Peavey Bandit 100W 1x12 Transtube Guitar Amp

Peavey Bandit

In devising the Bandit 112's TransTube Circuitry, Peavey engineers studied every aspect of how a tube amp works. They learned that recreating tube tone isn't merely a question of gain structure. It's about the entire component chain and how each one interacts with the others. It's about damping factor and the corresponding speaker response. It's about power amp compression. How the amp breaks up when driven hard, harmonic structure and non-linear gain stages. It's about cabinet size, bracing, wood and thickness. But most importantly, it's about what it's not.

Other manufacturers' half-hearted attempt at tube emulation failed because they focused on the wrong elements. So Peavey concentrated on emulating the tone characteristics we all recognize and love about tubes and 86'd the rest. See for yourself why the Bandit is one of the most enduring solid state amps of the last 30 years.