Members SrMeowMeow Posted September 1, 2011 Members Share Posted September 1, 2011 So is this: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/msg/2555328126.html worth a look-see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pine Apple Slim Posted September 1, 2011 Members Share Posted September 1, 2011 So is this: http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/msg/2555328126.htmlworth a look-see? Yes, if you don't go blind having to look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SrMeowMeow Posted September 1, 2011 Members Share Posted September 1, 2011 Yes, if you don't go blind having to look at it. I like purple. So that's obviously a different guitar than the HP Special, but what are the major differences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lacking Talent Posted September 3, 2011 Members Share Posted September 3, 2011 Bookmarked for later. Any site that opens with classic Montrose has my complete attention. The guy has almost a dozen [uSA Custom Shop versions] of these axes for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nazgul6 Posted September 30, 2011 Members Share Posted September 30, 2011 I'm glad I found this thread. I have been through GAS a million times. I've owned JP6, JPX, LP Standard, LP Custom, Jackson DK1 and a Malmsteen strat and various SG's. I was looking at an EBMM Axis and I wasn't crazy about the body shape and then I stumbled upon the HP Special CT USA. That was over a year ago and anything else I play still doesn't do it for me. This guitar looks great in the tobacco burst, I love the maple binding, birdseye maple neck etc. The zebra pickups are really hot but clear. The neck feels awesome and that lok block tremolo system is brilliant. Check it out. I'm actually on the hunt for a black cherry hard tail. And I am inlove wiht that Mocha burst on the Rock'n'Roll weekend site. Check mine out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members csm Posted September 30, 2011 Members Share Posted September 30, 2011 A "Peavey Tele" Wasn't that their 'Omniac' -- the short-lived Jerry Donahue model which replaced his sig Fender Tele and has now been replaced in turn by a Trev Wilkinson-designed Fret-King? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AL Guitar Posted November 1, 2011 Members Share Posted November 1, 2011 Here's mine: I've had it four years now and still love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted November 1, 2011 Members Share Posted November 1, 2011 Nods. We have one of those at church...fantastic bass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brian Krashpad Posted November 1, 2011 Members Share Posted November 1, 2011 We have one of those at church...fantastic bass! Thanks, I love mine even though those Northern Ash natural-finished ones are freaking heavy. I took it to a 3-day jam a year or so ago and it was a big hit with the other players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fendson Posted November 1, 2011 Members Share Posted November 1, 2011 Here are some crappy pics of my HP Signature USA Custom. http://www.flickr.com/photos/13714104@N05/archives/date-posted/2011/03/03/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nazgul6 Posted November 2, 2011 Members Share Posted November 2, 2011 I actually can't find a guitar that I like as much as this. I have gas because I haven't bought a guitar in over a year. And I have money to burn and there is nothing else I really want to buy except for another one of these. I was thinking of checking out some more EVH style guitars. How does the EVH Wolfgang compare? Or the Axis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members danswon Posted November 2, 2011 Members Share Posted November 2, 2011 that Peavey tele copy is the worst combination of ugly and boring looks-wise, but has exactly what i want in a guitar features-wise if i saw one going cheap used near me i'd probably snap it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Coopster Posted November 2, 2011 Members Share Posted November 2, 2011 And I am in love wiht that Mocha burst on the Rock'n'Roll weekend site. Check mine out! Hey! I saw that mocha burst first! Back up! I kid, that guitar is :love: Yours ain't bad either. I horribly offended that PV didn't stand behind these a little more, they were excellent guitars. I still plan on getting one someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sgill72 Posted August 8, 2012 Members Share Posted August 8, 2012 To compare EBMM with PV is ridiculous. Did they both have EVH and build guitars? Yes. The comparison stops there. PV's guitar market is only about 10% of what the company does and is known for. PV is an electronics company whether you like it or not. I dont know how many times I have posted this on forums, but I look at the way EBMM conducted business and Peavey as how to be a success and how to fail. EBMM was a tiny little company who landed the biggest player of his era and after a year were able to move into a big new factory, and even after he bolted continued on working with top players and producing top shelf all US built guitars.On the other hand Peavey was a big company who never had any respect in the guitar community, though they turned out blue collar US made guitars that were great buys, and solid guitars. That all changed once they landed the big fish in the pond and overnight they had the respect they always craved, and showed they could produce a top shelf guitar with the big boys. They also opened a killer CS that started with 4 guys that produced some of the best sounding and playing guitars I ever played or heard. But they set their sites on the Asian market, closed down the Leaksville plant and lost Ed, but that should not of been the end of it all as EBMM proved. But I guess Hartley did not care about losing what momentum and respect they built up and shifted just about the whole guitar work load to Asia. If he would of taken the same route as EBMM and picked a few top players to work with as endorsers, instead of naming models after himself and a bottle of Jack Daniels they may still be rolling. Instead the CS has closed it's doors for good and they are turning out $299 pieces of {censored}. I would advise anyone to sit on ebay and grab a CS HP Special which are one of the best bargains you will find for a grand before they are all gone.Others may see things differently but that is the way I view the whole saga. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jpnyc Posted August 8, 2012 Members Share Posted August 8, 2012 Peavy sucks at marketing. I really don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wimpy77 Posted August 8, 2012 Members Share Posted August 8, 2012 hartley has never wanted peavey to be known as a guitar company. he has always wanted to be known as an electronics company, building pa's and amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fusion1 Posted August 8, 2012 Members Share Posted August 8, 2012 What were the street prices of the original Peavey EVH models back in the day? IIRC the Wolfgang Standard Hardtails were under $1k (I seem to remember them being around $800 new) and the flat top Specials with Floyds were even less and the stop tail flattop Specials were around $500. Correct me if I am wrong. What are good prices on these and I checked Ebay and the only one that seemed under valued somewhat was a Wolfgang Special with Floyd for $625 but it is not mint. What are the going prices for the Wolfgang Standard (Floyd or Stoptail)? Seems used these would be in the low $1k range, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fusion1 Posted August 8, 2012 Members Share Posted August 8, 2012 Has anyone ever added pickup rings even if just taped on so as to not make permanent mods on one of the EVH models? I never liked the "look" of direct mounted pickups without the rings, as it makes it look unfinished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tedmich Posted August 8, 2012 Members Share Posted August 8, 2012 Hartley was the first guitar builder to use CNC, check it its true. That lowered costs enough to make good guitars in US at reasonable prices Once everyone went to Asia for CNC, PV had to chase the lowest price to compete. Hartley's always been about innovation, volume and value (not necessarily in that order!) He's never had (or chased) the "cool market" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members straycat113 Posted August 10, 2012 Members Share Posted August 10, 2012 Why is it ridicules to compare Peavey to EBMM? I think you should study your guitar history a little more. I see Hartley Peavey in the VG Hall of Fame as an innovator right next to Leo Fender, Ted McCarty, and Jim Marshall to name a few but I dont see Ernie or Sterling Ball. Peavey also had close to 100 different models to EB'S 7 and as stated Hartley was the first to use a CNC machine. Ebmm produced 6,000 EVH sig guitars in 6 years while Peavey produced over 8,000 in the second year alone. Yes Hartley wanted to produce guitars but he started in the 70's when Fender and Gibson were really the only names that mattered. I am not a big fan of Peavey guitars and a huge fan of EBMM but when you land the biggest player on the planet, show the world you can build a top shelf guitar with the best of them as the Wolfgangs were/are killer guitars and then throw away all the respect you longed for all those years by taking 95% of your guitar building operation to Asia = You Blew It! Those Custom HP's are wicked guitars and you can find them all over at bargain bin prices. The funny thing is this thread is a year old and Mario kept saying stock up on Wolfgangs because they are so cheap. Well I guess with the new album and tour as well as Ed regaining his old form must of had an impact. Look on Ebay now and a clean Standards are going in the upper teens to 2K+! What a difference a year makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wimpy77 Posted August 10, 2012 Members Share Posted August 10, 2012 Peavey took their business overseas to compete with everyone else too keep their prices to what they wanted. Eddie became frustrated with Peavey for the same reason he became frustrated with EBMM. They couldn't get products out fast enough for him. Ernie Ball will eventually get to the VG Hall of Fame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretmonster Posted August 10, 2012 Members Share Posted August 10, 2012 I sooo wanted to take a chance on one of those guitars, but have been afraid they might have the same freakishly narrow neck as a T-15 I once owned. I think the HP Special with the blue quilt top is one of the most gorgeous guitars I've ever seen (only seen pictures). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members matt rhoades Posted August 10, 2012 Members Share Posted August 10, 2012 I love my hardtail hp special. Its my fav right now. Pic of it on my avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members poolshark Posted August 10, 2012 Members Share Posted August 10, 2012 I sooo wanted to take a chance on one of those guitars, but have been afraid they might have the same freakishly narrow neck as a T-15 I once owned. I think the HP Special with the blue quilt top is one of the most gorgeous guitars I've ever seen (only seen pictures). American HPs are nothing, nothing like the old T-series or early/mid-90s Predators. The HP Custom I just sold had a gorgeously fat neck and 1 3/4" nut - I believe the Specials and other bolt-ons use a Wolfgang profile, which is outstandingly comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members straycat113 Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 They have a very comfortable 15" radius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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