Invective MH 20/5/1-watt Tube Head Review

Best Peavey tube head ever.

I get all kind's of metal tones with this head. It's very loud and I just use 1 watt. My favorite head ever.

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Everything at 12:00

The Lead channel has a red LED light. The gate button makes everything sound tight when playing. the 20w-5w-1w switch in the back next to the 16Ω and 8Ω switch serves as the perfect volume knob. 20w is the loudest, I used 5w for a live performance and it blended nicely with the backing tracks going thru the PA system. The MSDI (mic simulated direct interface) output has a SPKR… read more button that functions as a built in IR (impulse response) for recording. My favorite clean channel settings are as follows: Gain: 3 Low: 7 High: 8 If you plug in your headphones, I highly suggest only sticking to the clean channel. Not only that, but the Peavey Invective MH has a GRND LIFT button if you're into that.

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Amazing Little Workhorse

While this little guy is only 20 watts, yes. Do not be fooled by this, as it holds enough power for live purposes, and not just home use. If you find trouble getting enough volume in a full band setting, know that its not a power issue, but an issue of not enough speakers to project the sound. Essentially, add more speakers, and you'll get more volume. Don't be tricked into thinking… read more you need a powerhouse of 50, or 100+ watts just to play with a band. That is only unless you prefer the tonal, and headroom difference of larger valve heads of course. Otherwise, it's a fantastically built, looking, feature-packed, and most importantly, great sounding little amplifier. Well done Peavey, well done..

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Well made amp

Sold my MTS 15 and got this. No regrets .... this is a good low volume room amp. Gain Chanel resembles my Horizon apex with more clarity. Noise gate cuts a little early for leads and would be better if it were adjustable. Effects loop works very well. I've gone through many mini amps looking for what this amp does. Good job peavey...

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Great little amp with some (very) minor flaws

I got this amp about a week ago. I've been a big fan of the Peavey high-gain sound for quite a while--I used to play through an OG 5150 212 combo--and I was very excited to have a new Peavey tube amp. For the most part, I'm very happy with the amp. I think overall it's a crazy value for the price point. I haven't been able to really turn it up and blast it yet, I've been playing… read more at low-ish volume on the 1-watt setting. But here's what I'd say so far:Pros:- Lots of gain on tap (though not quite as much as I had expected, but I like my sound *super* saturated, so...)- High gain tone is very nice, dynamic, well-balanced- Sounds good (not thin or fizzy) even at very low volumes on the 1W setting- Responds well to pedals in the FX loop (see below)- Sounds even better (much fuller) with an EQ pedal in the FX loop (I use the MXR 10 band EQ, which is amazing)- Very useful and cool on-board features: boost, gate, tight, etc.- The on-board 'boost' and 'tight' functions work very well together, sound great- Clean channel sounds nice (good clean slate for pedals)- Nice looking, solid fit and finish, lightweight Cons:- If you are a gain hound like me, you might need a little gain boost to get it *really* saturated at low volumes- The on-board noise gate is, to my ear, too aggressive. It works *okay*, but it cuts out some of the punchiness and fullness of the tone along with the hiss and buzz (I've opted to used a noise gate pedal in the FX loop instead)- Like many amps, the post-gain (i.e., volume) control is *very* sensitive. Even minor adjustments make a big difference in volumeOverall, I would recommend this amp, especially to anyone who is a Peavey fan or a Periphery/Misha Mansoor fan. I suspect the most direct competition for this amp is the PRS MT15 (Mark Tremonti) amp head. I've never played that amp, but I'd definitely like to. However, this Invective MH has a number of features that the MT15 does not, and it's also $... cheaper new. So in that sense, the Peavey comes out ahead.

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