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The story of Peavey and its era-defining Van Halen collaborations – and why they came to an end
By Amit Sharma published
Peavey CEO Courtland Gray looks back at the firm’s decades of boundary-pushing products, and what sets the company apart from Fender and Marshall

Footage of Dweezil Zappa and Jack Black’s cover of Crazy Train, featuring Eddie Van Halen’s ‘Rasta’ guitar, was never released – but now it's been unearthed
By Phil Weller published
Filmed on the set of On The Spot, it brings together two pieces of gear with interesting stories to tell

Eddie Van Halen apparently left Peavey because it signed a second superstar shredder – Joe Satriani
By Matt Owen published
Van Halen had developed his Wolfgang and 5150 with Peavey, but the firm’s current CEO reckons Satch’s arrival ultimately convinced him to leave

Josh Homme teams up with Peavey to recreate the sought-after Peavey Decade – with a host of modern upgrades
By Janelle Borg published
The brand new Peavey Decade Too takes direct inspiration from the '80s classic, whose iconic features have also been transformed into a compact pedal

It’s one of the all-time sleeper amps – and now there’s $100 off the Peavey Classic 20 at Sweetwater
By Matt Parker published
The firm’s vintage-inspired tweed ‘n’ tubes line has long earned its own place in player’s hearts – and there’s a great deal on the super flexible Classic 20 combo right now

“Luscious high-gain distortion and tight-but-mammoth bottom end”: Peavey Invective .112 combo review
By Chris Gill published
Peavey's Misha Mansoor tube amp collab is reimagined as a 1x12 combo, with an expanded clean channel and all the the gain the 21st-century metal player needs

Best budget guitar amps under $500 in 2025: cost-cutting amplifiers for the budget-conscious player
By Michael Astley-Brown last updated
Get great sounds and features without blowing your budget – from affordable tube amps to wallet-friendly digital modeling amps and everything in between

Peavey and Misha Mansoor’s versatile Invective amp head has been turned into a combo
By Matt Owen published
Periphery's resident djent specialist was brought onboard to help produce a downsized version of his hugely popular Invective 120. Could this be the versatile modern metal combo amp to beat?

Best amps for metal 2025: our top picks for high-gain heroes
By Jonathan Horsley last updated
These powerhouse metal amps from PRS, Orange, Friedman, EVH, and more will have you primed to seek and destroy

“A robust meat-and-potatoes amp that can survive daily gigs, performs well in the studio and doesn’t cost an arm and a leg”: Peavey Classic 20 Combo review
By Chris Gill published
Revamped and downsized in all the right places, the Peavey Classic Series delivers bluechip tube tones at blue collar prices
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