Dig it! NAMM 2025: News, Views, and Spews

[Andrew Sak]

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Is that Doug Aldrich? My concert friend brian knows his good security guard friend named Reggie. Reggie unsuccessfully tried to get Brian and I backstage at a Scorpions, Deep Purple and Dio show. Doug was in Dio at the time.
Not that I wanted to go backstage anyhow the show was great. Doug kicked ass. I saw him in Whitesnake too. A Whitesnake, Scorpions and Dokken show.I think Reggie made an empty promise for that gig too.

 

[baimun]

Yep. Got to see him at the Ultimate Jam last night and at the Blackstar Booth today.

 

[Knox in Box]

Just saw this, Peavey has big comeback plans it seems, between the Josh Home Decade Too and now these preamp pedals that I will definitely be interested in, between the Bandit or VTM. Also, that Decade pedal is what I've been saying we need from the old Gorilla "Tube Stack" GG25(???). I always said I wanted just the preamp section of that to drive another amp.

Peavey Preamp Pedals: Bandit, Rock Master, Decade, Session, and VTM - gearnews.com

The new Peavey Preamp Pedal series includes tones from legends like the Rock Master, VTM, Bandit, and more!

www.gearnews.com

 

[jp_nyc]

Putting eight DIP switches on one pedal is pretty cool. That’s a lot of tone options in one weird little box.

 

[Knox in Box]

Putting eight DIP switches on one pedal is pretty cool. That’s a lot of tone options in one weird little box.

Unfortunately the only sound demos I can find of the original VTM are making it chug quicker than on Ola's channel. Seems nobody at all does low to mid gain.

 

[jrockbridge]

I think Peavey amps are generally perceived as budget options that are a good bang for the buck. They are not typically seen as important vintage gear, nor boutique. Perhaps, there are exceptions, like the 5150 for example. Anyway, I have my doubts that there will be a big demand for Peavey pedals aimed at getting classic Peavey sounds. “I want my Fender to sound like a Peavey Bandit.”~Said Nobody

Don’t get me wrong. I think Bandits are solid workhorse amps. And, I happen to own a Peavey Windsor 100 watt head that I bought used cheap. I like the Windsor for what it does (swampy gain).

I hope I’m wrong about those pedals. Maybe, nostalgia will be a big driver. I wish them luck.

 

[Knox in Box]

What is an overdrive or distortion when not a solid state preamp being fed into another amp, meanwhile Peavey has designed some of the best.

 

[jp_nyc]

That Peavey Josh Homme amp is $300. For a ten watt solid state analog practice amp that’s probably made in China. But an original in good shape goes for $500 so I guess it’s not a bad deal.

 

[Knox in Box]

That Peavey Josh Homme amp is $300. For a ten watt solid state analog practice amp that’s probably made in China. But an original in good shape goes for $500 so I guess it’s not a bad deal.

Yeah, I'm not in the market for that either. Some folks will though.