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  • #46
    Re: Wow! What happened to Peavey?

    Originally posted by ArtieToo View Post
    I do know of one unfortunate move they made. There was an episode of "Undercover Boss" where one of the top management team did the usual undercover thing. One particular employee pointed out all the things they were doing wrong. He was getting ready to quit. He had a nice offer from another company for two or three times his current wage. At the reveal, at the end, they told him how they were going to fix all those things, give him a raise, and begged him to stay. He did. About a month after the a show aired, he was fired. Of course, his other job offer went to someone else. Even as a Peavey fan, it was a pretty ****ty thing to do.

    Not sure if they're still up, but segments of that episode were on the 'Tube for awhile.
    I was gonna mention that episode
    Just sux

    But on the topic of Peavey equipment
    In my travels here in the southeast
    Most of the clubs had Peavey PA systems
    And if the band provides their own it is a Peavey 80% of the time
    They made fun of my Behringer PA. Until they saw the functionality of it

    I have seen tons of Peavey amps, guitars, PAs, etc
    Everything but keyboards and drum kits

    It sux that they have outsourced everything now
    The office in Meridian is just a warehouse where returns are sent
    They used to do repairs there once and probably still do
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    • #47
      Re: Wow! What happened to Peavey?

      Originally posted by ehdwuld View Post
      It sux that they have outsourced everything now
      The office in Meridian is just a warehouse where returns are sent
      It does. I have quite a bit of Peavey equipment, and it's all good. It's just a shame.

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      • #48
        Re: Wow! What happened to Peavey?

        And to be fair
        The Peavey PAs do have a high pitched squall when they are first turned on

        Kinda distinctive
        And iconic for Peavey systems
        EHD
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        • #49
          Re: Wow! What happened to Peavey?

          I didn't know about the TV show, or that they fired their workforce here. That's some serious tanking, right there. I bet the real story is even more crazy.
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          • #50
            Re: Wow! What happened to Peavey?

            Originally posted by ehdwuld View Post
            I was gonna mention that episode
            Just sux

            But on the topic of Peavey equipment
            In my travels here in the southeast
            Most of the clubs had Peavey PA systems
            And if the band provides their own it is a Peavey 80% of the time
            They made fun of my Behringer PA. Until they saw the functionality of it

            I have seen tons of Peavey amps, guitars, PAs, etc
            Everything but keyboards and drum kits

            It sux that they have outsourced everything now
            The office in Meridian is just a warehouse where returns are sent
            They used to do repairs there once and probably still do
            I can attest that for decades ive known of & have played in bands that had big 40 channel type Peavey PA's/power amps ect and some were real nice. I had a Peavey Rockmaster Pre & a 60/60 Power amp guitar rig from the 80's, it was cool for what it was but a one trick pony. I needed 12 spaces of rack gear for it to sound decent. Much more prefer an amp head w/a handle to pickup & go. Never a fan of their guitars or FX.
            Last edited by JMP/HBE; 07-09-2020, 10:00 AM.

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            • #51
              Re: Wow! What happened to Peavey?

              Originally posted by Mincer View Post
              I didn't know about the TV show, or that they fired their workforce here. That's some serious tanking, right there. I bet the real story is even more crazy.
              Their "workforce" here is literally one office that just arranges shipments from China to big box stores. They're barely even a brand anymore. Hartley retired and his son moved everything to China, negating the only reason anybody bought Peavey during their glory days -- they were affordable and made in America.
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              • #52
                Re: Wow! What happened to Peavey?

                I know for a fact Marshall UK didn't move anything to Vietnam til old man Jim kicked off.
                None of the Marshall kids wanted to run the company like their Dad.

                Seems Hartley himself was the only one keeping jobs here til his son took over.

                If i inherited a Million dollar company maybe i would sell too.
                Hard to walk in other peoples shoes without actually doing it.
                Last edited by JMP/HBE; 07-09-2020, 01:00 PM.

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                • #53
                  Re: Wow! What happened to Peavey?

                  Originally posted by JMP/HBE View Post
                  Try Depression not recession. We've been in recession since 2016.
                  Thank you. Not many people realize this. Stock market was going to crash October of last year before the fed started printing hundreds of billions for overnight lending. This is the same type of quantitative easing that's being carried out now to bolster the markets during covid, and it's the same last resort strategy used in 08/09

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                  • #54
                    Re: Wow! What happened to Peavey?

                    Originally posted by rainsong86 View Post
                    Thank you. Not many people realize this. Stock market was going to crash October of last year before the fed started printing hundreds of billions for overnight lending. This is the same type of quantitative easing that's being carried out now to bolster the markets during covid, and it's the same last resort strategy used in 08/09
                    Stock market only relfects stocks, not the Economy despite what all the pundits/talking heads say on TV.

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                    • #55
                      Re: Wow! What happened to Peavey?

                      Originally posted by JMP/HBE View Post
                      I know for a fact Marshall UK didn't move anything to Vietnam til old man Jim kicked off.
                      None of the Marshall kids wanted to run the company like their Dad.

                      Seems Hartley himself was the only one keeping jobs here til his son took over.

                      If i inherited a Million dollar company maybe i would sell too.
                      Hard to walk in other peoples shoes without actually doing it.
                      this is the problem with so many legacy companies right now. Spoiled rich kids don't want to work as hard as their cool dads did. They get given a thriving brand with a huge fan base and they take it for granted and wish they could be fashion designers or something instead. I don't blame them, I didn't go into the same line of work as my parents, but it would have been cool for these people to have passed the companies into the hands of passionate guitar and music industry people instead of just y'know. Their fail sons
                      green globe burned black by sunn

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                      • #56
                        Re: Wow! What happened to Peavey?

                        Originally posted by Empty Pockets View Post
                        Their "workforce" here is literally one office that just arranges shipments from China to big box stores. They're barely even a brand anymore. Hartley retired and his son moved everything to China, negating the only reason anybody bought Peavey during their glory days -- they were affordable and made in America.
                        In a way, like the current Dean guitars. Mostly a warehouse for China shipments, although they do have a small custom shop with a few guys.
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                        • #57
                          Re: Wow! What happened to Peavey?

                          When I was in my 20s
                          I tried being just like my father

                          Then in my 30s I decided I didn't want to be an alcoholic
                          EHD
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                          SR500 / Martin 000CE-1/Epiphone Hummingbird
                          Epiphone Florentine with OEM Probuckers
                          Ehdwuld branded Blue semi hollow custom with JB/Jazz
                          Reptile Green Gibson Custom Studio / Aqua Dean Shire semi hollow with piezo
                          Carvin Belair / Laney GC80A Acoustic Amp (a gift from Guitar Player Mag)
                          GNX3000 (yea I'm a modeler)

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                          • #58
                            Re: Wow! What happened to Peavey?

                            Originally posted by ehdwuld View Post
                            When I was in my 20s
                            I tried being just like my father

                            Then in my 30s I decided I didn't want to be an alcoholic
                            I'm just trying to outlive my father, who died at 55.

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                            • #59
                              Re: Wow! What happened to Peavey?

                              Perhaps then, it's better that they didn't.

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                              • #60
                                Re: Wow! What happened to Peavey?

                                Originally posted by Demanic View Post
                                I'm just trying to outlive my father, who died at 55.

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                                Mine died at 53 when I was a senior in High School
                                I was 18
                                2 weeks before graduation

                                My youngest one graduated two years ago
                                I just couldn't tell her why that was important
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                                Ehdwuld branded Blue semi hollow custom with JB/Jazz
                                Reptile Green Gibson Custom Studio / Aqua Dean Shire semi hollow with piezo
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