Review: Peavey Valveking (VK100)
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4 Reviews:
| Review by | Ultimate Guitar |
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| Submitted on | 2011-02-14 09:11:07 |
| Rating | 9 |
| When choosing an amp for gigging, indoors and outdoors, I first looked at the Marshall MG series, which I learned to be not very good, then I tried out a Mesa-Boogie Triple Rectifier, which blew me away but very pricy, and right in between was the Peavey Valveking a friend of mine recommended, and the amp is perfect. This amp screams when you find a good distortion and has beautiful girl-seducing cleans. I would definetly save up money to buy this if I lost it, as it is the most versatile/reliable All-tube halfstack in it's price range. Using this with my ME-50, a Homebrew wah pedal and a Fender American '60s Strat, I have a hell of a time jamming. This amp was the best amp I could find with a great price and more bang for my buck. I can't say anything more than go try it out. It all comes down to what sounds best to you. Good luck finding an amp. | |
| Review by | Ultimate Guitar |
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| Submitted on | 2011-02-14 09:10:42 |
| Rating | 8 |
| It suits my style of music for the most part, I just don't like the distortion channel as much. I have many other guitars and amps and this is definately a good sounding amp. I just wish it didn't have a delay on the volume boost, it is very annoying. I played this for awhile, and then I plugged back into the 5150, and realised how much I miss it. I think it is a very nice amp just doesn't beat the 5150. | |
| Review by | Ultimate Guitar |
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| Submitted on | 2011-02-14 09:10:16 |
| Rating | 8 |
| As mentioned before I play mostly rock and this amp matches my style perfectly. I have been playing for ~5 years now and even though I don't own a lot of my own gear I constantly try new gear out at the music shop down the street. If it were lost I would buy something a bit smaller and maybe a bit more refined like an Orange Tiny Terror. I love the texture sweep ability it's like having two amps in one, however I do not like the fact that there is no master volume and the lack of a switchable effects loop. I compared every modern Peavey/Mesa/Fender/Orange amp available and finally settled on this one due to the awesome price and the sweep feature. As I mentioned before I wish it had a switchable effects loop and a master volume. | |
| Review by | CasB |
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| Submitted on | 2009-09-01 17:36:18 |
| Price paid | € 419 |
| Rating | 8 |
| Features All tube 100 Watt guitar amp with 2 channels, split EQ, reverb, resonance and presence knobs, boost and bright switch. I replaced the pre-amp tubes with JJ's. It does sound great with the stock tubes though. The amp can handle anything from blues to hardrock and from jazz to metal. It does have a lack of bass, but that also depends on the guitar. A pedal helps a lot. We don't use the stock cabinet, but it lacks even more bass than the amp itself. We use a Harley Benton G212 Vintage (with V30's), or a London City LCG-412. But sound noticably better than the stock cabinet. ------------ Value for money Well, it's all tube, 100 Watts and just above € 400. You really get a lot for your money. ------------ Pros - Great sound - Reliable - It's cheap ------------ Cons - It's not very pretty - it doesn't come with a footpedal (had to buy that for € 35) ------------ Customer Support Haven't had to deal with them. ------------ Overall This was one of the first 'cheap' all tube amps, and they kinda started a revolution. You get a great sound from this versatile amp and it doens't cost you an arm and a leg. If it was stolen, I'd probably check more amps in this pricerange and then probably decide to buy another Valveking. | |
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