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Peavey Backstage

Item ID: Backstage

10-watt Guitar Combo Amp with 6.5" Speaker, TransTube Preamp, 2 Switchable Channels, and 2-band EQ

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Peavey Backstage — One of the Best Sounding Mini-amps Around

The Peavey Backstage boasts the lowest price of any Peavey amplifier and includes features such as high and low EQ controls, a 6.5 inch speaker, switchable TransTube overdrive, a tape/CD input for jamming along to your favorite songs and a headphone output for doing so quietly. Guitar Player reviewer Barry Cleveland raves about the tone and value of the Backstage in his March 2004 hands-on product review. "This is easily one of the best-sounding mini amps I've ever heard," he writes. "It delivers a great assortment of tube-like tones and offers excellent dynamic response, all in a pint-sized package and for a very modest price." The key is Peavey's exclusive TransTube technology, which emulates the sound of tube amplifiers without the hassle or cost of dealing with unpredictable tubes. The TransTube preamp tailors the gain level for any amount of drive, from clean to crunch to scream, using a patented approach to emulating 12AX7 tubes and their ability to create even, harmonic distortion. It also mimics the "push back" response of real tube circuitry, which is essential to emulating tube dynamics, distortion and chime.


Peavey Backstage Features:
  • 10 watts (rms)
  • 6.5 inch custom designed speaker
  • TransTube preamp with 2 switchable channels
  • Volume and Overdrive controls
  • 2-band EQ
  • Tape/CD input for practice
  • Headphone jack

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Specification Detail
Type Solid State
Number of Channels 1
Power 10W
Speakers 1 x 6.5"
Effects No Effects
Reverb No Reverb
EQ High, Low
Amp Modeling No Amp Modeling
Number of Models 0
Preamp Tubes No Tubes
Power Tubes No Tubes
Inputs 1 x Instrument, 1 x Tape/CD (1/4")
Outputs 1 x Headphone (1/4")
Footswitch I/O No Footswitch I/O
Effects Loop No Effects Loop
Height 11"
Width 11.2"
Depth 6.75"
Weight 10 lbs.
Manufacturer Part Number 590630

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Reviews

based on 2 reviews

Perfect practice amp

by hipabilly from Toronto
October 22, 2009
Music Background: semi-pro
I actually bought this to drive a talk box onstage, but I really enjoy playing through it at home. Only feature it's missing is a speaker-out jack, which I had to add in order to use it to drive the t... read more [+]alk box. Overall, typical Peavey excellence. close [-]

Peavey Backstage

by Mike from
February 21, 2006
Music Background:
Excellent for price. Nice clean sound. Just great overall. Again great price and quality. Distortion good. A+ amp.

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