• wow

  
  As reviewed by les paul man on 12/19/2009

  this thing really does sound tube like. i returned a vox ac4tv class "A" tube amp to get this. the vox didnt have the low end that my les paul needs. this peavey does though. the cleans are AMAZING. by far the best cleans of any solid state ive heard. the distortion however, may leave some people wanting more. but if you have a good distortion pedal, then youll be set. all in all, this is a great amp. and yes, it will hold its own with a drummer in a small setting. def. a good buy. ROCK ON \"/

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• Best $50 I've Spent In A Long Time

  
  As reviewed by Paul Buchholz on 1/10/2012

  I got one of the old Envoy 110s used for $50 because I wanted a "high risk" amp to go with my "high risk" Ibanez solid body guitar with it's two humbucker/fixed bridge configuration. With 40 watts and a 10" speaker it has enough balls to use with a drum kit and other amplified instruments. What I really like is the clean channel with the reverb on about 4 and the lows at 6.5, mids on 5, and highs on 5. It sounds very nice at those settings. I occasionally use the pre/post gain channel with the pre gain set at 3 or 4 and otherwise the same settings I use on the clean channel. You really have to play with the controls to get the sound you want on the pre/post gain channel, but after some experimenting I was able to get a nice raspy blues tone that really does sound like an old tube amp. This amp can be very tube like and it tends to respond to pick attack the way tube amps do; meaning that light attack stays clean and heavy attack gets a raspy tone. While they work OK, I have no real use for the distortion options. The only issue I have with the amp is that at higher settings the reverb is a tad noisy and it takes fairly precise settings to get a good sound out of the pre/post gain channel. Other than that I have nothing but praise for it. Peavey amps are well built and reliable, and the Envoy 110 is easy to carry around and fit in a car. It's certainly loud enough to use for band practices and small gigs. Again, this is part of my "high risk" rig and while I have better and much more expensive equipment for some occasions I am satisfied with what the Envoy 110 does for me. It's small enough to use for a home practice amp and loud enough to cut it with a band that doesn't make peoples' ears bleed. Really, 40 watts and a 10" speaker is usually enough and I hate lugging big heavy amps around only to play all night with the volume on 2. This little sucker does the job for a very low price and without hurting my back or taking up much room in the car. I like it!

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• W...O...W... :)

  
  As reviewed by Cody on 6/29/2011

  This amp is truly a great deal for the price. It's very loud, although noisy, but that can be fixed with a noise suppressor. I've read that the distortion can leave some people wanting more, but I believe it has all everyone needs. I play in a screamo/metalcore band, and for warming up, I use the modern with the mids rolled off, and it actually has a better tone than what I use live most of the time! The reverb is a little weak, but just enough to where you don't have a dry sound. Overall, 2nd best amp I've ever played.(Solid state of course)

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