VIP 1 or VYPYR 30 ?

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VIP 1 or VYPYR 30 ?

Post by JM6505 » Sun Dec 28, 2014 1:38 pm

Hi Everyone ,

I'm only a bedroom player and can't decide between the VIP 1 or VYPYR 30 These go for the same price used. I owned a Vypyr tube 60 but job loss forced me to sell everything but now I have some Christmas money to spend. Wonder too if a Vypyr 15 would be good enough since it's less expensive.

Has anyone owned both ?

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Re: VIP 1 or VYPYR 30 ?

Post by jds22 » Mon Dec 29, 2014 11:04 am

Owned the 75 and my son has the VIP 1
If it were me, I'd go for the 30 over the VIP 1. You'll get a 12" speaker and a better sounding amp IMHO.

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Re: VIP 1 or VYPYR 30 ?

Post by JM6505 » Mon Dec 29, 2014 11:50 am

Thanks ! Great point.

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Re: VIP 1 or VYPYR 30 ?

Post by terrybear » Mon Dec 29, 2014 9:10 pm

More so if your looking at a vypyr 30 ..... the more comparable product would be a vypyr vip2 which goes for around $200 us/cnd new.

I feel the pain on the vypyr tube 60, mines techinicaly down for the count I think thought .... it's chasis is sitting in a box & the cabinet n speakers my speaker enclosure for my hotone "purple wind" nano amp amt. :P
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Re: VIP 1 or VYPYR 30 ?

Post by Frank N. Peavey » Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:18 pm

I own both. KInd of.

I started off with a Vypyr 15 but sold it pretty quick because I really wanted to be able to use a Sanpera. Pretty much sucks when you had to take hands off the guitar to switch channels. So I sold that and upgraded to the Vypyr 30.

I got a VIP 1 when they first came out. I wasn't happy with the sound from the small speaker, so I sold that and upgraded to a VIP 2.
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Re: VIP 1 or VYPYR 30 ?

Post by Jspencer » Thu Jan 08, 2015 9:10 pm

I've had the Vypyr 30, two modded Vypyr 15s with 10" speakers and currently own a VIP1. The modded Vypyr 15s and the 30 were my rehearsal and stage amps for several years and served me well. I was even able to use the 30 as an acoustic guitar amp by using a boosted EQ pedal between my guitar and the auxilliary input on the Vypyr

If you are a guitarist only I'd go with the Vypyr 30. It has a lot of good models, And they can be bought inexpensively used. Mine cost me $85--a screamin' bargain. When I sold it I got $120 for it.

Since I needed a small amp for rehearsals, low volume bass and acoustic amplification I'm happy with the VIP1. And it works with my Sanpera.
I'm surprised that the VIPs can actually produce reasonable bass tones. It won't rock your socks off like a couple of 15"s or a 4x10" powered by a big amp but it is capable of producing a surprising amount of bass for a semi-open back cabinet
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Re: VIP 1 or VYPYR 30 ?

Post by dwimmerlaik » Wed Jan 14, 2015 5:28 pm

I would go with the Vypyr 30. Just be careful with the volume knob. It is L-O-U-D! Even on 3 that thing will blow your hair back. :o
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Re: VIP 1 or VYPYR 30 ?

Post by Circle64 » Mon Apr 20, 2015 7:06 am

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