How I Did It: Hartley Peavey

The Shocker · October 01, 2011, 10:24:56 AM

Thought some of you might find this interesting:
http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/did-hartley-peavey-peavey-electronics-070000229.html

I really like the guy since he's one of the few people from Mississippi who made it big, but never left.

SpaceTrucker · October 01, 2011, 01:37:45 PM

Cool, its nice to know I have the first model early cnc made bass.. haters gonna hate on the price.

mortlock · October 01, 2011, 10:55:50 PM

i wish i kept my t-40 bass..

The Shocker · October 01, 2011, 11:26:07 PM

I miss my T-15 with the amp in the case.

Ranbat · October 02, 2011, 12:26:12 AM

Like alot of other people my age, my first practice amp was a Peavey. My first half stack was a VTM 120. I actually went in to buy a Butcher, but they had just gotten in the VTMs and sold me on it. I also had a Peavey Classic Chorus 212. None of those amps ever let me down, ever.

cat shepard · October 02, 2011, 10:14:59 AM

I got a 1983 peavey 60 watt single 12 combo amp. It sounded good but finally died. Gotta get it fixed. Peavey PA gear sounds like straight shit. That was a nice story to read.

bbottom · October 02, 2011, 05:12:40 PM

Quote from: mortlock on October 01, 2011, 10:55:50 PM
i wish i kept my t-40 bass..

Still have mine and it is beyond awesome..... heavy as hell though

mortlock · October 02, 2011, 11:53:18 PM

i still play through a mark VI head i bought new in 91-92..ive put it through the paces and its never failed me..not once. its got alot of free passes coming if something ever does break down..

SoupKitchen · October 03, 2011, 08:55:40 AM

My first amp was a Rage 108. My parents bought it for its headphone jack. That was 22 years ago. It's in pieces in my storage unit. If I screwed it all back together, I'm sure it would work just fine. Built like a tank is an understatement.
I have since gotten two VTMs, a Mark III Musician (gotta love an amp with a built in phaser), a MK IV bass head, and 115 and 215 cabs. I find that working musicians have very little of the snobbery when it comes to Peavey. Much respect for Mr. Peavey and what he has built.

justinhedrick · October 03, 2011, 09:28:37 AM

i have a vtm 60 and a peavey bandit. both are really solid amps. i like the vtm more than the bandit.

has peavey ever made anything that wasn't built like a tank?

SpaceTrucker · October 03, 2011, 02:20:00 PM

Musician series 200^ Had one, went to the shop and still didn't work. everytime I hit the G string she sqealed like a banshee.

clockwork green · October 03, 2011, 04:29:09 PM

Great working class gear with solid tones. Their high-end stuff seems a bit silly but I had a Peavey Wolfgang, the USA, carved top model and it was amazing...best neck I've ever played. If I had gotten it with a stop tail instead of the Floyd I'd still own that guitar but I just couldn't make myself like that Floyd.

Chovie D · October 03, 2011, 04:52:33 PM

can you imagine how much more gear they might have sold if it were not for that hideous logo?

Lumpy · October 03, 2011, 05:40:20 PM

Quote from: Chovie D on October 03, 2011, 04:52:33 PM
can you imagine how much more gear they might have sold if it were not for that hideous logo?

Designed by Hartley Peavey himself! Anybody can do it!

Chovie D · October 03, 2011, 05:47:10 PM

Quote from: Lumpy on October 03, 2011, 05:40:20 PM
Quote from: Chovie D on October 03, 2011, 04:52:33 PM
can you imagine how much more gear they might have sold if it were not for that hideous logo?

Designed by Hartley Peavey himself! Anybody can do it!

His vendors and salesreps ahve been beggin him to change it/update it for years. Ive even heard there were petitions. He refuses to change it.
I kind of like that about him. "Fuck you guys, if you dont like my logo you can go buy some other lower quality more expensive peice of shit with a cooler logo!"

justinhedrick · October 04, 2011, 09:14:55 AM

Quote from: Chovie D on October 03, 2011, 05:47:10 PM
Quote from: Lumpy on October 03, 2011, 05:40:20 PM
Quote from: Chovie D on October 03, 2011, 04:52:33 PM
can you imagine how much more gear they might have sold if it were not for that hideous logo?

Designed by Hartley Peavey himself! Anybody can do it!

His vendors and salesreps ahve been beggin him to change it/update it for years. Ive even heard there were petitions. He refuses to change it.
I kind of like that about him. "Fuck you guys, if you dont like my logo you can go buy some other lower quality more expensive peice of shit with a cooler logo!"

i always take the logos off of most everything i have with either a screwdriver or a pair of scissors . . . Makes the peavey amps look better, but it makes wearing a Nike shirt a bit difficult!

moose23 · October 04, 2011, 01:28:53 PM

Used to have a Mark 3 or 4 bass amp and now own a Mace 2x12 combo. Love the Mace.

mortlock · October 05, 2011, 01:52:38 AM

Quote from: Chovie D on October 03, 2011, 04:52:33 PM
can you imagine how much more gear they might have sold if it were not for that hideous logo?

fuck that.. the peavey logo is every bit as relevant as anything else..

strangelight · October 05, 2011, 01:06:59 PM

that is a fucking awful logo. thank god it ain't on my peavey classic 50/212. i still lurves that thing, although i wish i had been a savvier buyer at age 14, otherwise i would've found one used and cheap instead of blowing every penny i had (thanks for the savings bonds, granma!).

VOLVO))) · October 05, 2011, 01:10:33 PM

I had a classic 30, should have kept it. None of my cabs have their Peavey logos, they were all removed before I got them.

I've got one over my bench, right next to lyrics from Dopesmoker.

justinhedrick · October 05, 2011, 01:18:32 PM

Quote from: SunnO))) on October 05, 2011, 01:10:33 PM
I had a classic 30, should have kept it. None of my cabs have their Peavey logos, they were all removed before I got them.

I've got one over my bench, right next to lyrics from Dopesmoker.

"proceed the hartley, peavey!"

grimniggzy · October 05, 2011, 01:41:22 PM

Lungsmen unearth the creed of HaPeaveyian
Procession of the Weed-Priests to cross the sands