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Peavey ValveKing 112

Tube Combo Guitar Amp from Peavey belonging to the ValveKing series

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Published on 06/24/09 at 10:15
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.