Peavey Vypyr X1 1x8-inch 30-watt Modeling Guitar/Bass/Acoustic Combo Amp Reviews

This amp knocked my socks off. My regular rig is an EL34 EVH 50w head into a 2x12 cabinet. I wanted to get a small amp so I can go to my friends house and just do a little jam. I just randomly selected this vypyr because I never tried a peavy before and I am absolutely shocked by how thunderous this little thing is. It's bassy, it's punchy and it is LOUD. Effects are great. The 6505 sim is great. I just can't believe it.

This replaced a practice amp that drowned in the hurricane. I was looking for an amp that delivered singing leads, crunchy rhythm with good underlying jangle, and a decent chorus effect. This delivers all of those.

The Peavey amp models are pretty representative of the real thing. Others are a little generic, but for the money you're not getting a Helix, Fractal, or Kemper system. It's a really good practice amp.

Volume-wise, it quickly goes from bedroom to basement/garage volume levels turned about one-third the way up. After that, the speaker and output transformer run out of gas. There's a reason the small amps people use onstage (Deluxe, AC30, etc.) cost 5 times as much. This is a good PRACTICE amp.

Modeling amps can be thought of as "smart amps". They work a little differently than regular amps in that they process (interpret) their inputs. Not a problem with plugging an instrument right in-sounds great. Stomp boxes can do weird things, though. Modulation effects like chorus, phase, and wah are fine. It likes delay too much-the subtle delay I use to bulk up my solo sound came out of this amp sounding like Iron Butterfly. And I've yet to find a modeling system that likes distortion or overdrive (Tube Screamer, Fuzz Face, and MT-2 all sounded awful). Generally, it's best to look at these as closed systems, and get the pedalboard if you want to use all of the system's capabilities.

It's good to know that they can still surprise me. I needed a small low power amp to use with my 4-track home system and I needed it to do a lot. This well surpassed what I needed. Its versatility allows me to switch between my acoustic 6&12s and my electric solid and semi-hollow bodies with ease. It's a little less than I hoped for with my bass as far as the speaker size but it makes me smile every time I pair this relatively new Peavey amp with my 1979 T-40 bass. It just seems so full circle. I've done a lot with it but I seriously doubt I'll ever get to every sound combination this amp can do. Bottom line? It's just plain FUN!

This was on sale so I pulled the buy button. I like the weight, not too heavy at 17.5 lbs for my old man self. I have the value guitar the Kramer Focus and it sounds wild! I'm anxiously waiting for my bass to come in to test it out. My DR100 is only acoustic, so no plugging it in, but I'm sure it would have also sounded great.

I really like this amp!

The amplifier's clean models sound very authentic. Especially the AC30, Fender Twin and Buddha models. There are many higher gain amps and they do what they do well. It works well as a lower wattage bass amp and the built ineffects are cool. I prefer this amp over the Katana series simply for it's ease of use and greater selection of higher gain amps. Only negative is you can't use any foot switch with is, but it's not that important to me anyway

This amp is exactly what I needed for my acoustic guitar. It also works for bass and electric guitars. I am very pleased with it's performance. I am a new guitar player and wasn't sure what I wanted but got some great advice from Aaron in sales. Thank Aaron and Sweetwater for all your support.

I got this to replace the old dinner amp I shared with my brother....it did not disappoint! The clean is beautiful, the crunch is smooth, and the distortion is insanely awesome. Not only do you get a quality amp, but also a bunch of built in stomp boxes and pedals. I paired this with a Jackson arch top dinky, and it's a match made in heaven! For a budget amp, you CANNOT do any better. My only critique is that there are no instructions to tell you how to get to some presets, and there's only one YouTube video by Peavey about the x1, so I'm still figuring stuff out about it. Buy this amp, you won't be disappointed!

im still figuring out everything on it, but so far its a really good amp. really nice sound and it has a lot of different settings.

This is a totally amazing amp for the price! I am still learning all about the controls, but it is awesome right out of the box. I already own an older Vypyr VIP 3, and I bought this one for a practice amp. My only concern is that at my age (64) and health, I might not be able to understand all the instructions! :D

This thing punches above it's weight. I have only really used the stock settings and haven't really dug into it's modeling capabilities yet but it's plenty loud for a practice amp great tones. Very versatile as well as it can be used as a bass amp.

For a beginner starting out its a blast to have so many different effects to play with. Some of the effects seem to be a little funny and I'm sure could get a little better sound from an amp that doesn't have all these bells and whistles but not having to get a bunch of different pedals is pretty cool.

I bought this amp to use at home with electric and acoustic instruments. The settings for acoustic guitar and bass come in very handy. on the modeling side, there are so many combinations of pedal & amp that it can get a little overwhelming.

It takes some time to learn how to navigate through the selections efficiently. User manual comes on CD but is also on the website.
I also find that some settings produce a continuous low volume, high pitched noise. I have not had a chance to troubleshoot it yet, except to determine that it is not the instrument cable.

This amp is not to bad. That is if you are doing rock,jazz,county or anything other than metal. Old school metal like ac/DC would work well to. I did find it a bit cumbersome to use. The clean channels are wonderful and some of the on board effects are decent. This amp wasn't right for me but it might just do the trick for you.

Makes a decent bass amp only at very low volumes. Gets kind of flatulent when turned up in spite of all the nifty presets. Real shame that it lacks a proper DI output which could be a substitute for its 'off color' performance at volume...

Get something better that don't reset your settings everything you turn it off.