Best amp for 80s hair metal under 500?

[pianoguyy]

The only Peavy Bandits I could find anywhere close to me were the 112s. Have any experience with them?

Nope. Just the 65.

[JS122615]

Line 6 Flextone/Vetta/Spider?

Idk much about the line 6 amps, I know a guy close to me is selling a Line 6 Spider IV 150 watt and a crate flextone. I put my Les Paul up for trade to see what was available just out of curiosity and he had a bunch of stuff he offered me for single or multiple trades like RR5, Dinkys, those two amps, Marshall haze 15 stack, Dean MAB, Ibanez Premium and more. I was mainly hoping to get a Charvel for the Les but the only thing he has is a model 3

[beachjammer]

Gallien Krueger 250ML

I have one of these and it nails the 80's tones of Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and Van Halen! It won't do newer metal tones but if your looking for that big fat 80's stereo chorus tone then I haven't played an amp that nails it like the GK. Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and Alex Lifeson all used them in the 80's. Plus it sounds even more massive when I run it thru my Mesa 2x12 cab!

[outlawten5]

Check craigslist in Tampa. There is a guy selling a 50watt Laney AOR combo for $229. And enough power to drive a cab later as funds allow. Awesome 80's Marshall tone and the combo will surprise you. It's very loud.

[JS122615]

Tampa is so far away! Of course just like every piece of gear I want lol I found a guy selling a 1985 Pro Tube AOR 100 watt one though but he wants 800.

[JS122615]

What do you guys think about any of those items he offered? And how do the Line 6s vary from the Peavy Vypyr VIP

[DRM]

The only Peavy Bandits I could find anywhere close to me were the 112s. Have any experience with them?

I had one back in 2008-2010 when I was still living in the barracks. They're actually great amps that remind me a lot of the old XXL head which was also pretty killer for being solid state.

I ran a chorus and delay in the loop, no need for an OD pedal.

[JS122615]

I had one back in 2008-2010 when I was still living in the barracks. They're actually great amps that remind me a lot of the old XXL head which was also pretty killer for being solid state.

I ran a chorus and delay in the loop, no need for an OD pedal.

The barracks is the reason I bought my Peavy Vypyr! Lol

[DRM]

The barracks is the reason I bought my Peavy Vypyr! Lol

I know that feel all too well.

Best investment I made in the B's was a POD HD500.

[JS122615]

How are the crate flexwaves? The Marshall haze? And the Line 6 Spider IV 150watt head?

[Jackson8090s]

The Crate Flexwave is a solid state head, they're pretty cheaply had and if you like hard rock/ metal ... it'll melt ur face pretty good. I bought one of those and brought it home and my son heard me messing around with it and decided he'd like to have it... loves it.

[TKEblue]

I think the spider IV 150 would be the same as the rest of the spider IV amps.

I have the spider IV 1x8 combo and the vypyr 1x8 combo and prefer the Vypyr.

The spider valve amps are really nice too. I have the mk2 2x12 combo. Haven't had any problems getting good tones from it from rock to brutal. I'm sure it probably does more but who cares. Lol

Something else that looks like a great option is the Atomic Amplifire. I haven't used one but from what I've heard they sound pretty good. The Andertons Music crew has several youtube videos on it. It's $600 though

[JS122615]

So this guy offered to trade me any of the following or multiple trades for my Les Paul 50s Tribute T ($899)...those three amps, Jackson RR5, two Jackson dinkys, Dean MAB, ESP LTD EC 1000 deluxe, Ibanez Premium RH721FM, he also has a Charvel Model 3. I was just wondering to see if they would be any good if I did decide to trade him. Whatcha guys think?

[Number Of The Priest]

Going by Canadian Dollar values:

Jackson RR5 = CAD$400-500

What are the two Jackson Dinkys specifically?

Dean MAB = No idea, I don't see many Deans and certainly not enough to assign a value

LTD EC-1000 = CAD$500

Ibanez RG721FM = CAD$400 tops... because it's not difficult finding Japanese pre-Prestige RGs for that, and sometimes under

Charvel Model 3 = CAD$300-400

Do the CAD-to-USD conversions using http://www.xe.com/.

If I were you, with the limited information presented, I would want at least the Charvel Model 3 and the LTD EC-1000, unless the Jackson Dinkys are Japanese.

[Jackson8090s]

Which Dean Mab model? They have the cheaper to mid-high import MAB line and a USA line...