PEAVEY MA-118 CABINET
- 1600W, 1-18 in. Low Rider bass woofer, 8 ohm impedance, two 1/4 in. and one 4 four-pin connector, recessed side handles, black covering, black metal grille, 81.35 lbs., mfg. 2013-present.
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Hartley Peavy grew up in Meridian, MS and spent time working in his father's music store repairing record players. While he was in high school, he gained recognition, locally, for guitar amplifiers he built by hand. Before college graduation, he decided to go into business for himself and Peavey Electronics was established in 1965 out of the basement of his parents' house. The first amps Hartley began producing were P.A. system amps and cabinets. The young Peavey's company took off in a hurry and the first shop was built in 1968 along with hiring another staff member. By 1970, there were 150 people working for Peavey! At this time they were still making P.A. amps primarily, but guitar and bass amps were becoming popular as well.
After a decade of making amplifiers, Peavey emerged as a guitar builder as well. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Peavey nailed the market at the perfect time. The tube scare of the 1980s couldn't have come at a better time as they were producing all solid-state amps. In the 1990s, Peavey released the EVH5150, which was an amplifier developed in conjunction with Edward Van Halen. This amp has been one of Peavey's most successful amplifiers and later on they released a series of guitars with Van Halen. In the mid-2000s, Peavey introduced their Custom Shop, which allowed customers to personally customize guitars and amplifiers.
Hartley is still president of Peavey Electronics and they are still based in Meridian, MS. They offer a full line of electric guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, and keyboard amplifiers as well as PA systems, power amps, preamps, mics, and a variety of other electronics. For more information on Peavey electric guitars, refer to the Blue Book of Electric Guitars. For more information on Peavey acoustic guitars, refer to the Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars. For more general information, visit Peavey's website or contact them directly.
After a decade of making amplifiers, Peavey emerged as a guitar builder as well. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Peavey nailed the market at the perfect time. The tube scare of the 1980s couldn't have come at a better time as they were producing all solid-state amps. In the 1990s, Peavey released the EVH5150, which was an amplifier developed in conjunction with Edward Van Halen. This amp has been one of Peavey's most successful amplifiers and later on they released a series of guitars with Van Halen. In the mid-2000s, Peavey introduced their Custom Shop, which allowed customers to personally customize guitars and amplifiers.
Hartley is still president of Peavey Electronics and they are still based in Meridian, MS. They offer a full line of electric guitar, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, and keyboard amplifiers as well as PA systems, power amps, preamps, mics, and a variety of other electronics. For more information on Peavey electric guitars, refer to the Blue Book of Electric Guitars. For more information on Peavey acoustic guitars, refer to the Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars. For more general information, visit Peavey's website or contact them directly.
Amplifiers, speaker cabinets, and other electronics currently produced in Meridian and Leaksville, MS, and overseas. Peavey Electronics are distributed by the Peavey Electronics Corporation of Meridian, MS. The Peavey trademark was established in 1965.
PEAVEY Guitar Amplifiers Models
PEAVEY 3120 HEAD
- 120W, guitar head unit, eight-tube chassis, preamp: 4 X 12AX7, power: 4 X EL34, solid-state rectifier, three channels (clean, rhythm, lead), front black control panel, single input, 15 black knobs (Clean Ch.: t, m, b, v, Rhythm Ch.: t, m,...
PEAVEY TRANSTUBE 100 HEAD EFX
- 100W, head-unit only, solid-state chassis with digital processing, front black and red control panel, two inputs, 15 knobs (Ch. 1: v, l, m, h, Ch. 2: pre g, l, m, h, post g, EFX, r, delay, p, resonance, T. Dynamics), nine digital effects,...
PEAVEY WIGGY
- 100W (16, 8, or 4 Ohm), semi-circle shaped head-unit only, solid-state Transtube design, two channels, reverb, front silver control panel meant to emulate a car dashboard, two inputs, controls are gain (RPM), master volume (MPH), Batt, oi...
PEAVEY 6505 HEAD
- 120W, head-unit only, tube chassis, preamp: 5 X 12AX7, power: 4 X 6L6GC, two channels, front silver control panel, two inputs, nine black chickenhead knobs (Ch. 1: pre g, post g, Ch. 2: pre g, post g, All: l, m, h, resonance, p), effects...
PEAVEY AUDITION
- 7W, 1-4 in. speaker, guitar combo, solid-state chassis with TransTube technology, two channels, front black control panel, single input, three black knobs (v, h, l), channel switch, headphone jack, power switch, black covering, black gril...
PEAVEY TRANSFORMER 112
- 50W, 1-12 in. Blue Marvel speaker, solid-state chassis, TransTube preamp & power amp, 24-bit processing, 12 amp models, 32 presets, front blue control panel, two inputs, 14 black knobs (preset selector, amp mod, pre g, l, m, h, post g...
PEAVEY NASHVILLE 112
- 80W, 1-12 in. Blue Marvel speaker, digital power amp, front black control panel, eight black knobs (pre g, l, m, shift, h, p, r, master g), pre-EQ patch loop send and return, footswitch, black covering, black grille, 43 lbs., mfg. 2003-pr...
PEAVEY JSX HEAD
- 120W, head-unit only, tube chassis, preamp: 4 X 12AX7, power: 4 X EL34 or 4 X 6L6GS, three switchable channels, front black control panel, single input, 18 knobs (Clean: t, m, b, v, Crunch: t, m, b, v, g, Ultra: t, m, b, v, g, All: resona...
PEAVEY PRO 500 HEAD
- 500W @ 2 ohms (350W @ 4 ohms), rackmount head unit, tube preamp, solid-state power amp, DDT compression, black control panel, single input, 14 knobs (pre g, post g, l, h, contour, three low knobs, three mid knobs, three high mid knobs, MV...
PEAVEY PENTA HEAD
- 140W, head-unit only, tube chassis, preamp: 4 X 12AX7, power: 4 X EL34, single channel, offset front gold control panel, two inputs, six black knobs (p, MV, b, m, t, g), five-way EQ/gain switch, green covering, brown grille and black cove...
PEAVEY MAX 160 HEAD
- 160W @ 4 ohms (100W @ 8 ohms), head-unit only, solid-state chassis, front black control panel, single passive/active input, seven black knobs (pre g, c, l, m, m shift, h, MV), post EQ effects loop, black tolex covering, 24 lbs., mfg. 2003...
PEAVEY ECOUSTIC 110 EFX
- Biamped (30W to lows/mids, 10W to highs), 1-10 in. Blue Marvel coax speaker, solid state chassis, two channels, reverb, front brown control panel, instrument input, and mic input, five brown knobs (level 1, level 2, 2 inst. FX, mic F...
PEAVEY BAM 210
- 500W, 2-10 in. cast frame woofers, horn-loaded tweeter, solid-state modeling amp, effects, front black control panel, single input, 14 black knobs (input trim, input preset, compressor squeeze, level, model selector, pre g, l, m, shift, h...
PEAVEY BASIC 60/112
- 75W, 1-12 in. speaker, solid-state chassis, DDT speaker protection, single channel, front black control panel, single input, six black knobs (pre-g, l, l/m, m/h, h, v), bright/normal switch, active/passive switch, headphone jack, external...
PEAVEY VALVEKING MICROHEAD
- 20W, head-unit only, tube chassis, preamp: 3 X 12AX7, power: 2 X EL84, one channels, reverb, front black control panel, one inputs, 8 white knobs, effects loop, black covering, black metal grille, 14.6 lbs., mfg. 2014-present.
PEAVEY XXL
- 100W (switchable to 50 or 25W), head-unit only, solid-state Transtube design, three channels, reverb, front black control panel, single input, 16 silver knobs (Clean: v, h, m, l, Crunch: edge, body, bottom, v, g, Ultra: h, m, l, v, g, MV,...
PEAVEY TRIPLE XXX HEAD
- 120W, head-unit only, all tube chassis, preamp: 4 X 12AX7, power: 4 X 6L6GC (or EL34), three channels, front black control panel, single input, 15 silver knobs (Clean: v, b, m, t, Crunch: hair, body, bottom, v, g, Ultra: hair, body, botto...
PEAVEY DELTABASS
- 160W, head-unit only, solid-state chassis, DDT speaker protection with switch, single channel, front black and red control panel, seven black knobs (pre-g, c, l, m, m-shift, h, v), tuner output, XLR output, effects loop, disc. 2002.
PEAVEY AUDITION CHORUS
- 20W (2 X 10W per channel), 2-6 in. speakers, solid-state chassis, two channels, chorus, front black control panel, two inputs, seven knobs (pre g, supersat, post g, l, m, h, chorus rate/depth), chorus and channel select, headphone jack, b...
PEAVEY (EVH) 5150 HEAD
- 120W (16, 8, or 4 Ohms), head-unit only, all tube chassis, preamp: 5 X 12AX7, power: 4 X 6L6GC, dual channels, front silver control panel, two inputs, nine black knobs (rhythm pre g, lead g, l, m, h, rhythm post g, lead post g, resonance,...
PEAVEY TOUR VB-2
- 225W, head-unit configuration, nine tube chassis, preamp: 2 X 12AX7, 1 X 12AT7, power: 6 X EL34, solid-state rectifier, two switchable channels, resonance, front brushed aluminum control panel, two inputs, eight black knobs (clean g, OD v...
PEAVEY BLUES CLASSIC
- 50W, 1-15 in. speaker combo, tube chassis, preamp: 3 X 12AX7, power: 4 X EL84, two channels, reverb, top chrome control panel, two inputs, nine black knobs (p, v, t, m, b, r, post g, pre g, MV), effects loop, tweed covering, brown gr...
PEAVEY ULTRA 60 HEAD
- 60W, head-unit only, tube chassis, preamp: 4 X 12AX7, power: 2 X 6L6GC, reverb, three channels, front silver control panel, two inputs, 13 black knobs (MV, r, Lead/Crunch Ch.: edge, body, bottom, v1, g1, v2, g2, Clean: h, m, l, v), b...
PEAVEY HEADLINER 115 SPEAKER CABINET
- 500W, 1-15 in. Sheffield driver, 8 ohm impedance, two 1/4 in. and one NL4 four-pin inputs, recessed side handles, black carpet covering, black metal grille, 63 lbs., mfg. 2010-present.
PEAVEY BANDIT
- 50W, 1-12 in. speaker, solid-state chassis, two channels, reverb, front black control panel, two inputs, nine knobs (Ch. 1: pre g, sat., post g, Ch. 2: g, l, m, h, p, r), preamp out, power amp in, optional footswitch, black covering, blac...
PEAVEY ARTIST/ARTIST 240
- 120W, 1-12 in. speaker, guitar combo, hybrid chassis with a solid-state preamp and 4 X 6L6GC power tubes, two channels, front black control panel, four inputs (bright, series, parallel, normal), seven knobs (v1, v2, b, m, t, r, MV), power...
PEAVEY VB-3 BASS HEAD
- 300W, bass head-unit, 13 tube chassis, preamp: 2 X 12AT7, 3 X 12AX7, power: 8 X EL34, two channels, front black control panel, single input, ten knobs (v, OD, l, m, h, compression, mid-shift, MV, r, p), nine-band graphic EQ, channel switc...
PEAVEY 115BX SPEAKER CABINET
- 400W, 1-15 in. Scorpion, ported enclosure, 4 Ohm impedance, closed back cabinet, black covering, black grille, mfg. 1980s-2001.
PEAVEY AUDITION 20
- 12W, 1-8 in. speaker, solid-state chassis, single channel, front black control panel, single input, five knobs (pre g, post g, l, m, h), headphone jack, preamp out, black covering, black grille, mfg. 1980s.
PEAVEY VYPYR 15
- 15W, 1-8 in. speaker, digital modeling guitar combo amp, solid-state chassis with TransTube technology, single channel, 24 amp channel models, 11 rack effects, 12 programmable presets, front blue and dark gray control panel, single input,...
PEAVEY 112SX GUITAR
- 75W, 1-12 in. Sheffield speaker, closed back, black covering, black grille, 36.4 lbs., disc. 2005.
PEAVEY WINDSOR HEAD
- 100W, head-unit guitar configuration, seven tube chassis, preamp: 3 X 12AX7, power: 4 X EL34, solid-state rectifier, single channel, front gold control panel, two inputs, eight knobs (preamp v, b, m, t, MV, resonance, p, Class A-A/B textu...
PEAVEY CLASSIC 20
- 15W, 1-10 in. speaker, tube chassis, preamp: 2 X 12AX7, power: 2 X EL84, single channel, top chrome control panel, single input, five black knobs (v, MV, b, m, t), headphone jack, tweed covering, brown grille, mfg. 1994-97.
PEAVEY COMBO 115
- 300W, 1-15 in. speaker, solid-state chassis, DDT speaker protection, ported enclosure, active crossover, single channel, chorus, front black control panel, two inputs, five black knobs (v, l, h, crossover frequency, v), seven-band equaliz...
PEAVEY TRANSTUBE 110 EFX
- 40W, 1-10 in. Blue Marvel speaker, solid-state chassis with digital processing, front black and red control panel, single input, nine knobs (v, pre g, post g, l, m, h, EFX, r, delay), nine digital effects, black covering, black grille, 23...
PEAVEY FIREBASS 700
- 700W, head-unit only, solid-state chassis, DDT speaker protection with switch, single channel, front black and red control panel, ten black knobs (pre-g, c, l, m, m-shift, h, v, line out level, freq., balance), tuner output XLR output, X...
PEAVEY ULTRA PLUS (ULTRA 120)
- 120W, head-unit only, tube chassis, preamp: 4 X 12AX7, power: 4 X 6L6GC, reverb, three channels, front silver control panel, two inputs, 13 black knobs (MV, r, Lead/Crunch Ch.: edge, body, bottom, v1, g1, v2, g2, Clean: h, m, l, v), bs, g...
PEAVEY BRAVO 112
- 25W, 1-12 in. speaker, tube chassis, preamp: 3 X 12AX7, power: 2 X 6BQ5/EL84, two channels, reverb, front black control panel, two inputs, 10 knobs (Ch. 1: level, l, m, h, Ch. 2: pre g, post g, bottom, body, edge, r), effects loop, speake...
PEAVEY TRANSFORMER 212
- 100W (50W per side stereo), 2-12 in. Blue Marvel speakers, solid-state chassis, TransTube preamp & power amp, 24-bit processing, 12 amp models, 32 presets, front blue control panel, two inputs, 14 black knobs (preset selector, amp mod...
PEAVEY 412EX SPEAKER CABINET
- 300W, 4-12 in. speakers, 16 ohm impedance, slanted front, recessed side handles, casters, designed for use with the 3120 Head, black covering, black grille cloth, 29.75 in. wide, 32 in. tall, 14.125 in. deep, 91.5 lbs., mfg. 2009-disc.
PEAVEY AUDITION 30
- 30W, 1-12 in. speaker, solid-state chassis, front black control panel, two inputs, five knobs (pre g, post g, l, m, h), saturation button, thick button, preamp out, headphone jack, black covering, black grille, mfg. 1980s.
PEAVEY XXL 212 COMBO
- 100W (switchable to 50 or 25W), 2-12 in. Blue Marvel speakers, solid-state Transtube design, three channels, reverb, front black control panel, single input, 16 silver knobs (Clean: v, h, m, l, Crunch: edge, body, bottom, v, g, Ultra: h,...
PEAVEY BAM HEAD
- 500W, head-unit only, solid-state modeling amp, effects, front black control panel, single input, 14 black knobs (input trim, input preset, compressor squeeze, level, model selector, pre g, l, m, shift, h, post g, effects adj, depth, MV),...
PEAVEY 115BX/BVX BW/TVX 115 EX BASS SPEAKER CABINET
- 400W, 1-15 in. Black Widow, ported enclosure, 4 or 8 ohm impedance, closed back cabinet, black covering, black grille, 86 lbs., current mfg.
PEAVEY ECOUSTIC 112
- 100W, 1-12 in. Blue Marvel co-axial speaker, solid state chassis, two channels, reverb, front brown control panel, instrument input, and mic input, seven brown knobs (inst. level, notch, r, mic. level, r, r, p), 2 five-band equa...
PEAVEY RENOWN
- 160W, 2-12 in. speakers, solid-state chassis, two channels, reverb, front black control panel, two inputs, 14 knobs (Ch. 1: pre g, sat., post g, l, m, h, p, Ch. 2: pre g, post g, l, paramid, shift, h, r), speaker jacks, power amp in, prea...
PEAVEY PRO 1600 HEAD
- 1600W mono operation (800W per side stereo) Bi-Amp, rackmount head unit, tube preamp, solid-state power amp, DDT compression, black control panel, single input, 16 knobs (pre g, post g, l, contour, 2 low knobs, 2 mid knobs, ...
PEAVEY BACKSTAGE CHORUS 208
- 50W (2 X 25W per channel), 2-8 in. speakers, solid-state chassis, two channels, chorus, front black control panel, two inputs, 12 knobs (Ch. 1: pre g, l, m, h, Ch. 2: supersat, post g, bottom, body, edge, r chorus rate, chorus d), chorus...
PEAVEY NASHVILLE 400
- 210W, 1-15 in. Black Widow speaker, solid-state chassis, single channel, DDT compression, front black control panel, two inputs, eight knobs (pre g, post g, l, m, shift, h, p, r), effects loop, power amp in. preamp out, mfg. 1980s-2000.