The Peavey Bandit 112 is a Peavey amplifier, currently around $375. Close alternatives include the PRS Sonzera and the PRS Sonzera 20 Combo. It pairs well with the Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp and the Marshall Guv'nor.
Peavey Bandit 112
Peavey · amplifier
The Peavey Bandit 112 is an 80-watt solid-state guitar combo with a single 12-inch speaker, built on Peavey's TransTube circuitry to emulate tube-like clean and overdrive response. A workhorse since the 1990s, it offers footswitchable clean and lead channels, three voicing modes, reverb, and DDT speaker protection, prized as a rugged, affordable, loud combo for practice, rehearsal, and gigs.
- practice
- overdrive
- reverb
- crunch
- tube
- pedal platform
- rehearsal
- clean
Good for
- Live
- Practice
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Pedals that stack with the Peavey Bandit 112
Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp
Beetronics
32% matchStack the Buzzter into the Bandit 112's pedal-platform clean channel and the crunch gets punchier without losing its rugged character.
Marshall Guv'nor
Marshall
31% matchThe Guv'nor's compressed, vocal crunch gives the Bandit 112's built-in overdrive an extra push into fuller saturation.
Univox Super-Fuzz
Univox
31% matchThe Super-Fuzz's raw, scooped octave fuzz gives the Bandit 112's own overdrive channel a vintage layer of grit it doesn't have alone.
Carl Martin Crush Zone
Carl Martin
28% matchPeavey Bandit 112 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight
Crazy Tube Circuits Motherload
Crazy Tube Circuits
28% matchPeavey Bandit 112 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight
Carl Martin Heavy Drive
Carl Martin
28% matchPeavey Bandit 112 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight
Electro-Harmonix POG
Electro-Harmonix
27% matchFeed the Bandit's punchy, pedal-platform headroom with the POG's layered octaves for a thick, synth-like texture that stays defined.
Horizon Devices Apex Preamp
Horizon Devices
24% matchFeed a high gain signal into Peavey Bandit 112 and it comes out closer to tight
Cheaper alternatives
Boutique & premium upgrades
EVH 5150 Iconic Series 60W 2x12 Combo
Evh
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Marshall Origin 20 Combo
Marshall
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Orange Rocker 15 Terror
Orange
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Traynor YGL1
Traynor
92% similaritysimilar tone character
Blackstar Artist 30
Blackstar
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PRS Sonzera
PRS
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PRS Sonzera 20 Combo
PRS
62% similarityShared character: workhorse, pedalboard, gig
VHT Redline Combo 20w AV-RL20R
Vht
94% similaritysimilar tone character
Traynor YCV40/50 20th Anniversary Combo
Traynor
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Traynor YCV50B
Traynor
93% similaritysimilar tone character
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93% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Peavey Bandit 112?+
The closest matches in character are the PRS Sonzera, the PRS Sonzera 20 Combo, the VHT Redline Combo 20w AV-RL20R. Budget picks: Marshall Valvestate 8080. Boutique upgrades: EVH 5150 Iconic Series 60W 2x12 Combo, Marshall Origin 20 Combo, Orange Rocker 15 Terror.
What pairs well with the Peavey Bandit 112?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp, Marshall Guv'nor, Univox Super-Fuzz — Stack the Buzzter into the Bandit 112's pedal-platform clean channel and the crunch gets punchier without losing its rugged character..
How much does the Peavey Bandit 112 cost?+
Around $375 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).