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

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PEAVEY CLASSIC 400 HEAD

- 400W, head-unit only, all tube chassis, preamp: 5 X 12AX7, 12AT7, power: 8 X 6550, dual channels, front chrome control panel, single input, 12 black knobs, compression, effects loop, footswitch, brown tweed covering, brown...

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PEAVEY SOLO

- 25W, 1-8 in. Blue Marvel speaker, solid-state Transtube design, two channels (mic and inst.), front black control panel, two standard inputs and one mic input, four black knobs (mic. v, inst. v, l, h), tape output, AC/DC operation, black...

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PEAVEY JACK DANIEL'S JD30T COMBO

- 30W, 1-12 in. Jack Daniel's speaker, chrome-plated tube chassis, preamp: 3 X 12AX7, power: 4 X EL84, two channels, reverb, top control panel, single input, seven knobs (pre g, post g, l, m, h, r), effects loop, black covering, black g...

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PEAVEY RAGE

- 12W, 1-8 in. speaker, solid-state chassis, two channels, front black control panel, single input, six black knobs (v, pre g, post g, l, m, h), headphone jack, preamp out, black covering, black grille, mfg. 1980s.

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PEAVEY VYPYR VIP 1

- 20W, 1-8" in. speaker, digital modeling guitar combo amp with variable instrument capabilities, solid-state chassis with TransTube technology, Acoustic/Bass Guitar simulation, single channel, 16 presets, 25 amp accessible effects, 36...

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PEAVEY DELTA BLUES 115

- 30W, 1-15 in. Blue Marvel speaker, all tube chassis, preamp: 3 X 12AX7, power: 4 X EL84, reverb, tremolo, two channels, top chrome control panel, single input, nine black knobs (normal v, pre gain, post gain, r, b, m, t, i, s), effects lo...

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PEAVEY SPECIAL 212

- 200W, 2-12 in. Sheffield speakers, solid-state Transtube design, three channels, reverb, front black control panel, two inputs, 18 black knobs (Clean: v, l, m, h, Crunch: pre g, l, m, h, post g, Lead: pre g, l, m, h, post g, r, resonance,...

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PEAVEY SPECIAL 130

- 130W, 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 VYPYR VIP 2

- 40W, 1-12" in. speaker, digital modeling guitar combo amp with variable instrument capabilities, solid-state chassis with TransTube technology, 10 instrument models, Acoustic/Bass Guitar simulation, single channel, 16 presets, 26 amp...

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PEAVEY Delta Blues 210 BT/TWEED

- similar to the Delta Blues in circuitry, except has 2-10 in. Blue Marvel speakers, black or brown tweed covering, black or brown grill covering, 52 lbs., mfg. 1999-present.

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PEAVEY SPECIAL CHORUS 212

- 100W, 2-12 in. Peavey Blue Marvel speakers, solid-state Transtube design, two channels (clean and lead), reverb, front black control panel, one input, 14 white knobs (Clean: v, l, m, h, presence, Lead: pre g, l, m, h, post g, Chorus: dept...

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PEAVEY PROWLER

- 45W, 1-12 in. speaker, tube chassis, preamp: 3 X 12AX7, power: 2 X 6L6, two channels, reverb, front control panel, two inputs, 10 knobs (Ch. 1: v, l, m, h, Ch. 2: g, v, bottom, body, edge, r), external speaker jack, footswitch, black cove...

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PEAVEY SPECIAL 150

- 150W, 1-12 in. speaker, solid-state chassis, two channels, reverb, front black control panel, two inputs, eight knobs (Ch.1: pre g, Ch. 2: sat., post g, l, m, h, p, r), effects loop, speaker outputs, power amp in, preamp out, optional foo...

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PEAVEY VYPYR VIP 3

- 100W, 1-12" in. speaker, digital modeling guitar combo amp with variable instrument capabilities, solid-state chassis with TransTube technology, 10 instrument models, Acoustic/Bass Guitar simulation, single channel, 16 presets, 26 am...

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PEAVEY STUDIO PRO 112

- 65W, 1-12 in. Blue Marvel speaker, solid-state Transtube design, two channels, reverb, front black control panel, two inputs, 11 black knobs (Clean: v, l, m, h, Lead: pre g, l, m, h, post g, r, T-Dynamics control), effects loop, footswitc...

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PEAVEY RANGER 212

- 120W, 2-12 in. Blue Marvel speakers, tube chassis, preamp: 4 X 12AX7, power: 4 X 6L6, two channels, reverb, front black control panel, two inputs, 15 knobs (Ch. 1: g, l, m, h, Ch. 2: pre g, post g, l, m, h, r, s, i, resonance, p, MV), eff...

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PEAVEY STUDIO PRO

- 20W, 1-12 in. speaker, solid-state chassis, reverb, front black control panel, two inputs, seven knobs (pre g, sat., post g, l, m, h, r), power amp in, preamp out, line out, optional footswitch, black covering, black grille, mfg. 1980s.

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PEAVEY TRANSCHORUS 210

- 100W (2 X 50W), 2-10 in. Blue Marvel speakers, solid-state Transtube chassis, three channels, reverb, front black control panel, two inputs, 15 black knobs (Clean: v, l, m, h, Crunch: pre g, post g, Lead: pre g, post g, l, m, h, r, chorus...

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PEAVEY ROAD MASTER (VINTAGE TUBE SERIES)

- 160W, guitar head-unit, 12-tube chassis, preamp: 4 X 12AX7, 2 X 12AT7, power: 6 X 6L6GC, two channels (normal/lead), front black control panel, two inputs (high gain, low gain), 13 knobs (Lead Ch.: pre g with pull boost, pump, post g with...

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PEAVEY STUDIO PRO 40

- 40W, 1-10 or 1-12 in. speaker, solid-state chassis, reverb, front black control panel, two inputs, seven knobs (pre g, sat., post g, l, m, h, r), power amp in, preamp out, line out, optional footswitch, black covering, black grille, mfg....

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PEAVEY CLASSIC 212 SPEAKER CABINET

- 150W, 2-12 in. Blue Marvel speakers, 16 ohm impedance, mono only, closed removable back, single input jack, side handles, available in tweed covering with a brown grille or black Tolex covering with a silver grille, mfg. summer 2005-09.

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PEAVEY TRIUMPH 60

- 60W, 1-12 in. speaker, tube chassis, preamp: 4 X 12AX7, 12AT7, power: 2 X 6L6GC, solid-state rectifier, reverb, three channels, front control panel, two inputs, 10 knobs (Ultra: pre g, post g, Crunch: pre g, post g, Clean: g, All: l, m, h...

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PEAVEY STUDIO PRO 50

- 50W, 1-10 or 1-12 in. speaker, solid-state chassis, reverb, front black control panel, two inputs, seven knobs (pre g, sat., post g, l, m, h, r), power amp in, preamp out, line out, optional footswitch, black covering, black grille, mfg....

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PEAVEY STUDIO PRO 60

- 50W, 1-12 in. speaker, solid-state chassis, reverb, front black control panel, two inputs, seven knobs (pre g, supersat, post g, l, m, h, r), effects loop, headphone jack, optional footswitch, black covering, black grille, mfg. 1980s.

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PEAVEY TRIUMPH 120

- 120W, 1-12 in. speaker, tube chassis, preamp: 4 X 12AX7, 12AT7, power: 4 X 6L6GC, solid-state rectifier, reverb, three channels, front control panel, two inputs, 10 knobs (Ultra: pre g, post g, Crunch: pre g, post g, Clean: g, All: l...

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PEAVEY CLASSIC 412E/412ES SPEAKER CABINET

- 300W (150 per side in stereo), 4-12 in. Sheffield 1230 speakers, stereo or mono operation, stackable configuration, straight or angled front, brown or black tweed covering, black or brown grille, 89.4 lbs., mfg. 1996-2003.

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PEAVEY CLASSIC 810TX SPEAKER CABINET

- 800W, bass application, 8-10 in. Kelvar speakers, horn-loaded tweeter with level control, 4 Ohm impedance, crossover, chrome plated hardware, tweed covering, brown grille, casters, mfg. 1996-97.

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PEAVEY TRIUMPH PAG 60

- 60W, 1-12 in. speaker, tube chassis, preamp: 4 X 12AX7, power: 2 X 6L6GC, solid-state rectifier, reverb, three channels, front control panel, two inputs, 13 knobs (Clean: g, l, m, h, Crunch: pre g, post g, Ultra: pre g, post g, bottom, bo...

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PEAVEY TRIUMPH PAG 120

- 120W, 1-12 in. speaker, tube chassis, preamp: 4 X 12AX7, power: 4 X 6L6GC, solid-state rectifier, reverb, three channels, front control panel, two inputs, 13 knobs (Clean: g, l, m, h, Crunch: pre g, post g, Ultra: pre g, post g, bott...

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PEAVEY VTM 60

- 60W, head-unit only, tube chassis, preamp: 4 X 12AX7, power: 2 X 6L6GC, single channel, front black control panel, two inputs, six knobs (pre g, post g, l, m, h, p) eight individual response modifications, effects loop, 4, 8, or 16 O...

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PEAVEY VTM 120

- 120W, head-unit only, tube chassis, preamp: 4 X 12AX7, power: 4 X 6L6GC, single channel, front black control panel, two inputs, six knobs (pre g, post g, l, m, h, p) eight individual response modifications, effects loop, 4, 8, o...