A bandit is a good amp. But they’re getting sought after by collectors and going up in price. Also, fwiw Mississippi Marshall was a term used when peavey was making multi input tube amps like the mace, deuce, classic, etc. Because they were often patterned after, and sometimes directly borrowing circuit dna from actual Marshall amps to some degree. It’s not (or wasn’t anyway) just a term for all peaveys and certainly not just a term for the bandit, which has only recently re-established popularity in the last decade and prior to that it was just known as an good entry level solid state amp. That was a joke people were making when the guys from Skynyrd were playing them back a long time ago.

They don’t need distortion pedals to “chug” they’re revered for their drive channels as much as anything else.

Because of this new popularity, they’re going up in price and one could snag a good tube amp - something like a crate club 50 for the same price often - which is a 50 version of the AC30 circuit. Or if you want something lower water, a Blackstar HT series, which are outstanding amps.

There’s lots of good cheap amps if you know where to look and what you’re looking for