Baxter and Jonathan talk about the demise of Peavey Guitars and Amps. After watching undercover boss episode at the Peavey Factory it really opened some eyes!
From Leo: Hartley Peavey started the Amplifier company from the ground up, and was the heart and soul of the company. In his prime he really did great, against well established big corporations. He aged out and no one was able to carry the baton. He did keep manufacturing in the USA for decades after everyone else closed the domestic factories. Maybe another driven leader can grab the controls for the next generation. I still have Peavey amps from the 1970's that are still rock solid. Our church has Peavey PA gear bought in the '80's that runs 4 times a week. The roofs has been replaced a couple times, the furnaces a couple times, but the Peavey gear just keeps on performing.
Peavey made THE gear for gigging bands, it was all good (not great, but good) and you could afford it. And, by god, American made. True shame they didn't thrive and stick around.
Honestly Peavey doesn't have to make a big commercial come back, their old school amps are indestructible and are bought and sold on the used market like crazy for that reason they're all still around and making music. Classics that never die, literally.
I live in Meridian, Mississippi and my house is about 1 1/2 miles down the road from The Peavey Corporate office. Peavey was great for our towns economy for a long time. I can tell you about a lot of the ups and downs about the town's Love-Hate relationship with Hartley and Peavey. This is not the space to do it here. I don't want to write an essay in the you tube comment box.
I got rid my Peavey solid states like the Bandit and Rage. Never had a Peavey tube amp. I watched Undercover Boss when Hartley Peavey’s step son took over and closed US factories promising on TV that he wouldn’t. Right after the show aired on CBS he closed the US speaker factory. In my opinion he screwed up the business that Hartley started.
Peavey on the road was indestructible!!! The gear was used by every country and western band in America! PEAVEY could take it, night after night!!! Great amps, great guitars and basses!!!!
I use two T-60 guitars and they are the best. Peavey was successful because of Hartley. Once he retired, the company declined. It was his genius that made the Company and it’s products so innovative and superb. Succession is a dangerous game and his “heir” wasn’t up to the challenge.
I was a Peavey fan boy for years. Me and my boys had a handful of amps and PA gear between the three of us. At this point I hope they sell the company to someone who would do the Peavey name justice and move forward with the Transtube stuff (a personal favorite of mine) and find a way to capitalize on Peavey’s history of reliability and value. If I was running the show I’d go for a retro modern vibe, kinda like the Orange Super Crush.
At 61 years old over the years I have owned almost every brand of equipment available out there. With that being said of all the equipment I've owned over the years the one I could always rely on was the usa-made Peavey. Nothing is more frustrating during a preformance then to have a piece of gear fail. I'll never forget the Peavey standard with the 215 cab that I used to play guitar through.
Just bought a Peavey Delta Blues USA in immaculate condition and am having a blast with it! As my friend Bob says "it does the Fender thing better than a Fender!"
I still got two Peavey Classics and a Peavy T-25. All USA made and all built like tanks. I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for the older Peavey gear.
I bought a T-60 a few years ago for $130 and I was hooked (on Peavey and buying guitars). I now have one of each T series and a few others from the 80’s. I also have a bunch of their smaller amps. Hoping to make a video on them soon!
I am so happy I came across your channel. When I first started playing guitar, my first amp was the Peavey Rumble. It was decent for a 15-year-old kid. I can remember going to the pawnshops around my area just hunting for decent affordable gear, and they always had Peavey gear. Anyways, I have been enjoying your content. You guys are great!
Keeps these videos coming, fellas! I'm a daily watcher and love seeing awesome guitar content coming out of my home state of NC, it is much appreciated. I think North Carolina is often overlooked in the conversations about musically important states, so it is nice to see such a high quality of content coming out of this state. I think if you guys sat down and made a podcast out of this kinda stuff, you'd see success there as well. Love it!
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The amount of time you actually talked about Peavey is less than 10% of the video.
From Leo: Hartley Peavey started the Amplifier company from the ground up, and was the heart and soul of the company. In his prime he really did great, against well established big corporations. He aged out and no one was able to carry the baton. He did keep manufacturing in the USA for decades after everyone else closed the domestic factories. Maybe another driven leader can grab the controls for the next generation. I still have Peavey amps from the 1970's that are still rock solid. Our church has Peavey PA gear bought in the '80's that runs 4 times a week. The roofs has been replaced a couple times, the furnaces a couple times, but the Peavey gear just keeps on performing.
Peavey made THE gear for gigging bands, it was all good (not great, but good) and you could afford it. And, by god, American made. True shame they didn't thrive and stick around.
When I played the grand old opry in 2008, the only amps they had were peaveys. They called them Mississippi Marshall's.
Honestly Peavey doesn't have to make a big commercial come back, their old school amps are indestructible and are bought and sold on the used market like crazy for that reason they're all still around and making music. Classics that never die, literally.
I live in Meridian, Mississippi and my house is about 1 1/2 miles down the road from The Peavey Corporate office. Peavey was great for our towns economy for a long time. I can tell you about a lot of the ups and downs about the town's Love-Hate relationship with Hartley and Peavey. This is not the space to do it here. I don't want to write an essay in the you tube comment box.
I got rid my Peavey solid states like the Bandit and Rage. Never had a Peavey tube amp. I watched Undercover Boss when Hartley Peavey’s step son took over and closed US factories promising on TV that he wouldn’t. Right after the show aired on CBS he closed the US speaker factory. In my opinion he screwed up the business that Hartley started.
Peavey on the road was indestructible!!! The gear was used by every country and western band in America! PEAVEY could take it, night after night!!! Great amps, great guitars and basses!!!!
I use two T-60 guitars and they are the best. Peavey was successful because of Hartley. Once he retired, the company declined. It was his genius that made the Company and it’s products so innovative and superb. Succession is a dangerous game and his “heir” wasn’t up to the challenge.
I was a Peavey fan boy for years. Me and my boys had a handful of amps and PA gear between the three of us. At this point I hope they sell the company to someone who would do the Peavey name justice and move forward with the Transtube stuff (a personal favorite of mine) and find a way to capitalize on Peavey’s history of reliability and value. If I was running the show I’d go for a retro modern vibe, kinda like the Orange Super Crush.
At 61 years old over the years I have owned almost every brand of equipment available out there. With that being said of all the equipment I've owned over the years the one I could always rely on was the usa-made Peavey. Nothing is more frustrating during a preformance then to have a piece of gear fail. I'll never forget the Peavey standard with the 215 cab that I used to play guitar through.
Just bought a Peavey Delta Blues USA in immaculate condition and am having a blast with it! As my friend Bob says "it does the Fender thing better than a Fender!"
When I was young we bought Peavey because that’s what we could afford and we knew it would last.
You’ve forgotten the EVH factor. When Ed left, so did a lot of their market share.
I have a 1994 Peavey Bandit 112 Teal Stripe & it is indestructible. Great foundation amp for pedals.
I still got two Peavey Classics and a Peavy T-25. All USA made and all built like tanks. I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for the older Peavey gear.
I bought a T-60 a few years ago for $130 and I was hooked (on Peavey and buying guitars). I now have one of each T series and a few others from the 80’s. I also have a bunch of their smaller amps. Hoping to make a video on them soon!
Delta blues and classic’s are great amps still! USA ones
I am so happy I came across your channel. When I first started playing guitar, my first amp was the Peavey Rumble. It was decent for a 15-year-old kid. I can remember going to the pawnshops around my area just hunting for decent affordable gear, and they always had Peavey gear. Anyways, I have been enjoying your content. You guys are great!
Keeps these videos coming, fellas! I'm a daily watcher and love seeing awesome guitar content coming out of my home state of NC, it is much appreciated. I think North Carolina is often overlooked in the conversations about musically important states, so it is nice to see such a high quality of content coming out of this state. I think if you guys sat down and made a podcast out of this kinda stuff, you'd see success there as well. Love it!