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.
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 BACKSTAGE CHORUS 208 Image

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...

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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,...

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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),...

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PEAVEY MAX 450 HEAD

- 450W @ 2 ohms (300W @ 4 ohms, 170Wat 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, line out, black tolex cov...

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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, ...

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PEAVEY WINDSOR STUDIO

- 15W, 1-12 in. Blue Marvel speaker, guitar combo, three tube chassis, preamp: 2 X 12AX7/ECC83, power: 2 X EL34 (6L6GC, 6550, 6CA7, KT88, and KT66 tubes can also be used without rebiasing), solid-state rectifier, single channel, reverb, fro...

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PEAVEY PENTA 212 COMBO

- 70W, 2-12 in. speakers, guitar combo, tube chassis, preamp: 4 X 12AX7, power: 2 X EL34, single channel, reverb, offset front gold control panel, two inputs, six black knobs (p, MV, b, m, t, g), five-way EQ/gainswitch, effects loop, green...

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PEAVEY MA-410 CABINET

- 800W, 4-10 in. ceramic magnet woofer, single 1" horn tweeter, 8 ohm impedance, two 1/4 in. and one 4 four-pin connector, recessed side handles, black covering, black metal grille, 81 lbs., mfg. 2013-present.

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PEAVEY VYPYR 30

- 30W, 1-12 in. speaker, digital modeling guitar combo amp, solid-state chassis with TransTube technology, single channel, 24 amp channel models, 11 stompbox effects, 11 rack effects, 12 programmable presets, front blue and dark gray contro...

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PEAVEY JSX 212 COMBO

- 120W, 2-12 in. JSX speakers, tube chassis, preamp: 4 X 12AX7, power: 4 X EL34 or 4 X 6L6GS, three switchable channels, front black control panel, two inputs, 19 knobs (Clean: t, m, b, v, Crunch: t, m, b, v, g, Ultra: t, m, b, v, g, All: r...

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PEAVEY CLASSIC VTX

- 65W, 2-12 in. Scorpion speakers, guitar combo, hybrid chassis, preamp: solid-state, power: 2 X 6L6, two channels (normal, lead), phase, reverb, front black control panel, two inputs (high gain, low gain), 11 knobs (Lead Gain: pre with pul...

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PEAVEY VALVEKING ROYAL 8

- 5W, 1-8 in. speaker, two tube Class A chassis, preamp: 1 X 12AX7/ECC83, power: 1 X 6BQ5/EL84, single channel, front black control panel, two inputs, three knobs (g, tone, MV), headphone jack, black covering, black/gray grille, mfg. 2006-0...

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PEAVEY VB-810 SPEAKER CABINET

- 800W, 8-10 in. custom designed ceramic magnet speakers divided into four individual 2-10 in. chambers, switchless stereo or mono operation, side mounted recessed metal handles, black bedliner covering, black cloth grille, 134.5 lbs., mfg....

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PEAVEY TOUR 450 HEAD

- 450W @ 4 ohms (300W @ 8 ohms), rack-mount head-unit bass configuration, solid-state chassis, front brushed aluminum/black control panel, two inputs, six knobs (pre gain, contour, l, h, post gain, octaver), nine-band graphic EQ with bypass...

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PEAVEY 6505 MH

-similar to the 6505 head, except in a smaller, more portable package, - 20W, head-unit only, tube chassis, preamp: 3 X 12AX7, power: 2 X EL84, two channels, front silver control panel, one input, ten black chickenhead knobs, effects loop,...

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PEAVEY MA-810 CABINET

- 800W, 8-10 in. ceramic magnet speakers, 8 ohm impedance, 4 2x10 chambers, switchless stereo or mono operation, recessed side handles, black covering, black metal grille, 144 lbs., mfg. 2013-present.

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PEAVEY TOUR 700 HEAD

- 700W @ 4 ohms (500W @ 8 ohms), rack-mount head-unit bass configuration, solid-state chassis, front brushed aluminum/black control panel, two inputs, six knobs (pre gain, contour, l, h, post gain, octaver), nine-band graphic EQ with bypass...

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PEAVEY JSX MINI COLOSSAL

- 5W, 1-8 in. C8R-type speaker, guitar combo, tube chassis, preamp: 1 X 12AX7, power: 1 X EL34, single channel, tremolo, front black control panel, single input, four knobs (v, tone, s, d), effects loop, Power Sponge control (0-5W), mic-sim...

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PEAVEY VALVEKING 100 HEAD

- 100W, head-unit only, tube chassis, preamp: 3 X 12AX7, power: 4 X 6L6, two channels, reverb, front black control panel, two inputs, 12 black knobs, effects loop, paralleled speaker jacks, black covering, black metal grille, mfg. 2005-pres...

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PEAVEY CLASSIC 20 MH (MINIHEAD)

- 20W, minihead-unit only, all tube chassis, preamp: 3 X 12AX7/ECC83, power: 2 X EL84, dual channels, front chrome control panel, single input, seven black knobs (v, pre g, post g, b, m, t, r, footswitch, xlr out, usb out, brown tweed cover...

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PEAVEY 5150 212 COMBO

- 60W, 2-12 in. Sheffield 1200 speakers, all tube chassis combo, preamp: 5 X 12AX7, power: 4 X 6L6GC, dual channels, top silver control panel, two inputs, nine black knobs (rhythm pre g, lead g, l, m, h, rhythm post g, lead post g, res...

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PEAVEY TRIPLE XXX 112 COMBO

- 60W, 1-12 in. Triple XXX 30 speaker, all tube chassis, preamp: 4 X 12AX7, power: 2 X 6L6GC (or EL34), three channels, reverb, front black control panel, single input, 16 silver knobs (Clean: v, b, m, t, Crunch: g, v, bottom, body, hair, U...

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PEAVEY BACKSTAGE II

- 10W, 1-6 in. speaker, guitar combo, solid-state chassis with TransTube technology, two channels, front black control panel, single input, four black knobs (Overdrive, v, h, l), channel switch, tape/CD input, headphone jack, power switch,...

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PEAVEY TRANSTUBE 112 EFX

- 65W, 1-12 in. Blue Marvel speaker, solid-state chassis with digital processing, front black and red control panel, single input, 13 knobs (Ch. 1: v, l, m, h, Ch. 2: pre g, l, m, h, post g, EFX, r, delay, T. Dynamics), nine digital effects...

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PEAVEY NASHVILLE 1000

- 300W, 1-15 in. Black Widow 1501-4SB 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, 57 lbs., mf...

PEAVEY ECOUSTIC 112 EFX Image

PEAVEY ECOUSTIC 112 EFX

- Biamped (100W to lows/mids, 25W to highs), 1-12 in. Blue Marvel co-axial speaker, solid state chassis, three channels, reverb, front brown control panel, instrument input, and mic input, ten brown knobs (level 1, level 2, 2 inst. FX,...

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PEAVEY MICROBASS

- 20W, 1-8 in. speaker, solid-state chassis, DDT compression, single channel, front black control panel, single input, four black knobs (g, l, m, h), headphone jack, external speaker jack, black covering, black metal grille, 20 lbs., mfg. 1...

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PEAVEY NITROBASS

- 450W, head-unit only, solid-state chassis, DDT speaker protection with switch, single channel, front black and red control panel, eight black knobs (pre-g, c, l, m, m-shift, h, v, line out level), tuner output XLR output, effects loop, di...

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PEAVEY 430A/430B SPEAKER CABINET

- 120W, 4-12 in. Stephens Tru-Sonic V30 speakers, 16 ohm impedance, 1/4 in. inputs with stereo/mono selection switch, straight (430B) or angled (430A) front, 18-ply Baltic Birch construction, heavy-duty casters, black covering, black grille...

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PEAVEY BUTCHER HEAD

- 100W, guitar head unit, nine-tube chassis, preamp: 5 X 12AX7, power: 4 X EL34, solid-state rectifier, two channels, front black control panel, single input, 14 white chickenhead knobs (All: p, MV2, MV1, Clean Ch.: v, b, m, t, g, Crunch Ch...

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PEAVEY ULTRA 112

- 60W, 1-12 in. Sheffield 1230 speaker, 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, Clea...

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PEAVEY SPECIAL

- 120W, 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: pre g, l, m, h, p, r), speaker outputs, power amp in, preamp out, optional footswitch,...

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PEAVEY AUDITION PLUS

- 20W, 1-8 in. speaker, solid-state chassis, single channel, front black control panel, two inputs, six knobs (pre g, supersat, post g, l, m, h), preamp out, headphone jack, black covering, black grille, mfg. 1980s.

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PEAVEY CLASSIC CHORUS 130

- 130W (2 X 65W per channel), 2-12 in. speakers, solid-state chassis, two channels, chorus, vibrato, front black control panel, two inputs, 13 knobs (Ch. 1: pre g, sat., post g, Ch. 2: pre g, l, m, h, r chorus rate, chorus d, vib d, vib rat...

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PEAVEY MAX 700 HEAD

- 700W @ 2 ohms (475W @ 4 ohms, 275W @ 8 ohms), head-unit only, solid-state chassis, front black control panel, single passive/active input, nine black knobs (pre g, c, l, m, m shift, h, 2 crossover knobs, MV), post EQ effects loop, line ou...

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PEAVEY PRO 2000 HEAD

- 2000W @ 4 ohms mono (1500W @ 8 ohms mono, 1000W per channel stereo @ 2 ohms, 750W per channel stereo @ 4 ohms), rackmount head bass configuration, hybrid chassis with tube and solid-state components, front brushed aluminum/black control p...

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PEAVEY CLASSIC 30

- 30W, 1-12 in. Blue Marvel speaker, all tube chassis, preamp: 3 X 12AX7, power: 4 X EL84, two channels, reverb, top chrome control panel, single input, seven black knobs (normal v, pre gain, post gain, r, b, m, t), effects loop, optio...

PEAVEY TRIPLE XXX 212 COMBO Image

PEAVEY TRIPLE XXX 212 COMBO

- 120W (16, 8, or 4 ohms), 2-12 in. Triple XXX chrome-plated speakers, all tube chassis, preamp: 4 X 12AX7, power: 4 X 6L6GC (or EL34), three channels, reverb, front black control panel, single input, 16 silver knobs (Clean: v, b, m, t, Cru...

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PEAVEY BANDIT 112

- 100/80W, 1-12 in. Sheffield 1230 speaker, solid-state Transtube design, two channels, reverb, front blue control panel, two inputs, 12 black knobs (Clean: v, l, m, h, Lead: pre g, l, m, h, post g, r, p, MV), T-Dynamics control, effec...

PEAVEY TRANSTUBE 212 EFX Image

PEAVEY TRANSTUBE 212 EFX

- 100W, 2-12 in. Blue Marvel speakers, solid-state chassis with digital processing, front black and red control panel, single input, 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...

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PEAVEY RENO 400

- 210W, 1-15 in. Scorpion speaker, solid-state chassis, 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, optional footswitch, black covering, black grille, mfg...