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Anyone using Peavey Vypyr amps for lap steel?

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 6:01 pm
by Travis Hillis
My apologies if this should be in electronics...

When I got my Powerslide I got a Peavey Vypyr 15 amp for it. I know it's not what you would call a steel amp, and at first I struggled to find a steely tone. However, with some tweaking of the many, many, presets this thing sounds great, both clean and dirty.

I’m curious, how many others have used these?
Feel free to share your presets :D

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 6:17 pm
by Kenneth Caine
I have been using a Vypyr 15 with my Dynalap for a year or so now. I like it. My settings are:

Dlx amp
Bypass effect
Pregain 5-6
Low 4-5
Mid 4-5
High 5
post gain 4

Feedback 1
Level 1
reverb 4-5

For reference the lowest LED setting is one so four would be the 12:00 position.

What settings are you using?

Posted: 18 Jul 2010 6:25 pm
by Travis Hillis
Nice I'll have to try that out

Mine are:

Plxi amp
Bypass effect
Pregain 5-6
Low 5-6
Mid, High, and Postgain all 7 (lol)

Feedback 2
Level 2
Reverb 7

:D

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 4:31 am
by Robert Murphy
Peavey TransTube Envoy 110. Not as many presets and a lot less tweaking!

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 11:41 am
by Travis Hillis
lol I plan on that to be my next amp. That or a more powerfull vypyr.

By the way, I read in a musicians friend catalogue that the Vypyr 15 can run 4 effects at a time. I cant figure out how to do it. Am I missing something or is this anothr typo by musicians friend?
Anyone know?

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 12:33 pm
by Brad Bechtel
Moved to Electronics from Steel Without Pedals.

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 12:39 pm
by Brad Bechtel
I don't see anything in the Vypyr 15 manual available online from Peavey.com that indicates how to run four effects at once.

That seems like a lot of amplifier for the price.

Posted: 19 Jul 2010 2:56 pm
by Travis Hillis
Sorry about posting in wrong section..

I didnt see anything in the manual that came with it either. :( a typo I guess.

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 7:31 am
by Brad Bechtel
How does the 8 inch speaker sound? Have you tried playing with a band at all, or is this your "bedroom" amp?

Posted: 20 Jul 2010 11:31 am
by Travis Hillis
Bedroom amp I guess. I'm no expert considering this is my first electric rig. With that said the speaker sounds pretty durn good. It has good volume and dosnt seem to break up to easily. I love it and am in no hurry to get another amp. :D

Posted: 25 Jun 2017 3:35 pm
by Dan Lockhart
Kenneth Caine wrote:I have been using a Vypyr 15 with my Dynalap for a year or so now. I like it. My settings are:

Dlx amp
Bypass effect
Pregain 5-6
Low 4-5
Mid 4-5
High 5
post gain 4

Feedback 1
Level 1
reverb 4-5

Thank you, this was most helpful.