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Peavey Ecoustic E110

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Founded in 1965, Peavey Electronics has long been devoted to offering quality sound-reinforcement equipment and instruments at modest prices. The company has offered amps designed for acoustic instruments for many years and has recently updated its popular Ecoustic line with three new amps—the E20, E208, and E110, rated at 20, 30, and 100 watts, respectively. We checked out the flagship E110, a combo amp equipped for maximum flexibility with two channels, digital effects, and a built-in looper.

The E110 is a fairly compact amp, but at 45 pounds, it isn’t exactly featherweight. With its gold-and-brown color scheme, dark alligator-skin-like covering, vintage-style chicken head knobs, and brushed brass corners and hardware, the unit has a classy appearance.

Although the E110’s control panel is densely populated, it is easy to navigate. On the left side is the first channel, which includes a combo input jack (which accepts both 1⁄4-inch and XLR plugs), 1⁄4-inch send jack (for connecting a tuner), phase reversal switch, gain control, nine-band graphic equalizer, and notch filter. To the right, the second channel is more streamlined, with only a combo input jack, gain control, and two-band (low and high) EQ. At the far right is the digital effects section (which can be assigned to either channel or bypassed entirely) as well as a master volume control.

Source: Acoustic Guitar