ViLo Posted February 9, 2003 Posted February 9, 2003 MERIDIAN, MISS. - Peavey Electronics Corporation swept the Music & Sound Retailer's Music & Sound Awards at the Winter 2003 NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Exposition, taking nine awards. Peavey won 2002 Product of the Year for the Feedback Ferret® feedback eliminator, plus 2002 Manufacturer of the Year, Best New Bass Guitar, Best Power Amp, Best Mixing Console, Best DJ Product, Best New Instrument Amplifier, Best Rack Effect and 2002 Sales Representative of the Year. Peavey Electronics continually strives to find out what motivates and drives musicians in order to give them what they really want," said Hartley Peavey, founder and CEO of Peavey Electronics. :eek: :eek: :eek: Jesus Is Coming, Make Music, Get Ready!
Gus Lozada Posted February 9, 2003 Posted February 9, 2003 Not me ;) Músico, Productor, Ingeniero, Tecnólogo Senior Product Manager, América Latina y Caribe - PreSonus at Fender Musical Instruments Company Instagram: guslozada Facebook: Lozada - Música y Tecnología www.guslozada.com
not coaster MODERATOR Posted February 9, 2003 Posted February 9, 2003 How are these NAMM awards decided?
ViLo Posted February 9, 2003 Author Posted February 9, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by Cereal: [b]How are these NAMM awards decided?[/b][/quote]Maybe they have something under the table?? :eek: Jesus Is Coming, Make Music, Get Ready!
not coaster MODERATOR Posted February 9, 2003 Posted February 9, 2003 Peavey is the gear of choice for a lot of low-budget situations such as small churches, coffee shops, moose lodges, town halls and the likes. I'm not even saying I don't like them because I do think that they along with Carvin fill a certain niche in the industry. I just fail to see how they've broken enough ground to win all these awards??
ViLo Posted February 9, 2003 Author Posted February 9, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by Cereal: [b]Peavey is the gear of choice for a lot of low-budget situations such as small churches, coffee shops, moose lodges, town halls and the likes. I'm not even saying I don't like them because I do think that they along with Carvin fill a certain niche in the industry. I just fail to see how they've broken enough ground to win all these awards??[/b][/quote]The "under the table" comment was a joke :) I used to use Peavey all the time in the 70's and 80's I grew up and found out there was a world outside Peavey, but yes there is a market for it. I'm jus trying to find out how they got all this awards :confused: Jesus Is Coming, Make Music, Get Ready!
not Cereal Posted February 9, 2003 Posted February 9, 2003 peavey gear is some of the toughest gear out there, AND some of it happens to sound good. if you drop a marshall and a peavey from the same truck, the peavey will always still work while the marshall will probably break. i think most peavey amps sound like ass, although quite a few actually sound great. 5150, classic 50 are two great amps. KB100, KB300 are two more great amps. their 31band eq's are pretty stellar also. balanced i/o in a metal case with tough jacks. peavey makes some great stuff, and they make some junk. can't you see the difference? its like cherolet; they got the corvette and the chevette. top o the line and bottom o the line. cant you see the difference?
Rick K. Posted February 9, 2003 Posted February 9, 2003 Was the vote, by chance, done in Florida? :D :D
ViLo Posted February 9, 2003 Author Posted February 9, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by Rick Kreuzer: [b]Was the vote, by chance, done in Florida? :D :D [/b][/quote]:D :D :D ! Good One! Jesus Is Coming, Make Music, Get Ready!
aliengroover Posted February 9, 2003 Posted February 9, 2003 I have a Peavey amp that's done great by me for almost a decade now. But remember when they had the DPM3, that synth/sampler beast of a workstation? I remember all the ads, and the people that loved using them...and then I remember nothing after that. In fact, I don't even see them mentioned anymore. Peace If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking 'til you do suck seed!
deanmass Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 When I sold Peavey, I started out hating it, but the more I sold pa stuff, the more the cool, exotic shit came back broke, we'd loan em Peaveys...(Klipsch being the exception....they never broke..) Overall, Peavey's product line is solid. There cheap guitars, while not exciting, are built to last. There speakers are field servicable. The DPM was one of mine ( and if I remember correct, Craig A's) fave synths. It was a revolutionary product that was shunned by the players. The DPM C8 was awesome...I never sold ONE... Peavey is very under rated. Look how many companies have come and gone since their incept. Look how they have adopted and integrated new technologies and tried to keep there products fresh. And, they have always been there for their dealers ( in my experience).
Tedster Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by Coaster eats Dolphins: [b]peavey gear is some of the toughest gear out there, AND some of it happens to sound good. if you drop a marshall and a peavey from the same truck, the peavey will always still work while the marshall will probably break. its like cherolet; they got the corvette and the chevette. top o the line and bottom o the line. cant you see the difference?[/b][/quote]Coaster, beyond all the dolphin-nachos and beer, you've said a mouthful. I can vouch for Peavey's toughness. The "Timex watches" of gear, they take a lickin' and keep on tickin'. If something does the job, and sounds good...great. If something sucks, I won't use it. But, we all tend to be "brand snobs" to a high degree. I remember when my kids were young, they'd only eat "brand name" cereal...like "Post Sugar Crisp" or whatever. Wouldn't touch that Aldi's or generic stuff...'cause it "sucked". So, my wife would buy a box of Sugar Crisp, and a bag of generic stuff (keeping it hidden), and when the Sugar Crisp box was getting near empty...she'd refill it from the generic bag. Kids never knew the difference. There's an analogy there, somewhere. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine"
ikestr Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 Here on the west coast Peavey does not have the recognition that it has in other places in the country. I was one of the ones who would say "Peavey sucks", not because I had a bad experience with Peavey but because thats what I had always heard. I reconsidered Peavey about 4 years ago when I was looking for a bass combo amp. I tried everything...Eden, SWR, Fender, Ampeg, GK, Hartke, Genz...then I tried the Peavey Combo 300. All I can say is that it been my primary combo amp ever since. Shortly after buying the amp I was in the market for a high-end bass. I was looking at Ken Smith, Mike Lull, Modulus, G&L, Lakland, Roscoe, etc... then I tried the Peavey Cirrus. Damned what a fine bass!!! for half the price of some of the others mentioned above. During 2001 I used the Cirrus on 126 gigs in 27 different countries and it always sounded great, took a lickin and kept on tickin. I was so impressed with the Cirrus' electronics...absolutely quiet...that I bought their graphite-neck bass, the G bass, phenominal versatility from that bass. Recently I bought a KB/A 100 as a keyboard and bass practice amp for my music room. I have had nothing but a great experience with Peavey bass gear in the past 4 years. I had a chance to talk with two of the bass designers/engineers at NAMM and they were very easy to talk to. I am just a working T-40 bass player but they took an interest in my feedback about their gear, my conversation with them lasted 40 minuites. Based on what I have experience with Peavey, I can say that they are definitely doing something right. ikestr ...hertz down low....
JES Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 ...And let's not forget the VMP-II, though it's bummer that they discontinued the unit now that I can afford one (well, I could pay $1000 for a used one now that it's "vintage," but that kind of kills the bang for the buck thing, doesn't it?). When I was 16 years old, I saved up $300 to buy a bass amp. I shopped around a little and bought a Peavey TNT 130. What did I know? Well it was my main amp until about 1998, when I got an Eden WT-400 and Flite 1x15. I played many, many gigs with it, and more than once bailed out a bassist in the preceding or following act with a blown Ampeg or other fancy amp. And that crappy Peavey sound? Well, if it was in a big place, I was going through the board anyway. At the smaller places, I found the amp cut through much better than its hi-fi and tube competitors. by itself, not great, in the mix, just fine. Of course, I was playing rock. Maybe I'd feel different if I was going thwappity-thwappity. As a postscript, I lent the thing for a couple years to a friend, who gigged with it for a year, and then stored it in the dank basement of her Chicago apartment building. On my way back to Pittsburgh from the midwest, I picked it up. It had taken a bit of a beating, but fired right up. More than once I've thought of ditching my Eden, and replacing it with Peavey head for gigs. More apparent volume, less of a loss if it gets stolen or broken. But I'm not gigging these days, and the Eden does sound nicer in the home studio. . . . Best, --JES
ViLo Posted February 10, 2003 Author Posted February 10, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by JES: [b]...And let's not forget the VMP-II, though it's bummer that they discontinued the unit now that I can afford one (well, I could pay $1000 for a used one now that it's "vintage," but that kind of kills the bang for the buck thing, doesn't it?). When I was 16 years old, I saved up $300 to buy a bass amp. I shopped around a little and bought a Peavey TNT 130. What did I know? Well it was my main amp until about 1998, when I got an Eden WT-400 and Flite 1x15. I played many, many gigs with it, and more than once bailed out a bassist in the preceding or following act with a blown Ampeg or other fancy amp. And that crappy Peavey sound? Well, if it was in a big place, I was going through the board anyway. At the smaller places, I found the amp cut through much better than its hi-fi and tube competitors. by itself, not great, in the mix, just fine. Of course, I was playing rock. Maybe I'd feel different if I was going thwappity-thwappity. As a postscript, I lent the thing for a couple years to a friend, who gigged with it for a year, and then stored it in the dank basement of her Chicago apartment building. On my way back to Pittsburgh from the midwest, I picked it up. It had taken a bit of a beating, but fired right up. More than once I've thought of ditching my Eden, and replacing it with Peavey head for gigs. More apparent volume, less of a loss if it gets stolen or broken. But I'm not gigging these days, and the Eden does sound nicer in the home studio. . . . Best, --JES[/b][/quote]HUmmm... Something to think about! :thu: Jesus Is Coming, Make Music, Get Ready!
ViLo Posted February 10, 2003 Author Posted February 10, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by deanmass: [b]When I sold Peavey, I started out hating it, but the more I sold pa stuff, the more the cool, exotic shit came back broke, we'd loan em Peaveys...(Klipsch being the exception....they never broke..) ( in my experience).[/b][/quote]I agree on this one, Peavey is tough! I have seen them in Mexico, they just throw them in the back of a truck, dirty and all beat up, but working! Jesus Is Coming, Make Music, Get Ready!
deanmass Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2505628689&category=23792 Ebay....vmp-2...at $600....
Duhduh Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 I'v gotta coment, too. Peavey is some of the most durable gear on the market. I had a little combo amp that I got as a Christmas gift when I was 14. I gigged for 5 years with that little amp as a preamp. That thing fell off the top of my stack more times than I can remember. It fell out of the back of a truck, got rained on, beer spilled on, bong water, you name it! It always worked! Same story with my Randall head. And for anyone who doubts Peavey's quality, go put a Wolfgang in your hands. Blows away any Gibson, PRS, etc. "Meat is the only thing you need beside beer! Big hunks of meat and BEER!!...Lots of freakin' BEER." "Hey, I'm not Jesus Christ, I can't turn water into wine. The best I can do is turn beer into urine." Zakk Wylde http://www.hepcnet.net/bbssmilies/super.gif http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/15_1_109.gif
ViLo Posted February 10, 2003 Author Posted February 10, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by deanmass: [b] http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2505628689&category=23792 Ebay....vmp-2...at $600....[/b][/quote]hummm....Looks nice! Jesus Is Coming, Make Music, Get Ready!
Alndln Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 The PA stuff is geared toward mid-market,but the guitar stuff competes with anything.Iv'e been through Marshall/fenders and plenty of other gear,but 20 years later I still have/use/love my Peavey standard head. "A Robot Playing Trumpet Blows"
KHAN Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 My live rig consists of a Peavey TubeFex Pre-amp, Classic 50/50 power amp, 410e speaker cab, with a DigiTech TSR-24 in the FX loop of the Tubefex. This rig has been flawless for me for every gig I've played for 8 or 9 years. That has to be around 400 gigs!!!!!! I've also had several Peavey guitars, combo amps and various PA stuff through the years, and have * [b]N E V E R [/b] * been dissatisfied with the performance/price ratio. And that's all I have to say about that. :) So Many Drummers. So Little Time...
not coaster MODERATOR Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by KHAN: [b]My live rig consists of a Peavey TubeFex Pre-amp, Classic 50/50 power amp, 410e speaker cab, with a DigiTech TSR-24 in the FX loop of the Tubefex. This rig has been flawless for me for every gig I've played for 8 or 9 years. That has to be around 400 gigs!!!!!! I've also had several Peavey guitars, combo amps and various PA stuff through the years, and have * [b]N E V E R [/b] * been dissatisfied with the performance/price ratio. And that's all I have to say about that. :) [/b][/quote]I had a 50/50 too now that I think about it. It broke once but worked great otherwise. My first PA was an 8 channel head with column speakers and it worked as good as I could want. Man o man, looks like a lot of us have a fond PV memory tucked away :cry:
Matt.Hepworth Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 Many people don't realize how wide spread Peavey is. Take the Bandit 1x12 combo. Last I checked it had been the number one selling combo world-wide for the past 3-4 years. Outselling Marshall in England and Yamaha in Japan. That says a lot. Overall I think Peavey gear is very good, built to last and I use a few of their products regularly (Clasic 30 for one). No matter how good something is, there will always be someone blasting away on a forum somewhere about how much they hate it.
Botch. Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by Tedster: [b]I remember when my kids were young, they'd only eat "brand name" cereal...like "Post Sugar Crisp" or whatever. Wouldn't touch that Aldi's or generic stuff...'cause it "sucked". So, my wife would buy a box of Sugar Crisp, and a bag of generic stuff (keeping it hidden), and when the Sugar Crisp box was getting near empty...she'd refill it from the generic bag. Kids never knew the difference. There's an analogy there, somewhere.[/b][/quote]And a converse to the analogy: I've seen more than one musician on stage, with a Peavey amp, with the Peavey logo either removed or painted black! :rolleyes: Botch "Eccentric language often is symptomatic of peculiar thinking" - George Will www.puddlestone.net
ViLo Posted February 10, 2003 Author Posted February 10, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by Botch.: [b] [quote]Originally posted by Tedster: [b]I remember when my kids were young, they'd only eat "brand name" cereal...like "Post Sugar Crisp" or whatever. Wouldn't touch that Aldi's or generic stuff...'cause it "sucked". So, my wife would buy a box of Sugar Crisp, and a bag of generic stuff (keeping it hidden), and when the Sugar Crisp box was getting near empty...she'd refill it from the generic bag. Kids never knew the difference. There's an analogy there, somewhere.[/b][/quote]And a converse to the analogy: I've seen more than one musician on stage, with a Peavey amp, with the Peavey logo either removed or painted black! :rolleyes: [/b][/quote]:D :D :D ! True, True! Jesus Is Coming, Make Music, Get Ready!
ernest828 Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 Something about Carvin Behringer and Peavey that makes me itchy. Thats not good, Ernest
strat0124 Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 From a tech's perspective, they have the best customer service I've ever used...HOWEVER...they are a bitch to work on. None of the PCB's are marked with component designations, and the schematics aren't as intuitive as others in the field. Especially the "classic" series. Huge pain to deal with (the chassis). Though I like the Classic's tone alot. Great to hear from others who had the Peavey PA's from the old days, I had the same powered mixer with the columns. They were the cornerstone PA of every band back in the day. And yes the Bandit did and still does grace the stage of many acts, especially country. I see alot of 5150's come in for repair, dunno about that amp. I wouldn't trust it out gigging. Plus it weighs about as much as a VW. Peavey....you've come along way baby! Down like a dollar comin up against a yen, doin pretty good for the shape I'm in
Yuri T. Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 It just won't die. The Ubiquitous XR-600 8 channel PA head. The SP-2 speakers I could go on & on. as far as comparing Peavey with Behringer rthat's way far off the mark to me. 1> Peavey designs, manufactures and sells almost all of thier gear. No Copies of other products. 2> Hartley still owns the whole shebang as far as I know so there's no corporate board telling him to move production to China. 3> Made in the USA. Meridian, Missisipi. Who else still makes any affordable gear that keeps Americans at work!? 4> Hartley bought Crest to keep them in business in the USA.
Anderton Posted February 10, 2003 Posted February 10, 2003 Peavey stuff rocks, period. I was into their "high tech" stuff (ProFex, DPM-3, SDR-2020, etc.) back when people thought I was an idiot for liking Peavey gear...until they heard what I did with it, of course! And the much-reviled DPM-3 remains an important part of my studio. Nothing else sounds like it. It's one of the few "physical" keyboards that I've held on to in the face of the virtual onslaught. Hartley Peavey is a smart guy, but here's a story you might find interesting. At a trade show he asked if I could design a certain tone control unit for one of his basses. I told him that one of the projects in my book Electronic Projects for Musicians would be perfect, he could just use that and save himself the hassle of paying me to design something. He said he's be glad to pay me, but I emphasized that the schematic was in the public domain, no sweat, use it, no problem -- thousands of people had built it. But he said "NO Craig, I just can't do that. Do you need any gear or anything?" I finally said "look, if it's really going to bother you, I need a small PA like a Triflex but really, don't worry about it." About a week later the Triflex, a T-40 guitar, and a guitar amp he was particularly proud of showed up. I still use 'em all . Hartley has never had to go outside for venture capitalists or financing, he tries to keep jobs in the US, and he's done a lot for Meridian. A lot of people think that a company in Missisippi can't be hip, but what matters to me is if something works, sounds good, and is affordable. PEeavey scores high on all those points. As to the awards-- they're voted on by dealers. Peavey has remained loyal to their dealers as the market has changed, which is one reason why Peavey got that kind of recognition. More power to 'em. Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton
ViLo Posted February 10, 2003 Author Posted February 10, 2003 [quote]Originally posted by Anderton: [b]Peavey stuff rocks, period. I was into their "high tech" stuff (ProFex, DPM-3, SDR-2020, etc.) back when people thought I was an idiot for liking Peavey gear...until they heard what I did with it, of course! And the much-reviled DPM-3 remains an important part of my studio. Nothing else sounds like it. It's one of the few "physical" keyboards that I've held on to in the face of the virtual onslaught. Hartley Peavey is a smart guy, but here's a story you might find interesting. At a trade show he asked if I could design a certain tone control unit for one of his basses. I told him that one of the projects in my book Electronic Projects for Musicians would be perfect, he could just use that and save himself the hassle of paying me to design something. He said he's be glad to pay me, but I emphasized that the schematic was in the public domain, no sweat, use it, no problem -- thousands of people had built it. But he said "NO Craig, I just can't do that. Do you need any gear or anything?" I finally said "look, if it's really going to bother you, I need a small PA like a Triflex but really, don't worry about it." About a week later the Triflex, a T-40 guitar, and a guitar amp he was particularly proud of showed up. I still use 'em all . Hartley has never had to go outside for venture capitalists or financing, he tries to keep jobs in the US, and he's done a lot for Meridian. A lot of people think that a company in Missisippi can't be hip, but what matters to me is if something works, sounds good, and is affordable. PEeavey scores high on all those points. As to the awards-- they're voted on by dealers. Peavey has remained loyal to their dealers as the market has changed, which is one reason why Peavey got that kind of recognition. More power to 'em.[/b][/quote]Now, I'm convinced, maybe I should fall in love with Peavey again, after all it was my first love! :love: Jesus Is Coming, Make Music, Get Ready!
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