Hartley Peavey -- interview-2018

I'll stick with if you like it, want it, get it - if not don't - lol...
What's my point?
I ain't got one I guess - lol...
 
Thanks Adrian. I been living with the remnants of his "issues" ever since the day he came home from work when I was about 8 years old and was alone with him. He then angrily said, " I know what you did." When I confusedly asked what, He said, " don't you sass me, I know you tried to poison the dog" I obviously had not done so,,,,,,,,,,,,, and asked what did he mean, poison the dog? That is when he got even scarier and said I tried to give the dog, pills.

At 8 years old, the only pills I knew of were aspirin and vitamins. As I did my best to avoid danger till mom got home, once she did, I pulled her aside and said, " Mom, I think there is something wrong with dad."

Needless to say, 48 years since that day dad first displayed his Schizophrenic, now diagnosed as Bipolar issues,,,,,,,,, has been a life full of challenges for me to keep him mostly sane and now into almost the age of 83 next April.
 
Bastarddon, and of course the rest of my bro's and sisters here. Thanks for listening and for compassionate concerns, not to mention my hijacking this thread. In case anyone gets a wrong impression, as I got older and dad got better treatments, the family ( sis and I) took charge of his mental health, and for the most part tolerated his dickish actions and tried to encourage his efforts of improvement. Now we just have the worst challenge as the body is breaking down with arthritis, edema, aches and pains and basically life in a wheelchair the past 1.5 years.

All is as good as it can be, and we do our best to handle the needs we can handle.

Now for some Guitar time to lift the mood LOL
 
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Chili, you are a good man. From the looks of it, you and your sister are going the extra mile and then some. I can't say that I know what you are going through, but dealing with my Dad having dementia the last 2 or 3 years of his life, I do have an idea. I applaud you for your tenacity and determination to do right by your Dad. You are a damn good man!
 
eSGEe said:
Ya know what though ---there is so MUCH -- stellar (and so many diverse models) of OLD used CHEAP AS DIRT PEavey gear on the Market--- we can all play HAPPILY to the end comes-----
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The end of what, are you referring to Time..;)
 
Sorry to say this gball, I have to agree with Adrian on the Gibbos. In the not too distant future they are going to be made in China, its coming for them. Employees aren't happy and its showing in the workmanship still. There is very little change even under the so called magic man at the helm. Soon you will be seeing Gibsons made in a factory in China , similar to this one, that has Orange amps being made with lots of hard working Chinese employees . Stay tuned..
 
Personally I think Peavey made a big mistake moving ALL of their amp production to China.

They should have kept the following in the USA:

6505+
XXX II
Classic 50
Invective

With bass heads they could have done a lot worse than a reissue of the T-Max. Leave the rest of the line in China, D class amps etc

All heads, no bother with cabs. They could import cabs from China, that wouldn't be an issue, as long as the wood and construction was decent. Most cabs around the world use Chinese-made Celestion speakers anyway. This would have sacrificed a few amps in the range but not made a huge change. Getting rid of the whole Ultra line of amps was a mistake, and the Classic 50 is an American classic. Moving production of the Invective to China was a bad faith move and they have been severely punished by customers for it.

I think with just these four amps they would have kept their valve amp market. As it stands at present most people don't trust the Chinese made Peavey amps.

People who buy cheaper amps have been proven not to care about such things. Overall I think closing down production in the USA altogether was a foolish move.
 
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