Peavey VYPYR VIP 3 100W 1x12 Guitar Modeling Combo Amp Black

It's a Peavey. They're usually great. I have a VYPYR 20W and a 40W, and I love them. This one I had to return because it was rattling too much when at a higher volume.

This thing is ridiculously loud and quite frankly I can't even turn it up past the Master Volume of 1 ! Yes this thing is a monster and it really does provide you with a great sound , this is more than enough for beginners getting into guitars and you can really learn more about how your instrument sounds with this kind of amp. Yes master Volume 1 from the get go is just ridiculously loud and brutal.

I cannot recommend this amp enough. Take your time, learn the options, *take your time* setting up your presets how you like them. You won't be disappointed. If you have any variety at all in your playing, this is the amp for you. Playing some blues? Buy a fender twin or get this amp. Like metal? Buy a 6505 or get this amp. Like classic rock? Get a vintage tube amp... or get this amp. Like all three and more? Spend thousands of dollars on different amplifiers to get the right sounds for your different styles... or, buy this amp. And that's ONLY talking about the amp modelling capabilities. You have tons of cool options for effects, which I love having built in, but, frankly, the real reason I'm appreciating this amp more and more is the fact that I can dial in the perfect vintage sound for classic rock, I can get great metallica distortions (early, nineties, and current), I can get the right tone for the music I'm playing. Couple of kinks songs in your repertoire? Brit amp just needs tweaking to your tastes and guitar. Throw in an acoustic set. Trade off with your bass player. Play the keyboard. You can do just about anything you could want with this amp. It won't cook you eggs in the morning, but you'll love it anyways. ps. Its *LOUD*, but the power sponge works so well that its even better as a practice amp in low volume situations than the vip1. pps. There's a learning curve. TAKE YOUR TIME learning and setting this amp up how you like it. < - entirely worth it. ppps. Get the sanpera. I or II... either one, but you'll want it. Also, I suggest setting up several channels with clean and dirty presets and one particular amp model per channel. Leave out the effects until you dial your tone the way you want it with that amp, THEN put in your effects, THEN get your volume from one preset to the others leveled across the four presets in that channel. pppps. Its smaller & lighter than you expect, easy to move. Keeps up with the band though

I had the VYPYR 1 for almost a year before I broke down and went for more power. I definitely was not disappointed. The VYPYR 3 just has so many more options available than the VYPYR 1 does, and did I mention the more power part? I am so happy with this amp.

This amp Rocks! Sounds real good!

Being an intermediate guitar player and not really know how to use post amps and pre amps and other settings, this amp is a blessing. Because it has presets of different sounds that you only need to turn the dial to pick, you can play all kinds of music really easy. From metal to acoustic to funk everything sounds great and I went from playing about 30 minutes a day to going for over an hour.