including mesas), I have a small pushed in stores.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 6 months with some early dates, I'm really happy, especially for the price I confess. I tried lots of amps: Mesa, Marshall, Rivera, Vox and more. Either the sound was very distinctive and I did not, or I could not see anything extraordinary to justify the price.
The guy told me: Well listen, I have this one, at value for money is unbeatable, but it does not have much personality.
I tried it ... and put it on immediately.
For some, this lack of specificity is a default, an amplifier to have its own sound. For me, it decided that the guitar style and especially the affected, so the attack. The amp is only to amplify and embellish the sound, not the typing (just the heat of the lamps what). So I was very happy with this amp.

Note though that like any tube amp, one realizes what he has in the belly on stage. It is not by trying to a volume in the store or that can be realized if the guts of the amp or not. (Hence the usefulness of the advice)
So I played on stage and he did not disappoint. Other guitarists with whom I also played me all remarked: It sounds your amp, how much you have paid?
When I told them they make me 400 euros a head pretty funny. Especially when they play on a Rivera or a mesa at 1200 euros ...

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UTILIZATION

Using ultra simple

SOUNDS

Trs Bon's
Canal's Claire is really perfect sound is round and warm
disto no personality -> 6 / 10

modif a year later saw the quality of sound in clear (very hot) over the dcevante distortion pedals I bought a double distortion of blender and the artec lectrochoc
is another amp that is more enhanced I advise everyone! So now 10/10

OVERALL OPINION

Very good amp, I would do what I choose with hsit randall 50 W lamp but a little too mtal for me and with the 212 but 112 is smaller and lighter for a good sound you must use lights up which is not the case on the 212
Excellent price earning it 10/10
I've had it with the footswitch 420 brand new!

with the pedals on the clean channel is 10/10

I would like if those who have tried this amp in the store with a power of 1 / 10 does not leave because of the opinion to put its views on a tube amp you have to push!

Lamps ... and this award.
50 watt A / b can prs 20 watts A.
low input high input, send return, between the pdalier, released in 16 hp supplmentaire homs.
rglages to clear passif.Rglage for channel distortion, reverb volume gain

UTILIZATION

Simple configuration, we get the sound you want despite what the price I lu.Franchement l.

SOUNDS

Although sr should my style, SRV, Led Zep, Cream ...
Its clear you can do it cheerfully cruncher, with respect to the channel and dirty if you do not have the sound you want to put your bin and the harp.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year and I have nothing honntement redire.J have read in these pages that sounded transistor ... What a joke, 3 12AX7 and two 6L6 you will tell me that a transistor sound? With a choice of A and A / B push pull.Avez you in France at the same amps we Qubec.Un TS9 in the ass and go my KIKI.

- What kind of amplification: Lamps (3x12AX7 2x6L6 +)
- What is the dlivre power: 50W
- What are the rglages, the effects ... : 2 channels clean and distortion.
volume each time rglage acute, medium and severe and reverb (common to both channels)
With, for the clean channel a button to "boost" the treble, which adds clarity what button is not a accesoire ...
And a distortion channel gain setting a button to boost the distortion (shown on the footswitch).
And a selector at the back Class A / AB and a button rsonance.

UTILIZATION

- The configuration is it simple as another combo, turn the pots of qualiseur, we increase the volume and go.
- Gets it easy to sound good: Yes
- The manual is clear and sufficient: OCCAZ purchased, so no manual included but this is easily on the peavey site. it is clear

SOUNDS

- Is it your style of music I make punk rock, grunge, I used the clean channel with pedals and I completely agree.
- With what (s) guitar (s) / low (s) or effect (s) you play: a lag - Roxane, my effects are prfr mtal muff, and od - 2 boss .
- What kind of sound you get and with what rglages: on the clean channel I put low 8 / 9, Mid 5 / 6, TREB 6 / 7 with the treble boost button, I get a round and Crystal clear (a real clean sound a lamp) on, I put my disto and sends ca!
- What are the sounds you prfrez, you dtest: the clear sound terrible, you can add what you want. But the channel distortion and far too serious for me. AIM me I use this channel more often to enjoy the lights, but I have yet to figure out how to use it well ... if it can be used ...

OVERALL OPINION

- How long you use it: 1year 1 / 2
- What is the particular feature you like best, the least: As a 50w that price.
the least: the distortion channel too serious.
- Have you tried many other models before acqurir: yes, but with a budget ricrac.
- How do you report qualitprix: the best of the market.
- With the exprience, you do again this choice: Yes. and I recommend it to all the world.
Honestly, unless you have large jobs at home and wanting abatre Wall, 50w is more than enough. I play in bars, and festival without being taken on a sound, he always assured. He made kilometers in my chest and he did not move. I think can be added to a baffle for better dissemination ...

Type-amplification: All lamps (2 + 3 12AX7 6L6GC)
-Power: 50 Watts, but it sends a lot more than for the same power transistor (logic)
-Connectors: Input Jack -2 guitar, High Gain and Low Gain
A-2 FX Loop with Jack Connectors (Send + Return)
-A jack on the rear panel for Foostwich
Note, no headphone jack, but in theory it's good not to play in the room!
Settings: 2 channels, clean and lead, with each channel EQ Bass, Middle, Treble + reverb common to both channels. Note that a boost of volume and gain is available for the Lead channel and a boost for the Bright Clean.

Nothing to say the above 9 because of the headphone jack (must be a little difficult ein = D)

UTILIZATION

The configuration is relatively simple, we get a good sound easily in the équializer tampering and playing with the boost.

The manual is clear, no complaints.

SOUNDS

Ah, let's go in the thick of it!
I should point out first that I mainly play a Epiphone Les Paul Studio and soon with a Fender Telecaster Deluxe, I would do if I think an edict change ^ ^

For style, I play mostly punk rock Californian sauce Blink 182, Green Day, etc ...

In terms of its clean: Good clean sound, fairly round, it becomes very active when slamming the boost, but it has not much personality, there is enough going on everywhere (advantage or disadvantage for that matter). With stuffed my Les Paul bass, the boost is almost all the time on, and it makes really not bad for the arpeggios and sounds cleans at all genre.Pour to effects pedals on it's nickel, it even improves the sound pedals! I went from a Roland Cube 15 to Valveking too, so it's clear that it has nothing to do!

Drive sound: I was a little disappointed initially by the distortion of the amp, but must say that as the hours of use I was charmed!
This gives a sound with a nice grain, limited vintage, without being runny or type in the cold and the metal! It was one of my biggest fears before trying to have a metal type sound, but actually not, it is more versatile and built for rock than metal! (I wonder also how to play the top of the metal, after that probably comes from my guitar too ^ ^). The sound is rather rich media, not aggressive enough nor ca head off the kind Randall and others.
For my style of music, it suits me, it's pretty happening everywhere. Good is not the height of a very very good all-tube, but it starts to feel good sound lights, real sound, and just for that it is quite interresting.
The real plus bring a boost for solos, although it becomes a bit messy the gain past 3 / 4.
I rarely exceeds half the gain, that's enough, we get a nice little sound at the Green Day or Sum, without forcing on the set!
As against the past 3 / 4 it gets really very brouilon, so for the most accurate phrasing metal, it's not top top!

Sounds good in general, it enters the world of lamps, and have a sound of that quality for under 400 euros, is already a very good thing.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for one month now, but I've already spent a lot of hours on it!
I bought it to repeat, and the power is sufficient for LAAAAAAARGEMENT repeated!

What I like most: The price! All lamps 400 euros, it's made in china but it's still nice to be able to pay any lamps that price!
The power of sound! It sounds, and it sends the puree in repeated! The drummer had better watch out! (Niaaaark!) against the other, for those who intend to buy it to play in the room, quickly forgotten, barely past 1 2 The volume ca shakes the walls, the neighbors will not appreciate!
The clean sound and distortion not too far! The clean sound is pretty versatile and lends itself to all the pedals, distortion and without being too far gives a really nice sound!

What I like least: The weight! It feels good to spend the 23 kg when to carry it!
The distortion too far! It is rough and not accurate at all, not for the metal! (Surprising from Peavey!)

I try a Randall 50GT, and it does not really suit me, too metal type!

The price / quality ratio is pretty good after all! We must not forget that this price was, the components are necessarily "cheap", so it's far from being the best all-tube amp ever seen, but for those who want to pay any lights without having to type in the 600 700 euros, go for it!

With experience, surely I would do this choice because in my Buget (max 500 euros) was one of the few lamps provide all the sound quality.

All Tube Combo, 50W clean channel / saturated with bright and boost, respectively, in 2 inputs, effects loop, footswitch between channels to control the boost in more saturated output for sending sound from speakers .

APRS is classical, we can rgler bass, mdiums, treble, volume, gain, reverb ...

See other reviews for the rest.

UTILIZATION

Ample for all, an amp, not a factory gas rgler.

SOUNDS

Well, the a is complicated ...

Ok, it's just a lamp, but it does not delight everyone.

Basically, I bought this amp a year ago, to OCCAZ, original quip. In clean, no problem, it's clean, beautiful, warm, round, ringing a lamp, is the 10/10.

In distortion has to gte, if one goes too gain and volume, a sound again, if you push a little bte, there's nothing more than "it's ugly! "

This amp in orgine configuration is made for the blues / funk / pop / stuff trs low distortion, for mtal / rock big sound, we forget for a year, I really suffered.

But because there is a but, there are 2-3 weeks, I inquired more about the Valveking and I Discoveries and why and how ... Basically, the lamps are not gniales without being corrupted, and above all is the HP which is cool.

So I changed there is a short week for the HP Eminence Wizard 12 '/ 16ohms, and all the lights for Tube Amp Doctor (for REFERENCE contact me by PM I remember l. ..)

Rsultat, I have the same amp ... It's another world is more povylent Finally, for me, I can finally kick the big distos, I finally saturated channel worthy of the name, and I speak not even boost , which boosts finally dignity!

Ms. pushing the balls its bottom, the notes come out in note and not pure pea is net prcis it is beautiful that's all.
So original, it is good but basically sound. Reman is good at everything. I put 8 because if I played the blues but I put 10 as his rather large bah even when I can not put 10.

But even when trs good amp!

OVERALL OPINION

Acquired over more than a year, trs good opinion of bte, considering the price for the whole lamp is bread bni.

APRS see what I say in sound. Sounds is fine, unless you want mtalliser, the must prvoir some modifications.

APRS, with modifications, it is doing with an amp out of proportion to the original version that rivals some I've experienced marshal.

Some good huh, because a will still not a Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier or Soldano.

But look the other way, today I have the sound I expected, while a lamp for less than 500, the ball!

50W all-tube, clean channel, channel saturated reverb spring (not top), an effects loop.

UTILIZATION

Conventional configuration, plug and play.

SOUNDS

It has its own personality, overall sound rather aggressive
Clean bright and round, almost slamming.
Saturation to crunchy metal, but in the hard-rock/heavy it finds the best placement in my opinion.

Anyway it sounds a whole lot better than most of the transistors at the same rate, it has all the dynamics of a lamp.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for about 4 years, mainly to play metal at the start (it does very well with a good distortion pedal), I use it now to register a more rock / funk.
This model is for me a reference for money in the combos in this range, one lamp while the price is just excellent!

50 W tube amp
Sold without footswitch (40 € extra)
Made in China.

UTILIZATION

Very simple fix. There is little time to warm up.
Some knobs and away!

SOUNDS

The clean sound is superb. I play with my Fender Start or my ESP LTD KH-603, this makes good. One senses the difference between the two guitars. I found him a nice little side vintage.

The popping sound of the amp is great with the stratum (with a seymour duncan bouble rail). I have a sound Rock'n Roll cunchy nice.
But to the metal: not worth it.
So I use an overdrive Vox Joe Satriani. The sound is excellent for Heavy Metal. Those who would make Death, should avoid this amp is limited to this function.

Finally, the asset, this amp is that it has a potato in hell! Sound! It covers the nags of drummers!

The disadvantage is that it sounds too low: the sound crashed.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had 2 years. I troll for rehearsals and concerts ... Moreover it is very heavy .... too heavy ....
This is an amp that suits me fine, I am the Blues, Jazz, Rock and Hard Rock. So it is very versatile. Then, I would advise the amateur guitarists who like me are passionate about music but who do not live, and who need a powerful combo, with good sound and versatile.
I had no problems with reliability.

I would do this election if it would be

Tube amp 2 channels + boost.
Footswitch not included (available on some sites Teutonic)

UTILIZATION

The amp is very versatile, we can find a sound that fits on this machine, since it has a true clean channel with two sounds (with or without the "bright" on), and a channel saturated covering still a lot of possibilities, with a boost bonus. It has four possibilities, not bad. The footswitch is not included, so bought the amp as it obviously is a little way, and it is not clear that the shop that sells you the receiver has the switch in stock (live Germany) . Count 50 euros extra.
Once this gap filled, it is a delight to use.
I put 8 because of the footswitch to buy separately, I personally do not find relevant to put the pedal option to lower the purchase price is rather cons-productive, since it is cheap to me , adding the 40 or 50 euros needed ... M'enfin ...

SOUNDS

The strong point of this amp is the versatility. It has a range of quality sounds very broad. Personally I found the sounds that I agree on 2 channels.
Now, I do not consider that the sounds are delivered the most beautiful I've ever heard, I will just never put double or triple to get the clear sound of a Fender, for example: I love the sound a Twin when I hear someone make a good solo on it, but it's not for me. I can not play on a Fender is like this. I am better playing on the clean channel of the Peavey. What I say is valid with a Classic 50, I feel more at home on it as a Twin or Hot Rod ... And more saturated it is downright better than a Fender! So I will not compare with any brand either, Marshall, Mesa and other, this is not the purpose of the maneuver. I just want to explain that crashes sometimes stubbornly want this amp, amplifier type can also pollute your sound, keep you from moving forward. Extensive debate has its place rather in a forum, at least if your repertoire covers many styles, if you're not obsessed with Keith Richards and Jimi Hendrix (Random), better get an amp like ValveKing seen its price. If you have the dough for a Mesa Boogie, take the Mesa.
Small clarification: the weak point of this is the Peavey HP (but originally it usable), mine is expecting a Celestion very soon, to be continued.

OVERALL OPINION

Versatile tool for those who spend so heavy funk to Led Zep through the blues in its price range the ValveKing has no conccurents, considering what it proposes.

Edit of 06/04/2010: I changed the HP and put a Celestion classic 8O. The sound is clearer, sharper as well as being less aggressive, battery hair what I wanted, and the 2 channels have clear and lead change. Start with my marriage is perfect. With a good Les Paul (which I construed, sniff), it is hell too. So after changing, I would say value for money always interesting (340 euros + 120 euros amp for the switch and the HP).

• - 50 watts (rms) Into 16 ohm
• - Two and Three 12AX7 tubes 6L6GC
• - Two independent footswitchable channels
• - Separate EQ For Each Channel
• - Footswitch gain / volume boost on lead channel
• - External speaker capability
• - 12 inch ValveKing (R) speaker
• - With Reverb level control
• - Buffered effects loop
• - Resonance switch for "tight or loose" cabinet response
• - Patented Texture (TM) variable Class A simulation control
• - Footswitch not included
• - Unpacked Weight: 41.00 lbs (18,597 kg)
• - Packed Weight: 46.00 lbs (20,865 kg)
• - Packed Width: 14.25 "(36,195 cm)
• - Packed Depth: 25.12 "(63.8048 cm)
• - Packed Height: 22 "(55.88 cm)

UTILIZATION

Really it is super easy to use, just read the manual, but must speak English = /
The configuration is simple to share knowledge to properly use buffs and lamps.
We get it fast enough sound really big! It

SOUNDS

agree perfectly with my folk metal!
Sound can be fat and heavy, but also more precise, and with him forget the distortion pedal, it will be too violent sinn.
Ptite The reverb is really appreciable, its Chalu HERD lamps is beautiful!
I can do much heavier than the specific distortion.
As it is very clean claquand even if we put the treble boost, and volume too high (over half) it tends to have a cruncher.
But frankly I find it a lil defect is sometimes too heavy, but otherwise I love it with my Cort X2 (and I would love it even more with my EC1000 LTD) since

OVERALL OPINION

Use 1 year and a half I tried marshals, engel, mesa boogie line 6, kustom, but my favorite is for him!
Like not just weight, difficulty of transportation, but I like the sound it out myself!
Price impeccable quality, yes yes yes! I would do this choice!!

all-tube amp, 50w, 3-band equalizer for 2 channels + reverb. 2 entry hihg and low. footswicht is in the surplu but alas (like me) your tradesman the stock, you can do to provide

UTILIZATION

the front is one-do-simple. there are only the essentials. regarding the manual, I did not even open (as you say this amp is simple. for the sound, the clean, I had no problem. I found the sound suited me very quickly. ca been saturated for another story. but it was largely on my guitar and microphone treble. for me the 498T the les paul is too powerful and too rough. I then put of ESP LH200 and magically in 3 minutes, clean as saturation, micro bass and treble were set. good must say that even as we speak of a whole lamp is 450 euros. do not expect either the sound of the century. but with better tubes and a better hp, this can become the very good.

SOUNDS

my style of music is blues and rock. but luckily for me I do not listen that ca. regarding the different sound we can get, I alas can not help you. I'm not a fan of Dufait tweak the amp to get the sound of a particular group or person. I uses a les paul studio connected directly. I'm still not good enough to have an absolute need for a particular pedal.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year. he came to replace not a bad marshall mg15fx. since I've heard a lot of amp but when you want an amp with a lamp while good value for 450 euros (except in the 4 or 5 wattt) you do not have masses of solutions. and therein lies the advantage for me vk112 principle. in time for the same budget I would do so this election.