Peavey Amps I have owned:
1979 Peavey Classic Tremolo/Reverb; Would be a great country/blues amp. Wish I still had it. Loud enough for distortion pedal into clean for rock/metal
1980-ish Peavey Backstage 20 watt: Sucked
First series (Silver) Peavey Transtube Studio Pro: Amazing Solid State amp. Great clean, light break up, metal sounds all around.
Another Silver Peavey Express: Slightly better version of Studio Pro - currently own.
Have played a crap ton of 5150's - LOVE them. One of my top 3-4 heads for "my" sound.
I have played Bandits of every type since the early 80's. Nothing but love.