Open Box Peavey Invective.120 120W Tube Guitar Amp Head Level 2 197881138547

I've had this amp for 6 months now. I play it every day and every time I play it I'm reminded that it's worth every single penny. The build quality is impeccable, clearly designed for hard touring use. Clean tone: huge tonal possibilities. I like a warm, pristine clean tone. The boost feature is great although it's not something I usually use in my playing, but a great feature to have. Crunch: at gain 10, this is a metal machine with incredible punch, warmth, and deliciously tight decay. A very versatile gain function to get any tone you want but if you want high gain you can't beat this tone. Also, despite easily achieving a beautiful warm tone, the individual notes of a chord even at highest gain are beautifully separated and clearly audible yet mix perfectly too. Lead: basically the same as above but even more gain and longer, tighter decay. Because the gain is so high, going from this channel to the crunch channel makes the crunch channel gain sound a bit weak, and also causes a bit more static at baseline (inaudible when playing). This channel will melt your face off, so to be honest I usually stick with the crunch channel and use this channel to accentuate (hence named "lead"). It's honestly too much to just stay in this channel at full gain all the time, but its great to have this extra range of brutality to tap into when desired. Noise gate: works remarkably well. I keep it engaged at 2 and it's the perfect balance between just cutting out that little bit of static and unwanted noise, but keeping full tonal responsiveness to your playing. Boost: basically 3 extra channels. With high gain scoops out a bit of bass and mid to really clean up the tone so you sound crystal clear over anything in the background, even at very low notes. No need for a tube screamer or anything else for those leads. The additional knobs allow for dialing in the perfect tone. Pedal board is solid and so easy to use. To be fair I do also have fishman fluence pickups, which surely add to the tone immensely, but the truth is that this is the most versatile, responsive, and powerful amp out there for any style of music, but ESPECIALLY for metal. I can't rate this amp (and can) highly enough. I wouldn't change a thing. The only other thing I added is a Boss Rv500 and this amp articulates those reverb effects beautifully. If you can't get what you want from this amp, the problem is your playing, not the amp.

This is the amp you want if you play anything from 90s thrash, 2000s nu-metal and metalcore, to modern djent and prog metal. The Peavey 5150/6506 sound has basically been the defining sound of the last 20 years of metal and rock and this amp does that and much more. It has that Peavey 5150 sound that we all know and love, but just a bit more aggressive while still retaining clarity of notes. Since I also own a 6505+, I'm able to compare it to it's older and cheaper sibling. One of the weaknesses of the 6505+, and many other high gain metal/rock amps, is the clean section. The Invective 120, however, has a beautiful sounding clean section that can be tweaked to your tastes without introducing any breakup or distortion the way other amps do. Comes with 6L6 tubes that give it much tighter, modern tone with large headroom before clipping occurs. While I would say this amp sounds much better than the EVH 5150 iii, especially for modern metal, an argument can be made for the EVH 5150 iii EL34 version if you prefer a more British sound and appearance. The amp is loaded with features such as the built in noise gates and boosts with settings dedicated to individual channels, all footswitch controllable. This may not seem like a big deal at first, but as someone who has been doing pedal board tap dancing in the past when changing between clean, crunch, and lead channels, this is massive. Without an overdrive and noise gate in front of the amp, and just using the built in gates and boosts, I can switch from the crunch or lead channel to the clean channel and not have to worry about shutting off the overdrive since the clean channel has its own dedicated boost that I leave off. So no more tapping three switches just to change a channel. 2 Effects loops, again footswitch controllable, with dedicated pedal power in the back. This amp is amazing and I'd definitely recommend it.

I received the Invective 120 after a 2 month back order. The crunch and lead channels did not work right out of the box. No sound in either channel. The clean channel worked fine. I called and emailed Peavey customer support multiple times without a response. I returned the Invective 120, and now I am on back order Guitar Center says until July. If the second Invective does not work, I will not buy another Peavey.

I was literally raised on Peavey. My father owned all Peavey gear from PA systems to guitar and keyboard amplifiers, microphones, Guitars, Bases, you name it. I have never used a Peavey I didn't like. I've personally owned the 5150. 5150 II, JSX, XXX, and most recently the 6505+. I play professionally in two different bands using two 6505+ heads, one for each band. I wanted a new head to either switch out one of the 6505's or to use in my home studio. The Invective fit everything I needed (it really is loaded for everything) I have to agree with the volume issue some have noted, yes, you can play with the pre and post gain and make it louder but the point is you shouldn't have to. The 6505+ uses pre and post gain knobs as the main volume controls. Any 6505+ user will tell you that you keep your pre gain at about 5-6 and your post won't need to go above 2 to blow your eardrums, 3 if your trying to blow the windows out. The invective is not anywhere near as sensitive, this is a good thing for home use but bad for live performances. To get the same volume you have to almost max the pre and post and add the master boost. That being said, everything else about this head is amazing. The Noise gate works flawlessly (aside from the signature Peavey tube amp hiss) and is as good if not better than using an NS-2 or decimator 2. There are two boost stages, first is the channel boost which is the same as using an Ibanez TS9 and then there's the master boost. I cannot compare this to anything, you can adjust just how much of a "boost" you get via a knob on the back panel, I almost blew a PA system using this because it really is that loud. The Invective also has two separate effects loops which is something I haven't really experimented with but I love using pedals so I'm sure I will. I must add that even with the volume issue, this still cuts through the mix flawlessly. Every note is crystal clear.

I've read some of the comments regarding this amp. My suggestion? Read the manual! It is not underpowered. 120 watts of fire breathing sonic awesomeness. Learn how to use the pre, post and master boost. There is a bit of a learning curve with the pedal, saving presets with the MIDI pedal (included) and finding the proper balance with tone control and the onboard noise gate. Once you get it, you'll get it. From warm glassy cleans (neck pickups) to jangly cleans (bridge pickups). The clean channel is better than advertised for sure. Plus, with boost feature, you can almost get that AC/DC rythym tones. The amp has three channels, but really it's like 4 with the boost. And yes, that's footswitch selectable. Read the manual. The crunch and lead channels are just as amazing. While it has some of the old Peavey 5150 feel to it, and does that well, this amp really has a sound of its own. If you play with it enough and learn what it can do (and honestly, that's half the fun) you will see just how versatile and amazing this amp is. I've played through many amps. Most of the "big name" tube amps. Some of those are really great. This Peavey is just plain better. Gear snobs take notice. Go ahead and play your overpriced, trendy boutique amps. Thumb your nose at the Peavey, even chuckle a little if it makes you feel better. Deep down, you're jealous at how incredible this amp is and worth twice more what you paid for yours. You secretly wish your gear had the attributes, tones and over all excellence the invective 120 has. Take this amp to the next level and get the matching cabs. Unparalleled sound when paired up.

The amp sounds good but when put next to my bands evh the evh blows this thing out of the water stick with evhs if your into then