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  Hartley Peavey Rallies Sweetwater Troops
Hartley Peavey takes pride in the fact that he has avoided the corporate takeovers that have driven many instrument makers out of business.
Peavey's presentation was one part technical information, one part motivational speech, and one part autobiography.
Later in the day Hartley Peavey sat down in front of Sweetwater's cameras and spoke on a range of topics, including his company's remarkable 40-year history, his pioneering approach to making guitars, and Peavey's ability to manufacture quality products without needing to charge premium prices.
www.sweetwater.com /about/press-releases/pr.php?id=00094   (500 words)

  
 Peavey
Peavey must have had a soft spot for the local, hard working musician because his products' success was built of the backs of them and the independent dealer.
What we like about selling Peavey is that we know you're walking out the door with not only a good deal but you won't be coming back for repairs anytime soon.
Plus, Peavey isn't just content to jump on any bandwagon that passes by, they are often the leader and innovator, for instance, the Kosmo processor which hands down beat the competition in sound enhancement gear.
www.campbellsmusic.com /documents/52.html   (225 words)

  
 MS State News: Peavey Electronics founder to address MSU grads
Peavey Electronics, the company he founded in 1965-the same year he graduated from MSU-has developed into one of the world's largest manufacturers of musical instruments and professional sound equipment.
"Hartley Peavey is recognized throughout the world as an authority on the music and audio industry, and he has built a company known for creativity and innovation," said MSU President Charles Lee.
Hartley Peavey is a member of the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, a 1992 recipient of the National Literacy Honors Award presented by President and Mrs.
www.msstate.edu /web/media/detail.php?id=2448   (421 words)

  
 Guitar Player - Music Industry Pioneer Peavey Awarded For Lifetime Achievement In Music
Peavey drew praise from the Guitar Player editorial staff for his unwavering dedication to musicians and his innovations in guitars and amplifiers.
Hartley Peavey established his company in a small room above his father's Meridian, Miss.-based music store in 1965, where he built his solid-state, 35-watt Musician guitar amplifiers by hand.
Hartley, a devotee of the "vertical integration" concept, turned Peavey into a full-line manufacturing company that made "every link in the audio chain," a tradition that endures today.
www.guitarplayer.com /story.asp?storycode=5939   (639 words)

  
 Peavey Founder Receives Honorary Doctorate
As a tribute to the global success Peavey has achieved with his musical instrument and sound equipment company—which he founded in 1965, the same year he graduated from MSU—the state's largest university presented him with an honorary doctor of creative and performing-arts degree.
"Hartley Peavey is recognized throughout the world as an authority on the music and audio industry, and he has built a company known for creativity and innovation," says MSU President Charles Lee.
Peavey drew from his personal business experiences and cautioned the graduates of the challenges posed by the international business community.
www.svconline.com /news/peavey_founder_doctorate   (277 words)

  
 Musician's Friend - Search Results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Peavey's Nashville Series has long been the standard for steel guitarists and the company's support of this genre continues with the introduction of...
The Peavey Triple XXX 412 4x12 Guitar Cabinet is designed to match the Triple XXX head with emphasis on low end and cutting mids and highs.
Named after Peavey's founder and CEO, Hartley Peavey, the HP Signature electric guitar is the ultimate refinement of the playability, tone, style,...
www.musiciansfriend.com /home/navigation?N=100001+304262+11+202641&Ne=1128&page=1   (375 words)

  
 Backbeat Books - The Peavey Revolution
This is the inside story of the company and its colorful founder, Hartley Peavey.
Peavey envisioned building top-quality instruments and equipment at affordable prices, and through ambition, creativity, and dogged persistence—and amid personal triumphs and tragedies—he realized his dream.
From Hartley's early years to the company's 1965 founding to its emergence a global powerhouse, The Peavey Revolution is an engaging account of a unique Mississippian, his company, its products, and the players who have used them.
www.backbeatbooks.com /?n=Recording%20%26%20Music%20Business&c=6&p=0879308494&s=05EB3984-65B8-DA80-CBCA57F2D96537AD   (191 words)

  
 Hartley Peavey
Peavey Named 'Manufacturer Of The Year' - Print Now celebrating its 40th anniversary as one of the largest manufacturers of musical instruments and professional sound equipment in the world, Peavey holds more than 130 patents and produces more than 2,000 products, which are distributed throughout the United States and to 136 other countries.
Peavey Named 'Manufacturer Of The Year' - Companies Now celebrating its 40th anniversary as one of the largest manufacturers of musical instruments and professional sound equipment in the world, Peavey holds more than 130 patents and produces more than 2,000 products, which are distributed throughout the United States and to 136 other countries.
Peavey Founder Receives Honorary Doctorate Mississippi State University (MSU) honored Peavey Electronics Corp. (www.peavey.com) founder Hartley Peavey with an honorary doctorate during its commencement ceremony on May 8, in Starkville, Mississippi.
www.shopping-finds.com /directory/peavey/hartley-peavey.html   (470 words)

  
 The Real World of Business Aviation - Peavy Electronics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Hartley Peavey’s mousetrap, built in his garage 30 years ago (where all legendary mousetraps begin life), was an amplifier designed for professional musicians.
Today, Peavey Electronics is a justifiably proud anachronism – an American electronics manufacturer based in Meridian, Mississippi, which successfully competes head-on with the best the world has to offer.
Peavey’s 2,400 employees, based primarily in Meridian, ordinarily are limited in their air travel options, as the Meridian airport has only about a dozen airline flights each day.
www.nbaa.org /@@QgKaAmsVIAEC/realworld/peavey.htm   (333 words)

  
 Eddie Van Halen And Peavey End Long-Term Partnership News At Blistering.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Peavey collaborated with the guitarist on his signature-model Peavey Wolfgang Series electric guitars and Peavey 5150 Series amplifiers.
Peavey is one of the largest manufacturers of musical instruments and professional sound equipment in the world.
Peavey holds more than 130 patents and produces more than 2,000 products, which are distributed throughout the United States and to 136 other countries.
www.blistering.com /fastpage/fpengine.php/link/1/templateid/8366/tempidx/1/menuid/1   (403 words)

  
 The Peavey Revolution : Hartley Peavey: The Gear, the Company, and the All-American... at instrumentuniverse.com
Peavey’s vision was to build top-quality instruments that plain folk like him could afford, and through his ambition, creativity, and hard work he created one of the leading companies in the music and sound industries.
Hartley once envisioned his future success, and this book tells how that prediction came about.
You are currently at the The Peavey Revolution : Hartley Peavey: The Gear, the Company, and the All-American...
www.instrumentuniverse.com /books/k/Keyboard_Instruction_Books/The_Peavey_Revolution_Hartley_Peavey_The_Gear_the_Company_and_the_All_American_Success_Sto_0879308494.htm   (416 words)

  
 Hartley Peavey - Exclusive Interview
A special thanks to Hartley from myself, for it was a treat for me personally to share his insight, his determination and most of all his passion.
A major difference between Peavey and our competitors is that some of the famous names seem more interested in desperately trying to "recreate the glories of the past" than in trying to build a better product for today's (and tomorrow's) musician.
Peavey is one of the very few amp companies in the world that makes its own loudspeakers.
www.musicianshotline.com /archive/interviews/hpeavey.htm   (2758 words)

  
 Hartley Peavey - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Hartley Peavey is a founder and CEO of Peavey Electronics Corporation and a well-known innovator in the musical equipment industry.
A 1965 graduate of Mississippi State University, Peavey has been recognized by his alma mater as an Alumni Fellow and as the 2004 commencement speaker.
He also received an honorary doctor of creative and performing arts degree from Mississippi State in 2004.
www.the-free-web-encyclopedia.com /default.asp?w=w&title=Hartley_Peavey&action=edit   (206 words)

  
 Musician.com - Search Results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
At the heart of the all-tube Peavey ValveKing 212 is a patent-pending, Class A/B Texture control that allows variable selection and combination of...
The Peavey Escort 2000 Portable Sound System was perfectly designed for schools, churches, civic organizations, and small music groups.
The Peavey Delta Blues Amp is bred for the bllues.
www.musician.com /home/navigation?N=100004+11+202641&Ne=1460+1469&page=1   (454 words)

  
 Peavey guitars including Jack Daniels styles and more
We carry the Hartley Peavey signature series, as well as the vtype and stage pack series.
Named after Peavey's founder and CEO, Hartley Peavey, the HP Signature EXP guitar is an exact replica of the HP signature USA model guitar.
The Peavey Jack Daniel's AG2 Acoustic Electric Guitar combines a vintage dreadnought-style body with traditional X-bracing; a spruce or cedar top; mahogany back, neck and sides; and a rosewood fretboard with 20 nickel silver frets.
www.proaudiomusic.com /misc/peavey.htm   (1233 words)

  
 Integrity and Peavey form strategic alliance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Integrity Incorporated, leading producer of praise and worship music, and Peavey Electronics Corporation have formed a strategic alliance to better serve individual ministries and the Church as a whole.
Peavey has also begun providing equipment and technicians for worship seminars sponsored by Integrity.
Integrity and Peavey are also looking at equipment/instrument sponsorship opportunities for Integrity's worship artists and are working on ways to partner for Integrity's live, remote recordings.
www.pro-music-news.com /html/01/e11218pe.htm   (323 words)

  
 Mississippi Development Authority   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Peavey is the only U.S. company of its kind that makes every “link in the audio chain,” from guitars, bass and drum mixers, amplifiers and speakers.
Peavey sound systems are used in more than a quarter of North America’s NFL stadiums and venues from Disney World to London’s Heathrow Airport.
Peavey products are used by a number of well-known performing artists and groups including Tim McGraw, Coolio, Foo Fighters, Van Halen, Sting, Ted Nugent, Megadeth, and Cher.
www.mississippi.org /content/page/2966   (247 words)

  
 VERICUT User: Peavy Electronics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Peavey also produces musical instruments, including guitars (both electric and acoustic), basses, keyboards, and drums.
As the millennium comes to a close, Peavey is now one of the few remaining guitar manufacturers in the United States.
One of the main reasons Peavey chose VERICUT is because of its ability to simulate the actual CNC machine center.
www.cgtech.com /peavey.htm   (933 words)

  
 Peavey USA - Peavey Magnet System - Guitars, Basses, Amps, Speakers, DJ, Accessories, Electric, Accoustic
We are happy to be able to offer you the years of experience put into Peavey equipment and still offer you the best price on top quality product.
Peavey Electronics was founded in Mississippi where Hartley Peavey grew up.
Hartley quickly found out that he was better at making musical equipment than playing them, so Peavey Electronics was born.
www.peaveymag.net /aboutus-dealer-22800.aspx   (186 words)

  
 Systems Contractor News Online - Peavey Founder Honored With Dedication   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Meridian, MS--The City of Meridian renamed a portion of Mississippi Highway 493 in honor of Hartley Peavey, founder and CEO of Peavey Electronics, in a ceremony at Peavey International Headquarters last week.
Officials from the City of Meridian and Lauderdale County joined the Peavey family and employees in celebrating the accomplishments of Hartley and his company during their first 38 years of business.
The new Hartley Peavey Drive runs in front of Peavey International Headquarters, stretching from nearby North Hills St. to Meridian's northern city limits.
www.systemscontractor.com /2003/0207/news_3.shtml   (216 words)

  
 Peavey Guitar to Tower at Hard Rock Casino & Hotel @ Music Gear Review
As a tribute to Peavey's legacy of craftsmanship, quality and innovation in musical instruments and sound equipment, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Biloxi will construct the tallest Hard Rock sign in the world in the shape of a Peavey guitar.
Not just any guitar, either, and not in just any place: the Biloxi casino's beachfront sign will replicate the new HP Signature™ guitar, named for Peavey's founder and sole owner, Hartley Peavey, and Hard Rock Biloxi is scheduled for completion during 2005, the 40th anniversary of fellow Mississippi-based Peavey Electronics Corporation.
Hartley Peavey adds, "Peavey is synonymous with both music and Mississippi, and it's an honor to be involved with Hard Rock in Mississippi.
www.musicgearreview.com /article-display/1293.html   (306 words)

  
 PEAVEY40 Contest - Intro
Named in celebration of Peavey's first 40 years—1965 to 2005—Peavey 6505™ Series guitar amplifiers are the undisputed go-to rock guitar amps due to their raw tone, relentless power and road-proven reliability.
Now in its 40th year of operation, Peavey is celebrating this momentous anniversary by pairing with Broadjam to bring you the Peavey 40th Anniversary Song Contest.
We invite you to celebrate 40 years of Peavey by entering your best music for the chance to have your song heard by Hartley Peavey himself, as well as win an HP™ Signature Series EXP guitar autographed by Hartley and a Peavey 6505™ guitar amplifier.
www.broadjam.com /contests/peavey40/contest/01_intro.asp   (637 words)

  
 Hartley Peavey Drive PR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Hartley added, "My goal for this company has always been to be the best.
Peavey Electronics also swept the Music and Sound Awards at the recent Winter 2003 NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Exposition, taking nine awards—including Manufacturer of the Year and Product of the Year.
Peavey Electronics Corporation is one of the largest manufacturers of musical instruments and professional sound equipment in the world.
www.prthatrocks.com /hpdrivepr.html   (355 words)

  
 Peavey.com :: Hartley Peavey New Face of 'Come See My Hometown' Campaign   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Headquarters—Hartley Peavey is the latest homegrown celebrity featured in the Meridian/Lauderdale County Tourism Bureau's ongoing "Come See My Hometown" billboard campaign.
The bureau has placed Peavey's first billboard on Interstate 20/59 near the main exit for downtown Meridian, Miss.
Hartley Peavey is responsible for putting Meridian not only in the national marketplace, but in a prominent global position, as well."
www.peavey.com /news/article.cfm/action/view/id/33/20043112.cfm   (317 words)

  
 The Peavey Revolution   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Peavey’s vision was to build top-quality instruments that plain folk like him could afford, and through his ambition, creativity, and hard work he created an industry giant.
In 1973 he became one of the first export distributors for Peavey Electronics, and he worked with and for Hartley Peavey for the next 30 years.
As a key executive in the organisation he witnessed first-hand the dramatic growth of the company at close range, before retiring as Peavey’s Managing Director (Europe) in June 2003.
www.backbeatuk.com /books/inst/peavey.htm   (204 words)

  
 Meridian Star - Alexander wins Peavey award   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Joined by her husband, Jimmy, her three daughters and five grandchildren, the small woman with a big presence who could barely be seen standing behind the podium at the 18th annual Main Event Business and Industry Expo, said she was honored to be chosen.
Peavey, founder of Peavey Electronics in Meridian has owned and operated the business for more than 40 years.
PEAVEY AWARD RECIPIENT Hartley Peavey, left, founder of Peavey Electronics, presents Ann Alexander with the Hartley D. Peavey Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence at the 18th Annual The Main Event Business and Industry Expo at the Lauderdale County Agri-Center on Thursday.
www.meridianstar.com /local/local_story_118005321.html   (604 words)

  
 Peavey Honored at Music & Sound Awards
North American musical instrument and sound reinforcement retailers honored Hartley Peavey with four 2006 Music & Sound Awards, including the first Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Music & Sound Awards recognize outstanding technological advances and musical instrument and pro sound equipment sales in the multi-billion-dollar music retail industry, and are chosen by retailers in the U.S. and Canada.
Peavey has won the award for Best New Power Amp four years straight.
www.mixonline.com /mixline/peavey-music-awards-021506   (122 words)

  
 Peavey A Highway Man
Meridian, Miss., has renamed a portion of Mississippi Highway 493 to be Hartley Peavey Drive in honor of the founder and CEO of Peavey Electronics.
The new Hartley Peavey Drive runs in front of Peavey International headquarters.
Mayor John Robert Smith paid tribute to the company's contributions to Meridian and Lauderdale County: “Thousands of our residents depend on Peavey Electronics for their livelihood, education and future.” Take a drive-by at www.peavey.com/news/hartleydr.cfm.
www.mixonline.com /mag/audio_peavey_highway_man   (79 words)

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