Peavey Vypyr VIP 3

[silvagod]

I know this sort of amp will not be to everyone's taste, however, I recently ordered one from Gear4Music at the discounted price of £229 (RRP £299). 2 days later they dropped the price to £169

I emailed them as I hadn't even received my order and got a prompt response to say that they would refund the difference to me (£71 total) as they 'didn't mean to deceive me'.

So, I am now the proud owner of a 100w Vypyr VIP 3 modelling amp for £169. A veritable bargain! (I already had the Sanpera II footpedal from my previous Vypyr amp and they both still work together great).

So if anyone is contemplating a new practice / modelling amp, they are, right now, superb value (the VIP 1 is only £85!!)

[conkerman]

Still £229(edit - on the wrong website )

I was seriously considering a Fender Mustang 3, as my old man is getting given my Mustang 1. I really like the AC30 model on the fender, but the ability to plug a bass in sounds a decent idea.

Does this amp mostly model filthy amps, or is there a good variety of cleans?

Edited by conkerman on Thursday 28th August 09:03

[silvagod]

There's a great variety of all types, you can get some lovely clean tones, some muddy blues. It does a pretty good 'British' version of the Vox too.

[suthol]

Although having a few amps at my disposal I often plug my bass into my Mustang 1 for practice at home and when jamming with friends at living room volumes although the speaker becomes a bit farty at higher levels.

I have fitted it with an output jack that isolates the little internal speaker ( 8 ohm ) and when plugged into my 4x10 closed back quad box it becomes a whole different beast.

With a much better speaker setup and much more headroom I don't see why the Mustang 3 would have any shortcomings for bass use, or the Vyper for that matter.

Edited by suthol on Thursday 28th August 23:10