http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fnujVJoJOo

Vypyr VIP 1


Overview

Once again Peavey Electronics revolutionizes the modeling amp industry. Introducing the world's first Variable Instrument Performance amplifier, the VYPYR® V.I.P. The world's first amp that contains Bass guitar, Acoustic guitar and Electric guitar amplifier models. Now for the first time ever using our Variable Instrument Input a single amp can provide amplification for a variety of instrument types. Not only does the amplifier morph from a bass amp to an acoustic amp, to an electric amp. It also, for the first time ever in an amplifier in this category, allows the electric guitar player access to instrument models as well. Using appropriate technology, Peavey uses a combination of powerful 32-bit, floating point SHARC processors and patented Transtube® analog circuitry to create the best sounding modeling amplifiers available. Nothing sounds as good as a VYPYR. All VYPYR effects, amp models and parameter controls can be accessed via the amp itself, with no need to hook the amplifier to a computer. Peavey's WYSIWYG control surface quickly allows the user the ability to see and adjust the control position, no guessing where the control is supposed to be, or having to manually move it to where it should be preset to preset. VYPYRs new USB bi-directional data and audio port provides and easy way to record, and or connect to our VYPYR software and store presets, get lessons, and practice to backing tracks while connected to your computer. All of the revolutionary features from the original VYPYR series now even better. More power, more effects, more amp models, Variable Instrument Input, instrument models, and more make this the ultimate amplifier.

Features

20 watts
Acoustic guitar simulation
Bass guitar Simulation
Acoustically ported semi-closed back
Patented TransTube® technology
16 Presets
Specially voiced 8" modeling speaker
25 amp accessible effects
36 on board amp models
6 bass amp models
6 acoustic amp models
On-board looper - activated with optional Sanpera™ I or II
WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) controls
Amp accessible real time dual parameter controls
Amp accessible global reverb and delay
Tap Tempo
Bi-directional USB - Data - Midi - Audio record out
Aux/MP3/CD input
Studio quality headphone out
Up to 4 effects simultaneously
Enhanced chromatic tuner
Weight Packed: 20.00 lb(9.071 kg)
Width Packed: 17.5"(44.45 cm)
Height Packed: 17.5"(44.45 cm)
Depth Packed: 10"(25.4 cm)

 

The looper function sounds nice as a single guitarist with sometimes multiple parts per song, it would be helpful, but I dunno... They really don't let you hear much of it in that video, and it's hard to take this guys "professional" opinion into consideration with tattoo's that look like a high schooler did them. That aside the computer interface is something that should have been done a long time ago, back when Johnson was the digital amp leader before line 6 destroyed their company by hiring all their programmers away.

Got any video's where they actually let you hear genre specific tones? Does it come in a Head? Not a huge combo amp person.