The Peavey Bandit 112 is a Peavey amplifier, currently around $375. Close alternatives include the 2002 Fender Hot Rod Deluxe II Combo and the Fender H.O.T. Combo Amplifier. It pairs well with the Crazy Tube Circuits Killer V California Style Preamp/Vibrato and the Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz.
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.
What stands out
“It is a staple practice and bar-gig amp and a popular pedal platform”
— from the community notes
“The community regards the Bandit 112 as one of the great budget workhorse combos, valued for its toughness, loud clean headroom, and surprisingly usable TransTube overdrive”
— from the community notes
“A loud, punchy voice with strong clean headroom and a respectable TransTube overdrive that gets in the ballpark of tube crunch, helped by selectable voicing modes and onboard reverb”
— from the reviews
“Its strengths are reliability, volume, and value; the caveats are a solid-state feel that”
— from the community notes
“The 80-watt power and 12-inch speaker make it gig-ready and dependable, and DDT protection keeps it road-tough”
— from the reviews
Trade-offs
“are more functional than lush”
— from the reviews
- practice
- overdrive
- clean headroom
- reverb
- solid state
- crunch
- pedal platform
- rehearsal
Good for
- Live
- Practice
Price updated Oct 22, 2026
Pedals that stack with the Peavey Bandit 112
Crazy Tube Circuits Killer V California Style Preamp/Vibrato
Crazy Tube Circuits
31% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Peavey Bandit 112 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight
Goes in front of the amp
Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz
Behringer
31% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Stack Peavey Bandit 112 on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight
Goes in front of the amp
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
30% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → low gain)
Run ProCo RAT 2 into that high headroom platform and it finally leans toward low gain
Goes in front of the amp
Marshall Guv'nor
Marshall
30% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → mid-forward)
The Guv'nor's compressed, vocal crunch gives the Bandit 112's built-in overdrive an extra push into fuller saturation.
Goes in front of the amp
Klon Centaur
Klon
30% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → medium gain)
Into a high headroom tone, Klon Centaur brings a pull toward medium gain that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Carl Martin Crush Zone
Carl Martin
29% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)
Peavey Bandit 112 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Dyna Comp
MXR
18% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
MXR Dyna Comp leans toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Phase 90
MXR
16% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put MXR Phase 90 after Peavey Bandit 112 in the signal chain, clear of Peavey Bandit 112's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Cheaper alternatives
Boutique & premium upgrades
EVH 5150 Iconic Series 60W 2x12 Combo
Evh
52% similarityShared character: punchy, gig, crunch
Fender Dual Showman (Silverface)
amplifier
43% similarityShared character: response, clean, overdrive
Two Rock Traditional Clean
amplifier
43% similarityShared character: gig, reverb, clean
Carr Skylark Special
Carr
42% similarityShared character: punchy, crunch, reverb
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2002 Fender Hot Rod Deluxe II Combo
amplifier
56% similarityShared character: punchy, gig, reverb
Fender H.O.T. Combo Amplifier
amplifier
54% similarityShared character: solid state, practice, crunch
Fender Super Reverb
amplifier
50% similarityShared character: reverb, clean
Fender '65 Twin Reverb
amplifier
48% similarityShared character: solid state, practice, reverb
Magnatone Super Fifty-Nine MkII 1x12 Combo
Magnatone
44% similarityShared character: punchy, clean, overdrive
Carr Raleigh
Carr
44% similarityShared character: practice, clean, overdrive
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Peavey Bandit 112?+
The closest matches in character are the 2002 Fender Hot Rod Deluxe II Combo, the Fender H.O.T. Combo Amplifier, the Fender Super Reverb. Budget picks: Kustom 2.0 100 Watt 1X12", Marshall Valvestate 8080. Boutique upgrades: EVH 5150 Iconic Series 60W 2x12 Combo, Fender Dual Showman (Silverface), Two Rock Traditional Clean.
What pairs well with the Peavey Bandit 112?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Crazy Tube Circuits Killer V California Style Preamp/Vibrato, Behringer SF300 Super Fuzz, ProCo RAT 2 — Peavey Bandit 112 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight.
How much does the Peavey Bandit 112 cost?+
Around $375 (live listing price, updated Oct 22, 2026).