Summer NAMM 2006: Spotlight on Peavey Guitars

Though the 2006 Summer NAMM Show doesn't open until July 14, Modern Guitars readers are invited to take a sneek peak at the models that will be unveiled tomorrow.

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Generation EX
• 25 ½” scale
• Alder body
• Three-ply pickguard
• Vintage-wound bridge and neck pickup














Generation Vintage EX
• 25 ½” scale
• Alder body
• Three-ply pickguard
• Vintage-wound bridge and neck pickups
• Maple neck
• 21 vintage frets
• Single volume and tone controls
• Three-way pickup selector
• Ashtray-style bridge
• Vintage tuners
• 6-in-line headstock
• Available in solid and transparent colors






Generation Custom EX
• 25 ½” scale
• Alder body
• Three-ply pickguard
• Two vintage-wound Peavey humbucking pickups
• ACM® analog acoustic modeling bridge with separate volume
• Five-way pickup selector
• Three-way toggle switches from acoustic ACM tone to electric or both
• Maple neck with rosewood fingerboard
• 21 vintage frets
• Single volume and tone controls
• Ashtray-style bridge
• Vintage tuners
• 6-in-line headstock
• Available in solid and transparent colors





Vortex EX
• 24 ¾” scale with 24 frets
• Basswood body with satin black finish
• Bolt-on maple neck for fast rhythm and lead playing
• Rosewood fretboard
• Six-in-line headstock
• Two hot-wound ceramic Peavey pickups with three-way toggle
• Single volume and tone controls
• Fully floated, Floyd Rose-licensed double-locking tremolo









David Ellefson Zodiac Scorpio Bass
• 34” scale
• 21 frets
• Black finish with chrome-plated pickguard
• 8” radius maple neck with rosewood fingerboard
• Solid alder body with sculpted front and back contours
• Steel bridge with machined steel saddles
• 1 ½” nut width
• All chrome-plated hardware
• One Seymour Duncan® Quarter-Pound™ P-style pickup
• One Seymour Duncan Quarter-Pound J-style pickup
• Passive electronics
• Two master volume controls and one master tone control
• Switchcraft® jack
• Butterfly tuning pegs





Introducing the Peavey Online Custom Shop
Musicians will soon be able to design and buy one-of-a-kind Peavey instruments in the all-new Peavey Custom Shop, a real-time online interface that will debut in beta format at the 2006 Summer NAMM Show. The new Peavey Custom Shop will take musicians step by step through the process of designing custom Peavey guitars and basses to their own specifications. This new interface is the only online custom shop that offers a custom color palette where users can dial in their exact custom color or choose from a bank of standard colors. In addition, the Peavey Custom Shop will allow musicians to submit their orders online immediately or save their creations and upload for future purchase.

The Peavey Custom Shop will see its official launch at PeaveyCustomShop.com in Q4 2006.

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