Equipment File #26: Peavey amp

Peavey Bandit amplifier

This is the guitar amp the Studio used for many years, as far back as 1990.

In the early days, this amp was used for the electric guitar, the drum machine through, and vocals. Many of the early Mune Mud songs have reverb on the drums and vocals, that reverb was from this amp.

As the Studio acquired more equipment, the amp was used less and less. When the sampler pedal was bought in 1991, that was the new unit to use for vocals. When the 4-track recorder was also purchased in 1991, drums were then recorded directly into the recorder. But the one piece of equipment that was most responsible for the amp becoming a huge paperweight was the Alesis effects unit. The guitar could go through the Alesis and get all of the amp sounds and effects, plus a whole lot more.

The amp was eventually used only for live jams. It was used to record some of the Isthmus albums and various other projects.

For the last several years the amp has been in the Studio's basement, exposed to cool damp conditions that have aged its weathered vinyl skin beyond its years. It probably still works, it just doesn't look great. Until a specific need arises, the amp will remain in the basement keeping much of the older equipment company.