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Thinking of getting one. Find em all day here for 100 bucks. Seems like a good deal for a good amp to jam on.

I've been thinking about getting one. I've mostly just been waiting for a silver stripe Bandit in my area.

Ya I'm going for the red stripe.

I heard those don't sound as good (or maybe it was the Chinese red stripes that didn't sound good whereas the American red stripes sounded good? Don't remember.)

This is a USA red stripe.

Bandits seem to have a good buzz about them. Closest I have is a Peavey Renown 212. I see them pop up in my local pawn shop though. If I didn't have like six amps already, I might be more tempted to try one out. Post pics when you can.

I had one like this for years. Great sounding, reliable amp!

Yeah any model of the Peavey Bandits are pretty solid, I think there is some mis-placed snobbery about the different era models, but honestly they all sound very similar and all sound good.

I don't think you'll find anything for the same price that'll do the job so well, Roland Cube's get a lot of love too but I don't have much experience with them so can't comment.

I don't think the early Solo series and the Transtube series sound anything alike. Transtube is far more versatile and can sound like a lot of different kinds of amps from Vox to Fender. They work very well for recording but live, I just don't think they sound as full or rich as I'd like. The earlier Solo series Bandits are much louder and less versatile but to me, in a live band setting, they hold up better, and they have a very good sound IMO, perfect for that early Pixies sound (Come on Pilgrim and Surfer Rosa). Amazing reverb as well. They're quite dark sounding.