Peavey Studio Pro 40 Settings - Iconic Guitar Tones Dialed In on This Amp
Every iconic guitar and bass tone in our catalog tracked on a Peavey Studio Pro 40 - 2 songs with original amp settings (gain, EQ, presence, volume) plus the pickup, tuning, and pedal chain to recreate each one.
- mid-forward
- crunch gain
- budget tier
Translate any of these tones to your rig
40W solid-state 1x12 combo from the 1980s Peavey Studio Pro line, with a 12-inch Blue Marvel speaker, three-band EQ, pre and post gain with a saturation circuit, a bright switch, onboard spring reverb and an effects loop. A stiff, bright, mid-forward transistor amp that gives its best crunch when a distortion pedal drives it hard, which is how Entombed used one behind a Boss HM-2 on Left Hand Path. Discontinued.
Median knob positions across every catalog tone that uses this amp. Useful as a starting point before you dial in a specific song.
- Gain
- 10
- Bass
- 10
- Mid
- 0
- Treble
- 10
- Presence
- 8
- Volume
- 7
Songs Recorded With the Peavey Studio Pro 40
Other Amps in Our Catalog
Common Questions About the Peavey Studio Pro 40
What does the Peavey Studio Pro 40 sound like?
40W solid-state 1x12 combo from the 1980s Peavey Studio Pro line, with a 12-inch Blue Marvel speaker, three-band EQ, pre and post gain with a saturation circuit, a bright switch, onboard spring reverb and an effects loop. A stiff, bright, mid-forward transistor amp that gives its best crunch when a distortion pedal drives it hard, which is how Entombed used one behind a Boss HM-2 on Left Hand Path. Discontinued. The most common knob positions across the songs in our catalog are summarized above.
Who plays a Peavey Studio Pro 40?
In our catalog, Entombed is the artist who records with a Peavey Studio Pro 40 most often (2 songs).
Is the Peavey Studio Pro 40 good for death metal?
Yes - most of the songs in our catalog that run through a Peavey Studio Pro 40 are in the death metal, swedish death metal world. The typical-settings card above shows the gain/EQ window that fits that material best.
What songs were recorded with the Peavey Studio Pro 40?
2 songs in our catalog use the Peavey Studio Pro 40, including "Bitter Loss" by Entombed, "Supposed to Rot" by Entombed. The full list is above - each one links to the per-song settings page.
Do I need a Peavey Studio Pro 40 to play these songs?
No - that's the whole point of ToneMirror. Each per-song page describes the sound on the record, and our match engine translates it to whatever amp you actually own. Different EQ curve, same recorded result.