The Peavey Bandit Supreme Teal Stripe Preamp is a Peavey preamp pedal, currently around $165.95. Close alternatives include the Peavey Joshua Homme Decade Preamp and the Peavey VTM Preamp. It pairs well with the Cusack Music Screamer and the Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic.
Peavey Bandit Supreme Teal Stripe Preamp
Peavey · pedal
The Peavey Bandit Supreme Preamp Pedal captures the versatile, tenacious solid-state tone of the classic Peavey Bandit amplifier that powered countless 1990s rock and alternative recordings. In pedal form it offers the Bandit's punchy, aggressive solid-state grit and flexible EQ, designed to push the front end of an amplifier, run into a power amp with speakers, or connect to a speaker emulator for direct use. It delivers clean-to-crunch and saturated drive voicings with the tight, cutting character the Bandit is known for. It suits players wanting affordable, road-tested solid-state rock and alternative tones in a compact preamp, offering a characterful drive and tone-shaping platform rather than a transparent or boutique-voiced overdrive.
What stands out
“In pedal form it offers the Bandit's punchy, aggressive solid-state grit and flexible EQ, designed to push the front end of an amplifier, run into a power amp with speakers, or connect to a speaker emulator for direct use”
— from the listing
“Players associate it with the workhorse Peavey Bandit sound, a punchy, tenacious solid-state voice that defined a lot of 90s rock and alternative tone”
— from the community notes
“It suits players wanting affordable, road-tested solid-state rock and alternative tones in a compact preamp, offering a characterful drive and tone-shaping platform”
— from the listing
“The Bandit Supreme Preamp Pedal recreates the cutting, punchy solid-state drive of the classic Bandit amp, offering rock and alternative tones from crunch to saturated lead with the tight, aggressive character that made the original a 90s s…”
— from the reviews
“It delivers clean-to-crunch and saturated drive voicings with the tight, cutting character the Bandit is known for”
— from the listing
Trade-offs
“The main caveat is that its solid-state, character-forward voice is a specific flavor geared to rock and alternative styles , transparent, or vintage tube-style overdrive”
— from the community notes
- solid state
- punchy
- rock
- aggressive
- grit
- cutting
- crunch
Good for
- Silent Recording
- Studio
- Silent Stage
Price updated Oct 23, 2026
Genres the Peavey Bandit Supreme Teal Stripe Preamp is commonly used in
- Alternative Rock
- Rock
- Metal
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Hard Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Heavy Metal
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Blues
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Peavey Bandit Supreme Teal Stripe Preamp
Cusack Music Screamer
Cusack Music
23% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)
Feed a crunchy signal into Cusack Music Screamer and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic
pedal
23% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)
Feed a crunchy signal into Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Spaceman Explorer 6-Stage Phaser
Spaceman
23% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Spaceman Explorer 6-Stage Phaser's lush voice goes after Peavey Bandit Supreme Teal Stripe Preamp in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Peavey Bandit Supreme Teal Stripe Preamp's own tight character
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Ashdown Velvet Compressor
Ashdown
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
What Ashdown Velvet Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Walrus Audio Fable
Walrus Audio
17% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Peavey Bandit Supreme Teal Stripe Preamp's tight voice out front: Walrus Audio Fable goes after Peavey Bandit Supreme Teal Stripe Preamp in the signal chain so its smooth voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
pedal
14% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler's warm voice goes after Peavey Bandit Supreme Teal Stripe Preamp in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Peavey Bandit Supreme Teal Stripe Preamp's own tight character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Dunlop Echoplex Preamp
Dunlop
tonal matchRun Dunlop Echoplex Preamp after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
MXR CAE Wah
MXR
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
MXR CAE Wah goes in front of Peavey Bandit Supreme Teal Stripe Preamp — a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal
Cheaper alternatives
Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive
Boss
53% similarityShared character: grit, recording, aggressive playing
Fulltone Fulldrive 2 MOSFET
Fulltone
52% similarityShared character: lot, grit, punchy
Fender Hammertone Metal
Fender
51% similarityShared character: aggressive playing, lead
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
49% similarityShared character: crunch, alternative, aggressive playing
Black Country Customs Monolith
Black Country Customs
49% similarityShared character: crunch, gain, aggressive playing
EarthQuaker Devices Special Cranker
EarthQuaker Devices
47% similarityShared character: punchy, transparent, stage
Boutique & premium upgrades
Similar character
Peavey Joshua Homme Decade Preamp
Peavey
64% similarityShared character: grit, solid state, punchy
Peavey VTM Preamp
Peavey
54% similarityShared character: custom signal routing, crunch, aggressive playing
Acorn Amplifiers Solid State Preamp
Acorn Amplifiers
54% similarityShared character: solid state, gain, aggressive playing
Boss BD-2W Blues Driver Waza Craft
Boss
53% similarityShared character: grit, crunch, transparent
Friedman BE-OD
Friedman
52% similarityShared character: crunch, gain, aggressive playing
J. Rockett Melody Overdrive/EQ
J Rockett
50% similarityShared character: grit, crunch, transparent
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Peavey Bandit Supreme Teal Stripe Preamp?+
The closest matches in character are the Peavey Joshua Homme Decade Preamp, the Peavey VTM Preamp, the Acorn Amplifiers Solid State Preamp. Budget picks: Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive, Fulltone Fulldrive 2 MOSFET, Fender Hammertone Metal. Boutique upgrades: Laney Supergrace Billy Corgan Preamp, Wampler Paisley Drive Deluxe.
What pairs well with the Peavey Bandit Supreme Teal Stripe Preamp?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Cusack Music Screamer, Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic, Spaceman Explorer 6-Stage Phaser — Feed a crunchy signal into Cusack Music Screamer and it comes out closer to mid-forward.
How much does the Peavey Bandit Supreme Teal Stripe Preamp cost?+
Around $165.95 (live listing price, updated Oct 23, 2026).