Peavey

The Fascinating Peavey T-60 Tone Circuit

July 3, 2020

With out-of-phase and coil-switching options, a treble-bleed network, and individual volume and tone controls for each pickup, this dual-humbucker’s wiring was ahead of its time when it came out in 1978.

Rig Rundown: The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die’s Chris Teti

July 1, 2020

Perry Bean

The guitarist/producer reveals how an EHX Pitch Fork downsized his touring guitar boat, and admits the difficulties of cherry-picking stomps for the band's spiraling, atmospheric odysseys.

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Rig Rundown Best Ofs: Most Iconic Basses

June 26, 2020

Premier Guitar

Verdine, Flea, Sheehan, Josephine and six other legends show us their favorite earth-rumblers!

Nili Brosh’s Spectrum—Melodies, Metal, and Monster Tones

February 18, 2020

Freddy Villano

Blending core voices from her bevy of Ibanez axes and a nylon-string guitar with influences culled from EDM, ethnic music, and djent, this rock instrumentalist reaches a colorful new frontier.

Rig Rundown: Dr. Dog

February 12, 2020

Chris Kies

Solid-state bizarros, custom instruments, and shape-shifting digital dynamos power these lo-fi rockers' aural adventures.

Reader Guitar of the Month: Peavey Predator

December 26, 2019

Premier Guitar Staff

In pursuit of maximalist tone, a guitarist bestows his favorite S-shaped guitar body with three versatile pickups, ’50s wiring, and two toggles to help him do it all.

The Year in Gear 2019

November 21, 2019

Premier Guitar

The 60+ guitars, amps, pedals, basses, and accessories that stood out from the crowd and earned our coveted Premier Gear Award this year.

Man in the Mirror: Tyler Bates

November 7, 2019

Tzvi Gluckin

From scoring a long list of film and TV projects that includes 300, Californication, and the John Wick trilogy, to producing and touring with Marilyn Manson, this multitalented composer says he will always be a guitarist first.

Peavey Invective.MH Review

November 6, 2019

Joe Charupakorn

Misha Mansoor’s own mini head is as savage as you want it to be, with a less rowdy side that surprises.

First Look: Peavey Invective MH

September 16, 2019

Perry Bean

Periphery guitarist Misha Mansoor’s shrunken signature amp dishes 20 brutally loud watts—plus a boatload of flexible sound-shaping and recording options.

Rig Rundown: Christone "Kingfish" Ingram

September 11, 2019

John Bohlinger

The 20-year-old blues phenom shares his straight-ahead approach to fiery blues-rock tones.

Trash or Treasure: Peavey Blues Classic

April 28, 2019

Zachary Fjestad

This all-tube 15" combo from the mid-’90s was produced for just a couple years, but helped develop an amp series that lives on.

Peavey Max 150 Review

February 22, 2019

David Abdo

A familiar combo gets a refresh as a stealthy-looking, feature-packed machine.

Peavey Unveils the MAX Bass Amp Series

December 14, 2018

PRESS RELEASE

One of Peavey’s features in the MAX series is the angled baffle, which allows players to direct the sound at their ears and not at their feet.

Behemoth’s Adam “Nergal” Darski: Shades of Black

December 6, 2018

David Von Bader

The influential extreme-metal frontman on I Loved You at Your Darkest and why flouting the genre’s mores is essential to its survival.

Rig Rundown: Lynyrd Skynyrd [2018]

October 31, 2018

John Bohlinger

The Southern rock guitar army of cofounder Gary Rossington and longtimers Rickey Medlocke and Mark Matejka tells the stories behind their vintage guitars, high-powered amps, and classic approach to tone.

SNAMM '18 - Peavey Max 208 Demo

July 3, 2018

Rich Osweiler

The popular bass combo series gets a facelift with sleeker preamps, recording-out options, and angled baffles for better onstage spread.

Rig Rundown: Periphery [2017]

December 27, 2017

Chris Kies

Behind-the-scenes details on the three-headed guitar monster's updated signature axes (and pickups), and their unusual reliance on a blend of 20th- and 21st-century amp technology.