Peavey Vypyr VIP 1 – 20 Watt Modeling Instrument Amplifier

I’ve tried them all! I had a Vox Valvetronix, that I used as my practice-modeling Amp. The Valve went on the thing. I went to Guitar Center & tried ALL the modeling amps. The Marshall, the Orange, the Fender Mustang, the Blackstar… the ONLY ones that I’ve ever liked in terms of “modeling”, is the Fender Mustang & The Peavey Vypyr. I am a Metal Head & the Peavey just made sense for me. The sounds out of this thing are quite simply amazing!I am talking Crazy Distortion, but also VERY controlled and…

A Mixed Bag I got this as a bedroom practice amp after my Fender Mustang I was starting to get eccentric (sound cutting out, etc), and I was ready for a change. The Mustang was cool, but it’s need to be connected to a computer to effectively tweak the sounds had always irritated me. I did a lot of research and watching YouTube demos, and settled on this over the Roland Cube 10x. After a week and change, I have mixed feelings about my decisions.This is a quirky amp with some good and bad things…

Nice! An amazing amplifier! The big question I had with the 20 watt version was, will this be loud enough on stage when being mic’d through the PA. Yes. It delivered very well. Of course when playing to a crowd larger than 100 people, you will mic it through the PA. Most sound engineers I work with insist on that arrangement anyway because your amp becomes your on stage monitor and they can control the mix from the board. This amp is great for practice, with my acoustic and when shredding on…