verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . july 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message peavey electronics corporation type private founded 1965 founder hartley peavey headquarters meridian mississippi united states key people hartley peavey ceo products audio equipment revenue 271 million est. 1 number of employees 2 400 subsidiaries peavey electronics europe ltd. website www.peavey.com peavey electronics corporation is an american company that designs develops manufactures and markets professional audio equipment . 2 it is one of the largest audio equipment manufacturers in the world headquartered in meridian mississippi united states . contents 1 history 2 company information 3 noteworthy products 3.1 5150 6505 6534 series guitar amplifiers 3.2 bandit series guitar amplifiers 3.3 bandit models 3.4 classic series guitar amplifiers 3.5 cs series power amplifiers 3.6 jsx series guitar amplifiers 3.7 radial pro series of drum kits 3.8 triple xxx 3120 series guitar amplifiers 3.9 valveking series guitar amplifiers 3.10 vypyr series guitar amplifiers 3.11 tnt series bass amplifiers 3.12 400bh series bass amplifiers 3.13 windsor series guitar amplifiers 3.14 wolfgang series electric guitars 4 controversy 5 legal cases 6 references 7 external links history edit hartley peavey founded peavey electronics one of the world s largest manufacturers and suppliers of musical and professional audio equipment in 1965 after building his first amplifier in 1957 . since its foundation peavey electronics has been privately owned and has grown massively from their humble beginnings in hartley s basement in the 1950s . in 2011 inc. magazine profiled the global success story of music and audio innovator hartley peavey and peavey electronics corporation . hartley peavey dreamed of becoming a rock star wrote inc. s kasey wehrum . though he lacked the chops to become the next chuck berry his name has been etched into the pantheon of rock n roll history . 3 company information edit peavey headquarters in meridian mississippi peavey currently owns 1.5 million square feet 140 000 m of manufacturing assembly area over 33 facilities across north america europe and asia 18 of which are located in their home state of mississippi . products are manufactured mainly in china and in the united states and are distributed to 136 different countries across the globe . they also hold 130 patents and have a product range of around 2000 designs with between 80 and 100 added each year . in 2014 peavey closed its uk distribution and manufacturing operations citing that while the uk facility was originally set up as a manufacturing plant but with advancing and lower cost chinese manufacturing it became unsustainable . 4 peavey electronics also owns eight major electronics brands namely mediamatrix architectural acoustics pvdj crest audio composite acoustic sanctuary series budda amplification and trace elliot . noteworthy products edit although peavey electronics produces a wide variety of equipment a few notable designs stand out through their popularity and or use by major professional musicians . 5150 6505 6534 series guitar amplifiers edit these amplifiers collectively the 5150 series and speaker cabinets were the result of a collaboration with eddie van halen . the 5150 series was preceded by the vtm 60 vtm 120 amps among the first non hotrodded amps . the 5150 has gained popularity citation needed with modern hard rock hardcore punk and metal bands and guitarists due to its large amount of distortion . jerry cantrell of alice in chains uses this amplifier . while touring with van halen cantrell asked eddie van halen if i could buy one off him at the end of the tour with them and when i got home there were three full stacks and two guitars waiting for me . 5 in 2004 peavey and eddie van halen parted ways with eddie taking the 5150 brand name with him . citation needed this resulted in the renaming of the amplifier as the peavey 6505 with slightly updated styling but original circuitry . citation needed the 5150 ii which contains an extra preamp tube for more headroom and gain on the rhythm channel is the old equivalent to the new 6505 . citation needed in 2010 peavey released a new amplifier for the 6505 line the 6534 . it is much like the 6505 but the 6534 has el34 power tubes instead of the 6l6 power tubes on the standard 6505 amplifiers . citation needed bandit series guitar amplifiers edit the bandit amp series are solid state combo guitar amplifiers . the bandit amplifiers were introduced in 1980 and remain in production today 2013 . the earliest model bandits had a power rating of 50 watts rms into an 8 ohm speaker . the power rating has gradually increased over time and current model bandits are rated at 80 watts rms into 8 ohms and 100 watts rms into 4 ohms . in the mid nineties the bandit was used to introduce peavey s proprietary transtube circuitry a solid state technology aimed at emulating the sound of tube amplifiers . 6 bandit models edit bandit 1980 solo series bandit 1981 1983 solo series bandit 65 1983 1986 solo series bandit 75 1987 1988 solo series bandit 112 1988 1995 transtube series bandit 112 1996 1999 transtube series 112 made in usa 2000 2004 transtube series ii bandit 112 made in china 2004 2006 peavey bandit with transtube technology made in china 2006 present classic series guitar amplifiers edit a peavey classic 30 amplifier peavey s line of guitar amplifiers made specifically for blues jazz and classic rock players . the original classic series amplifiers were introduced in the 1970s and were originally called the peavey vintage series and used solid state preamps and 6l6gc power tubes . the original classic was a 50 watt amp and two 12 speakers and a spring reverb with two preamps for clean and distortion channels . they could be used separately or by plugging the instrument into the parallel connection which fed both preamps allowing selection of one from the other using a foot switch . the instrument could also be plugged into the series connection running first through the clean channel and feeding that into the distortion channel providing a means of over driving the distortion preamp creating a much more versatile method of producing distortion . the current line of classic series amplifiers consist of three variations of the classic model the classic 30 112 classic 50 212 and 410 . there are two variations of the delta blues model the delta blues 115 and the delta blues 210 . they use 12ax7 preamp tubes el84 power tubes and have spring reverb tanks . from 1994 to 1997 a 15 watts amp with a 10 inches speaker was also produced the peavey classic 20 . cs series power amplifiers edit the cs series amplifiers mainly the cs800 are some of the most used amplifiers in the world and among peavey s best selling products . jsx series guitar amplifiers edit like the 5150 6505 series the jsx series was designed for a recording artist joe satriani . citation needed satriani was looking for an amplifier that was customized to his style that had every feature he required and would work in both live and studio applications . this amplifier was reissued as the peavey xxx ii when joe satriani s endorsement ended since the original xxx platform was used as starting point for the design of the jsx series . radial pro series of drum kits edit the radial pro series were peavey s high end drum line . in production from 1994 until 2002 it consisted of the rbs 1 prototypes radial pro 1000 750 751 and 500 501 models . the flagship 1000 model consisted of a radial bridge that took all the mounting stresses and a 3 ply thin maple shell to enhance the resonance . the 750 751 series had composite bridges and stained 4 ply thin maple shells . the 500 501 series had composite bridges and wrapped 5 ply north american thin hickory shells . triple xxx 3120 series guitar amplifiers edit the basis for the jsx series the xxx series provides a tonal range from what some call glassy cleans to full body hi gain tones using its 3 channel interface . the 3120 series came later . originally the peavey xxx was set to become recording artist george lynch s signature model but the deal never finalized . valveking series guitar amplifiers edit all tube high gain amplifiers . capable of anything from blues to metal . vypyr series guitar amplifiers edit the vypyr series of amps are modeling amplifiers . they generate different amplifier sounds based on digital models of various popular amplifiers . the models include fender twin and deluxe mesa boogie rectifier diezel boutique krank krankenstein vox ac30 and a large collection of peavey amps like the 6505 xxx and jsx . in addition to these amp models these amps feature 11 editable pre amp effects all but vypyr 15 11 editable rack effects on board looper vypyr 30 60 75 100 120 midi input vypyr 30 60 75 100 120 and usb 2.0 connectivity vypyr 60 75 100 120 . the battery powered nano vypyr was introduced in 2012 as a competitor against other small portable modeling amps like the roland micro cube and fender mini mustang . the vypyr 60 and vypyr 120 amps as well as the vypyr 120 head feature 12ax7 and 6l6gc tubes . 7 in 2013 an enhanced line of vypyr amps was released . called the vypyr vip series short for variable instrument input the vip 1 vip 2 and vip 3 retain all the programmed models of the original vypyrs but also possess the ability to serve as acoustic guitar amps as well as bass guitar amps . they are also programmable by way of computer software link . 8 tnt series bass amplifiers edit the tnt series bass amplifier first entered the market in the late 1970s as a 45 watt combo with one 15 speaker . the high power tnt bass amplifier series was introduced as a 150 200 watt bass combo primarily equipped with a scorpion or black widow 15 inch woofer . the tnt series was recently updated to 600 watts under the title peavey tour tnt 115 . it is currently the most powerful bass combo sold by peavey . 400bh series bass amplifiers edit the 400 bh power amp module was used in a range of bass amps during the early 1980s commencing with the mkiii bass head in 1979 . the mkiv bass amp head unit introduced in 1981 offers a range of functions . it is air cooled features protection circuitry and is capable of around 300 350 watts rms safely into 2 ohms . the 2 ohm load rating is very stable this amp actually operates at less than 2 ohms enabling the use of multiple mix and match speaker systems to improve acoustic efficiency and sound stage options . in contrast typical modern musical instrument amps are limited to 4 ohms speaker systems . circuit board layout is conservative easy to access repair or modify . dynamics and reliability are excellent . its only weak point is that the preamp and power amp modules are installed in the chipboard cabinet with lack of electromagnetic shielding resulting in a need to physically separate the amp head from bass pickups and speakers . that can be easily fixed by installing earthed aluminium foil or sheet inside the cabinet . windsor series guitar amplifiers edit introduced as a low cost clone of the vaunted marshall jcm800 2203 master volume . the internal design is essentially identical to the vintage marshall with the exception of using a plate fed tone stack instead of the marshall trademarked cathode follower based circuitry . wolfgang series electric guitars edit see also list of peavey guitars these were