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Peavey Custom Cropper and Donahue Guitars

PG's Joe Coffey is On Location in Meridian, MS, where he gets a tour of Peavey's new Custom Shop facilities with CEO/Founder Hartley Peavey. In this video, Hartley walks us through the conception and development of Steve Cropper's and Jerry Donahue's new Custom Shop Tele-style guitars.

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PG's Joe Coffey is On Location in Meridian, MS, where he gets a tour of Peavey's new Custom Shop facilities with CEO/Founder Hartley Peavey. In this video, Hartley walks us through the conception and development of Steve Cropper's and Jerry Donahue's new Custom Shop Tele-style guitars.
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